Boatbuilding: Cold-Moulded and Strip-Planked Wood

by Ian Nicolson and Ian Nicolson C. Eng. FRINA Hon. MIIMS

Cold-moulded wood boatbuilding predates fibreglass and has been used successfully for sailing dinghies, offshore racing yachts, fast multihulls and powerboats, and even rowing shells. It involves bonding together layers of wood veneers or thin planks to make a strong, lightweight and watertight hull. Modern glues, particularly epoxy resins, gave cold-moulding a boost and improved both its strength for weight and longevity. Strip-planking is a related...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1445651661
• ISBN13: 9781445651668
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.2"