Boat Building Books


HMS " Glory " : The History of a Light Fleet Aircraft Carrier (Into Battle)HMS " Glory " : The History of a Light Fleet Aircraft Carrier (Into Battle)The Chinese Sailing Rig - Design and Build Your Own Junk RigThe Chinese Sailing Rig - Design and Build Your Own Junk Rig
The Chinese Sailing Rig: Design and Build Your Own Junk Rig is a stem-to-stern guide for the...
Principles of Yacht DesignPrinciples of Yacht Design
Best Price: $194.44
Larsson and Eliasson present - in detail - the engineering and naval architecture processes that...
Building Strip-Planked BoatsBuilding Strip-Planked Boats
Best Price: $14.76
Building Strip-Planked Boats by Nick Schade primarily describes methods for building beautiful...
Canoe and Boat Building: A Complete Manual for Amateurs (Dover Woodworking)Canoe and Boat Building: A Complete Manual for Amateurs (Dover Woodworking)
Best Price: $8.49
Yup, this is a boatbuiding manual, purportedly for amateurs. HOWEVER, you should be aware that...


Boat-Building and Boating (Dover Maritime Books)Boat-Building and Boating (Dover Maritime Books)
Best Price: $4.05
for your basic crafts and rafts and other simple structures this is a great book. however, i...
Brightwork: The Art of Finishing WoodBrightwork: The Art of Finishing Wood
Best Price: $135.00
I'm firmly resolved to hereafter always buy how-to-do-it books written by women. Brightwork...
Upgrading Your Small Sailboat for CruisingUpgrading Your Small Sailboat for Cruising
Best Price: $11.69
In view of the sky-high purchase and ownership costs of today's large yachts, more and more...
The Dory Model Book: A Woodenboat BookThe Dory Model Book: A Woodenboat Book
Best Price: $13.05
Built the banks Dory from this book. Everything in this book is excellent. It is a very esay to...
The Chinese Sailing Rig - Design and Build Your Own Junk RigThe Chinese Sailing Rig - Design and Build Your Own Junk Rig
Best Price: $11.21
I bought this book to expand my library of boat construction books. After reading it, looking...


Do-It-Yourself Boat RepairsDo-It-Yourself Boat Repairs
Best Price: $67.18
Demonstrating how to carry out most common repairs to both motor and sail boats, this practical...
The Sailmaker's Apprentice: A Guide for the Self-Reliant SailorThe Sailmaker's Apprentice: A Guide for the Self-Reliant SailorBuilding Catherine: A 14 Foot Pulling Boat in the Whitehall TraditionBuilding Catherine: A 14 Foot Pulling Boat in the Whitehall Tradition
Best Price: $14.95
A clear, step-by-step format that lets the builder picture each step in the process before...
Matthew: a Voyage from the Past into the Future: The Replica of John Cabot's Square-rigged Caravel in Which He Discovered His "New Founde Landes"Matthew: a Voyage from the Past into the Future: The Replica of John Cabot's Square-rigged Caravel in Which He Discovered His "New Founde Landes"
Best Price: $8.75
Qayaqs and Canoes: Native Ways of KnowingQayaqs and Canoes: Native Ways of Knowing
Best Price: $42.48
Follow along as Alaska Native master boat builders, apprentices, and volunteers build eight...

Paddlesteamers of the Thames & MedwayPaddlesteamers of the Thames & MedwaySubmersible Vehicle Systems DesignSubmersible Vehicle Systems Design
Best Price: $153.89
This book gives you a good starting point in designing and building your own submersible. Some...
Latitude Hooks and Azimuth Rings: How to Build and Use 18 Traditional Navigational InstrumentsLatitude Hooks and Azimuth Rings: How to Build and Use 18 Traditional Navigational Instruments
Best Price: $11.33
The Good: An excellent overview ancient navigational instruments. In addition to sundials,...
How to Build Wooden Boats: With 16 Small-Boat Designs (Dover Woodworking)How to Build Wooden Boats: With 16 Small-Boat Designs (Dover Woodworking)
Best Price: $6.60
I enjoyed the book and agree with the reviewer who said it is a must for anyone's...
Boat-Building And BoatingBoat-Building And Boating
Best Price: $25.18
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now...

