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
Paperback : 133 Pages

SKU : P3184