Boat Building Books

[nortical]

Hello, im looking for the best books on wooden cabin cruiser power boat building. Preferably plywood, but also clinker bottoms could be good also. Many thanks in advance...

 

[alahol2]

Not that I have ever built a boat but in my library is 'Complete Amateur Boat Building' by Michael Verney (3rd edition 1979). It covers a wide range of materials and techniques. I consult it if I need to do anything that doesn't involve fibreglass.
I looked at a more recent edition and it did not seem as useful.

 

[Poignard]

Alahol2's suggestion is good.

Also 'Building Chine Boats' by the same author.

And 'Boatbuilding' by Howard Chappelle describes all kinds of wooden boat building in great detail, including chine boats with traditional carvel planking.

 

[sarabande]

I'm currently borrowing a book by Don Casey, called This Old Boat. Printed 1991.


It contains hundreds of well ilustrated hints and tips about fixing wood and GRP boats, their equipment and furniture.


He has also written more up to date version with more pictures and diagrams.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb...asey&sprefix=don+cas,aps&rh=i:aps,k:don casey

 

[Quicky]

What size are you thinking about building? if its anything up to 6m i could give you a few pointers.

 

[jon711]

The text book that was used when I did my apprenticeship was "Boatbuilding Techniques Illustrated" by Richard Birmingham, available from Amazon....

Jon

 

[MagicIsland]

I'm currently borrowing a book by Don Casey, called This Old Boat. Printed 1991.


It contains hundreds of well ilustrated hints and tips about fixing wood and GRP boats, their equipment and furniture.




He has also written more up to date version with more pictures and diagrams.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb...asey&sprefix=don+cas,aps&rh=i:aps,k:don casey

Was thinking of getting this book with a view to helping me update the inside of a 1979 Southerly, would you recommend it ?

 

[knuterikt]

This book is free "The Gougeon Brothers on Boat Construction" http://www.westsystem.com/ss/assets/HowTo-Publications/GougeonBook 061205.pdf

If you are looking at more "modern" building methods. (Works with other brands of epoxy also

 

[2nd_apprentice]

+1 for http://www.amazon.com/Gougeon-Brothers-Boat-Construction-Materials/dp/1878207504
A good place to ask would be the wooden boat forum btw.

 

[knuterikt]

+1 for http://www.amazon.com/Gougeon-Brothers-Boat-Construction-Materials/dp/1878207504
A good place to ask would be the wooden boat forum btw.

The pdf version is free, but the paper version fits better in the bookshelf..

 

[Tranona]

Paul Fisher www.selway-fisher.com has a number of manuals on modern ply boatbuilding. In the US Sam Devlin is big in modern plywood www.devlinboats.com The Verney book already mentioned is the best on "traditional" framed hard chine construction. Watercraft magazine in UK is a good source as is Woodenboat in the US.