Aluminum BoatbuildingAluminum Boatbuilding
Best Price: $25.58
Now in an updated and expanded third edition, Ernest Sims' Aluminum Boatbuilding is a...
Boats for FishermenBoats for Fishermen
Best Price: $6.35
This is really a great book. The only reason it did not get 5 stars is that I wish it were a...
Mauretania: Pride of the Tyne PbMauretania: Pride of the Tyne PbAluminum BoatbuildingAluminum Boatbuilding
Best Price: $31.34
An authoritative and practical guide for designers and builders of aluminium alloy boats. ...
Building Classic Small CraftBuilding Classic Small Craft
Best Price: $64.00
Designs include: Common Punt, Herreshoff's Pram, Plywood Pram, Sailing Flattie, Chamberlian...

The Fiberglass Boat Repair ManualThe Fiberglass Boat Repair Manual
Best Price: $18.01
"This book will save you money and grief before you can say woven roving."-- Sailing ...
Propellar Handbook: The Complete Reference for Choosing, Installing, and Understanding Boat PropellersPropellar Handbook: The Complete Reference for Choosing, Installing, and Understanding Boat Propellers
Best Price: $49.99
This is an extremely readable book for a technical subject tome. It is one of the better...
Traditional Boatbuilding Made EasyTraditional Boatbuilding Made Easy
Best Price: $12.98
woodworkers who admire wooden skiffs will enjoy the straight forward guidelines and procedures...
How to Build the Gloucester Light DoryHow to Build the Gloucester Light Dory
Best Price: $4.95
I love Harold Payson books! I never would have thought that an average DIYer could build an...
The Architect's Apprentice: The Story of the Design and Construction of a Wooden SailboatThe Architect's Apprentice: The Story of the Design and Construction of a Wooden Sailboat
Best Price: $12.50
"Small' non-fiction books can be real literary gems that transcend their subject...

Boat Interior ConstructionBoat Interior Construction
Best Price: $21.54
Naujok started with a bare production hull for a 34 foot sailboat, and finished it to standards...
Handbook of Marine SurveyingHandbook of Marine Surveying
Best Price: $32.73
This book is used as a college text in the US and UK. All facts are supported by primary...
The Working Guide to Traditional Small-Boat Sails: A How-to Handbook for Builders and OwnersThe Working Guide to Traditional Small-Boat Sails: A How-to Handbook for Builders and Owners
Best Price: $12.50
I like this book for its enoyable writing style and practical information on the rigging of...
The Dinghy BookThe Dinghy Book
Best Price: $17.50
Thirty Classic Boat Designs: The Best of the Good BoatsThirty Classic Boat Designs: The Best of the Good Boats
Best Price: $131.62
I have tried to get in touch with the writer four times with no luck. Can anybody out there...

Building Classic Small Craft, Volume 1Building Classic Small Craft, Volume 1
Best Price: $128.58
Building a Birchbark Canoe: The Algonquin Wabanaki TcimanBuilding a Birchbark Canoe: The Algonquin Wabanaki Tciman
Best Price: $292.75
Great book, packed with information: historical, and the building approaches of a variety of...
Build the New Instant BoatsBuild the New Instant Boats
When Harold Payson--known to associates, friends, and his wife as Dynamite--began supplementing...
Details of Classic Boat Construction: The HullDetails of Classic Boat Construction: The Hull
Best Price: $49.99
With the aid of instructive diagrams and photographs, this guide describes how to build the hull...
Get Rid of Boat Odors: A Boat Owner's Guide to Marine Sanitation Systems and Other Sources of Aggravation and OdorGet Rid of Boat Odors: A Boat Owner's Guide to Marine Sanitation Systems and Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor
Best Price: $12.60
I recently purchased a used sail boat. Very quickly after getting it to our home port, my wife...

