From My Old Boat Shop is a narrative collection of Farmer's gleanings from the old boatshops such as Elco, Racine Boat Co., Hubbard, etc., and from his personal associations with the greats such as Rabl, Atkin, Davis, Hanna, etc. He provides the secret inner workings" of old boat technology that was forgotten after high power and mass-production forever changed boat design.

This handbook offers boat builders a no-holds-barred peek over the shoulder of the naval architect, and offers well-tested design tips and classic boat designs that Farmer has reworked for a modern day audience starved for nostalgia. Farmer's book is a boatshop where the reader is the apprentice.

Farmer tells how boats were made earlier this century and how basic tools and skills take the mystique out of boatbuilding.

Since its first printing eighteen years ago, From My Old Boat Shop has become the most sought-after boatbuilding book, in higher demand than any other book about boat design philosophy.

• contains plans & offsets for 50 nostalgic sail & power boats that can be built in the family garage.
• reminds us of the variety and originality in small boat design fifty years ago.
• is for the builder who is not content to buy a boat built by someone else.
• has a proprietor who wants to tell his secrets.
• gives the quickest "handle" for the beginning builder who wants to understand how a boat works, ie., the meaning of stability displacement, powering, propellers, etc.
• teaches the difference in skills between carpentry and boatbuilding.
• includes Farmer's famous "Torque-Diameter Propeller Determinants" table.
• shows how to select an engine for your boat - gas, diesel, electric, steam, producer gas.