Understanding Boat Design

the content of this book is fantastic, with clear explanations of the fundamentals of boat design. However, the 4th edition copy that I've ordered twice was missing the same pages in both copies. At the end of a critical chapter on interpreting line drawings, two pages are omitted.

Easy to follow book for beginners. Has many different types of boats as well as descriptions. I am new to the idea of boat building and this was very easy to follow and learn all the different types/parts.

An absolute must have for anyone wishing to build their own boat or even buying their own boat! It covers every aspect of boat design you want to understand or know about your boat.

Excellent overview of design from an excellent designer. Takes concepts and goes from simple to a detailed level.

Fun to read, pretty straight forward explication of some design principles. I was most interested in learning more about sailboats.

The book was ordered to help me to design a simple one-design sailboat. I wanted to be sure that I was using the appropriate portions of power to size, sizing & design of rudders 7 keels and lots of other appropriate design elements. The book does contain a lot of design related definitions and some very useful formulas. However the book did not cover all that I was personally looking for. The book is just a primer to boat design definitions and if you are like me, you will need more than just this book alone to get required design formulas.

Good book if you don't know anything about boat design. Very informative for anyone considering buying a boat.

orty years ago I stupidly sold my last boat. I have missed it every day since. It was my sixth and best boat, a Chrysler Lonestar. Three of these six boats I built myself, one I shared the work with my father. Building a plywood boat is a bagatelle particularly using the stitch and glue method. The seventh boat is built by this method. In the process I have bought six books from Amazon though all of the information that I needed was free on the internet. The books are “Go Build Your Own Boat” and Build The New Instant Boat by Harold Payson, “Boats with an open Mind” by Philip Bolger, “Boat Building For Beginners” by Jim Michalak, “Ultra Simple Boat Building” by Gavin Atkin and “Understanding Boat Design” by Ted Brewer There are separate reviews for each of these books.“Understanding Boat Design” by Ted Brewer was a something of a disappointment. I give it three stars. I found it unhelpful, as the cover stated, for the “amateur builder.” A suitable amateur project boat apparently does not interest the author. Brewer is a big boat guy. If I am wrong then he should read, for inspiration, the other five books mentioned above. I have seen an example of his Cape Cod Cat and it is a wonderful boat. I wish I had one but I would not attempt to build it myself. It is not, as stated, a boat for the amateur builder unless that builder is equipped to handle 1800 pounds of ballast, a hell of a lot of construction, has many devoted helpful friends and a lot of heavy equipment. I seriously doubt that it could be sailed safely single handed. If he is serious about a boat for the amateur he should bend his mind to a smaller, lighter Cat with a much smaller sail. He could have included information about his sailing dinghy in this book. Brewer is obviously a very knowledgeable person and if he had tried a little harder this could be a great book. It is very thin (144 pages) and at least one third is filler material including a reproduction of a Coast Guard document and brochure write ups about Brewer's designs. There are three pages for the amateur boat builder which are nearly worthless. The remainder is very general information. Amazingly my copy was a 4th edition. I wish I could get my money back.

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All good

Chiaro ed esaustivo. Argomenti trattati con semplicita' di esposizione ma in maniera completa. Lo raccomando a tutti gli interessati all'argomento.

Very good book. Still, page 34 nd 35 are simply missing in the print version I received. Very friendly customer treatment, received a second book where the same pages are still missing. Presume thst the entire printed stock has this little error. Perhaps somebody can send the two printed pages .. ?

satisfait de ce livre que je n'ai pas encore lu faute de temps, mais qui va répondre à mes attentes sur les qualités respectives des bateaux