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The Troller Yacht Book: A Powerboater's Guide to Crossing Oceans Hardcover – March 1, 1999

by George Buehler (Author)
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At last, safe, comfortable, ocean-going power cruisers that don't cost a fortune to own and operate.

When boat designer George Buehler realized that he no longer wanted to cruise the world's oceans under sail, he decided to create a line of powerboats that sailors could love and anyone could afford. For inspiration, he turned to the light, lithe salmon trollers of the Pacific Northwest, among the most efficient, seaworthy, and beautiful powerboats ever built. With plans for troller yachts from 38 to 70 feet and detailed information about everything from design theory, building, and outfitting to converting commercial boats, this book is essential reading for anyone thinking about ocean cruising who refuses to spend $500,000 on a boat and $500 a day on fuel. * Buehler's Backyard Boatbuilding is one of the best-selling boatbuilding books of the past decade. Hundreds of Buehler's rugged, inexpensive sailboats cruise the world's oceans, and his new ultra-economical powerboat designs are quickly proving just as popular. He lives on Whidbey Island, Washington.
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    W. W. Norton & Company
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    March 1, 1999
  5. Dimensions
    6.4 x 0.9 x 9.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0393047091
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0393047097
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[George] Buehler's Backyard Boatbuilding is one of the best-selling boatbuilding books of the past decade. Hundreds of Buehler's rugged, inexpensive sailboats cruise the world's oceans, and his new ultra-economical powerboat designs are quickly proving just as popular. He lives on Whidbey Island, Washington.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ W. W. Norton & Company; First Edition (March 1, 1999)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0393047091
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0393047097
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.36 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.4 x 0.9 x 9.5 inches
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mostly Cajun
5.0 out of 5 stars I wondered too, George...
Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2001
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Down here on the Gulf Coast, hundreds of people still make their livings piloting wooden power boats out into open water, staying a few days, and then coming back with holds full of seafood. I know some of these folks. They don't inherit fortunes to buy boats, they aren't millionaires stepping off into the latest trendy adventure, they're people who use boats, well and practically built, to make a living. George's book is about the Northwestern versions of these people and their boats. George asks why people like me can't find proper boats. Why people who want a good, spacious, long-legged cruising vessel but who didn't have a dear rich uncle or a winning lottery ticket to pay for it. Why forty feet should be $750,000.00. And he answers the questions. He answers well. He steps on toes which need to stepped on, and tells us that dreams can come true. He took my little piece of a dream and expanded it. What more can one ask of a book?
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Bruce Boatner
5.0 out of 5 stars Things the yachting industry never told you.
Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 1999
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Having lived with this book and "Buehler's Backyard Boatbuilding" now for several months, and having purchased a set of Mr. Buehler's plans, what strikes me as the most salient aspect of this whole deal is that most of us are terribly misinformed about boats in general. Just because boats are sold for a quarter-to-half a million bucks and designed to burn $500 in diesel a day, doesn't mean they HAVE to. I think Mr. Buehler realized one day that the right kind of power boat is much more liveable, straight-forward (no tacking) and probably cheaper than an equivalent sailboat. His sailboat-design experience provides him the insight to design powerboats that take a tiny fraction of the power needed by "trawler yachts", the big craze these days. There's an informal network of builders forming and you're welcome to join us!
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No name
3.0 out of 5 stars Be careful.
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2009
I certainly understand the worthwhile intent of this book. But I would caution the author that ridiculing others' priorities don't elevate his case. In this industry there are no absolutes and no two owners are alike. To suggest that someone's political affiliation is a reflection on the integrity of their ideas is completely out of bounds. Let's quit with the smug diminishment of others.
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Delbert Jolly
5.0 out of 5 stars The Ultimate Econo-Yacht
Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2003
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This book was about Econo-Yachts, Snailboats, World cruisers, motorboats with displacement hulls that are faster than sailboats but slower than plaining boats.
This book sparked my interest in long range cruising with power boats that compare favorably with sailboats. Unfortunately there aren't many around.
The closest category is pilot house boats with small diesel engines that travel at hull speed [1.34 times the square root of the waterline]and aux sails.
This book introduces the possibility of going around the world for the price of a set of sailboat sails at faster than sailboat speed.
The book includes too small to read plans and building recomendations for this kind of boat.
I highly recommend this book for those interested in this kind of travel. This book is about the boat not the travel itself. Delbert Jolly
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highlandhoh3
5.0 out of 5 stars Innovative.
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2016
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Check it out. Not a trawler design. Based more or less on the old Pacific Coast Salmon fishers. Innovative.
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big-boss
5.0 out of 5 stars The Troller Yacht
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2010
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The book was great, it really filled in the power crusing blanks created by the sail yacht books. George gets to the meat in a very interesting, candid read.
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Vasily
4.0 out of 5 stars A good 'tease book'...
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2008
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but nothing else, sorry :)

The main idea - "Boating is cool. Boating on trawler... sorry, troller, twice cooler :) Can't afford a new one - build it by yourself. You CAN do it! To do it you have to know about... By the way, in my 20-s..." :)

Covered areas:
- why boating is cool, a bit of history;
- what kind of boats is more preferable for crossing oceans and why;
- tech details: hull shapes, engines, sails, materials ("steel=cool"). Valuable comparsions (for example: different hull shapes for same project. You can see how shape affecting common boat params);
- sample drawings of some parts + few drawings of boat projects starting 38' & up;

This is easy-to-read book, and it's not a 'technical book'. I mean it can be compared to memoirs,... some kind of 'technical memoirs' :)

In general, coverage is good for an 'experienced newbie', who know's something about boats in general & dreaming about his own 'troller' boat. In fact, information from this book will not be enough to build something... But this book can inflame your dreams even more. :)
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COLIN JOHN NEILL
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2015
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A LOT OF GOOD INFO
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harpoon guns to 'safe', please
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, quality and delivery
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 8, 2014
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Mr B has a great deal to tell anyone about boats, and if you are not rich and are reasonably practical, he's the man for you.

I could build a cruising boat with no more than the information in these pages. That is high praise. His anecdotes and references are excellent, if you needed anything else.
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R. Bingham
4.0 out of 5 stars Not for the herd!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 17, 2010
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George Buehler is an eccentric. He has very firm ideas which will not suit everyone. But if you dream of building a boat capable of world cruising in safety and some comfort whilst conserving your treasure you will agree with everything he says.

The book is somewhat dated now (the text covers periods up to about 1998/9) but the details still hold good.

Forget plastic production boats designed for the marketing men rather than the sailor; George warns that these may offer you all the comforts and conveniences of home but at a very high cost in terms of cash, maintenance and the potential for breakdowns.

Throw away the electric everything, aircon, pressurised water systems and windlass.
Reject the voluminous hull requiring huge amounts of horsepower and fuel to move it clumsily through the water.

Embrace simple, efficient hulls of wood or steel requiring minimal horsepower and giving ocean-crossing ranges.
Welcome oil lamps, gravity water supply, attractive but robust materials for cabins - you really do not need the product from acres of rainforest to line every surface.

George's Diesel Duck, an award winning design, can be built and fitted out as simply and economically as you wish or as complex and luxurious as you can afford (also includes other designs well worth looking at).

Light the log fire, pour a glass of something red, sit back, read and dream of an isolated anchorage, gentle breezez blowing and no hurry to move to the next one.
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