How to Design a Boat by John Teale John Teale, Naval Architect and editor of Motor Boat and Yachting for years, takes the reader step-by-step through the stages of designing both power and sailing boats, while also explaining the reasons behind the process. Sketches and reproductions of working drawings are used throughout. More Information /  Order Now #ad   Designer & Client : Eight Boat Design Commissions, from Kayak to Cruiser by Antonio Dias More Information /  Order Now #ad Super Yachts by John Julian The world's most luxurious yachts spanning nearly 100 years, from the launch of the classic schooner Shenandoah in 1902 to the christening of the futuristic sloop Kokomo in early 2000. A guided tour of each is accompanied by the fascinating details of the yacht's construction and the remarkable voyages it has undertaken. Magnificent color photography and specifications are provided for each of the 20 vessels. More Information /  Order Now #ad Secrets Of Tunnel Boat Design The development of the tunnel and V bottoms are interestingly chronicled, with detailed explanations of hull design, function, potential, and characteristics. This book also details ten design steps for analysis of hull performance and stability showing how the calculations are accurately performed, as well as providing detailed information about their relation to hull performance. The ten steps range from layout design dimensions, calculating lift and drag, power calculations, and stability More Information /  Order Now #ad History of Tunnel Boat Design History of the very first tunnel type designs, like Thorneycroft's 1870 craft and the original Hickman "Sea Sled". Review of the types of catamaran hullforms used in early tunnel configurations. Early "Ram Wing" catamarans were designed by some of the world's foremost marine designers...some were even built! Find out which ones were successes... and why! More Information /  Order Now #ad   Applied Naval Architecture by Robert B. Zubaly More Information /  Order Now #ad Understanding Boat Design by Ted Brewer For new boating enthusiasts-even if they've been at it awhile-there are scores of burning questions. If one boat has a round bottom and another´s is veed, what difference does it make in the way they perform? What are the advantages of a cutter rig over a sloop? Why does one sailor swear by a full keel, while others won't have anything but a fin keel? Why does one powerboat have more flare in its topsides than another? And while we're at it, what's flare and what are topsides? Why do some hull shapes look "right?" How big an engine and propeller will it take to move that powerboat? What are the elements of a safe boat, or a comfortable cruising boat?  Provides a "...general overview of small craft design..." to teach rudiments of hull shape, vessel types, rigs, and construction." More Information /  Order Now #ad Preliminary Design of Boats and Ships A veteran designer's approach to conceptual vessel design for the layman and hte beginning professional. More Information /  Order Now #ad   Fiberglass Boat Design and Construction by Robert J. Scott More Information /  Order Now #ad Yacht Designing and Planning : For Yachtsmen, Students, and Amateurs by Howard I. Chapelle Directions for the use of tools and suggestions for handling the many problems involved in yacht designing. Describes in detail developing the lines of a yacht as it is done in actual practice. "Tells exactly what to do to design a boat from scratch using hand drafting methods, not how to do it" More Information /  Order Now #ad

Boat Data Book by Ian Nicolson The Boat Data Book has long been the standard reference work for boat designers, builders, surveyors and anyone interested in repairing, refitting and maintaining powerboats and sailboats. This third edition has been expanded to include more tables and new data on the latest developments involving anchors, masts, propellers, winches and the like. As before, Nicolson has packed a tremendous amount of detailed information into dozens of easy-to-use tables and graphs, accompanied by clear illustrations and concise, explanatory text. More Information /  Order Now #ad Common Sense Boat and Boat Model Building. Volume One, The Coventional Way. "A step-by-step track-to-run-on for beginning amateur boat builders. Dorval-Publishers, 1515 Hamilton Place, Dorval, Quebec, Canada H9S 1H3."   Sensible Cruising Designs by L. Francis Herreshoff This book contains the plans for some of Herreshoff's best-loved boats, including Meadowlark, Rozinante, the H-28-in all, 49 plans for everything from a 16-foot double-paddle canoe to a 130-foot three-master.  L. Francis Herreshoff. Collection of how-to-build articles from "The Rudder" about some of LFH's most popular cruising designs. More Information /  Order Now #ad Designing Small Craft by John Teale, published by David McKay Co, Inc., N.Y. 1976. "Starts very basic for the beginner" More Information   The Propeller Handbook, David Gerr. Up to date, detailed guide to how propellers work and how to select one, for both power and sail boats. More Information /  Order Now #ad Ship and Aircraft Fairing and Development. Sam Rabl, 1941 "A great workshop manual for lofting, and an excellent introduction to developable shapes: I strongly recommend it to anybody who plans to build in plywood, steel or aluminum." -Jacques Mertens More Information /  Order Now #ad   Computational Geometry for Ships.  H. Nowacki M.I.G. Bloor B. Oleksiewicz Textbook covering curve defintion, representation, and generation ship curve design, eementary mathematical properties of surfaces, the PDE Method for Surface Generation, Blend Design, Free-Form Surface Design, Numerical Solutions of Elliptic PDEs, Surface Generation, Analysis of Surface Fairness, and Hydrodynamic Evaluation of Generated Surfaces. More Information /  Order Now #ad Skene's Elements of Yacht Design, Francis Kinney, Dodd, Mead & Co. 1962. There have been several revisions and printings of this well-known work, but for me it is not so good as Chapelle's book for the design process.   But "for information on everything from fastening size to rigging to propeller sizing this book is invaluable." More Information /  Order Now #ad   Designing Power & Sail by Arthur Edmunds Written in terms anyone can understand with formulas, tables, line drawings and illustrations to explain the process of design in great detail.  A good book for a beginner to start with. More Information /  Order Now #ad Yacht Designs (1977); Yacht Designs II (1992); William Garden, Int'l Marine. Garden describes over 50 of his designs, both sail and power.  First book includes detailed instructions for drawing 3-d perspective   views from regular plans. More Information /  Order Now #ad

