Building Small Boats

by Greg Rossel

Greg Rossel grew up cruising the waters of New York Harbor and spending time in the boatyards on the south shore of Staten Island where economics (more than anything else) made wooden boats the craft of choice. He makes his home in Maine where he specializes in the construction and repair of small wooden boats, as well as writing for several publications. Greg has been an instructor at WoodenBoat School in Maine since the mid-1980's, teaching lofting, skiff building, and the "Fundamentals of Boatbuilding".

Genres: Woodwork

288 pages, Hardcover

First published December 15, 1998

Reviews

[Scott J · Rating 5 out of 5]

Couldn't have built my boat without it! Used it while building a Hvalsoe 16 balanced lug yawl.

[Sean Sexton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rossel's is a book containing very detailed knowledge on the process and techniques of building wooden boats using the lapstrake or carvel-planked methods. Not necessarily meants as a gentle introduction to the hobby, Rossel presents many details necessary for doing a quality job of building a boat.