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Includes:: full-sized plans for 8 canoe designs most of which are the author's own adaptations The step-by-step directions are accompanied by more than 100 photographs & illustrations Covering everything from safety in the boat to shop repairs Gil Gilpatrick thoroughly explains the whys & shortcuts learned from his experience in the shop & on the water A Maine guide he uses his own canoes & tests their performance on the challenging Allagash River every summer It
Includes:: full-sized plans for 8 well-proven canoe designs most of which are the author's own adaptations Step-by-step directions for building a canoe from start to finish are accompanied by more than 100 photographs & illustrations