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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 623.82023
EAN: 9780071579902
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0071579907
Label: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Manufacturer: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 198
Publication Date: October 25, 1995
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Studio: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
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Few people have done more than Sam Devlin to popularize wooden boatbuilding. For the past 15 years he has been designing, building, and helping others build his fleet of small sail and power boats. Ranging in length from 7 to 40 feet--so graceful, pert, and purposeful they seem to have been born on the waves--these boats belie the fact that they are built from sheet plywood using wire stitches and epoxy glue. In other words, anyone can build them, and many have. A 1988 WoodenBoat magazine profile of Devlin garnered more than 1,800 inquiries for his boat plans, an unbelievable response to any article in any magazine. Sailboats like Nancy's China (costs less to build than the reported cost of one place setting of Nancy Reagan's china) and powerboats like Surf Scoter are familiar, much-appreciated sights these days. Devlin developed this guide to building boats--his or any other designer's--from the building instructions he supplies with his plans. It is a mature, shop- and ocean-tested manual, covering everything from sharpening the tools to launching the finished boat. There is also a gallery of Devlin's designs and a detailed appendix listing sources for tools and other materials.
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This book is for anyone ready to look at boat designs or building a boat... This book was my entry point into a great endeavor. Devlin's Boatbuilding goes though several different models of boat showing the great technique of Stitching a boat together. If you even thought of building a boat - get this book it is a page turner.
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This is the most exhaustive and detailed guide to the boatbuilding technique known as "stitch and glue".
You can find every detail for the construction of a boat using this technique.
A must for the serious Do-It-Yourself boatbuilder.
From the basics in materials, (plywood, resins, fiberglass cloth) to the intrincacies of transfering drawings to the plywood sheets, to the adaptation of a design to stitch and glue construction, Devlin takes you step by step through all the details, ... Read More
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I am building a lightweight dinghy using the stitch & glue process and Devlin's book is perfect for what I am doing. I am using a set of plans from a different source that describe building the hull upside down but, Devlin's process is initially done right side up, a much better way in my opinion. Great book!
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This is one of the best how to books I've ever read. It is very clearly written and covers everything about building stitch and glue boats. There are lots of photos and the appendix lists lumber marine suppliers around the US. Depending on your boat's plans, you MAY not need this book. I built a Spindrift 11N and the designer's instructions were detailed enough so that I didn't need the book. However, there were still lots of helpful hints, theory, history, etc. in the book. Plus it cheap! Highly ... Read More
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Samual Devlin is clearly a god to many in the boat-building community, but this book is simply pitched too high for most beginners, and that's a shame given that it's marketed to those very beginners. The book's major flaw (or it's greatest strength, perhaps) is in its author's refusal to accept anything but the best tools or materials. So for instance he says "There can be no compromise: the plywood *must* be marine grade". I think it's fair to say that most people building stitch-and-glue boats are doing ... Read More
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