• Sign In
  • My Cart 0)
main product photo

Heart of Glass: Fiberglass Boats and the Men Who Built Them

1st Edition
0071798927 · 9780071798921
Add to Wish List
US$25.16
Request Review Copy
Download file to PC or Mac desktops or laptops

Step 1. Download Adobe Digital Editions Both PC and Mac users will need to download Adobe Digital Editions to access their eBook. You can download Adobe Digital Editions at Adobe's website here.


Step 2. Register an Adobe ID if you do not already have one. (This step is optional, but allows you to open the file on multiple devices) Visit account.Adobe.com to register your Adobe account.


Step 3: Authorize Adobe Digital Editions using your Adobe ID. In Adobe Digital Editions, go to the Help menu. Choose “Authorize Computer.”


Step 4: Open your file with Adobe Digital Editions. Once you’ve linked your Adobe Digital Editions with your Adobe ID, you should be able to access your eBook on any device which supports Adobe Digital Editions and is authorized with your ID. If your eBook does not open in Adobe Digital Editions upon download, please contact customer service

Dedication

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 Ideas Inspired by War: 1939 - 1945

2 Ray Greene and the First Polyester-Fiberglass Boat: 1942

3 An Industry Is Born: 1946 - 1949

4 The New England Connection

5 Bill Tritt: From Boats to Spars to Cars

6 The First Production Auxiliary Sailboats

7 The Pearson Cousins

8 The Boom at the End of the 1950s

9 The Switch to Glass

10 New Boatbuilders

11 Boatbuilding in Canada

12 Florida: Home of the Muscle Boat

13 Mass Production Arrives

14 Glass Goes Offshore

15 Innovative Designs that Shaped the Industry

16 A 50-Year Overview: Recessions, Conglomerates, and New Technologies

Appendix 1 Milestones in Chemistry, Fiberglass, and Composite Boatbuilding

Appendix 2 Selected Company Profiles

Notes

Index