Sloop: Restoring My Family's Wooden Sailboat--An Adventure in Old-Fashioned Values
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| Rating | : | 4.29 (583 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0743202392 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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When Daniel Robb set out to rebuild a family sailboat that had been deteriorating for years, he couldn't have anticipated what he was getting into.When Daniel Robb set out to rebuild a family sailboat that had been deteriorating for years, he couldn't have anticipated what he was getting into. Although Robb was a skilled carpenter, boatbuilding (and boat repair) required a specialized set of skills. They tell Robb how to find the materials—certain kinds of wood, fastenings, caulking, and canvas—he'll need, which are increasingly hard to come by, and they educate him in the techniques of restoration, an all-but-lost art. Restoring the sailboat was both an act of respect and an homage to a place and a way of life that are in jeopardy of disappearing.Sloop is the captivating story of Daniel Robb's education in boatbuilding, peopled by an eccentric cast of characters&
(June)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. . The boat in question is Daphie, a 68-year-old, 15½-foot sloop built by Nathana Greene Herreshoff, genius of American design and engineering. From Publishers Weekly Seeing his family's sailboat wasting away under a tarp on his cousin's property, Robb, a carpenter and author (Crossing the Water), thought to himself, I could write about rebuilding her. Robb is a craftsman as well, with words as well as with a hammer, as he constructs a charming tale that both details the technical nature of boatbuilding and captures the essence of the past, present and future of a
Robb lives in Pelham, Massachusetts. He has also worked at sea on schooners, taught sailing, and raced in national competitions. . Author of Crossing the Water, Daniel Robb has been an editor of academic journals, a teacher, a political consultant on a congressional campaign, and a proprietor of a literary services business
Loved this book Richard T. I loved this book. A story well told with great characters and a wonderful sense of place. It's a story for sailors to be sure but also a story for those who appreciate craftsmen. It's also an American story. You won't be disappointed.. The book was exactly as I expected and the story Ralph Lane Jr. The book was exactly as I expected and the story itself is worth far more than what I spent! Thank you!. Donna K. Drew said Sloop: restoring my family's wooden sailboat. One of the best books on the love of traditional boats (particularly classic boats like the Herreshoff 1"Sloop: restoring my family's wooden sailboat" according to Donna K. Drew. One of the best books on the love of traditional boats (particularly classic boats like the Herreshoff 12 1/2). I will enjoy reading this book again! Highly recommended.. 1/"Sloop: restoring my family's wooden sailboat" according to Donna K. Drew. One of the best books on the love of traditional boats (particularly classic boats like the Herreshoff 12 1/2). I will enjoy reading this book again! Highly recommended.. ). I will enjoy reading this book again! Highly recommended.