Boatbuilding: A Complete Handbook of Wooden Boat Construction

Very detailed

While this book - often described as a "classic" - is not an easy book, it is also a wonderful book for anyone who is interested in wooden boats and building or repairing wooden boats. i liked this book for two major reasons. The first is easy to understand - it is one of the great books written by one of the great builders. The second reason is more bizarre. I love the style of a past generation. The writing style, the structure of the written page is a thing of beauty. This also means that a new generation brought up on gr8 txt will find this too complicated to understand. I would heartiy recommend that such a person do buy this book - not only will you have the advice on repairing or creating your wooden boat, but your language skills will have been developed further.

utterly superb book. Have just started to read it a second time. No this is not about the new lightweight stitch and glue wonder designs, but boats still need to stay together. Goes into detail about framing, joints, engines hatches, ventilators, winches and more and more and more. Utterly packed with detail, unbelieveable detail. This is the book that tells you how to do things. In 200 years people will still read this book, that is how good it is. Cannot recommend it highly enough

Thebook is well written. Though not as well constructed. When I first open the book, the binding is already broken.

If you are curious about how those naval architects and engineers are able to draw those beautiful ship curves that define the design of a boat's hull then, you need look no further than this gem of a book by Howard I. Chapelle. Chapter two is all about lofting and takes you through the process of fairing in water lines, buttock lines and station lines and illustrates how drawing any two determines the shape of the third type of line or dimension. This technique can of course be applied to airplane design or the design of any complex double curved surface, that your little heart desires! This book should therefore be of interest, not only to boat builders but, also to anyone designing interesting products, vehicles, structures and edifices. The drawings are also delightful to look at and study.

I hope to build a wooden boat some day; this book gives me the knowledge to do so.

Howard Chapelle is the recognized expert in wooden boat building. His descriptions, vocabulary, and illustrations set the standard for historical and nautical accuracy. This book is a foundation for anyone interested in this craft.

This book covers “real” boat building, the old style. It contains a lot of drawings, but unfortunately no photos. Since my (possible) future boat building project is of a more modern nature, including epoxy, kevlar etc, this book didn't feel “spot on” for me. In any case, it is however a nice book to have on the coffee table and as an encyclopedia about classic boat related wood working.

If you want to build boats, just get it. It's a permanent addition to the workshop. Great information for those who just want to get a sense of how their boat was built.

. . mit vielen Detailskizzen + guten, detaillierten Zeichnungen. daher auch ohne Englischkenntnisse zu empfehlen. - ggf. sogar behilflich / nützlich um englische Fachausdrücke zu verstehen / zu übersetzen.

Have not read all of the book yet. This purchase was made on the reputation of Howard Chapelle, a fairly prolific writer of wooden boats in America, but has considerable appreciation worldwide. He jumps straight in with some technical jargon that you would probably under stand if you were a joiner/boat builder and lived in America. Excellent technical descriptions, maybe a notebook and pencil to make the occasional note. An excellent read.

A classic boat building manual

This book is awesome and incredible full of information from the beginner to the advanced builder. You van learn to build a boat from 8 to 50 feet with several methods. THANK YOU FRO SUCH A GREAT BOOK. PS . THE SHIPPING WAS IIKE SPEED OF LIGHT. I ORDERED THE BOOK ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. IT WAS ON MY DOORSTEP MONDAY MORNING..