{"product_id":"the-big-book-of-wooden-boat-restoration-by-thomas-larsson-9781510704763","title":"The Big Book of Wooden Boat Restoration","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn excellent manual for embarking on a wooden boat restoration project.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Big Book of Wooden Boat Restoration\u003c\/em\u003e is the perfect introduction or reference guide for both novice and experienced wooden boat enthusiasts. Author Thomas Larsson, one of Sweden's most experienced and premier wooden boat restorers, has compiled his knowledge of the craft for readers and placed it in this book. This ultimate guide to restoration contains useful facts and an extensive glossary, accessible to both new hobbyists and longtime boat lovers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlso within this book are chapters on boat care, including winter maintenance, racing, finishing, and stripping. Additionally, there is updated information on boat building, gluing, and tools. The most extensive part of this book consists of chapters that describe the detailed clean repair of wooden boats—everything from plug accession and bonding to changing socks and bottom engine installation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLarsson includes a history of boat building and provides a nice glimpse of different wooden boats with more than two hundred sketches and photos in both colour and black-and-white. He explains how staying on top of maintenance keeps a unique fleet of wooden boats alive. With practical instructions and fact boxes with advice and tips, this book will teach you all about maintenance: surface treatment, scraping the hull, equipping the boat in the spring, and looking after it in the winter. Also included are tips on buying a boat, installing an engine, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSkyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, is proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to books on popular team sports, we also publish books for a wide variety of athletes, including books on running, cycling, horseback riding, swimming, tennis, martial arts, golf, camping, hiking, aviation, boating, and so much more. While not every title we publish becomes a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47599121137900,"sku":"9781510704763","price":54.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/1c99bff90b3a71825dd1535daa10cb43.jpg?v=1778024336","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-big-book-of-wooden-boat-restoration-by-thomas-larsson-9781510704763","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}