Simple Boat Maintenance: The Tricks of the Trade for Sail and PowerSimple Boat Maintenance: The Tricks of the Trade for Sail and PowerTiger, Lion, and Blake HbTiger, Lion, and Blake Hb
Best Price: $71.95
Build the New Instant BoatsBuild the New Instant Boats
Best Price: $13.07
Been thinking about a small boat for a while now, and this book is just enough motivation. ...
Hooper Bay Kayak Construction (Mercury Series)Hooper Bay Kayak Construction (Mercury Series)
Best Price: $269.99
This book documents the construction of a Bering Sea style-kayak made in the community of Hooper...
Start With a Hull: Fitting Out a GRP Hull from Start to Finish (Sailmate)Start With a Hull: Fitting Out a GRP Hull from Start to Finish (Sailmate)
Best Price: $131.87
Every aspect of boatbuilding is covered from basic concepts, planning, organization, and...

How to Cast Small Metal and Rubber Parts (2nd Edition)How to Cast Small Metal and Rubber Parts (2nd Edition)
Best Price: $7.79
For someone just getting into hobby metal or rubber casting, this is singlehandedly the best...
Yacht Style: Design and Decor Ideas from the World's Finest YachtsYacht Style: Design and Decor Ideas from the World's Finest Yachts
Best Price: $35.00
Carefully designed and crafted, here is a book worthy of its subject--the boat owner's...
Qayaqs & Canoes: Native Ways of KnowingQayaqs & Canoes: Native Ways of Knowing
Best Price: $20.00
Qayaqs & Canoes: Native Ways of Knowing by writer/editor Jan Steinbright is a superb...
The Story of the Chestnut CanoeThe Story of the Chestnut Canoe
Best Price: $47.97
In the authors own words, he did not write this book "...to be the definitive history...
Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual: How to Maintain, Repair, and Improve Your Boat's Essential SystemsBoatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual: How to Maintain, Repair, and Improve Your Boat's Essential Systems
Best Price: $15.00
This manual takes both novice and experienced boatowner through minor to major repairs of...

Fine Boat Finishes for Wood and FiberglassFine Boat Finishes for Wood and Fiberglass
Best Price: $14.99
Boatwatch: On-The-Water Guide to Pleasure Boat IdentificationBoatwatch: On-The-Water Guide to Pleasure Boat IdentificationWood and Glory: Muskoka's Classic LaunchesWood and Glory: Muskoka's Classic Launches
Best Price: $81.75
A pictorial tribute to hand-built recreational boats. Not so very long ago, the best...
Boat Repair Made Easy -- EnginesBoat Repair Made Easy -- Engines
Best Price: $15.44
This book is an abosolute waste of $$. He describes his own book as a "how to" but...
Ultrasimple Boat BuildingUltrasimple Boat Building
The first complete how-to guide for building the latest generation of quick and easy boats. In...

The Willits Brothers and Their Canoes: Wooden Boat Craftsmen in Washington State, 1908-1967The Willits Brothers and Their Canoes: Wooden Boat Craftsmen in Washington State, 1908-1967
Best Price: $49.95
For half a century Earl and Floyd Willits built some of the world?s finest canoes, first near...
More Building Classic Small Craft: How to Build 23 Traditional BoatsMore Building Classic Small Craft: How to Build 23 Traditional Boats
Best Price: $82.95
Capt. Nat Herreshoff: The Wizard of Bristol : The Life and Achievements of Nathanael Greene Herreshoff, Together With an Account of Some of the Yachts He DesignedCapt. Nat Herreshoff: The Wizard of Bristol : The Life and Achievements of Nathanael Greene Herreshoff, Together With an Account of Some of the Yachts He Designed
Best Price: $19.98
This book is a reprint of the classic 1953 edition. It reads as though it was written some years...
Traditional Fishing Boats of Britain & Ireland: Design, History and EvolutionTraditional Fishing Boats of Britain & Ireland: Design, History and Evolution
Best Price: $97.86
The author presents an excellent overview of traditional fishing boats of the British Isles,...
Building A Fiberglass BoatBuilding A Fiberglass Boat
Best Price: $16.12
I have recently read (and bought) few books about boatbuilding and desing and this book has been...

