I like this book, very much. it starts with the basic introduction about the merits of aluminum in boat building, sets forth the technical content (planing hulls), and goes on to describe virtually every skill you need to complete a project.. With aluminium becoming a more widely used boat building material, aluminium boatbuilding proves to be an authoritative and practical guide to designing and building aluminium alloy boats.. Aluminum boat building: steve pollards book on aluminum boat building is the best on the subject. steve has about 40 yers experience in boat building and design. if you build in aluminum, this is a must book - jim bower, wa.
Description : the classic book about wooden boat-building and handling of its time. first published in 1917, this work covers the construction and building of all kind of boats from canoes, kajaks and sailing boats up to motor boats.. Building the 16 foot aluminum boat kit from metalboatkits.com www.metalboatkits.com.. Tion boats. aluminum alloys used by the marine industry have high mechanical pro p e r - ties and a good resistance to corrosion. they are produced in a wide vari-ety of sheets and plates of diff e r ent thickness, and extrusions of various shapes. after 100 years in existence, the possibili-ties in aluminum boat building guarantee new.
