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100 Boat Designs Reviewed
Thorough reviews by experts of 100 designs for rowboats, daysailers, powerboats, cruising yachts by such designers as Alden, Crocker, Garden, Joel White, Chapelle, many others.
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ID: DESMMG034 |
87 Boat Designs
A fully illustrated catalog of plans for small rowing and sailing and a few power boats available from Mystic Seaport. Includes helpful descriptions, oar and sail plans, complete ordering information.
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ID: DESINT044 |
All About Powerboats
Written for the boater seeking a deeper understanding of modern powerboat design and handling. Practical advice from an expert on hull shape, power, construction materials and methods, systems, comfort and safety provides a thorough grounding in powerboat selection and use. Illustrated.
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ID: DESWWN005 |
American Small Sailing Craft
First published in 1951. An examination of traditional American sailing workboats under 40 ft. on deck. Discusses design, development, and construction.
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ID: DESSHP120 |
Boat Data Book, 5th ed.
Expanded to include more tables and new data on anchors, masts, propellers, winches, rigging, fasteners and much more. A wealth of easily accessible information for sailors, designers, riggers, mechanics, boatwrights. Graphs, tables and diagrams.
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ID: DESINT239 |
Boat Mechanical Systems Handbook
The first book to cover the design, selection, installation and evaluation of mechanical systems on boats. Includes recommendations for drive trains, fuel and exhaust systems, pumps, steering, ventilation, anchor systems and much more.
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ID: DESTIL011 |
Boats by Purdy
Richly documents the exquisite boats of the Purdy brothers of Long Island in rare photos, lore, history, and personal anecdotes. Few of the these boats survive, but their legend hasn't tarnished.
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ID: DESINT286 |
Boats with an Open Mind
Seventy-five unconventional, innovative designs and concepts for nonconformist yachtsmen. Designs are for power, sail and oar, ranging in size from 6 to 60 ft. Some of these designs can be built directly from the book. 500 illustrations.
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ID: DESMSP045 |
Building Kettenburgs
The long-awaited story of San Diego's famed Kettenburg Boatworks, builders of generations of fine and highly evolved cruising and racing sailboats, high speed vee-bottom powerboats, rumrunners and fishing boats. Photo-and-history-filled gem.
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ID: DESTIL030 |
Catboats
A portfolio of catboat designs from this prolific designer. Captures the charm and practicality of these delightful boats, as appealing today as ever. Includes details of building, rigging and outfitting.
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ID: DESPAR013 |
Chinese Sailing Rig
"A practical handbook for adapting the junk rig to western style hulls. Emphasis is on practical, straghtforward design and construction choices with tested materials and methods throughout. Instructions on sailing the rig, also. Well illustrated."
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ID: DESTIL016 |
Cruising Sailboat Kinetics
Both a primer on sailboat design concepts and terminology and a portfolio of some of the best contemporary cruising designs with a lengthy explanation of the merits of each. Heavily illustrated.
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