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Alan Lucas (born 1936) [1] is an Australian yachtsman [2] and writer of boat cruising guides and other books relating to life on the sea. His Cruising the Coral Coast was the second cruising guide to be published in Australia. [3] Lucas' most popular boat cruising guides are Cruising the Coral Coast [4] and Cruising the New South Wales Coast. [3]
The one sheet boat (OSB, cf. oriented strand board) is an outgrowth of the stitch and glue technique. The OSB is a boat that can be built using a single sheet of 4 foot by 8 foot plywood (1.22 m × 2.44 m). Some additional wood is often used, for supports, chines, or as a transom, though some can be built entirely with the sheet of plywood ...
1984 More Building Classic Small Craft, which is a re-issue of Building Classic Small Craft (vol.2) 1987 Dory Book. Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic Connecticut. ISBN 0-913372-44-7; 1993 Classic Small Craft You Can Build and Use Mystic Seaport Museum Inc (July 1993) ISBN 0913372668
Unbeknownst to Abner, however, his daughter Katherine has complained to the code-enforcement officer about Abner's boat-building, which turns out to be a violation of local ordinances; Katherine's hopes are that this will force Abner to abandon his life-consuming boat-restoration efforts and be placed in a nursing home where his health and well ...
Ed Monk, Sr., wrote two books on boat building: Monk, Edwin, Small Boat Building, 1934, revised 1947, published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York; Monk, Edwin, Modern Boat Building, 1939, revised 1949 and 1973, [7] published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York; Monk designed commercial vessels which included tugs [8]: 622 and cargo carriers.
The second of the Torch operation vessels was the Landing Craft Personnel Ramp. This version of the Higgins boat proved successful unloading onto beaches after testing on Lake Pontchartrain. This design placed machine guns at the bow of the vessel to the side in order to provide access via the center ramp.
When the boat was finished, the launch was very difficult. A runway of poles was used to slide the boat into the water. Two-thirds of the boat was in the water. Utnapishtim loaded his silver and gold into the boat. He loaded "all the living beings that I had." His relatives and craftsmen, and "all the beasts and animals of the field" boarded ...
In 1964, he sold Annalisa and went to California in search of an affordable cruising boat. He instead signed as first mate on the 85-foot schooner, Double Eagle, and sailed to Hawaii on a movie-making charter. On his return, he obtained a job skippering a 54-foot charter ketch and at the same time began building his first cruising boat ...