{"product_id":"007142797x","title":"Building Classic Small Craft: Complete Plans and Instructions for 47 Boats (INTERNATIONAL MARINE-RMP)","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGardner's work has engaged and inspired more individuals connected with traditional small craft than will ever be counted.—\u003ci\u003eWoodenBoat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOught to be considered the Bible on the subject.—\u003ci\u003eCruising World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs Associate Curator of Small Craft at Mystic Seaport Museum from 1969 to 1995, John Gardner sought out the best examples of classic wooden boats and then measured them, drew them, and researched their histories. \u003ci\u003eBuilding Classic Small Craft\u003c\/i\u003e offers his meticulous plans and clear and complete instructions for building 47 beautiful, functional wooden boats for oar, motor, and sail, including dories, peapods, Sea Bright skiffs, wherries, Rangeley boats, and many others—a lifetime's worth of admirable projects that any amateur builder can tackle successfully.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Gardner was the acknowledged dean of small craft, and \u003ci\u003eBuilding Classic Small Craft\u003c\/i\u003e is an enduring expression of his philosophy, his knowledge, and his work. All the information you need to build these boats is here; no other plans are necessary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorth your attention whether you seriously fancy to build boats yourself or just enjoy reading about them.—\u003ci\u003eSailing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnother must for the boatbuilder's library from John Gardner, \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e authority on traditional small craft in America.—\u003ci\u003eDown East\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRequired reading for anyone who thinks of building a small boat.—\u003ci\u003eNational Fisherman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Gardner\u003c\/b\u003e began his boatbuilding career in 1940 at Graves Boatyard in Marblehead, Massachusetts. He became a leading advocate and teacher of building small wooden boats and wrote more than 850 articles on small boats that appeared in \u003ci\u003eNational Fisherman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWoodenBoat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBoating\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eYachting\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. He died in 1995.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSports \u0026amp; Outdoors\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWater Sports\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSailing\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eInstructional\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"International Marine\/Ragged Mountain Press","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":49258142892222,"sku":"007142797X-4","price":32.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/61K_rT5kpQL.jpg?v=1791566113","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/007142797x","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}