Steward Robert M. Boatbuilding manual

Chicago: Popular Mechanics Press, 1950. — 190 p. — ASIN: B000VICHTI. Language: English This book includes 23 plans for building a classic boat , compiled by the editors of Popular Mechanics in 1950. Boats built from these plans are now in successful operation in various parts of the USA. The instructions, pictures and plans were prepared for ease of understanding. Those who...

Second edition. — Camden, Maine, International Marine, 2000. — 350 p. Principles of Yacht Design is both comprehensible to amateurs and comprehensive for professionals. It follows the design of a 40-foot cruising sailboat from the first sketch to the final weight, strength, and sail area calculations, with tables, charts, and diagrams to let the reader adapt the process to any...

International Marine, McGraw-Hill, 1999. 352 p. ISBN: 0070231591 Acclaimed author and naval architect Dave Gerr created this unique system of easy-to-use scantling rules and rules-of-thumb for calculating the necessary dimensions, or scantlings, of hulls, decks, and other boat parts, whether built of fiberglass, wood, wood-epoxy composite, steel, or aluminum. In addition to the...

Adlard Coles, 2012. — 160 p. — ISBN13: 978-1408131121. The second book in our Classic Boat series aimed at traditional boat lovers, builders and restorers. Lofting is an essential stage in the transition between designing and building a boat in order to turn the design plans into boat lines plans to measure off and build the full-size boat. Its a tricky art, but this book shows...

Wooden Boat Publications, 1987, 256 p. Here is everything you need to know to construct a carvel planked cruising boat with no more than a set of plans, a pile of lumber, and determination. Laying Down The Making of Molds The Ballast Keel The Backbone: Keel and Sternpost The Backbone: Stem, Rabbet, and Frame Sockets The Backbone: Tail Feather, Transom, Molds, and Sheer Ribbands...

E-book, 2009, 1095 p. History of Cruising Sailboats Budgets & Planning Choosing the Hull Decks and Superstructures Rigs and Sail Plans Choosing a Building Site Building in Wood Building in Fiberglass Building in Metal Sailboat Engineering Sailboat Electrics Sailboat Interiors Sailboats 19ft to 30ft Sailboats 31ft to 40ft Sailboats 41ft to 50ft Sailboats 51ft to 60ft Sailboats...