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I have alot of books but the one i like best is greg rossells small boat building. Below we have shown different boatbuilding books bundled in pairs, books that should make interesting and informative reading if you are planning to build. Building small boats by greg rossel 9780937822500 278 pp. Buy the narrowboat builders book 3rd revised edition by booth, graham, burnett, andy, corrie, euan isbn. Easy stepbystep instructions and plans to build your own strip canoe from scratch.
This project is an attempt to create an easy to use reference book on building and repairing wooden boats. Free boat plans wooden boat, building, restoration and. Joe youcha, the dynamo behind the training the trainer program building to teach, has just published three new books for boatbuilding educators. Boatbuilding is a practical handbook and boatshop assistant, designed and written to meet the needs of the builder, covering the complete process of wooden boat construction the text covers all types of craft from flatbottom rowboats to ocean cruisers and commercial vessels, and aids the builder in overcoming difficulties and discouraging delays resulting from the lack of easily available.
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