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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.