Introduction -- Maintenance in the water -- Winter maintenance -- Scraping down to bare wood -- Surface treatment -- To glue or not to glue? -- Wood for boatbuilding - -Screws and nails -- Corrosion and nail sickness -- Tools -- Plugging and filling in smaller damages -- Joints -- Splining -- Wood frames -- Steel frames -- Floors -- Planking -- The backbone -- Deck -- Superstructure -- Interior design -- Mounting hardware -- Masts -- Engine installation -- Purchasing a wooden boat -- Drawings and specifications.