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  • The Complete Guide to Metal Boats, Third Edition: Building, Maintenance, and Repair [With CD-ROM]

    The Complete Guide to Metal Boats, Third Edition by Roberts-Goodson, Bruce;

    Building, Maintenance, and Repair [With CD-ROM]

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    Product details:

    • Edition number 3
    • Publisher International Marine
    • Date of Publication 16 December 2005

    • ISBN 9780071461306
    • Binding Hardback
    • No. of pages308 pages
    • Size 238x190x22 mm
    • Weight 865 g
    • Language English
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    Build the Strongest Boat Possible

    Metal boats can deal with hazards like ice and coral that would rip apart a fiberglass or wooden hull; many long-distance cruisers choose a metal boat for just that reason. But they are not mass-produced; the only way to get one is to build it yourself or have it custom-built. Bruce Roberts-Goodson has been designing and building metal boats for more than three decades, and in The Complete Guide to Metal Boats he tells you all you need to know to start building the boat of your dreams.

    • How to build or refurbish hulls, decks, and superstructures
    • How to prevent corrosion
    • Building from plans or precut kits
    • Sample designs for sail- and powerboats

    This updated and expanded new edition also gives you a bonus CD with many study plans and 1,500 kit-assembly photos—the equivalent of a shop manual for metal boat building.

    "This book is for anyone contemplating building or owning a metal boat. For solid, common-sense advice based on broad experience, the guide lives up to its name."—Chesapeake Bay Magazine

    Build the Strongest Boat Possible

    Metal boats can deal with hazards like ice and coral that would rip apart a fiberglass or wooden hull; many long-distance cruisers choose a metal boat for just that reason. But they are not mass-produced; the only way to get one is to build it yourself or have it custom-built. Bruce Roberts-Goodson has been designing and building metal boats for more than three decades, and in The Complete Guide to Metal Boats he tells you all you need to know to start building the boat of your dreams.

    • How to build or refurbish hulls, decks, and superstructures
    • How to prevent corrosion
    • Building from plans or precut kits
    • Sample designs for sail- and powerboats

    This updated and expanded new edition also gives you a bonus CD with many study plans and 1,500 kit-assembly photos—the equivalent of a shop manual for metal boat building.

    "This book is for anyone contemplating building or owning a metal boat. For solid, common-sense advice based on broad experience, the guide lives up to its name."—Chesapeake Bay Magazine

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    Table of Contents:

    Preface to the Third Edition

    Foreword

    Acknowledgments

    Introduction

    Chapter 1. Why Metal?

    Chapter 2. Boat and Building Choices

    Chapter 3. The Materials

    Chapter 4. Tools and Safety Equipment

    Chapter 5. Welding

    Chapter 6. Building from a Precut Kit

    Chapter 7. Building from Scratch—Getting Started

    Chapter 8. Building from Scratch—Plating the Hull

    Chapter 9. Building from Scratch—Decks and Superstructure

    Chapter 10. Painting a Metal Boat

    Chapter 11. Engines and Accessories

    Chapter 12. Preventing Corrosion

    Chapter 13. Metal Boat Interiors

    Chapter 14. Electrical Systems for Metal Boats

    Chapter 15. Appendages, Fittings, and Alterations

    Chapter 16. Choosing the Design—Sailboats

    Chapter 17. Choosing the Design—Powerboats

    Chapter 18. Passagemaking Powerboats

    Chapter 19. Safety Afloat

    Appendix 1. Recommended Reading

    Appendix 2. Glossary

    Index

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