Heart of glass : fiberglass boats and the men who made them /

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Autor Principal: Spurr, Daniel, 1947-
Formato: Libro
Idioma:English
Publicado: Camden, Me. : International Marine/ McGraw-Hill, c2000.
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Table of Contents:
  • Ideas Inspired by War: 1939-1945
  • Ray Green and the First Polyester-Fiberglass Boat: 1942
  • An Industry Is Born: 1946-1949
  • The New England Connection
  • Bill Tritt: From Boats to Spars to Cars
  • The First Production Auxiliary Sailboats
  • The Pearson Cousins
  • The Boom at the End of the 1950s
  • The Switch to Glass
  • New Boatbuilders
  • Boatbuilding in Canada
  • Florida: Home of the Muscle Boat
  • Mass Production Arrives
  • Glass Goes Offshore
  • Innovative Designs that Shaped the Industry
  • A 50-Year Overview: Recessions, Conglomerates and New Technologies
  • Appendix 1. Milestones in Chemistry, Fiberglass, and Composite Boatbuilding
  • Appendix 2. Selected Company Profiles.