Smithsonian Books, 1983. — 256 p. The bark canoes of the North American Indians, particularly those of birchbark, were among the most highly developed manually propelled primitive watercraft. They could be used to carry heavy loads in shallow streams but were light enough to be hauled long distances over land. Built with Stone Age tools from available materials, their design,...
International Marine/McGraw-Hill, Camden, 2008, 224 p. — ISBN10: 0071496734, ISBN13: 9780071496735. Navigate the hazards of boat ownership with absolute confidence Next to your house, your boat may well be the biggest investment you ever make. Buying and owning a boat involves one baffling decision after another. Yet informed, impartial guidance is almost impossible to...
International Marine. — McGraw-Hill, 2008. - 242 p. The first complete how-to guide for building the latest generation of quick and easy boats. In this book author shows you how to create elegant, seaworthy plywood boats with a minimum of time, experience, and expense. Using clearly written and illustrated step-by-step instructions, Atkin explains the basics of stitch-and-glue...
Second Edition. — New York, NY: W.W. Norton and Company, 1979. — 391 p. — ISBN: 0-3930-3220-5. Here is a complete revision and updating of the most comprehensive study in existence of every aspect of sailing boats, copiously illustrated and containing a wealth of technical information not easily available elsewhere to yachtsmen. The book contains detailed discussions of...
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. — 218 p. This is not a book for yacht-builders, but it is intended for beginners in the art of boat-building, for boys and men who wish to make something with which they may navigate the waters of ponds, lakes, or streams. It begins with the most primitive crafts composed of slabs or logs and works up to scows, houseboats, skiffs, canoes...
International Marine Publ., 1991. — 256c. — ISBN: 0877422575. Язык: English Everybody has the dream: Build a boat in the backyard and sail off to join the happy campers off Pogo Pogo, right? But how? Assuming you aren't independently wealthy, if you want a boat that's really you, you gotta build it yourself. Backyard boatbuilding has its problems. Building in fiberglass is...
Ragged Mountain Press, 2007. — 400 p. — ISBN13: 978-0071489799. Renowned as one of the last and best of the old-time boatbuilders, Captain R. D.Pete Culler provided a guiding light for the wooden boat revival in the 1970s. His designs are classic melds of elegance and utility; his workmanship was akin to artistry; and his teaching and writing a blend of clarity, good sense,...
Second Edition. — London: Ragged Mountain Press, 1991.— 564 p. — ISBN13: 9780071477949. Turn a run-down fiberglass boat into a first-class yacht. The second edition of This Old Boat is a more professional production than the first edition. Not that the first edition was bad, on the contrary, it was a good resource, but it had a somewhat hand-made feel about it. The diagrams...
Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015. — 304 p. — ISBN: 978-1-4081-5419-9. The Boat Improvement Bible is the most up to date, user friendly and hands-on practical manual for boatowners who wish to improve their sailboat or motorboat. It will equip any boatowner with average DIY skills to improve all aspects of their boat: safety, comfort, facilities, storage and performance on the water....
Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015. — 304 p. — ISBN: 978-1-4081-5419-9. The Boat Improvement Bible is the most up to date, user friendly and hands-on practical manual for boatowners who wish to improve their sailboat or motorboat. It will equip any boatowner with average DIY skills to improve all aspects of their boat: safety, comfort, facilities, storage and performance on the water....
W.W. Norton & Company, 1969. — 632 p. The text covers all types of craft from flat-bottom rowboats to ocean cruisers and commercial vessels, and aids the builder in overcoming difficulties and discouraging delays resulting from the lack of easily available information on the practical side of boatbuilding. Boatbuilding gives detailed instructions, with many illustrations, on...
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2009. — 184 p. — ISBN10: 0071591427, 13 978-0071591423. A well-chosen and well-designed name on a transom or topsides is the finishing touch and creates the ultimate first impression for any boat. Your boat's name is the single most highly visible clue to your nautical interests and sensibilities. Whether the name is whimsical...
Addison Wesley Longman, 1998. — 337 p. 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....
Dobbs Ferry, NY: Sheridan House, 2004. — 180 p. — ISBN: 1574091867. This is not one of those “high-energy” books on selling or salesmanship. There are no motivational speeches here, and I’m not going to tell you “How I Sold $10 Million in Used Boats in One Year” or anything like that. What I will tell you is that I love boats — sailboats and powerboats, big boats and small...
