WEST SYSTEM - 2 West System The Gougeon Brothers on Boat Construction, Blue, 12" x 6"
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WEST SYSTEM - 2 West System The Gougeon Brothers on Boat Construction, Blue, 12" x 6"
RENOWNED BOOK on boat construction penned by epoxy pioneer Meade Gougeon, a founder of Gougen Brothers, Inc. A textbook on wood/epoxy boat building, popularly known as cold molding. Extensive chapters describe lofting, safety, tools, and construction methods.
SIMPLE, STRAIGHTFORWARD narrative describes how anyone with a few tools, some wood, and some WEST SYSTEM Epoxy can turn out a good, safe boat. Experienced builders will find a base of information from which to produce increasingly sophisticated hulls and other structures.
INCLUDES HUNDREDS of detailed illustrations and photographs. Covers fundamentals of wood/epoxy composite construction, basic boatbuilding techniques, first production steps, hull construction methods, and later production steps.
USED AS A TEXTBOOK in many boat building schools. The techniques described in The Gougeon Brothers on Boat Construction have stood the test of time. Excellent for boat building students, boat builders, or boat buyers researching options. Provides a solid yet nuanced understanding of available materials, methods and construction choices.
ALSO PROVIDES HISTORICAL perspective on the evolution of “modern” wood/epoxy construction techniques that remain of e of interest to current builders.