Building a Strip Canoe

Description

Building a Strip Canoe, Second Edition, Revised, and Expanded
Full-Sized Plans and Instructions for Eight Easy-To-Build, Field-Tested Canoes
By Gil Gilpatrick
Page Count: 112
Size: 8.5″ X 11″ inches
Type: Soft Cover
ISBN: 978-1-56523-483-3

Covering everything from safety in the boat to shop repairs,Gil Gilpatrick thouroughly explains the whys and shortcuts learned from his experience in the shop and on the water. A Maine guide, he uses his own canoes and tests their performance on the challenging Allagash River every summer.
This revised edition includes full-sized plans for 8 well-proven canoe designs, most of which are the author’s own adaptations.Step-by-step directions for building a canoe from start to finish are accompanied by more than 100 photographs and illustrations.