Wooden Boat Renovation: New Life for Old Boats Using Modern Methods (INTERNATIONAL MARINE-RMP) - Hardcover

Trefethen, Jim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0070652392 ISBN 13: 9780070652392

Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 1992

Synopsis

Wooden Boat Renovation Tells the reader how to select the right boat; establish a work schedule and budget; buy the right tools and equipment; select alternatives to endangered tropical rainforest woods; repair and modify the hull, topsides, deckhouse, masts, and interior. This title also tells when, why, and how to use fiberglass; paint and refinishing. Full description

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Review:

I strongly recommend this book. It is as full of humor and wisdom as practical tips. . .It's an enriching, helpful book.''

Book Description:

This book is about fixing up old boats made of wood. For many people, a boat isn't a boat unless it's made of wood. The psychological and philosophical reasons for needing to own a boat made from honest trees instead of the material that L. Francis Herreshoff characterized as "frozen snot" needn't concern us. But in this day and age, hard-nosed economics and the ubiquitous bottom line certainly should.

FACT: You can buy a repairable wooden boat and renovate and remodel it for a lot less money than you can buy and renovate a plastic or metal of similar size and condition.

Jim Trefethen has renovated dozens of good old wooden boats, and in this book he's sharing his collected wisdom, craftsmanship, and penury with you. It will supply you with the basic skills you'll need to successfully renovate an old wooden boat--any old wooden boat, from a 16-foot canoe to a 50-foot cruiser, and everything in between--provided the boat actually is repairable (and you'll learn how to determine that, too). After you've read Wooden Boat Renovation, we hope you come away knowing what is possible and how to accomplish it. Then we hope you actually do it.

About this edition

• Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0070652392
• ISBN 13: 9780070652392
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 302