Strip-Planked Boats: Complete Plans and Instructions for a Dinghy, a Canoe, and a Kayak You Can Build
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Nick Schade
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- File Type: PDF
- File Size: 19.6 MB
- Book Language: English
- Total Page Count: 289
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Strip-Planked Boats: Complete Plans and Instructions for a Dinghy, a Canoe, and a Kayak You Can Build
If you are looking for strip-built boat instruction, this digital eBook is a practical reference for the strip-building method. You can download the PDF instantly after purchase.
Built around complete plans and a guided process, the book covers materials, tools, forms, hull striping, fiberglassing, and finishing for three boats you can build.
Use it as a structured companion while planning your build workflow and preparing materials.
Book Overview
Strip-Planked Boats by Nick Schade offers complete plans and instructions for building a dinghy, a canoe, and a kayak using strip-planking methods. The contents outline a progression from background and preparation through hull construction and finishing.
The table of contents lists sections for materials and tools, making the building form, stripping the hull, and fiberglassing, followed by project chapters for three specific designs.
What You’ll Discover Inside
- An overview of the strip-building method and what you need to build a boat.
- Guidance on materials, including wood, resin, reinforcing fabrics, glues, tape, waxed paper, and paint and varnish.
- Project workflows that start with making the building form and progress to stripping and fiberglassing.
- Finishing topics such as sanding, varnishing and painting, and final fill coats.
- Three boat builds: Coot (a pram-bowed dinghy), Nymph (a solo canoe for double paddle), and Petrel (a sea kayak for rough waters).
Why This Book Matters
For readers interested in hands-on boatbuilding, the book organizes essential steps into a build sequence, from materials and tool choices to hull construction and finishing.
It also includes practical reference sections such as care and feeding of a finished boat, safety, and English and metric conversion factors.
Book Details
| Title | Strip-Planked Boats: Complete Plans and Instructions for a Dinghy, a Canoe, and a Kayak You Can Build |
|---|---|
| Author | Nick Schade |
| Format | |
| File Size | 19.6 MB (20565960 bytes) |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 289 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-07-164337-5 |
| MHID | 0-07-164337-0 |
| Print ISBN-13 | 978-0-07-147524-2 |
| Print MHID | 0-07-147524-9 |
| Copyright | Copyright © 2009 by Nick Schade. All rights reserved. |
| Publisher | International Marine / McGraw-Hill |
| Imprint locations shown | Camden, Maine New York Chicago San Francisco Lisbon London Madrid Mexico City Milan New Delhi San Juan Seoul Singapore Sydney Toronto |
Device Compatibility
This is a digital download. There is no physical shipping.
After purchase, access is available for reading on appropriate Kindle apps, tablets, desktop, mobile, or other reading apps that support PDF files.
This product does not promise printing.
FAQ
How do I access the book after purchase?
You can download the PDF instantly after purchase.
Will I receive a physical copy?
No. This is a digital eBook download.
What devices can I use?
It works with appropriate Kindle apps, tablets, desktop, mobile, or reading apps that support PDF files.
If you plan to build a dinghy, canoe, or kayak using strip-planked methods, this PDF offers structured plans and instructions for the build process. Download and review the sections that match your project.
Verified Bibliographic Details
| Title (as shown in PDF) | STRIP-PLANKED BOATS |
|---|---|
| Subtitle (as shown in PDF) | With Complete Plans and Instructions for a Dinghy, a Canoe, and a Kayak You Can Build |
| Author name (as shown in copyright page) | Nick Schade |
| Publisher/Imprint | International Marine / McGraw-Hill |
| eBook print version ISBN-13 | 978-0-07-147524-2 |
| Page count (supplied) | 289 |
| File type (supplied) | |
| File size (supplied) | 19.6 MB (20565960 bytes) |
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