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Summary: The best!
Review: How to build a boat. when you don't have a whole factory floor. Megabucks for rigging and outfitting. Fancy tools. George talks about how boats can (and are) built by people who need them for a living, where function is the key, not fashion. If you prefer something that works instead of the latest trends and manufacturer's selling points, this book is for you. He tells you what works, what you really need, and what the slick magazines will try and tell you to get. Using George's information, and the plans included in this book, you could build somethign to cross oceans. Or you could start dreaming dreams, and get off your rump and make them come true for yourself.
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Summary: Boatbuilding for the common man
Review: How to build a boat. when you don't have a whole factory floor. Megabucks for rigging and outfitting. Fancy tools. George talks about how boats can (and are) built by people who need them for a living, where function is the key, not fashion. If you prefer something that works instead of the latest trends and manufacturer's selling points, this book is for you. He tells you what works, what you really need, and what the slick magazines will try and tell you to get. Using George's information, and the plans included in this book, you could build somethign to cross oceans. Or you could start dreaming dreams, and get off your rump and make them come true for yourself.
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Summary: Backyard Boatbuilding
Review: I am a new hobbyist in the boatbuilding field and this book was very informative. The tips of preparing your building area was very good and easy to interpret. Several plans for boats were also a part of the text.
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Summary: Backyard Boatbuilding
Review: I am a new hobbyist in the boatbuilding field and this book was very informative. The tips of preparing your building area was very good and easy to interpret. Several plans for boats were also a part of the text.
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Summary: My first boat
Review: I am presently building the 32-feet Mystic by Ted Brewer. One of the main reason why I dared to start on the project was George Bueler's book (borrowed from my brother). I am buying a new copy to return to the owner because the original copy is slowly disintegrating from too extensive use.
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Summary: A must read for anyone considering building their own boat.
Review: I first toyed with the idea of building a boat some ten years ago, and when I was ready for one, the current cost of a custom built boat returned me to exploring the possibility of a homebuilt. George's book was written for guys like me, straight and to the point, Buehler tells it like it is, plus if you buy a set of plans from him, you get unlimited advice (he'll send you his phone number and e-mail) as well as suppliers who'll offer tremendous discounts. Do-able, you bet it is. I'd bet about anything I'm the only guy in the state of Missouri building a 60-plus foot cruising sailboat. Got a crane lined up to put it on a flatbed and head for the Missouri river to launch, then it's the Carribean for me !!
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Summary: The best!
Review: I have had this book for over a year. I have read it several times and pick it up quite often just to dream and laugh. He is really funny and right to the point. I have lots of other boatbuilding books, but this is certainly my favorite. I only like power boats, so that's my view point. If you want to build a boat-- this is really the only book you need. It covers everything and has plans for quite a few boats you can build. I think the 34 ft Alaska is great project. I already own a 35' wood power boat, but it is not constructed half way as sturdy as George's designs. He definetly uses really really heavy frames, which is a good thing! His views on Chine vs Round hulls are right on. His lofting chapter makes it so easy, and he's right, it is. The whole book is really an inspiration! He lets YOU know that YOU can do it. Kudos to George, I really think he has enabled people to achieve their dreams of cruising. He will save you a bunch of money too. Avoid Marine products unless you really need too use them. What else can I say. It's worth every penny. His Troller Book is great too, but this is the best. Check out his webpage and his diesel duck boats. George rules!
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Summary: Keep It Simple, Stupid
Review: I have read several books which presume to instruct the reader in boatbuiling. Buehler's book was one of the first I read and remains, in my humble opinion, to be the best. His no-nonsense style and "heretical" opinions offer a pleasant counterpoint to those individuals who would have one believe that one steam-bent oak frames and mahagony rubrails (each with 10 coats of the finest marine varnish...) are necessities for the construction and enjoyment of a sailing craft. Having built three small, simple boat projects, I read this book and, by Chapter 7, was muttering, "I could DO this!" I highly recommend it, even if the reader only builds a rowboat.
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Summary: The Buckminster Fuller of Boat Designers
Review: Just as with Bucky Fuller, the gems contained in George's book are not the main subject matter: Boat building. The gems are the social, political, judicial and human foible commentaries. In particular, it contains the encouragement to go out and do it...and stop farming melons. We are eagerly awaiting George's next book, entitled "The Great Transformation:Global Mind"
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Summary: Excellent reference
Review: Mr. Buehler's shop manual (that's what it is) is a wonderful reference for those of us interested in building our own boats. It starts at the very beginning, and walks you through the entire process (sometimes in excruciating detail, but I'm certain it will be appreciated while in the middle of construction). My only complaints (and they're minor) are a certain assumption about the reader's level of boating & boatbuilding knowledge (i.e., taking for granted that I understand the difference between a "floor" and the "sole"), and the lack of a glossary of terms (sailing terms, in particular, are totally foreign to me, as I have absolutely no interest whatsoever in sailing). Again, these are minor complaints, and I am sure that as I build my reference library for this project, other works will provide the answers. Also, in several cases throughout the book, a question I had was answered a few pages later. Like I said, very minor stuff. Overall, this book, when taken with Mr. Buehler's excellent "The Troller Yacht Book," make wonderful additions to your boating library. Highly recommended, both of them.
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