Project Gutenberg 2009-06-07 Public domain in the USA. 347 Yates, Raymond F. (Raymond Francis) 1895 Yates, Raymond Francis 20017511 Boys' Book of Model Boats Produced by Chris Curnow, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Boys' Book of Model Boats" by Raymond F. Yates is a how-to guide on building model boats, written in the early 20th century. This instructive book aims at young enthusiasts, helping them engage with the art of boat modeling through detailed instructions and illustrations. It covers a variety of boat types and construction methods, from simple wooden models to more complex steam and electric-powered vessels. The beginning of the book introduces the author's inspiration for writing it, rooted in his own childhood passion for model boat building. Yates emphasizes the fundamental concepts needed in boat construction, such as buoyancy and the center of gravity, before delving into the specifics of building different types of boats. He sets the stage for hands-on learning while sharing useful principles and technical jargon, ensuring readers are equipped with both knowledge and skills to successfully create their own model boats. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Boatbuilding VM Text Browsing: Engineering & Construction Browsing: Sports/Hobbies/Motoring Category: How To ... Category: Sports/Hobbies 277981 2025-06-12T05:51:03.537382 text/html 273600 2021-01-05T04:42:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1619535 2021-01-05T04:42:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1639637 2025-06-12T05:51:19.503299 application/epub+zip 1641859 2025-06-12T05:51:10.156422 application/epub+zip 163036 2025-06-12T05:51:05.648393 application/epub+zip 3439582 2025-06-12T05:51:24.319338 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3396628 2025-06-12T05:51:15.325317 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245017 2022-09-13T12:54:12.710739 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 225045 2025-06-12T05:51:02.382408 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 224830 2021-01-05T04:42:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 73434 2021-01-05T04:42:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 224827 2021-01-05T04:42:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 73415 2021-01-05T04:42:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19743 2025-06-12T05:51:24.486286 application/rdf+xml 13358 2025-06-12T05:51:06.253387 image/jpeg 3889 2025-06-12T05:51:05.944388 image/jpeg 1687965 2025-06-12T05:51:03.799403 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog