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Title: Model Boat Building
Condition: New
EAN: 9780887406423
ISBN: 9780887406423
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format: Paperback
Release Date: 09/01/1997
Description: Menhaden steamers were double framed, heavily built offshore fishing boats in use during much of the 20th century. As the name implies, they were used to catch menhaden, a member of the herring family used for bait, oil, and fertilizer. Powered by diesel or steam hundreds of these boats fished the waters of the eastern United States, from Maine to the Gulf of Mexico. It was a huge industry employing thousands of people working. During the World Wars many menhaden steamers were pressed into service for the U.S. Navy, searching for submarines among other duties. Today these boats are gone, the plants mostly closed or torn down, and the men retired, but this new book, by boat modeler Steve Rogers, captures the memory of the boat, and allows the reader to recreate it in 1/2-inch scale, resulting in a 56-inch model. With clear drawings, plans, and step-by-step illustrated instructions, the reader moves from carving the hull master, through the authentic steps of construction, to the final painting and rigging of the boat. The result is a model that commemorates a bygone period of maritime history and reflects traditional craftmanship by the proud builder.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Height: 279mm
Item Length: 216mm
Author: Steve Rogers
Genre: Indoor Games & Puzzle Books
Subtitle: The Lobster Boat
ISBN-10: 0887406424
Item Weight: 50g
Release Year: 1997

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