The Complete Wooden Runabout Restoration Guide
The Complete Wooden Runabout Restoration Guide
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Summary
Takes the reader through various stages of restoring a classic wood boat, be it the complete keel, a new engine, dashboard refurbishmnet, or revarnishing. This book covers such things as replacing planking, the final finish, coping with varnish-run, repainting, carrying the boat on a trailer, and succesfully storing it in the winter.
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The Complete Wooden Runabout Restoration Guide by Don Danenberg
Now MBI Publishing Companys two top-selling boating titleswritten by one of the worlds top authorities on the subject of antique wooden boat restorationare available in one volume. In this comprehensive restoration guide for owners and enthusiasts of wooden powerboats of all makes and models built from the early 1920s through the 1960s, author Don Dannenberg covers all major woodworking aspects of restoration: surveying, disassembly, repair, reconstruction, and varnishing. But when it comes to restoring a classic wooden powerboat, getting the frame, planking, and deck right is just one part of the story. Danenberg also walks enthusiasts through the topics of hardware, running gear, electrical wiring, plumbing, instruments, upholstery, trailers, and maintenance. Fully illustrated with step-by-step color photos and written in an entertaining style in which the author stresses sound reconstruction techniques over preservation of original components, this comprehensive volume also includes resource listings, glossaries, and School of Hard Knocks sidebars.
Over the course of the last three decades, boatwright Don Danenberg has earned a reputation as one of the United States foremost experts in the art of restoring wooden hulls to their former beauty and usefulness. An active member of the Antique and Classic Boat Society and a frequent contributor to Classic Boating magazine, Danenberg is also the owner of Danenberg Boatworks in Manistee, Michigan.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780760334881 |
| ISBN 10 | 0760334889 |
| Title | The Complete Wooden Runabout Restoration Guide |
| Author | Don Danenberg |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Voyageur Press |
| Year published | 2008-08-01 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |