Here are 75 novel and wonderful boats--some strange, some beautiful, all of them paragons of Philip Bolger's form-follows-function design philosophy. A planing microtrawler; a glass-galleried, beachable birdwatching boat; a fully enclosed ocean-cruising rowboat; cruising sailboats that take the ground at low tide; power, sail, and rowing boats from 6 to 95 feet--these are boats as only Bolger's unfettered imagination does them. This is the first collection of Bolger's work in almost 15 years. It is long overdue. 
"Bolger is an eloquent writer and his comments run the gamut from hilarious to profound."--The Ensign 
"Bolger brings a kind of youthful feeling to yacht design--he would rather make precedent than follow it."--WoodenBoat 
"Bolger has a way of seducing even the lay reader into thinking about and beginning to understand boat design."--Cruising World 
"Boat lovers who are used to designers who conceive the same boat over and over, camouflaged with a face-lifting here and there, will be amazed at Phil Bolger's diversity."--Boatbuilder

Boats with an Open Mind: Seventy-Five Unconventional Designs and Concepts

Engineering & Transportation

Bolger, Philip C.

Transportation

International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press

More than catalog of 31 small boat designs filled with lists of data and specifications, it is also a compendium of the author's thoughts on small boats, with enough history, anecdotes, humor, good sense and daring to make it most readable.

Small Boats,

Science & Math

Technology

Intl Marine Pub Co

The folding schooner, and other adventures in boat design

International Marine Pub. Co

Different boats

Naval architect Phil Bolger lets his imagination soar once again in this, his fourth book of boat designs. The Bolger flair appears in every one of these 39 designs - from an 11 ½-foot sailing pirogue to a 26 ½-foot steam launch to a 115-foot full-rigged ship. In between are simple daysailers, cruising sharpies, fast powerboats, and lovely traditional sailing craft. His talent and eccentricities are self-evident - and only he can describe how own output in such an analytical yet entertaining fashion. The plans are reproduced large enough to allow close scrutiny, and there are designs for building in steel, aluminum, and wood (including cold-molding). Bolger tells you the origin of each design - sometimes a straightforward commission, sometimes a request for a solution to a specific problem, sometimes a contest that piqued his interest. And his solutions never fail to be unique. He also documents a few of his failures by sharing the lessons he learned. Interspersed among the relevant design comments (on leeboards, yulohs, bow steering, dipping lugs, sailboards) are philosophical arguments for and against various causes: taxation, equal rights, planned obsolescence, etymology, low-cost housing. The Bolger mind never rests. If you're already a Bolger fan, you now have a new prize for your collection; if you haven't met him via his earlier books, you have in your hands a great opportunity.

30-Odd Boats

Bolger boats: Combining Small boats and The folding schooner, and other adventures in boat design

100 Small Boat Rigs

In pretty good shape. No creases or tears. A little bit of erased pencil message on the inside of the cover.

Schorpioen: A novel of southern Africa

Duff & Duff

H. H. Payson & Company

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