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Powerboater's Guide to Crossing Oceans
by George Buehler
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At last, safe, comfortable, ocean-going power cruisers
that don't cost a fortune to own and operate. When boat designer George Buehler realized
that he no longer wanted to cruise the world's oceans under sail, he decided to create a
line of powerboats that sailors could love and anyone could afford. For inspiration, he
turned to the light, lithe salmon trollers of the Pacific Northwest, among the most
efficient, seaworthy, and beautiful powerboats ever built. With plans for troller yachts
from 38 to 70 feet and detailed information about everything from design theory, building,
and outfitting to converting commercial boats, this book is essential reading for anyone
thinking about ocean cruising who refuses to spend $500,000 on a boat and $500 a day on
fuel.
Voyaging
Under Power
by Ro
bert
P. Beebe & James F. Leishman
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This book is the definitive guide for those who yearn to expand their cruising horizons. Although the two decades since its publication have seen many evolutionary changes in engines, electronics, and other aspects of long-range powerboat design, Beebe's visionary research and design philosophy remain as fresh today as they were then. But times and technology change, and Captain Beebe's classic has now been sensitively and thoroughly updated by James Leishman of PAE, builders of Nordhavn trawler yachts.
Desirable
and Undesirable Characteristics of the Offshore Yachts
by John Rousmaniere (Editor), Stephen
L. Davis, Rod
Stephens
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Hardcover
- 310 pages 1st Ed. edition (May 1987)
This is the authority on the features and equipment that belong and those that don't belong in a cruising sailboat. Rarely before has a book on sailing drawn upon as much experience and knowledge as these authors provide. Between them, they have been sailing for some 850 years, have covered more than 750,000 miles offshore (the equivalent of 30 circuits of the globe), and have owned 43 cruising sailboats.
Metal
Boats
by Ken Scott
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Hardcover - 216 pages 2nd edition
(June 1999)
This updated new edition covers the
design, building and maintenance of steel and aluminum boats, both power and sail About
the Author:
A marine engineer with 26 years of service in the Canadian navy, Ken Scott is the proud
owner of Scot-Free II, a 36-foot steel sloop designed by Bruce Roberts. Scott had the hull
custom built and then spent three years fitting it out himself. During that time, he
learned firsthand about the advantages of metal as a boat building material, as well as
the problems many amateur builders encounter.
Pocket
Cruisers & Tabloid Yachts : Building Plans for Six Small Cruising Boats from the
Boards of the Benford Design Group
by Jay R. Benford
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The
Innovative Yacht : Ideas for Modern Cruising
by Andrew Simpson Our Price: $29.95
Hardcover
- 192 pages (February 1996)
The last decade of the twentieth century has seen monumental changes in the design of all types of cruising yachts and the way in which we can fit them out and sail them. This book evaluates modern technology and looks at every aspect of modern yacht design and construction, seaworthiness and comfort. It examines the many new electronic aids to navigate and communication that can make life safer for the offshore sailor and all the other high-tech equipment now available. But, more importantly, it explains clearly what is really of use, and then measures the new against the traditional.
Principles
of Yacht Design
by Lars Larsson, Rolf Eliasson
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Hardcover
- 302 pages (March 1995)
The last 30 years have marked a revolution in sailboat design. Advances in hydrodynamics, materials, and computer technology have created lighter, stronger, faster, and more comfortable sailboats than ever before. But the language of this transformation can be truly intimidating, as every sailing magazine reader soon learns. When designers and builders of sailing yachts struggle to keep up, what hope is there for sailors?
Small Ships : A Book of Study
Plans for Tugs, Freighters, Ferries, Excursion Boats, Trawler Yachts, Houseboats &
Fishing Vessels : Working Vessels
by Jay R. Benford, Jayr. Benford
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Paperback 4th edition (July 1997)
Sailing
Yacht Design: Practice
by Andrew Claughton (Editor), John Wellicome, Ajit Shenoi
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Textbook Binding - 352 pages 1 edition (December 15, 1998)
Sailing
craft form an expanding sector of the marine industry and events such as the America's Cup
and the Volvo Ocean Race (formerly the Whitbread Round-the-World Race) are receiving
increased public interest. The science and technology associated with the design,
construction and operation of sailing yachts is developing at a rapid rate. New design
tools based on computational techniques are emerging and the fabrication and construction
materials technology is advancing very quickly.
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Yacht
Design Explained : A Sailor's Guide to the Principles and Practice of Design
by Steve Killing, Doug Hunter, Douglas Hunter
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Hardcover
- 256 pages (July 1998)
This is perhaps the most useful book on sailboat design since Ted Brewer's delightfully readable "Understanding Boat Design"...Killing's text is supported by terrific artwork on every page guaranteed to make the learning process as visual as it is cerebral....The next time your eyes glaze over three paragraphs into yet another technical boat review, reach over and grab this little nugget. It works better than Visine. Buy Now!
Yacht
Designing and Planning : For Yachtsmen, Students, and Amateurs
by Howard I. Chapelle
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Hardcover
Reissue edition (October 1995)
Yacht Designing and Planning : For Yachtsmen, Students, and Amateurs is a well organized guide to yacht design for the amateur designer. It begins with the covering of tools for drafting and progresses from there. It covers conceptual design , line drawing, construction plans, sail plan and includes a table of references for woods, metals, and formulas for yacht calculations.
The
Best of the Best : The Yacht Designs of Sparkman & Stephens
by Francis S. Kinney, Russell Bourne
Hardcover
(August 1996)
A big, beautiful book presenting the finest and most beautiful sailing yachts designed by one of America's greatest yacht designers during the last fifty years--the histories, plans and magnificent photographs. More than 200 duotones, more than 200 drawings
