Boat-Building and Boating - Softcover

Beard, Dan C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3954272334 ISBN 13: 9783954272334

Publisher: Europaischer Hochschulverlag Gmbh & Co. Kg, 2014

Synopsis

"This is not a book for yacht-builders, but it is intended for beginners in the art of boat-building, who wish to make something with which they may navigate the waters of ponds, lakes, or streams. It begins with the most primitive crafts composed of slabs or logs and works up to scows, house-boats, skiffs, canoes and simple forms of sailing craft, a motor-boat, and there it stops. In writing and collecting this material for boat-builders from his other works and placing them in one volume, the author feels that he is offering a useful book to a large audience of new recruits to the army of those who believe in the good old American doctrine of: If you want a thing done, do it yourself." (Dan Beard)Reprint of the original edition from 1931.

About this title

From the Back Cover

First published in 1911, D.C. Beard's classic how-to was designed to help boys build small craft ranging from a log raft to a houseboat. Based on the age of his audience, Beard assumed only the most basic of skills from potential builders, and his resulting directions and plans have become a classic in the school of "quick and dirty" boatbuilding.

Inside this small volume you'll find building directions for:"

* The Logomaran, a single-log raft with outriggers
* The "Man-Friday" rowing raft
* The "Crusoe " raft with full stern and covered cabin
* The "Chump's raft, developed to teach swimming
* The "Sailing Raft" for crossing lakes
* Slab and Dugout canoes
* War Canoe
* Folding Canoe
* Birch-Bark or Canvas Canoe
* Paddling Dory
* A "Yankee Pine" for rowing or outboard
* The "Rough and Ready," a small daysailer
* A "Cheap and Speedy Motor-Boat," and
* The "American Boys House Boat"

In addition, Beard covers the basics of nautical safety, sailing, and basic seamanship; how to rig a small boat or canoe for sailing; and a handy guide to knots for almost any nautical or harbor situation.

About the Author

Daniel Beard was born in 1850 and lived most of his life in Kentucky. From an early age, Beard decided to devote his life to American boyhood. He was a prolific writer, illustrator, the founder of two different societies for boys and one of the original founding members of the Boy Scouts of America. Before his death in 1941, Beard received the only Golden Eagle badge ever awarded from the Boy Scouts of America, and had the mountain peak adjoining Mt. McKinley in Alaska named in his honor.

Edition details

• Publisher: Europaischer Hochschulverlag Gmbh & Co. Kg
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 3954272334
• ISBN 13: 9783954272334
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 200