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, Camden, 1995, 198 p. — ISBN10: 0071579907, ISBN13: 9780071579902. Why is stitch-and-glue boatbuilding so popular? Any number of construction methods will produce a beautiful boat. But for the backyard builder with limited experience and a tight budget, the choice is not so complicated. Traditional plank-on-frame and cold-molded...
International Marine/McGraw-Hill, Camden, 2008, 185 p. — ISBN10: 0071487913, ISBN13: 9780071487917. Build the fastest, most exotic sailboats around! Popular in Hawaii and throughout the South Pacific and Indian Oceans, outrigger canoes combine the romance of the South Seas with a ruthless efficiency of design and breathtaking sailing performance. This is the first book to...
London: Temple Press Books, 1964. — 512 p. — ISBN: 9780715359266. Since the last edition of this book was prepared in 1956 there have been several important and exciting developments in the high-speed craft. In light of such developments as these, entirely new chapters have been added to this edition dealing with the following subjects: Hydrofoil Craft. Air Cushion Vehicles....
New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 2000. — 240 p. — ISBN: 0-393-04904-3. This is a book about how much fun it is to build a schooner. The story encompasses unforeseen distress, frustration, and some disappointment, but it abounds in equally unforeseen good fortune. While much of the pleasure came from the creation of a beautiful vessel, fully as much came from our...
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...
Dobbs Ferry, NY: Sheridan House, 1999. — 189 p. — ISBN: 1574090682. There are dozens of books written about the "craftsmanship" of boat repairs and upgrades. While most of these books provide valuable information for the boat owner, they seem to assume that the reader has access to an unlimited array of power and hand tools as well as the training and skill to use those tools...
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2010. — 368 p. A groundbreaking introduction to how sailboats behave, and a guide for predicting the performance of a modern sailing yacht. Aero-hydrodynamics and the Performance of Sailing Yachts is the first major yacht design treatise to come along in a decade. With its cutting-edge explanations of how sails, keels, and rudders...
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...
Camden, ME: International Marine Publications Company, 1991. — 424 p. — ISBN: 0-87742-289-3. Boat noodling. Boat lovers suffer universally from this benign affliction. In its mildest form boat noodling is nothing more than wondenng why that sloop in the next slip is faster than yours. In a more senous manifestatiori it could mean senous daydreaming — drifting off for extended...
Milano, Italy: FrancoAngeli, 2015. — 152 p. This plain and concise handbook is a useful instrument for Yacht Design students and an enjoyable reading for boat builders and boat owners who want to learn more about their yachts. The author takes the reader by the hand and leads him step by step through an overall check of all yacht design aspects, with useful suggestions and a...
London, Conway Maritime Press Ltd, 1988. — 122 p. — ISBN: 0851774717. A book in which Maurice Griffiths explains how he came to take up yacht design and how his experiences and research led him to conclude that shallow-draft sailing boats were just as sea worthy as their deeper draught sisters and so much more appropriate for sailors on the east coast. Maurice Griffiths is a...
Osceola, Wis.: MBI Publishing Company, 2000. — 158 p. — ISBN: 0760310386. The early 1930s saw the last high-water mark for big yachts in more than half a century. The mighty J-Class cutters were competing for the America's Cup, and the last of the great steam yachts, Nahlin and Corsair IV , had just been built for British and American owners respectively. Memories of 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...
Camden, ME: International Marine Publications Company, 1994. — 315 p. — ISBN: 0-07-036492-3. Ower last 30 years a revolutionary place in yacht design. The evidence is plain to whole vanety of cruising yachts right through to the ultra high tech racing machines. Simultaneously the impetus given to yacht research has been tremendous, stimulated partly by the demands of such high...
Altamira Press, 1993, 415 p. — ISBN10: 0942063171, ISBN13: 9780942063172. Published in association with the Museum Small Craft Association The first complete guide to measuring, recording, and preserving this important part of our cultural heritage, Boats provides advice from America's leading boat builders, architects and engineers, cultural historians and folk life...
Cornell Maritime Press, 1963. — 329 p. This book emphasizes the revolutionary scientific importance of beam-length proportions in naval architecture. Among the features are: Reinforced Plastic Construction, Chine Plus Spray Guard Shape, Built-In and Block Uni-cellular Flotation, Jets as a Propulsive Method for Small Fast Boats, and for Special Purpose Use in Woodboats.
