This book is a complete and novice-friendly guide to constructing
working model boats, with information on designing, tools, equipping
with engines, and much more. With detailed diagrams and precise
instructions, this book will be of considerable utility to anyone with
an interest in making model boats, and it is not to be missed by
collectors of such literature. Contents include: "Practical
Requirements", "Motive Powers", "Practical Designs", "Building River
Belle-A 24-inch Clockwork Launch", "Building Speed King-Metre Class
Racing Boat With Petrol Engine", "Building Go-Lightly-30-inch Scale
Model Cabin Cruiser With Electric Motor Drive", and "Building Flying
Fish-1 1/2 Meter Racer With Twin Cylinder Petrol Engine". Many vintage
books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We
are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition
complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on building
models.