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Intended for people who are not boat designers, Preliminary Design of Boats and Ships describes how to bring a boat of your dreams into being. Written by an experienced naval architect, it prepares intelligent amateurs to create conceptual vessel designs ready for a naval architect's finishing touches. Included are all the basic rationales and data needed to undertake a design project, presented in a style that successfully bridges the gap between the technical approach of naval architecture and the over-simplification of consumer magazine articles.
Although most naval architecture books deal with only one type of vessel, this volume covers a wide variety of watercraft. It can be equally useful if you're envisioning a modest cruising yacht or a sixty-foot fishing boat.
