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The history of the development of the unique vessels built for the
New England fishing industry from colonial days to the first third
of the twentieth century is here recounted by the leading authority
on the subject. Mr. Chapelle gathered material from numerous
sources over many years for this book, bringing together a vast
amount of important information on the beautiful American fishing
schooners, now extinct, built at Essex and other shipbuilding areas
of New England. This book traces the evolution of the American
fishing schooner from the eighteenth century to the last working
and racing schooners of the mid-1930s. The designers, builders, and
crews are also discussed. There are 137 plans of schooners which
graphically show the development of the type. An important feature
of the book is its illustrated glossary-appendix based on Mr.
Chapelle's notebooks. It covers scores of items of hull
construction and equipment, rigging and gear, color and carving,
and includes notes by the builders and riggers themselves, in fact,
everything that could be recorded about these crafts, then
fast-disappearing.
American Small Sailing Craft (originally published 1951) is
considered the classic among small-boat builders and historians. In
it Chapelle has documented many fast-vanishing working boats,
making this the authoritative history of a passing maritime fleet.
The text covers all types of craft from flat-bottom rowboats to
ocean cruisers and commercial vessels, and aids the builder in
overcoming difficulties and discouraging delays resulting from the
lack of easily available information on the practical side of
boatbuilding. Boatbuilding gives detailed instructions, with many
illustrations, on all phases of boatbuilding written out of actual
boatbuilding practice and aids the builder in planning each job in
its proper sequence in relation to those that follow. After a
chapter discussing the choice of plans suitable for amateur work
there are chapters on lofting, the backbone and setting up,
flat-bottom hull construction, V-bottom hull construction,
round-bottom hull construction, deck framing and building, special
construction (plywood, strip planking, lap-strake, diagonal,
ribband carvel, canvas), heavy construction, joiner-work,
iron-work, and spar making. Each chapter is organized for easy and
quick reference, and the book is completely indexed. An added
feature is the inclusion of building plans for nineteen boats
designed for this book and suitable for amateur building.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the
1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly
expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable,
high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Written primarily for the beginner, the book first gives directions
for the use of tools, and suggestions for material and other
equipment. Successive chapters cover specific problems relating to
the preliminary design, the lines, construction and joiner plan,
and sail plans, with full discussion and directions for the
handling of the many problems involved. Of very real importance is
the chapter describing in detail the complete process of drawing
the lines of a yacht as it is done in actual practice. A chapter is
devoted to the list of items that should be described in the
specifications. The author has written a practical handbook which
explains, with the help of many drawings and diagrams, methods as
actually carried out in the drafting room. The book approaches the
subject entirely from the point of view of American requirements
and conditions.
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