Frame, Stem & Keel Repair

This book contains a collection of practical advice on the repair and replacements of keels, stems, and frames. Table of Contents: Why Bent Frames Break, and How to Fix Them Bending Wood An Unpressured Approach to Steaming A steam Box Primer A Steam Box Scrapbook Reframing a Yacht Stem, Transom, and Frame Repairs for a 12 1/2 footer Extending the Life of a St. Lawrence Skiff Removing Tension in New Frames Making Laminated Frames An Alternative Frame-Repair Technique New Floors and Frame Gazella's New Timber The Repair and Replacement orf Stems A New Stem and New Frames Replacing a Powerboat Stem Bending Stems Keelbolts: Removing the Old, Installing the New Removing Rusted Keelbolts A New Keel for an Old Boat A Keel Lamination in Place Replacing a Keel and a Centerboard Trunk Part of The WoodenBoat Series, this book is a compilation of articles that have appeared in WoodenBoat magazine. edited by Peter Spectre 133 pp., softcover 9 x 11" ISBN # 0-937822-42-6