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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780070630048
ISBN: 0070630046
Label: McGraw-Hill Companies
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Companies
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: October 01, 1992
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Studio: McGraw-Hill Companies
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Book Description:
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Roger Taylor, a card-carrying boat nut, wrote four books about his obsession. Beginning with Good Boats and ending with The Fourth Book of Good Boats, each of these presented dozens of what Taylor considered the world's best boat designs. His easygoing but insightful commentary on the strengths and compromises of each design (and there has never been a boat design that did not require some compromise) was accompanied by study plans and photographs or, if the design had not been built, by the author's plea that someone should build it. The books were eagerly awaited by boating aficionados, and though the last one has been out of print seven years, their influence has continued, as has the flurry of building projects they inspired. So it is with pleasure that we present Thirty Classic Boat Designs, the best of the best selected by Taylor from his earlier books, every one an enduring classic within the reach of a small-scale builder. From the large volume of mail he has received over the years, Taylor selected the designs that have generated the most interest, and for each he has written an introduction reporting what new owners, and in many cases new builders, have to say. So let the fiberglass look-alikes continue their reign on the showroom floors; these pages are ruled by a fleet of individualistic gems, from a 16-foot daysailer to a 61-foot schooner. Most are sailboats, all are interesting. They come from the drawing boards of, among others, N. G. and L. F. Herreshoff, Sam Crocker, Olin Stephens--names to quicken the salty pulse. This book is dedicated to the wayward sailor in us all.
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I have tried to get in touch with the writer four times with no luck. Can anybody out there please help me, I would dearly like to get my hands on the drawings for the beautiful 'Coggee Ketch' featured in this wonderful book. I understand not one of these 'Little Ships' have ever been built and would dearly love to change that. Regards Terry Vine.
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