SeaWatch Books

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We are taking pre-orders now! 😁 https://seawatchbooks.com/products/the-rogers-collection-of-dockyard-models-at-the-us-naval-academy-volume-ii-the-third-rates-by-grant-walker

@mtaylor and @Mike Y Great points and something I’ve been concerned about. Here’s how I plan to address those possibilities: In the event that Kotobee goes out of business, I would absolutely move everyone to the next viable platform. There are a slew of options - right now Kotobee is the best value for us to deliver this capability. In the event that SeaWatch gets sold or closes (likely not to happen for years!) I would make sure that all e-book customers get taken care of - either through contractural commitment from the buyer in a sale or through direct ownership of digital files in a shut down. My philosophy is that there should be zero risk for the customer in doing this. Mike

Thanks for the feedback! Perhaps some books will be better for digital than others. And maybe we can get younger folks into the hobby this way! ;0

If we did books that include plans, we'd make the plans available as physical components. Any content on CDs would actually be included with the book - one of the advantages of the digital reader is that it can include videos, PDF files, and other media.

Thanks! This will evolve I'm sure. One of the neat things with the digital platform is we could include videos and such, which would be of great use in build guides. But I understand how the print could be better for those.

I'm excited to announce that SeaWatch is dipping our toe into e-books! While we pride ourselves on beautiful, high quality, printed books, we must acknowledge that the digital format for books is here to stay. There are several benefits to e-books: You can zoom into pictures to get more detail You can easily travel with them There is no shipping costs to receive them (this should be of particular interest to our international readers!) They don't go out of print Our first e-book is Rob Napier's new book Caring for Ship Models: A Narrative of Thought and Application. (Thank you Rob for being open to this!) It is our intent to expand this based on author interest and I hope to next add some of our currently out-of-print books until we can get those reprinted. One thing I'm considering is that if you order an out-of-print book as an e-book, when the book is printed we can ship that to you and turn off the digital version (feel free to let us know what you think of this). A word on pricing: we do not plan on discounting e-books relative to their physical counterparts. The reason is that we believe the books - regardless of their media - have inherent value. It's their content not their physical properties. And, while there are no printing costs with digital books, there are costs in creating them, hosting them, and updating them. That said, for those that want to own both, we plan to offer a bundle at a 10% discount. Note that since our books are very visual, we are not making them available for Kindles or similar e-readers. We have have partnered with a firm called Kotobee to create our own online library and digital e-readers (currently available for Windows and Mac with iOS to follow soon). When you order an e-book, you will be sent a link to register for the reading platform. On subsequent purchases, you will see the book appear in your library automatically. As we go down this road, we are of course open to any feedback so please let us know your thoughts. Are you interested in e-books? Are there any titles you'd like to see first?

Glad to have helped and thank you!

Hi All - Just in time for the holidays, Rob Napier's new book Caring for Ship Models: A Narrative of Thought and Application is in! Caring for Ship Models is delivered in four parts: Part One, a prologue, introduces Rob and his involvement with ship modeling. Part Two offers perspectives on various aspects and philosophies of the ship modeling experience. Part Three focuses on physical processes Rob has used during his career. Part Four reviews what might be called case studies that examine influential and interesting projects. This book is one you will absolutely want in your collection and will be a valuable reference for years to come. Also, we have new international shipping rates finally, which are much less than they were earlier this year. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, Mike

Hi All - I'm delighted to announce that we are now accepting pre-orders for Rob Napier's new book Caring for Ship Models: A Narrative on Thought and Application. This excellent book on his life's work is both a revealing look into his professional career and also a treatise on how to care for your models to last for generations. Caring for Ship Models is delivered in four parts: Part One, a prologue, introduces Rob and his involvement with ship modeling. Part Two offers perspectives on various aspects and philosophies of the ship modeling experience. Part Three focuses on physical processes Rob has used during his career. Part Four reviews what might be called case studies that examine influential and interesting projects. This book is one you will absolutely want in your collection and will be a valuable reference for years to come. CLICK HERE TO ORDER ON SEWATCHBOOKS.COM

They should be. However, there was an error in an older plan regarding the placement of the scuppers. They should be located in the black strake (the first strake above the wales).

Volume III should be out late this year! We are laying out the book now.

Hi Ron, I know this post is from last year, but as the new owner of SeaWatch I wanted to let you know I am planning on reprinting Vol I - it just may be a few more months given some new titles coming out. That said, let me know if I can help you on the plans front if you haven't gotten an older copy yet. Mike

Please note, if you have the Revised & Expanded Version of Volume IV of David's Fully Framed Model, you shouldn't need this booklet as it is included in that version.

Hi All - I wanted to let you know that SeaWatch has teamed up with David Antscherl and Greg Herbert to continue to help you on your Swan journey and we are delighted to offer the plans for the Swan class sloop featured in David and Greg's four-part series Fully Framed Ship Model. The plans have been drawn up expressly for model makers who wish to build a fully framed model. Drawn to the classic scale of 1:48, each set consists of two plan sheets. The first includes the sheer and profile, half-breadth and body plan. The second sheet includes all the masts, spars, etc. required for a Swan class vessel or similar ship rigged model of that period. The 35 patterns for the floors, futtocks, toptimbers, hawse timbers and transoms will be included as digital downloads for those who buy the plans. This will enable the builder to print out as many frame patterns as needed to construct each frame. We expect to be able ship the printed plans in 3 weeks or so and you can pre-order now on our website: https://seawatchbooks.com/products/swan-plans-supplement-to-the-fully-framed-ship-model-by-david-antscherl-and-greg-herbert Let me know if you have any questions! Mike

Thank you! Let me know if you start a build log on the Statenjacht. PS My son goes to Skidmore! Go Thoroughbreads! 😀

Hope to have new shipping prices up in the next few days. Totally agree about books - look where it got me! 😂

Hi Chris, I just shot you an email about this. International shipping has proven to be a big challenge but I have found a solution and your order should be shipped in the next few days. When it is shipped, you will receive a tracking number that will enable you to view delivery details and date. Sorry for the delay, but this should not be an issue going forward. Thank you for your patience and please let me know if you have any questions. Best, Mike

We are back! And we have both volumes of Naiad in stock for much less than $1500!

Yes! Working on it - will keep you posted.

That’s Great! Thank you! Hope you enjoy them.

Hi Mark, I know. It's unfortunate and I am hoping to address the issue - but doing so may require a long-term solution that will take some effort to get in place. One thing I can say - and please don't take this as self-serving - the first item is the most expensive to ship. I've noticed (today even) on some orders that have multiple items, the incremental shipping cost was much less. I will be speaking with the fulfillment center next week to see if there are additional options. Mike

HI Jan - I know the international rates are high, which is unfortunate. I will be looking at ways to reduce these, but it will take some time. I am looking at possibly reprinting the Waterlines book - will keep you posted. Mike

Thank you so much! Please let me know how it goes.