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Build Your Own Canoe
Author(s): Dennis Davis (Author)
- Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
- Publication Date: 31 Mar. 1997
- Edition: First Edition
- Language: English
- Print length: 160 pages
- ISBN-10: 1861260539
- ISBN-13: 9781861260536
Book Description
Build Your Own Canoe is a comprehensive, clearly structured and uncomplicated manual that guides the reader through the various stages of constructing an inexpensive, lightweight and versatile plywood canoe. Topics covered include: design considerations; building and fitting out the basic hull; customizing the hull to suit yourself; repair and maintenance; advice on transportation, storage, camping and river access; safety and the maiden voyage and the history of the canoe. AUTHOR: Dennis Davis is a boat designer with many years’ experience. He has been a British Canoe Union senior instructor and a RYA dinghy sailing instructor. He has written two books on canoeing and many articles. 42 b/w photos
