This book contains a collection of practical advice on the repair and replacements of keels, stems, and frames.
Table of Contents:
Why Bent Frames Break, and How to Fix Them
Bending Wood
An Unpressured Approach to Steaming
A steam Box Primer
A Steam Box Scrapbook
Reframing a Yacht
Stem, Transom, and Frame Repairs for a 12 1/2 footer
Extending the Life of a St. Lawrence Skiff
Removing Tension in New Frames
Making Laminated Frames
An Alternative Frame-Repair Technique
New Floors and Frame
Gazella's New Timber
The Repair and Replacement orf Stems
A New Stem and New Frames
Replacing a Powerboat Stem
Bending Stems
Keelbolts: Removing the Old, Installing the New
Removing Rusted Keelbolts
A New Keel for an Old Boat
A Keel Lamination in Place
Replacing a Keel and a Centerboard Trunk
Part of The WoodenBoat Series, this book is a compilation of articles that have appeared in WoodenBoat magazine.
edited by Peter Spectre
133 pp., softcover
9 x 11"
ISBN # 0-937822-42-6
