Boat Builders Manual: Building fiberglass canoes and kayaks for whitewater

This book covers all of the fundamental concepts of building a fiber glass canoe or kayak. 127 pages of technical information to get you started. Discusses epoxy resins, fillers, foams, mold making, vacuum bagging, curing, inserting rims, seats, and other outfitting. Small section on making paddles, making a spray skirt and patching damaged areas. Great book specific to whitewater boats. Get started here and apply the concepts to modern materials and your good to go! Notes on Boat Design On the Question of Copying Background Information-Overview of Procedure Glossary The Dynamics of Stength: A Discussion Why Whitewater Boats Break How Much Weight: The Lowdown on Costs Epoxy Resin Systems Polyesters and Vinylesters Pros and Cons of Pigmentation Cloths and their Properties Mold Release Agents Description of Layups How Lavups Work Notes Foam Cores Shop Equipment Inventory Safety Considerations: Gary E Myeis Obtaining a Mold Mold Preparation Cutting the Cloth Reinforcing Procedure for Hand Layup Vacuum Bagging Technique: Steve Rock Achieving a Cure Trimming Seaming Popping the Boat from the Mold Outside Seam End Pours Grab Loops Cockpit Rims Flotation Kayak Outfitting Canoe Outfitting Building Open Canoes Sources of Supply Moldmaking Paddlemaking Patching Fiberglass Boats Resin Chemistry - Jim Colianne Making Neoprene Sprayskirts Qualities of Fiber Reinforcement Evaluation of Popular Laminates Performance Graphs of Popular Laminates