Designed for general readers with a direct interest in navigation, such as amateur sailors and pilots, as well as for readers with an interest in the history of technology and science, this text explores the origin and development of navigational science.
Includes 100 ways to transform a sailboat as per your requirements. This book features several illustrations along with step-by-step instructions on how to complete more than 100 boat improvement projects ranging from quick, inexpensive improvements, like creating a pass-through porthole between galley and cockpit, to more elaborate projects.
Guides the novice through the construction of a 12-foot double paddle canoe, a 14-foot solo canoe, and a 16-foot tandem boat. The boats are constructed from marine plywood and epoxy using the "stitch and glue" method, and the boatbuilding techniques taught have a wide application