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Since it was first published, How to Design a Boat has proved itself a bestseller. Teale takes the reader step-by-step through the stages of designing both power and sailing boats, explaining the reasons behind the procedures and using sketches and reproductions of working drawings to help understanding. Throughout, line diagrams and working drawings are used to help the reader see and understand line plans from a wide range of vessels. The standard calculations employed in all boat design work, requiring only very basic arithmetical skills, are set out and typical examples are worked through.
Contents include: Preliminary Sketches and Calculations; Completing the Preliminary Designs; Making the Working Drawings; Motorboat Design; Resistance, Sail Plans and Hull Balance; Constructional Considerations, and much more.
From the Back Cover
There is nothing magical or particularly brilliant about designing a boat, and you don't need to be an Einstein or a Leonardo da Vinci to sketch out the sort of craft that appeals to you. Indeed this first sketch that many potential owners will have made at some time is the most important part of a design. It needs only the bare bones to be fleshed out and some checks and balances to complete the design process. This may take a little time but it certainly isn't difficult. And the same processes apply for a dinghy as well as a cruising yacht.
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. Sketches and reproductions of working drawings are used throughout to help understanding so that by the end of the book even a first time designer's effort can be translated by a builder into a sensible and workmanlike reality.
Since it was first published, How to Design a Boat has proved itself a bestseller. The second edition simplifies several calculations and introduces new designs.
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How to Design a Boat
How to Design a Boat,John Teale,Sheridan House,1574091573,Boating - Boatbuilding,Boating - General,Boats and boating,Design and construction,Handbooks & Manuals,Sailing - General,Sports,Sports & Recreation
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