One of my favorite books about building wooden boats (and they are legion) is Sam Rabl's "Boatbuilding in Your Own Backyard."
Originally published in 1941, as I recall, and then updated about 10 years later, it's a very good overview of simple and traditional boat-building methods, and includes plans for several simple yet very nice boats that the weekend handyman can build in his own back yard with regular carpentry tools.
In the discussion of one of his more popular auxiliary sailers, Pelican, he has this to say:
And in the discussion of his Fish Hawk, a fishing boat:
Also, several of his illustrations show what clearly is an Atomic or Utility 4:
And in some cases expressly identify the recommended engine as such:
I just thought this was kinda neat - Mr. Rabl obviously was a big fan of our little engines!
Originally published in 1941, as I recall, and then updated about 10 years later, it's a very good overview of simple and traditional boat-building methods, and includes plans for several simple yet very nice boats that the weekend handyman can build in his own back yard with regular carpentry tools.
In the discussion of one of his more popular auxiliary sailers, Pelican, he has this to say:
And in some cases expressly identify the recommended engine as such:
I just thought this was kinda neat - Mr. Rabl obviously was a big fan of our little engines!
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