Tiller Publishing, 1996. — 372 p. — ISBN10: 1888671092, ISBN13: 9781888671094. Newly updated and revised, this critical analysis examines how the search for racing-yacht performance has led to the development of sailing yachts with potentially dangerous seakeeping characteristics. Based upon the highest degree of practical and academic research, it demonstrates how modern yacht...
McGraw-Hill and International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, New York, 2010, 192 p. — ISBN10: 0071549927, ISBN13: 9780071549929. Step-by-step color photo guidance for repairing and renewing fiberglass boats If you don't have the experience of working with fiberglass, any repairs to your boat must be done by high-cost professionals or left undone. This entry-level guide uses...
New York, NY: Crown Publishers, 1979. — 151 p. — ISBN: 0-517-53915-2. Yachting today falls naturally into the two very different categories of cruising and racing, and it is a matter of temperament, very largely, which one chooses: either a man likes a challenge or he does not. While cruising means comfort, time for reflection and philosophizing, fresh mornings at sea and...
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...
Camden, Maine, International Marine Publishing, 1993, 243 p. Materials Tools Workspace Lofting Lead ballast The foundation Plugs and dowels Building the mold: Mold frame Sandwiches Building the mold: Shell frame Laminating the shell Applying sheathing Turning over the hull Interior structure Deck and superstructure Rudders and boards Installing fastenings and hardware Teak...
Shrewsbury: Waterline Books, 1997. — 101 p. — ISBN: 1-85310-794-8. There is nothing more satisfying for the do-it-yourself boat owner than to make something for a few coppers that would otherwise cost an ‘arm and a leg’ at the chandlers. In this book I have put together a collection of sketches and instructions to construct workable alternatives to otherwise costly equipment...
New York, NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1975. — 188 p. — ISBN: 0-442-26025-3. A single step leads down into the cabin of the boat I have just built for myself. The tread is of unvarnished teak because this wood is not slippery even when wet and the drips through the companionway will not rot it. Also it looks smart The side pieces are of a lovely creamy Honduras mafiogany,...
Second Edition. — London: Adlard Coles Publishing, 1987. — 208 p. — ISBN: 0229118011. Bright ideas cure problems. Sometimes the use of a brain wave occurs generations after the first flash of ingenuity sparks the concept. My father invented 'flight refuelling' in 1927, but it only truly came into its own during the Falklands War, in 1982, and he died in 1947. Boats generate...
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 1986. — 241 p. — ISBN: 0393033104. Projects and Tips for the Practical Boat Builder. List of Drawings A better boat Working inside the hull Getting help with the work Better performance under sail Minimising upkeep Curing weather helm Changing the cabin plan Extra bunks An extra cot in the fo'c's'le Nets... for safety and stowage Making and...
Second Edition. — Camden, ME: International Marine Publishing, 1983. — 208 p. — ISBN: 0877421706. This revised edition of Ian Nicolson's widely respected Small Steel Craft examines the building, rebuilding, and repair of steel boats and describes design features unique to steel construction. Nicolson considers the characteristics of modern steels and alloys and their uses. He...
London: Adlard Coles Press, 1987. — 101 p. — ISBN: 0229118062. Getting afloat need not be difficult or expensive if you build your own boat. Most of the boats described here are suitable for beginners, are small and light enough to be carried on a car roof rack, and can be taken to the sea, river, canal or lake. They are all cheap and easy to build. Whether you want a simple...
Brooklyn, ME: Wooden Boat Books, 2000. — 180 p. — ISBN: 0-937822-61-2. Many of the functions of small craft have changed little over time, and their shapes and proportions have gradually evolved. As for construction methods, however, the last fifty years have seen changes more revolutionary than had occurred for many centuries. Using contemporary technology, designers of...
Dobbs Ferry, NY: Sheridan House, 2005. — 91 p. — ISBN: 1574091999. Understanding Boat Corrosion, Lightning Protection and Interference covers the following major topics: Galvanic corrosion, what it is and how to avoid it. Stray current corrosion, how to protect your boat. Reading zinc anodes. Components of lightning. Lightning cone of protection. Improving grounding. Radio...
Camden, ME: International Marine publishing company, 1986. — 149 p. ISBN: 0-87742-187-0. "Yes, you can," I tell anyone who asks me the question, "Do you think I can build a boat?" Anyone with a positive attitude and a smattering of intelligence mixed with a little common sense can build one of these boats. Sure, it will take a few bucks, but not many. Phil Bolger designs the...
