How long does it take to read 23 Boats You Can Build Compiled by the Editors of Popular Mechanics Magazine?
23 Boats You Can Build Compiled by the Editors of Popular Mechanics Magazine by Popular Mechanics takes about 3 hours 30 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 30 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1950. 191 pages, about 52,525 words.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 50 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 30 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 11 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
23 classic wooden boat designs from the editors of Popular Mechanics include layouts and instructions for sailboats, canoes, fishing boats and power boats. You'll find ingenious solutions to many boating problems as well, with advice on temporary sail rigs, sail repair, transporting small boats to the water, and outboard engine maintenance.
Subjects: canoe plans, Boatbuilding, sailing tips, Boats and boating, sailboat plans, kayak plans