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Title: The Dock Manual: Designing, Building, Maintaining by Max Burns, Max Burns ISBN: 1-58017-098-6 Publisher: Storey Books Pub. Date: April, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.43 (7 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Something Missing
Comment: Yes, this book provides a well-illustrated overview of approaches to dock building and choices of materials. But it doesn't go far enough if you have a significant tidal range or if the wind blows. What's missing is any introduction to engineering. How to make sure the ramp doesn't fall off your float when the tide goes out. How to figure the static forces on your dock caused by 4 knot currents. How to estimate the wave heights and dynamic forces in 80 knot winds. And how to design a dock that will survive this abuse. You might want to involve a professional engineer in these situations, but that can be true of pretty much anything to do with docks. A book with this title should at least introduce you to these subjects and provide references for the gory details. Like some others, the author believes books like this should be peppered with jokes. Personally I find this annoying, but I must admit his jokes are above average. So if you want a funny introduction to building docks in gentle places, this book is for you.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent DIY dock reference
Comment: I gave up trying to find any useful information on dock building and then happened across this book not long ago. Max Burns has written a very comprehensive reference book that covers almost any imaginable dock/shore situation including the one I was looking for . If you're thinking of building your own, add this book to your library!
Rating: 5
Summary: an excellent book on the basics of dock design/construction
Comment: This is for sure a very good "do it yourself" book. There is no doubt that it is a "must have" for those building their own dock/jetty. The author, Max Burns, has written an excellent book on the basics of dock design and construction that is surprisingly comprehensive but still practical. It is one of the two "only" books I have ever seen on recreational/residential dock construction. I think the way the book was able to streamline and summarize the various technical bits and pieces, although being targeted at the beginner to intermediate designer/builder, does not stop it from being a very useful and informative book to most people. Each chapter is short and readable; the subject matter is directly applicable to real life situations and is not written in a typical textbook manner. I think Sections 2 and 3 on dock types and building provide a hard-to-find and up-to-date overview on various related issues. The graphs and drawings are easy to interpret, and I believe are essential to understanding the key points. Coming from a construction/environmental background I found the inserts/information boxes on the environmental impacts and construction considerations to be written in a way that is very easy to understand and quick to pick-up. Yes, this for sure a very good book to have on the subject of dock design and construction. It is also a model for writers to follow on how to simplify a technical subject, which in many instances can be gruesomely complex, to an easily "digestible" read so people from different walks of life can enjoy it in a practical way and put it to use.
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Title: Docks & Projects: Great Things for the Whole Family to Make and Do by Ann Vanderhoof ISBN: 0969692218 Publisher: Firefly Books Pub. Date: November, 1994 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Waterfront Homes: 200 Plans for River, Lake or Sea by Jan Prideaux, Marian E. Haggard, Inc Home Planners ISBN: 1881955648 Publisher: Home Planners, LLC Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Dock Designs, Second Edition by Aaron Lyon ISBN: 0970293917 Publisher: Shoreline Recreation Publishers Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $37.50 |
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Title: Dock Designs, Volume 1 (Residential Series) by Aaron Lyon ISBN: 0970293909 Publisher: Shoreline Recreation Pub. Date: 01 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $44.50 |
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Title: Cottage Water Systems: An Out-Of-The City Guide to Pumps, Plumbing, Water Purification, and Privies by Max Burns ISBN: 096969220X Publisher: Cottage Life Books Pub. Date: August, 1993 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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