Nautical – 琉璃社区 琉璃社区 Publishing is the largest English-language publisher east of Toronto Fri, 29 Mar 2024 22:38:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 153484567 Atlantic Schooners /store/atlantic-schooners.html Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:11:08 +0000 /store/atlantic-schooners.html/atlantic-schooners Noted marine artist and historic illustrator L.B. Jenson has produced a number of publications that feature the history and heritage of Nova Scotia's ocean-going traditions including his most ambitious work, Bluenose 11, Sage of the Great Fishing Schooners.

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]]> 54075 Forty-Five Wooden Boats /store/forty-five-wooden-boats.html Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:10:55 +0000 /store/forty-five-wooden-boats Deciding what boat to build is one of those wonderful mind pursuits, and study plans catalogs are a great way to get that thought process in gear because you have a nice variety of boats to compare/contrast.

The designs range from three different skin-on-frame boats, to glue-lap-ply dinghies and daysailers, to a 20' trimaran, and some go-slow canal boats. There are several power boats, including simple skiffs and more rugged powercraft, and weekender type sailboats go up to 24 feet. What sets these design catalogs apart from other such publications is the honest commentary, and the lines provided so you can understand the hull shapes of a three-dimensional boat from a flat piece of paper. Basic particulars are included, as well as building skills needed. And, all of the plans shown are available for purchase from WoodenBoat.

This is the fourth in the very successful series of boat design catalogs published by WoodenBoat. The three prior sutdy plans catalogues have approximately 100,000 copies in print. None of the designs in Forty-Five Wooden Boats are shown in the prior books, and the emphasis is on boats you can build.

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]]> 60906 New England Masts and The King’s Broad Arrow /store/new-england-masts-and-the-kings-broad-arrow.html Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:10:52 +0000 /store/new-england-masts-and-the-kings-broad-arrow Author/illustrator Sam Manning has brought to life a period in history which makes this book valuable, but not simply because you will understand how the shipbuilding industry worked from the 1600s - 1800s. Manning shows what governments were doing, why, and how it directly parallels the twentieth- and twenty-first century policies of nations to spend blood and treasure to ensure they can control the supply of natural resources for their national security. With 1600s Europe unable to supply the big tall masts needed for their navies, Great Britain established a policy of marking trees in New England which were specifically the Crown's, to be cut, processed, and shipped back to England. Without proper masts, the navy could not carry sails to propel their ships--much like the need for oil today.

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]]> 60904 Go Build Your Own Boat ! /store/go-build-your-own-boat-.html Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:10:49 +0000 /store/go-build-your-own-boat.html/go-build-your-own-boat This book is packed with how-to and know-how, as well as photos and drawings. Originally published in 1987, the book still has a place near and dear to many followers of the late Dynamite Payson, who still inspires folks to just get to the process of building a boat they can actually use.

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]]> 56518 Instant Boats /store/instant-boats.html Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:10:46 +0000 /store/instant-boats.html/instant-boats How to build simple, well-designed plywood boats without a complicated building jig, featuring complete scaled-down plans for five easily-built boats designed by Phil Bolger. From a small punt to a 31' daysailer with a schooner rig. The step-by-step example being a 12' double-ended sailing skiff.

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]]> 56516 Build the Instant Catboats /store/build-the-instant-catboats.html Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:10:43 +0000 /store/build-the-instant-catboats.html/build-the-instant-catboats Featuring one of Phil Bolger's clean, simple designs. Dynamite clearly explains the building process that will result in your own 12' gaff-rigged catboat using the stitch-and-glue plywood method.

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]]> 56514 Classic Classes /store/classic-classes.html Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:10:40 +0000 /store/classic-classes.html/classic-classes Packed with more than 150 designs, the focus is on the well-know and still active class boats, yet covers over 125 years of boating. Handsomely designed, color thoughout, the book is divided into three sections: Dinghy/Keelboats, Olympic Classes, and Yachts, and the sections are colorbar coded for ease of reference. Entries include profile drawing, photographs, basic specifications, background, plans availability, class contact, and more. Plus there's a sail insignia guide, and an index.Designs covered include the Optimist pram, Beetle Cat, Moth, Wayfarer and more small boats, to the Nordic Folkboat, Dragons, 12-meters, IODs, J-class and more. Designers include Uffa Fox, Olin Stephens, William Fife III, Knud Reimers, Starling Burgess, and many many more. This book is a handy resource, and includes all 44 Olympic class boats, just in time for the Summer 2012 Olympics held in London.Author Venessa Bird, is a freelance writer, and former Classic Boat magazine production editor, where she began this series. She sails a 1933 Scottish lugger out of Chichester Harbor, in the south of England.

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]]> 56508 Practical Small Boat Designs /store/practical-small-boat-designs.html Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:10:38 +0000 /store/practical-small-boat-designs.html/practical-small-boat-designs As fans of Atkin designs well know, the name Atkin has long been associated with the best in basic boats. If you are looking for the 鈥渞ight little boat鈥 to build--or have built--or if you just enjoy dreaming over boat plans, you'll be more than pleased with this collection of John an Billy Atkin's most successful designs.Includes Willy Winship: 14' flat-bottom racing skiff, Liza Jane: 19' v-bottomed knockabout, Shore Liner: 24' flat-bottomed jib-headed sloop, Ninigret: 22' v-bottomed bassboat, Florence Oakland: 22'5鈥 v-bottomed schooner, Finkeldink: 9' pram, Great Bear: 28' flat-bottomed sloop, Nina: 11'4鈥 flat-bottomed sailing skiff, Handy Andy: 8' round-bottomed sailing dinghy, and more.Out of print for far too long, we've brought this book back into print, and updated with a new foreword by Mike O'Brien, long-time WoodenBoat magazine editor, and publisher of Boat Design Quarterly.

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]]> 56506 How to Build the Footy Model Presto /store/how-to-build-the-footy-model-presto.html Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:10:35 +0000 /store/how-to-build-the-footy-model-presto.html/how-to-build-the-footy-model-presto A 鈥淔ooty鈥 is a internationally recognized model boat sailing class, taking its name from the 12鈥 long box the hull must fit into to comply with the rules.The book is packed with step-by-step building photos, suppliers of materials including radio control units, a reduced sized complete set of building plans (yes, you could scale-up) a lengthy intro to the evolution of the PRESTO design, as well some Flavio sketches for ideas of other boats.Built from solid balsa, PRESTO complies with the Footy model rules by fitting into the 12鈥 x 6鈥 box... on the diagonal, to give her just a bit more length. Flavio is very competitive. And, you'll find his wave-length / hull-drag test info quite interesting. But the thing that will absolutely grab you is the boat itself--quite handsome, and packed with personality.琉璃社区 the author: Flavio Faloci resides in Genoa, Italy, where he makes his living as a naval architect at the head office of the Registro Italiano Navale, the Italian equivalent of the American Bureau of Ships. He is also team captain and chief designer of the Trieste Waterbike Team, current holder of the Guiness record for longest distance covered in 24 hours. He is also the Italian registrar for the Footy model class, as well as a skilled cook of cakes, ice creams, and cookies.

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]]> 56504 Pete Culler’s Boats /store/pete-cullers-boats.html Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:10:32 +0000 /store/pete-cullers-boats.html/pete-cullers-boats John Burke spent much of his life in and out of the Culler house and shop. He has been a professional boatbuilder as well as contributor to WoodenBoat magazine.

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