Camden, Maine, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, New Delhi, San Juan, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Toronto, International Marine , McGraw-Hill , 2008, 280 p. A great designer offers you a virtuoso tour through the world of sailboats. Bob Perry initiated the trend toward fast voyaging sailboats with his world-famous Valiant 40, which has...
Second Edition. — Camden, ME: International Marine Publications Company, 1971. — 385 p. — ISBN: 0-87742-017-3. Sailing Yacht Design has been accepted as a standard work for many years and Mr. Phillips-Birt approaches his subject scientifically and without dogmatism, explaining the art and progress of yacht design before proceeding to recent developments and practical details....
International Marine / McGraw-Hill, Camden, 2009, 256 p. — ISBN10: 0071597352, ISBN13: 9780071597357 The first quick-and-easy composite construction method for canoes and kayaks This book is certain to appeal to any paddler with a DIY bent. Master craftsman Sam Rizzetta presents three attractive innovations: a new building method that makes Kevlar and carbon-fiber boats cheap...
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...
Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1981. — 179 p. — ISBN: 0809427435. Splendor at Sea A Royal Instrument of Statecraft Bastions of privilege ashore and afloat Grand opening at Suez A Yankee flair for opulence "The flnest pleasure craft" Idylls of millionaires and kings A revolutiouary vessel for the Czar A final burst of excess "Sea Cloud" versus "Nabila" — a coutrast in graudeur...
Camden, ME: International Marine Publications Company, 1981. — 201 p. — ISBN: 0-87742-138-2. Here is a complete, detailed and practical book for the yachtsman doing his own interior fitting out, whether his boat is built in wood, GRP, steel or any other material. In addition to useful advice on every aspect of interior design and lay-out, including ergonomics aboard a small...
Camden, ME: International Marine publishing company, 2009. — 288 p. ISBN: 978-0-07-164337-5. Let’s get this clear from the start: it is a waste of time to build your own wooden boat. These days there are far quicker ways to get yourself on the water than going down to a basement shop, fooling around with a bunch of weird tools, making a big mess, and spending time being careful...
A.S. Barnes&Company, 1964. — 143 p. — ISBN: 0498081427. Here is a comprehensive gook on the how-to of amateur boat building - tools and their use, equipment, materials, and the right way to do each part of the job - plus double page prints of 12 complete boat plans. There's a boat here for every type of water, every interest: big, easy-to-follow, complete plans for a whole...
Dobbs Ferry, NY: Sheridan House, 1996. — 199 p. — ISBN: 0-924486-98-8. It was off Trafalgar that I met my Waterloo. It was there that the seeds of this book took root. For if there was one pivotal moment when I came to realise that there had to be an easier way, then that was probably it. Being at that time short of cash, I had misguidedly agreed to deliver an ugly and...
Second edition. — London: Adard coles nautical, 2000. 130 p. — ISBN: 0-7136-3691-2. This book is an updated version of my previous book Boat building in Aluminium Alloy . Although much of the former edition remains relevant, welding machines and technology have now greatly improved. This makes it possible, once the machine settings have been accurately set, for a less skilled...
Camden, ME: International Marine Publishing, 1985. — 222 p. — ISBN: 0877422109. There’s a revolution underway in boatbuilding. High-tech materials and methods have arrived in boatbuilding from the aerospace industry, being picked up first by the builders of fast, one-of-a-kind boats and spreading to production and amateur builders. When new materials become available, there is...
Cham; Heidelberg; New York; Dordrecht; London: Springer, 2015. — XXIX, 625 p. — ISBN: 978-3-319-13274-7; ISBN: 978-3-319-13275-4 (eBook). How and why does sail boat performance depend on the configuration and trim of boat and sails? This book provides the yachtsman with answers in a relatively straightforward account of the physical mechanisms of sailing. It presents an...
Port Townsend, WA: Windrose Productions, 1986. — 426 p. — ISBN: 0-96155-080-5. What is a guidebook? It's a volume about the virtues of planning ahead so that you have the time and information to choose correctly. It's a collection of ideas with the final decisions left up to you. It's a list of everything you'll need to create a comfortable home on the high seas. It's a...
International Marine / McGraw-Hill, Camden, Maine, New York, 2008, 485 p. — ISBN: 0071489207. The first book ever to reveal what boat builders pay thousands of dollars to learn: the secrets of owner satisfaction. What makes a boat owner happy? Eric Sorensen and J. D. Power & Associates answer that question in detail in this revised edition of Sorensen’s Guide to Powerboats. Now...
