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How to Design a Boat: Sail and Power. 3rd Edition

How to Design a Boat: Sail and Power. 3rd Edition

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BOATING –

John Teale takes the reader step-by-step through the stages of designing both power and sailing boats, whilst explaining the reasons behind the process. Line diagrams and reproductions of working drawings are used to aid readers’ understanding.
Demystifying yacht and motorcraft creation, the book serves as a beginner-friendly manual that translates initial sketches into practical, buildable realities without the need for complex mathematical equations. 
The classic text guides readers through the entire creation process in a progressive sequence: 
  • Initial Sketches & Calculations: Covers fundamental steps like estimating freeboard, beam, depth, and calculating basic displacement.
  • Hull Form & Stability: Teaches the mechanics behind flatties, round bilges, fin keels, centreboards, and calculating longitudinal center of gravity.
  • Working Drawings: Explains how to draft precise lines plans, offsets, buttocks, diagonals, and curve of areas.
  • Motor Boats: Adapts these concepts specifically for power vessels, covering motor boat hulls, propellers, and speed-to-length ratios. 
The core takeaway is that you don’t need an advanced engineering degree to design a safe, functional boat; rather, Teale emphasizes that sound design is achievable through basic, systematic steps and standard drafting tools. 
3rd revised edition. pp. 137illusts #220726
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