True Round Metal Boat Design: Bezier Chine Design

'True Round Metal Boat Design - Bezier Chine Design' is my final book in the 'Bezier Chine Design and Construction' series. In this book I will detail all aspects of how to design a 'Bezier True Round' or 'Single Constant Radius - Radius Chine' Steel or Aluminum hull that can be built using the same skill set needed to fabricate a 'Hard Chine' Design. If you are an amateur Yacht Designer, a self taught yacht designer, a student of Yacht Design, a seasoned Yacht designer, a metal boat builder, or just someone with the passion for steel and aluminum boats, this is a must read.I believe that you will find 'Bezier Chine Design and Construction' a very interesting concept. Actually, the 'Proof of Concept' is the Bezier 12.5, designed and built by the Author will illustrate the design process for this Book.I once had a conversation with another Designer or Builder, I do not remember whom the person was. I do however remember that we were discussing the 'Articles' I wrote on the subject of 'Steel Mast Design and Construction' for 'BoatBuilder' Magnizine. In that conversation he said to me: "I do not know why I never thought of that", meaning the concept of fabricating a steel mast in place of an extruded aluminum mast section. I believe, after reading 'Bezier Chine Design and Construction' you may say: "Why didn't I think of that". I have on many an occasion though to myself, "How is it that nobody thought of this Concept I call 'Bezier Chine' before me". Bezier Chine Design and Construction was not developed over night. As the 'Sole Developer' here is a little history: When 'Bezier Chine Design and Construction' was just a baby inside my mind, my thought process was focused on improving the concept of Radius Chine design. A design process were a single constant radius is used along the length of the hull at the turn of the chine between the freeboard and bottom section of the hull. My improvement to Radius Chine was to replace this section of the hull with a True Round section, not just a section that emulate a True Round Surface as Radius Chine does. In this regard, my first effort would be an aluminum constructed Daysailor - the 'Bezier 28'. It is a beautiful boat, but it did not serve the purpose of illustrating 'Bezier Chine Design and Construction' in a beneficial light. The changes were just to subtle for the critics. In my next design I ran the True Round surface from the Sheerline around the turn of the bilge to a flat easily plated bottom surface. The boat was anything but subtle. It was Classic in styling, Curvy, Incorporates Tumblehome, and sized so that I could built Her as the Prototype and 'Proof of Concept'. If the Bezier 12.5 could speak, she would say: "If I, this Curvy Little True Round aluminum boat can be built as easily as a Hard Chine design, than any fiberglass True Round design could be designed and built in steel or aluminum using 'Bezier Chine'. The 'Proof of Concept' - 'Prototype' build the 'Bezier' 12.5 will illustrate all the design variables and issues that arise when designing steel and aluminum hulls with the 'Bezier Chine Design and Construction' method.This leads me to a Bezier hull configuration where the True Round surface runs from the Sheerline around the turn of the bilge to the Fairbody line, like most fiberglass designs.A single surface Bezier design has so many advantages over the configurations used for the 'Bezier 28' and the Prototype 'Bezier 12.5' that I will be redesigning the 'Bezier 12.5' to a single surface design, in the last chapter of this book. Other Bezier Chine Books True Round Metal Boat Building - Bezier Chine DesignApplied Metal Boatbuilding Methods - Sheetmetal Pattern DevelopmentConverting Hard Chine Sailboats to True Round - Bezier Chine Design

Most orders ship within 1–2 business days with fast, reliable U.S. delivery.

Eligible items can be returned within 30 days in line with our store return policy.