Buehler's Backyard Boatbuilding

Starting with tools: "... the true craftsman is a rare bird; no more in tune with the Cosmos than you, just more patient..." to instructions for the proper use of alcohol at the launch, this book guides you step by step through the process of building a real sea-going cruising boat. Written from the novel point of view of keeping costs down and having fun, this is, if you'll pardon me, the BEST "how-to" book since "Volkswagen Repair For The Complete Idiot." There's 160 pages of drawings and photos, and even complete plans ranging from a 28' cutter to a 55' displacement power boat.

International Marine Publishing, 1990

How To Find Where You Are From The Sun (what you need to do when the GPS fails)

The simplest & clearest "how to use a sextant and navigate book in the known Universe!
Simplistic - a major distributor that refused to carry it.

We hit Hawaii - a satisfied user.

If you can't follow this you best give up and buy a ranch in Nebraska. . . .

The TROLLER YACHT Book

After several years of seriously studying the NW salmon trollers, the best little seaboats there ever was, I wrote this book. It talks about systems, design, materials, back-up sail, building, fixing up an old fishboat, and all sorts of stuff. It's a good read, and, before choosing a new boat, is well worth YOU reading!

Published 1999 by Norton & Co.

George Buehler Yacht Designs

This is my stock plans catalog. Regularly updated, it show plans and prices for all the designs, power & sail, I've done over the years.

A Condensed version showing just my cruising power boats is also available. See the Plans & Prices page.