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American Small Sailing Craft

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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 797
EAN: 9780393031430
Edition: First Printing
ISBN: 0393031438
Label: W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 363
Publication Date: 1951-12
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Studio: W. W. Norton & Company




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Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Best of Chapelle
Great book. In my view this is the best of the various great books by Chapelle because of the great variety of different types of small craft documented.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - american small sailing craft
A well written text that explores american working sail in the smaller alongshore models. These are the sizes most likely to be built by small boatyards and amateurs. What surprised me was the variety in both model and rig after 1800. If you want to know what has been found to work in various conditions, I don't know how you can beat this one.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A great old classic
I would suggest it for anyone intending to build a boat, or anyone interested in the history of boats in any way means or form.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Invaluable Source
For anyone interested in small American sailing craft this is the definite volume. As a small boat builder and model builder there is no more comprehensive source of information.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Dry but great guide to the history of American work boats.
Each section on the boat type is both too short and long enough. I wanted more text on dories, and Whitehalls, my favorite boats but there was enough about Bermuda fishing boats and Jersey Shore boats to pique my interest to go google them and see if I could find a modern version to look at. If you are considering buying or building a 19th century style boat this is a great guide to what you are getting. It's original purpose and design guidelines. It is not a how to build a boat unless you already ... Read More




 



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