Yacht and Small Craft Construction

This book is a practical guide to the main design considerations in building yachts and other small craft. It explores how materials behave structurally, how structures resist loads, how failure is likely to occur, and how materials can be put together to create boats. The author's stated intention is to provide a thinking approach to boat construction.

Case studies are given; comprehensive glossary provides useful definitions of terms; calculations are separated from the main text so the book can be read with or without amplification and there are 120 line drawings & photographs. 120 line drawings & photographs.

Author: Gordon Trower
Format: HB 192 pages
Publisher: Crowood Press
Pub date: Feb 1999
ISBN 10: 1861261187
ISBN 13: 9781861261182

List Price: £18.99