Yacht Designer's Notebook EPUB
by Ian Nicolson
EPUB
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This fully revised third edition of a classic manual is a mine of information for yachtsmen to customise their boats.
An abundance of clear illustrations accompanied by concise explanations cover the following subjects: hull construction and repairs; keels, floors and decks; rudders, tillers and steering gear; cabin tops and cockpits; hatches and ventilation; cabin furniture; chainplates; deck and cockpit fittings; pulpits, stanchions and guardrails; spars, mast fittings and steps; sails and rigging; engines and electrics; tanks, piping and plumbing; yacht tenders, dinghies and liferafts; anchors, chains and warps; fitting out and laying up. Ian Nicolson is one of the most prolific yachting writers.
He has written twenty-four books on yachting and his articles since 1947 number several thousand.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects, a previous partner in A.
Mylne & Co., he founded Nicolson-Hughes Sails and is visiting lecturer at four universities.
He lives in Scotland, has three children and four grandchildren, who all sail ... a lot.
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- Format:EPUB
- Pages:192 pages, 310 Illustrations, unspecified
- Publisher:Amberley Publishing
- Publication Date:15/11/2015
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- ISBN:9781445651590
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:EPUB
- Pages:192 pages, 310 Illustrations, unspecified
- Publisher:Amberley Publishing
- Publication Date:15/11/2015
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- ISBN:9781445651590