Description
Here is everything you need to know to construct a carvel planked cruising boat, with no more than a set of plans, a stack of lumber, and determination. You'll be hard-pressed to find a book which does a better job of telling you how to go about the process. Bud McIntosh had a gift for explaining as well as building and designing. Combine Bud's text with the elegant yet clean drawings of Sam Manning, and you have a classic text, in print for over 30 years.
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Table of Contents:
- Laying Down
- The Making of Molds
- The Ballast Keel
- The Backbone: Keel and Sternpost
- The Backbone : Stem, Rabbet, and Frame Sockets
- The Backbone: Tail Feather, Transom, Molds, and Sheer
- Ribbands and Timbering Off
- Floor Timbers
- The Planking Process: From the Sheer Down
- The Planking Process: From the Garboard Up
- A Smooth and Fair Hull
- Ceilings
- Fitting the Deck Framing
- Laying the Deck
- Building the House
- Hatches and Other Deck Joinery
- Fittings the Bulkheads
- Spars
- The Rudder
- Tools and Devices
by David C. "Bud" McIntosh
wonderfully illustrated by Samuel F. Manning
255 pp., softcover
9 x 11"
ISBN # 978-0-937822-24-1