Boatbuilding: Cold-moulded and Strip-Planked Wood

by Ian Nicolson

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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 technique using narrow strips of wood, and it too has been improved by modern adhesives. The two forms of building can also be combined.

Both of these techniques have been used in some...Read more
  • ISBN10 144565167X
  • ISBN13 9781445651675
  • Publish Date 15 March 2016
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Amberley Publishing
  • Format eBook (EPUB)
  • Pages 192
  • Language English