Yachting Manuals: DIY Yacht Construction

Wooden Boat Building (Adlard Coles Classic Boat series)

Wooden boats didn't disappear with the invention of GRP. Building them is a classic craft that attracts people with a keen interest in traditional boats and is a thriving activity amongst professional craftsmen and DIY boatbuilders alike.

This thoroughly modern book aimed at the novice builder and accessible to the amateur takes a fresh new approach to a timeless activity.
The focus is on classic boat construction and restoration, but at all stages modern methods, materials and techniques are employed, together with step-by-step diagrams and explanations.

Well illustrated with colour photos and detailed close-up watercolour illustrations, this book will be invaluable for students of boat design and construction, do-it-yourself boatbuilders and even modelmakers. A landmark in wooden boat building books.

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Author:	Jean-Francois Garry
Details:	128 pages, 9.7 x 6.7 x 0.39 in (24.5 x 17 x 1 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	many color photos
Language:	English
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (GB, 2010)
Series:	Adlard Coles
ISBN:	9781408128534

Aero-hydrodynamics and the Performance of Sailing Yachts - The Science Behind Sailing Yachts and Their Design

A groundbreaking, technical analysis of yacht design, linked to the theory and testing of how a sailing yacht behaves underway. It is cutting edge - the author (a world expert in the field) has drawn his conclusions from years of research, analytical testing in wind tunnels and tanks, and his results represent the state of the art in performance prediction which underlies all modern yacht design.

State of the art and with a revolutionary modern approach, "Aero-hydrodynamics and the Performance of Sailing Yachts" provides a systematic and completely up to date analysis, complete with colour photographs and diagrams throughout. An essential, and long awaited, work for all professional yacht designers, racing sailors and students of yacht design.

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Author:	Fabio Fossati
Details:	368 pages, 10 x 7.5 x 0.98 in (25.5 x 19 x 2.5 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	many color photos and drawings
Language:	English
Publisher:	Adlard Coles (GB, 2009)
ISBN:	9781408113387

Boatbuilding Techniques Illustrated - The Classic Text

Sound woodworking skills are essential when building a boat from scratch or just completing a hull, whether it is made of steel, aluminium, GRP or any form of wooden construction.

This highly illustrated book provides help any aspiring boatbuilder decide what materials and tools to use and how to use them. Richard Birmingham's classic text covers the wide range of techniques and skills needed when constructing a boat, from interpreting the plans to hints on working different timbers. He answers many of those puzzling questions which need to be solved in a refreshingly clear and direct manner.

This book will prove an invaluable reference to the home builder or newly trained apprentice in a fitting out yard.

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Author:	Richard Birmingham
Details:	320 pages, 9.7 x 6.7 x 1.02 in (24.5 x 17 x 2.6 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	b&w photos and drawings
Language:	English
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (GB, 2005)
ISBN:	9780713676211

Building Classic Small Craft - Complete Plans and Instructions for 47 Boats

This book offers plans and instructions for building 47 functional wooden boats for oar, motor, and sail, including dories, peapods, Sea Bright skiffs, wherries, and Rangeley boats.

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Author:	John Gardner
Details:	560 pages, 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.83 in (27.5 x 21.5 x 2.1 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	555 photos and illustrations
Language:	English
Publisher:	International Marine Publishing Co (USA, 2003)
ISBN:	9780071427975

Cruising Yachts : Design and Performance

Dr Thomas Harrison Butler was a skilled, yet amateur, designer responsible for some hundreds of classic English cruising yachts which still grace our seas. "Cruising Yachts", his design manifesto, first appeared in 1945 - the year of his death - and last appeared in print in 1995.

This long overdue Fifth Edition has been produced in collaboration with the Harrison Butler Association, and is a complete re-setting of the original text, drawings and mono photographs, documenting in detail HB's approach to the design and equipping of a yacht, providing an annotated catalogue of notable designs, and including a biographical portrait by HB's daughter, the late Joan Jardine-Brown.

New for this edition are a modern gallery of colour photographs of HB yachts, and a thoughtful and illuminating Foreword by the late Ed Burnett, who was our foremost designer of modern yachts in the classic English idiom.

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Author:	Thomas Harrison Butler
Details:	208 pages, 8.5 x 8.5 x 0.75 in (21.5 x 21.5 x 1.9 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	extensively illustrated, 8 pages color photos
Language:	English
Publisher:	Lodestar Books (GB, 2015)
ISBN:	9781907206368

How to Design a Boat - Sail and Power

A guide that is designed to take the novice step-by-step through the stages of designing both power and sailing boats, explaining the reasons behind the procedures and using typical lines plans and working drawings to help understanding.

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Author:	John Teale
Details:	144 pages, 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.31 in (21.5 x 14 x 0.8 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	drawings
Language:	English
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (GB, 2011)
ISBN:	9781408152058

Lofting a Boat - A Step-by-step Manual

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 exactly how it is done in clear, step-by-step diagrammatic stages.

Aimed specifically at the amateur DIY builders and restorers, it will enable anyone to build a boat of any size, whether power or sail. The author has been teaching lofting to boatbuilding students for over 10 years, and has found that the key to understanding is visualisation - hence the plethora of step-by-step diagrams in this book to assist the reader to grasp the concepts.

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Author:	Roger Kopanycia
Details:	160 pages, 9.7 x 6.7 x 0.35 in (24.5 x 17 x 0.9 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	extensively illustrated
Language:	English
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (GB, 2011)
ISBN:	9781408131121

The Elements of Boat Strength - For Builders, Designers and Owners

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 rules themselves, 'The Elements of Boat Strength' offers their context: an in-depth, plain-English discussion of boatbuilding materials, methods, and practices that will guide you through all aspects of boat construction.

Now you can avoid wading through dense technical engineering manuals or tackling advanced mathematics. This guide has all the formulas, tables, illustrations, and charts you need to judge how heavy each piece of your boat should be in order to last and be safe.
With this book, an inexpensive scientific calculator, and a pad of paper, you'll be able to design and specify all the components necessary to build a sound, long-lasting, rugged vessel.

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Author:	David Gerr
Details:	352 pages, 9 x 7.7 x 1.06 in (24 x 19.5 x 2.7 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	200 illustrations
Language:	English
Publisher:	International Marine Publishing Co (USA, 1999)
ISBN:	9780070231597

The Modern Cruising Sailboat - A Complete Guide to Its Design, Construction, and Outfitting

A comprehensive guide to help you identify and equip the boat that best suits your needs. Well-known boating writer Charles Doane unravels the complexity of cruising sailboat design and explains the fundamentals and the ramifications of each design decision.
In easy-to-understand terms, Doane explains theoretical aspects of design, pragmatic issues like keel shape and berth configuration, pros and cons of various construction methods and materials, outfitting, propulsion,rigging and much more.

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Author:	Charles J. Doane
Details:	400 pages, 11.2 x 8.9 x 1.5 in (28.5 x 22.5 x 3.8 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	extensively illustrated
Language:	English
Publisher:	International Marine Publishing Co (USA, 2009)
ISBN:	9780071478106