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``Boat lovers who are used to designers who conceive the same boat over and over, camouflaged with a face-lifting here and there, will be amazed at Phil Bolger's diversity--Here are novel and wonderful boats.'' (Boatbuilder )
``Bolger has a way of seducing even the lay reader into thinking about and beginning to understand boat design.'' (Cruising World )
``. . .entertains, informs, and makes you think about boats in ways you probably thought weren't possible--Boats with an Open Mind is wonderful, its author priceless. (WoodenBoat )
``Bolger has a way of seducing even the lay reader into thinking about and beginning to understand boat design.'' (Cruising World )
``. . .entertains, informs, and makes you think about boats in ways you probably thought weren't possible--Boats with an Open Mind is wonderful, its author priceless. (WoodenBoat )
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"Boat lovers who are used to designers who conceive the same boat over and over, camouflaged with a face-lifting here and there, will be amazed at Phil Bolger's diversity--Here are novel and wonderful boats." Boatbuilder "Bolger has a way of seducing even the lay reader into thinking about and beginning to understand boat design." Cruising World "...entertains, informs, and makes you think about boats in ways you probably thought weren't possible--Boats with an Open Mind is wonderful, its author priceless. WoodenBoat
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Philip Bolger takes an often unconventional, but always very thought provoking approach to designing boats that really do suit the purpose.
Not one to be contrained by fashion and often using outspoken ideas, Phil Bolger has amassed a wide range of experience and produced some beautiful, some novel, but also practical boats.
Nearly all of the design in this book have been proven, often in conjunction with Dynamite Payson his long time collaborator and author of the 'Instant Boat' books.
This book should be a must for any amatuer or professional boat designer, and anyone who is interested in why we build boats the way we do.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Bolger has put together a book which covers a range of boats from the breakdown punt to the large ocean-going cruiser. To be clear, the book does not contain full construction plans for the 75 boats and you will not be able to build a boat using this book alone.
Instead, the book is best viewed as a sort of "study-plan package" which, by showing some very unconventional - and in some cases untested - designs will raise your interest enough to make you want to order the full construction plans. In this way, it's very similar to the "other" well known series of boat plan books. However, personally, I found the majority of the designs a bit too unconventional and came away wanting something a bit more detailed.
Instead, the book is best viewed as a sort of "study-plan package" which, by showing some very unconventional - and in some cases untested - designs will raise your interest enough to make you want to order the full construction plans. In this way, it's very similar to the "other" well known series of boat plan books. However, personally, I found the majority of the designs a bit too unconventional and came away wanting something a bit more detailed.
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Unparalled
11 Oct 2000
Format:Paperback
Congratulations! You have arrived! If you dream practical dreams--if you dream of building a boat--and if you haven't discovered Bolger, prepare yourself, for you are about to be set free! Bolger THINKS. He thinks of what you need in your boat, and he designs them in. The details are all there. He considers engines, ground tackle, comforts. He considers place. Where is the boat going to be used. Where will it be stored. Will it need to fit under low bridges. He considers limitations, specifically those of the home builder. No fancy custom bronze castings here; his fittings you can build from stock items, and they work. Bolger is one of a kind. He is the Master. His boats can be beautiful (Nord Koster) practical (Diablo) extraordinary (Steel Singlehander) and all of the above (Sainte Valery). This book is aptly titled; it WILL open your mind. Welcome fellow boat dreamer and builder, to the world of Phil Bolger & Friends. You're gonna like it here.....
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Bolger's unique approach informs and entertains all
17 Jun 1997
Format:Paperback
Phil Bolger has a direct approach to designing boats which is reflected in an easy writing style.
Radical designers have often called for advanced techniques of construction, expensive materials and sophisticated tools, with exotic results - but Bolger's boats are for anyone with a yen to be afloat, and so is this book.
Even if I never build a Bolger boat (unlikely, since three sheets of plywood are now on order) I will have gained an extra appreciation of boats and boating that will stand me in good stead.
His writing skill is to make clear what is needful without bombast or technical obscurity. Despite this, there is a technical daring in some of his simplest designs that can be breathtaking. At times he waxes poetic, within the context of how one might use and enjoy his designs. Check out "Birdwatcher" and see if you don't agree.
There is also a refreshing frankness about the ones that didn't pan out - not all designers will admit to errors, but Bolger is happy to expose his learning processes for our benefit. This is an unusual book, and I recommend it.
Ben Mullet
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Essential reading if you like boats
6 Sep 1999
Format:Paperback
Phil Bolger is the only boat architect I know who readily admits mistakes. This makes this book the best book about boats one can read. Only mistakes lead to experience. It is incredible how much you learn and how it changes ones opinion about how a boat should look. Especially those designing themselves will greatly appreciate all the ideas, ranging from novel to strange. This is one of the few books on boat-design which I have actually read from start till end.
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