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Boatbuilding for Beginners (and
Beyond) by Jim Michalak, with illustrations by Alyssum Pilato Review by Gavin
Atkin
Alone at Sea:
The Adventures of Joshua Slocum by Ann Spencer Review by
Barend Migchelsen
Wooden Boats:
In Pursuit of the Perfect Craft
at an American Boatyard by Michael Ruhlmanr Review
by Shawn Payment
Boat Camping Haida Gwaii: A
Small Vessel Guide to the Queen Charlotte Islands
by Neil Frazer Review by Bruce
Armstrong
Designing Power and Sail
by Arthur Edmonds Review by
Peter Vanderwaart
Building Classic Small Craft
- Commemorative Edition - by John Gardner Review
by Barend Migchelsen
The
Zen of Wooden Kayak Building
A VHS videotape or DVD Reviewby David Routh
The Old Outboard Book by Peter Hunn
&
Old Outboard Motor Service Manual: Reviewby Max Wawrzyniak
Build Your Own Canoe by Dennis Davis Reviewby Mike Connelly
Building a Birchbark Canoe :
The Algonquin Wabanaki Tciman by David Gidmark Reviewby Mike Saunders
A
Skiff for All Seasons: Building an Alaskan Skiff by Renn Tolman Reviewby Bruce Armstrong
The Hardchined
Hull Handbook Written and published by Barend
Migchelsen, 1997 & 2000 Reviewby Carl Goy
The
Complete Rigger's Apprentice: Tools and Techniques for Modern and
Traditional Rigging
by Brion Toss Reviewby Peter Vanderwaart
Boats
with an Open Mind: Seventy-Five Unconventional Designs and
Concepts by Philip C. Bolger Review by
Gavin Atkin
New
Zealand Backyard Boatbuilding: How to Build your own Wooden Boat by John Welsford Review by Lew
Clayman
Through Europe at Four Knots : A Tale of Boating Mayhem and Family
Adventure
by Les Horn Review by Bob
Archibald
Canoe
Paddles:
A Complete Guide to Making Your Own
by Graham Warren, David
Gidmark Review by
Joe White
