Boatbuilding Manual (3rd. Edition) by Robert M. Steward

This is a second-hand copy of the book Boatbuilding Manual (3rd. Edition) by Robert M. Steward.

Condition: This is a used book in very good condition. The dustjacket has shelf-wear with creasing and rubbing. The dustjacket has sun-fading to the spine - see photos.

Publisher: International Marine Publishing Co.
Year: 1987
ISBN: 9780877422365
Format: Hardback with dustjacket
Pages: 273
Condition: Used (Very Good)

Boatbuilding Manual is one of the most widely read texts on the subject, and it has been used for years as a standard reference at both boatbuilding and design schools.

A builder and designer for more than 55 years, Robert Steward has rare abilities as a writer and draftsman. His phrasing is clear and easy, and he writes the absolute minimum necessary for a complete understanding of the subject.

Praise for Boatbuilding Manual:

". . . the best building manual for wooden boats there is--clear, concise but inclusive, and written so the inexperienced boatbuilder can read it."--John Gardner, Mystic Seaport Museum

"I first got acquainted with the Boatbuilding Manual in the early 1970s when Murray Peterson, the yacht designer, gave me a copy saying, 'Read this. It's the best book on small-boat building I've ever seen.' I had to agree and it's still true. Steward's book is in a class of its own. It's the book I always recommend for boatbuilding classes, and we've used it to fine advantage at the local high school."--Sonny Hodgdon, Hodgdon Yachts, Inc., East Boothbay, Maine

This is a book at home in the workshop, not the library. Pulled from beneath a pile of shavings, it is the thing to help make a tough decision or to quiet an unwelcome adviser."--SAIL