"Canoe and Boat Building: A Complete Manual for Amateurs" by W. P. Stephens
"Canoe and Boat Building: A Complete Manual for Amateurs" by W. P. Stephens
Fourth Edition. Forest and Stream Books
Forest & Stream Publishing | 1889 | ISBN: n/a | 270 pages | PDF | 7 MB
Fourth Edition. Forest and Stream Books
Forest & Stream Publishing | 1889 | ISBN: n/a | 270 pages | PDF | 7 MB
Contains comprehensive, simply written directions for designing and constructing canoes, rowing and sailing boats, and hunting craft, including hard-to-find coverage of the Barnegat Sneakbox, the Rob Roy Canoe, and the Delaware River Ducker.
Contents
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
DESIGNING
MODEL MAKING
LAYING DOWN
METHODS OF BUILDING
TOOLS AND MATERIALS
BUILDING
WELLS
APRONS
PADDLES,
SAILS AND RIGGING
CENTERBOARDS
RUDDERS
TABERNACLES
TENTS AND BEDS
STOVES AND LAMPS
CANVAS CANOES
BOAT BUILDING
APPENDIX
COMPARISON OF CANOE ELEMENTS
MEASUREMENT RULES
STEERING GEARU
THE FARNHAM APRON
THE WINDWARD CANOE TENT
COMPOSITE CENTERBOARDS
DESCRIPTION OF PLATES
THE PROGRESS OF CANOEING
CANOE YAWLS
SNEAKBOXES AND CRUISING BOATS
THE DORY
INDEX
LIST OF PLATES
DESCRIPTION OF PLATES
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