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Combines the prior Vol 1 & Vol 2 of How to Restore Your Wooden Runabout. It's a comprehensive guide (over 400 pages, piles of color photos) and covers models built from the early 1920s through the 1960s, and covers all major aspects of doing a thorough job. Includes resource listings, glossaries, and "school of hard knocks" sidebars. Printed on glossy, heavy paper, color throughout. Hard to believe they can produce it for such a low price.
Table of Contents for Vol 1:
Surveying Traditional Construction
Overview of Restoration Methods
Preparation and Disassembly
Inspect and Straighten Hull Framework
Materials for Rebuilding
Steam-Bending Wood
Frame Replacements
Transom Frame, Keel, Stem, and Chine Replacement
Bottom Planking
Retaining Original Topside Planking
New Topside Planking: The Router Method
Deck Planking
Fair and Sand the Hull and Deck
Sand, Stain, Seal, and Varnish
Table of Contents Vol 2:
Foreward
Acknowledgements
Intoduction
Specialty Tools and Procedures
Fasteners Metals
Lapstrake Construction
Varnish and Paint
Deck-Seam Treatments
Running Gear,Propeller Shaft, and Coupler
Engines
Upholstery
Hardware
Wiring, Gauges, and Switches
Plumbing
Trailers and Storage
Glossery
Resources
Index
432 pp., softcover
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