The Boat Data Book 8th Edition

The Owners' and Professionals' Bible

Ian Nicolson, Richard Nicolson

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
04 February 2025

Reference works; Boating

A treasure trove of invaluable information for boatowners, designers, builders, surveyors, chandlers and anyone maintaining their own boat.

Thoroughly updated for this eighth edition, this book is packed with tables of lengths, widths, weights and strengths as well as new data on a vast range of equipment from anchors to masts, propellers to gas cylinders, cleat sizes to winch bases, and hatches to bolts, bearings, cabling and piping.

If you want to know what size winch to fit, the breaking strength of stainless steel rigging wire, the recommended size for seacocks or what length and size an anchor chain should be, then this is the book for you. The Boat Data Book is a must-have reference for owners and professionals.

By: Ian Nicolson, Richard Nicolson
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 8th edition
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 433g
ISBN: 9781399412933
ISBN 10: 1399412930
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 04 February 2025
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1. Boat Equipment 2. Materials 3. Fastenings 4. Spars and Rigging 5. Engines, Power and Electrics 6. Design 7. Tables and Formulae

Ian Nicolson started collecting data about boats from his father and grandfather when he was still at school. After his apprenticeship as a naval architect he joined A Mylne & Co, where he has been a senior partner since 1979. Richard Nicolson has raced in the Whitbread Round the World Race, won at Les Voiles de St Tropez and traversed the Arctic’s North West Passage. He has rebuilt and repaired many yachts, from classics to modern hi-tech flyers.

Reviews for The Boat Data Book 8th Edition: The Owners' and Professionals' Bible

A veritable mine of information ... superb value for money * The Nautical Magazine * Recommended to every boat owner * Practical Boat Owner * A most amazing amount of data * The Island * The essential technical bible * Yachting World *