The owner of an aging wooden boat looking for advice on tools and repair techniques, or the potential boat restorer wondering if he has the skills and time to successfully complete a renovation, will find ample advice in this well-illustrated book. The author devotes a chapter to finding a worthwhile boat to restore (and another airing his outspoken prejudice against any material not originally part of a tree), but his obvious enthusiasm is reserved for putting tools to wood and replacing, refastening, refurbishing and refinishing the hull, deck, rig and interior of aging boats. Sailboats and powerboats are given equal coverage, with added information on renovating mahogany and lapstrake runabouts and canvas-covered canoes and skiffs.