The Insider's Guide to Boat Cleaning and Detailing : Professional Secrets to Make Your Sail-or Powerboat Shine (Insiders Guides)The Insider's Guide to Boat Cleaning and Detailing : Professional Secrets to Make Your Sail-or Powerboat Shine (Insiders Guides)
Restore that ; showboat ; look to tiredgelcoat, canvas, brightwork, upholstery,metalwork, and...
Instant Boatbuilding with Dynamite Payson : 15 Instant Boats for Power, Sail, Oar, and PaddleInstant Boatbuilding with Dynamite Payson : 15 Instant Boats for Power, Sail, Oar, and Paddle
From the acknowledged master of the ?instant boat??tips, techniques, and designs for...
The Complete Guide to Metal Boats: Building, Maintenance, and RepairThe Complete Guide to Metal Boats: Building, Maintenance, and Repair
Best Price: $97.48
I waited with interest for the new edition as was advertised on www.bruceroberts.com website,...
Ultralight BoatbuildingUltralight Boatbuilding
Best Price: $44.05
This was the first book I purchased on the topic of building clinker ply boats, and I wasn't...
Building a Strip Canoe: Plans for Eight CanoesBuilding a Strip Canoe: Plans for Eight Canoes
Best Price: $69.22
Having never made a strip canoe, this book is great for the first timer. The photos are...

Capt. Nat Herreshoff: The Wizard of BristolCapt. Nat Herreshoff: The Wizard of Bristol
Best Price: $18.91
Nathanael G. Herreshoff was the greatest yacht and marine designer and builder this country has...
Boatbuilding for Beginners (and Beyond): Everything You Need to Know to Build a Sailboat, a Rowboat, a Motorboat, a Canoe, and More!Boatbuilding for Beginners (and Beyond): Everything You Need to Know to Build a Sailboat, a Rowboat, a Motorboat, a Canoe, and More!
Best Price: $15.03
Mr. Michalak as distilled the craft of boat building into a simple, easy-to-read book. If you...
Boat-Building And BoatingBoat-Building And Boating
Best Price: $25.18
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now...
Aluminum BoatbuildingAluminum Boatbuilding
Best Price: $25.58
Now in an updated and expanded third edition, Ernest Sims' Aluminum Boatbuilding is a...
Boats for FishermenBoats for Fishermen
Best Price: $6.35
This is really a great book. The only reason it did not get 5 stars is that I wish it were a...

Mauretania: Pride of the Tyne PbMauretania: Pride of the Tyne PbAluminum BoatbuildingAluminum Boatbuilding
Best Price: $31.34
An authoritative and practical guide for designers and builders of aluminium alloy boats. ...
Building Classic Small CraftBuilding Classic Small Craft
Best Price: $64.00
Designs include: Common Punt, Herreshoff's Pram, Plywood Pram, Sailing Flattie, Chamberlian...
The Fiberglass Boat Repair ManualThe Fiberglass Boat Repair Manual
Best Price: $18.01
"This book will save you money and grief before you can say woven roving."-- Sailing ...
Propellar Handbook: The Complete Reference for Choosing, Installing, and Understanding Boat PropellersPropellar Handbook: The Complete Reference for Choosing, Installing, and Understanding Boat Propellers
Best Price: $49.99
This is an extremely readable book for a technical subject tome. It is one of the better...

