HOLZBOOTE RESTAURIEREN UND PFLEGEN / Oelkers

Extensively illustrated technical book with many tips on the subject of wooden boat restoration as well as the care and preservation of old sailing boats. A practical guidebook that clearly shows the layman how to do it right, using many examples. Written primarily for the layman who wants to tackle his wooden boat work himself, but also an interesting read with many a tip for the boat builder.

Wooden boats are extremely high-maintenance and require very individual treatment. A lot of questions arise: How do I work wood properly? How do I make my wooden boat permanently seaworthy? Which wood has which properties and how does it react to different external influences?

Wooden boat enthusiast Michael Oelkers has collected these questions from practical experience and used them to create a guidebook. Using various boat models, he shows what work you have to do if you want to maintain, repair or restore a wooden boat yourself. This way you can prepare yourself for the necessary work - and hopefully experience no unpleasant surprises.

208 pages, colour photos, bw and colour illustrations, format 21 x 26 cm. German edition.