Written with the amateur boat builder in mind, who has not experienced a long apprenticeship, the author explains in great detail every aspect of the boat building process from design to construction to fitting out and launching. For sail as well as power. Profusely illustrated with diagrams, plans and photo0graphs. Some water staining on the bottom edges and some foxing on last few pages but text and illustrations are clean.

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Modern Boat Building (Revised Edition)
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, New York
Publication Date: 1949
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good

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Out of Print Nautical and Boating Books including Maritime History, Ship Modelling, Boat Design and Construction, Cruising and Voyaging, Yachting, Sailboat Racing, Marine Art, Passenger and Ocean Liners, Ferryboats, Steamboats, Whaling, Sailing and Yachting, Seamanship and Navigation, etc.

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Sea Fever Books
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