Beiser, Arthur,

The proper yacht / Arthur Beiser. - Second edition. - x, 364 pages : illustrations, plans, portraits ; 29 cm

Includes index.

Part one -- The proper yacht -- Hull design -- Hull construction -- The rig -- Spars, rigging, and sails -- On deck -- Engines and related troubles -- The accommodation -- Part two- Designs for 58 proper yachts -- Little giants -- The amateur builder -- Some California cruisers -- Three IOR boats -- Wood lives! -- The double-ended cutter -- The centerboard yawl -- Designed by the builder -- Updating the past -- The great cabin aft -- Light displacement -- Inside steering -- The keel ketch -- The centerboard ketch -- Practicing what one preaches.

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