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Category : Fishing
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
American-Built Packets and Freighters of the 1850s
Author: William L. Crothers
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786470062
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
Up and down the Eastern seaboard during the 1850s, American shipyards constructed numerous large wooden merchant sailing vessels that formed the backbone of the commercial shipping industry. This comprehensive volume appraises in minute detail the construction of these ships, outlining basic design criteria and enumerating and examining every plank and piece of timber involved in the process, including the keel, frames, hull and deck planking, stanchions, knees, deck houses, bulworks, railings, interior structures and arrangements. More than 150 illustrations illuminate the size, shape, location and pertinent specifics of each item. Complete with a glossary of contemporary industry terms, this work represents the definitive study of the mid-nineteenth century's great American-built square rigged ships.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786470062
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
Up and down the Eastern seaboard during the 1850s, American shipyards constructed numerous large wooden merchant sailing vessels that formed the backbone of the commercial shipping industry. This comprehensive volume appraises in minute detail the construction of these ships, outlining basic design criteria and enumerating and examining every plank and piece of timber involved in the process, including the keel, frames, hull and deck planking, stanchions, knees, deck houses, bulworks, railings, interior structures and arrangements. More than 150 illustrations illuminate the size, shape, location and pertinent specifics of each item. Complete with a glossary of contemporary industry terms, this work represents the definitive study of the mid-nineteenth century's great American-built square rigged ships.
The Trailer Sailer Owner's Manual
Author: Gregg Nestor
Publisher: Paradise Cay Publications
ISBN: 9780939837823
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
This comprehensive guide to selecting, caring for and enjoying a trailer ready sailboat will answer all your questions about fitting out, care of your sails, launching and retrieval, and boat maintenance.
Publisher: Paradise Cay Publications
ISBN: 9780939837823
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
This comprehensive guide to selecting, caring for and enjoying a trailer ready sailboat will answer all your questions about fitting out, care of your sails, launching and retrieval, and boat maintenance.