Canoe and Kayak Building the Light and Easy Way: How to Build Tough, Super-Safe Boats in Kevlar, Carbon, or Fiberglass
Year: 2009 Language: english Author: Rizzetta S. Genre: Manual Publisher: International Marine / McGraw-Hill ISBN: 9780071597357 Format: PDF Quality: Scanned pages Pages count: 254 Description: The first quick-and-easy composite construction method for canoes and kayaks This book is certain to appeal to any paddler with a DIY bent. Master craftsman Sam Rizzetta presents three attractive innovations: a new building method that makes Kevlar and carbon-fiber boats cheap and feasible for home builders; an ergonomically designed canoe that makes paddling easier and more comfortable; and a foam-flotation installation method that makes canoes and kayaks safe and unsinkable.
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Contents Introduction The Fabric Form Method Preparation The Strongback Translating a Design into Full-Size Stations Assembling the Form Using an Existing Canoe for a Form The Fabric Covering Laminating the Hull Making a Model Turning the Hull into a Boat Decked Canoes and Kayaks Finishing Advanced Outfitting, Boat Care, and Repair Flotation and Safety Three Canoe Designs (and How to Modify Them)
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Canoe and Kayak Building the Light and Easy Way: How to Build Tough, Super-Safe Boats in Kevlar, Carbon, or Fiberglass
Language: english
Author: Rizzetta S.
Genre: Manual
Publisher: International Marine / McGraw-Hill
ISBN: 9780071597357
Format: PDF
Quality: Scanned pages
Pages count: 254
Description: The first quick-and-easy composite construction method for canoes and kayaks
This book is certain to appeal to any paddler with a DIY bent. Master craftsman Sam Rizzetta presents three attractive innovations: a new building method that makes Kevlar and carbon-fiber boats cheap and feasible for home builders; an ergonomically designed canoe that makes paddling easier and more comfortable; and a foam-flotation installation method that makes canoes and kayaks safe and unsinkable.
Contents
ContentsIntroduction
The Fabric Form Method
Preparation
The Strongback
Translating a Design into Full-Size Stations
Assembling the Form
Using an Existing Canoe for a Form
The Fabric Covering
Laminating the Hull
Making a Model
Turning the Hull into a Boat
Decked Canoes and Kayaks
Finishing
Advanced Outfitting, Boat Care, and Repair
Flotation and Safety
Three Canoe Designs (and How to Modify Them)
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