Traditional Boatbuilding Made EasyTraditional Boatbuilding Made Easy
Best Price: $12.98
woodworkers who admire wooden skiffs will enjoy the straight forward guidelines and procedures...
How to Build the Gloucester Light DoryHow to Build the Gloucester Light Dory
Best Price: $4.95
I love Harold Payson books! I never would have thought that an average DIYer could build an...
Boatbuilding Techniques Illustrated: The classic textBoatbuilding Techniques Illustrated: The classic text
Best Price: $30.99
Sound woodworking skills are essential when building a boat from scratch or just completing a...
Herreshoff SailboatsHerreshoff Sailboats
I first saw this book while having dinner on a friends boat. I liked it so much, especially...
What Shape Is She In?: Guide to Surveying of BoatsWhat Shape Is She In?: Guide to Surveying of Boats
Best Price: $28.50

Boat Data BookBoat Data Book
Best Price: $6.45
Ian Nicolson, one of the most experienced and sought after surveyors of small craft and an...
The Ultimate Guide to Making Outdoor Gear and  Accessories: Complete, Step-by-Step Instructions for Making Knives, Bows and Arrows, Fishing Tackle, Decoys, Gun Cabinets, and Much MoreThe Ultimate Guide to Making Outdoor Gear and Accessories: Complete, Step-by-Step Instructions for Making Knives, Bows and Arrows, Fishing Tackle, Decoys, Gun Cabinets, and Much More
Best Price: $25.00
I was so excited to find a book that covered everything I was interested in. Luckily, I was...
Boat Repair Made Easy -- Haul OutBoat Repair Made Easy -- Haul Out
Best Price: $14.38
Wooden & Fiberglass Boats, Running Gear Yearly Commissioning & Decommissioning Wooden...
Boat Repair Made Easy -- SystemsBoat Repair Made Easy -- Systems
Best Price: $16.38
AC Electrical, DC Electrical, Water Supply and Waste Removal, Air Conditioning and Heating,...
Boat Building Techniques IllustratedBoat Building Techniques Illustrated
Best Price: $125.83
This highly illustrated book provides deatiled guidance in solving difficult boat building...

Clinker BoatbuildingClinker Boatbuilding
Best Price: $24.00
There is a small but growing number of books available on clinker, or lapstrake, boatbuilding....
Fishing Boats of the World (FNB)Fishing Boats of the World (FNB)This Old BoatThis Old Boat
Best Price: $15.00
I think I have over a hundred books on sailing and boating. "This Old Boat" is my...
Runabout RenovationRunabout Renovation
This book is the ultimate source of information for the do-it-yourself fiberglass boat restorer....
Low-Resistance Boats: Build 24 Boats That Move Easily Through the WaterLow-Resistance Boats: Build 24 Boats That Move Easily Through the Water
Best Price: $95.32
From the cover: "Here's a book filled with what hard-core boat nuts call 'really...

Building Skin-On-Frame BoatsBuilding Skin-On-Frame Boats
While this book is full of useful information, you must be carefull as it has a number of...
100 Boat Designs Reviewed: Design Commentaries by the Experts (Woodenboat)100 Boat Designs Reviewed: Design Commentaries by the Experts (Woodenboat)
Best Price: $18.74
I agree with a previous reviewer, in that many of the drawings needed to be cleaned up - a lot....
How to Build the Catspaw Dinghy - A Boat for Oar and SailHow to Build the Catspaw Dinghy - A Boat for Oar and Sail
Best Price: $49.64
Canoecraft: An Illustrated Guide to Fine Woodstrip ConstructionCanoecraft: An Illustrated Guide to Fine Woodstrip Construction
Best Price: $13.90
I am making my fourth cedarstrip, the first three (Kipawa, Mattawa, and Chestnut Prospector)...
How to Design a BoatHow to Design a Boat
Best Price: $12.18
I had an earlier copy of Teale's book on yacht design and this one is a fine update to a...

Simple Boat ProjectsSimple Boat Projects
Best Price: $16.34
Soon after Donald Boone started boating, he realized what many boaters soon understand. Boats...
Three "Ark Royals", 1938-99Three "Ark Royals", 1938-99
Best Price: $72.51
   
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