Boats With an Open Mind : 75 Unconventional Designs and Concepts by Philip C. Bolger Innovative designs include a planning microtrawler; a glass-galleried, beachable birdwatching boat; a fully enclosed ocean-cruising rowboat; cruising sailboats that take the ground at low tide; power, sail, and rowing boats from 6 to 60 feet. More Information /  Order Now #ad   Yacht and Small Craft Design: from Principles to Practice, Gordon Trower. "all the essential computations", "written with warmth and wit" ..."an introductory book for anyone with an interest in the subject" More Information /  Order Now #ad   Choice Yacht Designs, Richard Henderson, International Marine, 1979 Review of production fiberglass designs. More Information Boats to Go : 24 Easy-To-Build Boats That Go Fast With Low Power by Thomas Firth Jones From a flyweight tack-and-tape kayak to a 29-foot transatlantic trimaran - 24 unique boats united by the common themes of simplicity of line, ease of construction, and high speed relative to the power used. More Information /  Order Now #ad Cruising Designs Benford Design Group. Design catlog of power and sail cruising designs from 7 - 130'. More Information /  Order Now #ad   Pocket Cruisers for the Backyard Builder: 30 Small Sailboats (15 to 29 feet) you can build for less than $12,000. Dave Gerr, 1991.   Rigs, ballast construction, ballasting and hull form, lofting, engines, building stongbacks, etc.  Steel and aluminum.  Also covers Multihulls. More Information The Nature of Boats, Dave Gerr, Int'l Marine, 1992. Many design insights, such as hull shapes and propeller selection. More Information /  Order Now #ad

The Common Sense of Yacht Design: The Theory & Practice of Naval Architecture. L. Francis Herreshoff. Richly illustrated with photos and engravings.  "A classic treatise by a very talented and very opinionated designer."   Introduction to Naval Architecture by Thomas C. Gillmer & Bruce Johnson The engineering fundamentals of naval architecture are emphasized in this basic textbook which develops such topics as ship geometry, strength, and stability, submarine hydrostatics, ship hazards and vulnerability, and ship hydrodynamics. This generously illustrated volume includes numerous example problems and suggestions for additional study. More Information /  Order Now #ad Preliminary Design of Boats and Ships, Cyrus Hamlin, ca 1992 How to prepare a conceptual design for a naval architect to finish. More Information /  Order Now #ad   The Troller Yacht Book: A Powerboater's Guide to Crossing Oceans 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. Plans for troller yachts from 38 to 70 feet and detailed information about everything from design theory, building, and outfitting to converting commercial boats. More Information /  Order Now #ad Practical Principles of Naval Architecture, S. S. Rabl, Cornell, 1942. "One of the very best books on the subject but very scarce"   Basic Ship Theory : Hydrostatics and Strength by K. J. Rawson, E. C. Tupper The first of two volumes that have become the standard introductory text for undergraduate students of naval architecture, first published in 1968 and most recently revised in 1989. Volume one covers the basic geometry, measurement, safety, structural strength, stability, and the all important floatability. More Information /  Order Now #ad Thirty Classic Boat Designs : The Best of the Good Boats by Roger C. Taylor A fleet of individualistic gems, from a 16-foot daysailer to a 61-foot schooner. Most are sailboats, all are interesting. They come from the drawing boards of, among others, N. G. and L. F. Herreshoff, Sam Crocker, and Olin Stephens. More Information

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