This special re-print edition of Adrian Neison's book “Practical Boat Building For Amateurs” has not been available to those interested in model boats and ships since its first publication in 1899. Included are Full Instructions For Designing and Building Punts, Skiffs, Canoes, Sailing Boats and other boats. A real treasury of information on building boats, canoes and small ships from scratch. Note: This public domain edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background. This edition is reprinted in accordance to Federal Law.