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For wooden boat plans and construction, here′s a widely-supported set of forums on building/repair, designs/plans, people and places, and other topics. There is a lot of advice here, and the chance to ask your own questions. You can also search the back issues index by keyword, then order the issue or find it in your library.
[WoodenBoat Publications, Brooklin, ME, USA]
For wooden boat plans and construction, here′s a widely-supported set of forums on building/repair, designs/plans, people and places, and other topics. There is a lot of advice here, and the chance to ask your own questions. You can also search the back issues index by keyword, then order the issue or find it in your library.
[WoodenBoat Publications, Brooklin, ME, USA]
Short readable discussion by a prolific designer of the pros and cons of aluminum, ferro-cement, fiberglass, steel, several methods of wood construction. Also the many answers to the question, "Can this design be converted to another building material?"
[Benford Design Group, St. Michaels, M, USA]
All the things that builders can do to help wood rot faster, and the few things you can do to correct these. Photos of typical damage.
[Yachtsurvey.com]
One of the best resources on the web for familiarizing yourself with sailboat boatbuilding techniques and materials. Includes a forum on tools and equipment, as well as several others on the boat design.
[Boat Design Net, Beaver Island, MI, USA]
One of the best resources on the web for familiarizing yourself with sailboat boatbuilding techniques and materials. Includes a forum on tools and equipment, as well as several others on the boat design.
[Boat Design Net, Beaver Island, MI, USA]
How to butt two pieces of plywood so strongly that the plywood, not the fiberglass-epoxy resin joint is the first to break, and so invisibly that careful feathering of the edges makes it invisible.
[Dave Carnell's Boatbuilding Page, USA]
A boat-detailing company tells what you should know about teak, what degrades it, and how to restore and maintain it.
[BoatDocs1, Fort Walton Beach, FL, USA]
An illustrated account of building a round-bilge boat whose hull is two-thirds skinned with flat plywood panels, simplifying and reducing the cost of construction.
[Dudley Dix Yacht Design, Virginia Beach, VA, USA]
Extensive advice on how to make and apply your own anti-rot concoction from polyethylene glycol and borates. Includes descriptions of some commercially-available products as well.
[Dave Carnell's Boatbuilding Page, USA]
[Years ago] wood boats were basically little more than make-work projects, they deteriorated so rapidly.
David Pascoe
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