Practical Boat Building for Amateurs – Chapter 6

Chapter 6 describes a contender for the perfect beach cruiser – in this case a carvel-built 15-footer that in construction terms has much in common with a canoe of the time.

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Oare Creek at dusk 480 Ted Brewer Schooner Ian Heard painting

Dusk at Oare, Ted Brewer schooner, Ian Heard painting

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Paul Gartside’s 24ft cutter

Caber Feidh

Caber Feidh’s keel bolts being fitted

I love these photos of 24-foot cutter Caber Feidh in the process of being built:

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