Bray Maynard, Devlin Sam, Garden William, O'Brien Mike, White Joel - Brooklin, Maine, WoodenBoat Books, 1997, 264 p. This book is a compilation of articles that have appeared in WoodenBoat magazine. The reviews are comprehensive and thorough. No once-over-lightly here. There is an analysis of the lines, construction plan, accommodation plan, plus recommendations for...
Brooklin, ME: Wooden Boat Publications, Inc., 1995. — 191 p. ISBN: 937822-34-5. Who with an interest in things nautical hasn't been gripped by the monomaniacal passion to build a boat? As my friend George Putz used to say, those who haven't a re either psycho-emotionally wrecks or their nautical interest isn't as serious as they thought it was. Some people with a desire to...
Huntington Beach, California, U.S.A.: Spira International, Inc., 2006, 30 p. How to Select a Design. Drift Boats & Dories. Ply on Frame Construction. Stitch & Glue Construction. FAQs and Much More!
Huntington Beach, California, U.S.A.: Spira International, Inc., 2010, 26 p. Building a Spira International Ply on Frame Boat. Tools for Spira International Stitch and Glue Boats. Lumber for Spira International Boats. Plywood for Spira International Stitch and Glue Boats. Fasteners for Spira International Boats. Epoxy and Fiberglass Cloth for Stitch and Glue Boats. Stitch And...
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1887. — 421 p. Of late many excellent works have appeared on yachting and naval architecture. The book which these lines preface has no pretensions to be a scientific treatise on these subjects, but is addressed to that section of the yachting world which is interested in those craft which can be constructed and handled by an...
4th ed., rev&ext. N.-Y.: Forest And Stream Publishing Co., 1889. - 270 p. THE character and object of this book are set forth on its title page. It is a manual designed for the practical assistance of those who wish to build their own canoes The number of boating men who find pleasure merely in sailing a boat is small compared with those who delight not only in handling, but as...
5th Edition. — International Marine, McGraw-Hill, 2011. — 508 p. — ISBN: 0071628347. Since its first publication in 1970, Boatbuilding Manual has become the standard reference in boatbuilding and boat design schools, in the offices of professional builders, and in the basement workshops of home builders. No other boatbuilding text has simultaneously served the disparate needs...
2nd Edition - Camden, Maine, International Marine Publishing Company, 1980, 247 p. General Plans Tools Wood Fiberglass and other hull materials Fastenings Lines and laying down Molds, templates, and the backbone Setting up Framing Planking Deck framing Decking Deck joinerworks Interior joinerworks Miscellaneous details Safety standards Reccomended reading Equivalents
New York, NY: W.W. Norton and Company, 1973. — 703 p. — ISBN: 0-393-03168-3. This book is not directed at the absolute beginner, who knows nothing whatsoever of sailing. Rather, it is a more advanced text, intended for the person who has sailed small boats, raced small boats, and now — caught by old age, an increase in family size, or simply a change in desires — wishes to...
New York, NY: W.W. Norton and Company, 1978. — 597 p. — ISBN: 0-393-03209-4. This book is not directed at the absolute beginner, who knows nothing whatsoever of sailing. Rather, it is a more advanced text, intended for the person who has sailed small boats, raced small boats, and now — caught by old age, an increase in family size, or simply a change in desires — wishes to...
Third Edition. — Dobbs Ferry, NY : Sheridan House, 2003. — 156 p. — ISBN: 1574091573. There is nothing magical or outstandingly clever about designing a boat, or even sketching out the sort of craft that appeals to you. This book will take you step-by-step through the stages of designing both power and sailing boats, explaining the reasons behind the procedures and using...
2nd edition. — London, Adlard Coles Nautical, 1998. 156 p. John Teale takes the reader step-by-step through the stages of designing both power and sailing boats, while also explaining the reasons behind the process. A book about the design of motor and sailing vessels. Lots of illustrations - general view and location drawings, theoretical drawings, etc.
San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1983. — 140 p. — ISBN: 0-87701-137-0. There is a new current flowing in the world of yachts today. Those individuals who honor both tradition and modern craftsmanship in boatbuilding have joined a rising tide of interested sailors, and it is a mark of our time that their numbers are increasing. In Down Below , Matthew Walker leads one on a...
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