Arthur Edmunds (May 18, 1933 – July 21, 2005) was an American

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, credited with designing 29

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s as well as other boats of various types and forms. He is recognized as a top naval architect in the US. Edmunds's best known production sailboat was the Allied Princess 36.

Early life

Arthur H. Edmunds Jr. was born in

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, Pennsylvania on May 18, 1933. He attended the

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. He served in the

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and became a lieutenant in September 1962. He became a marine architect and a member of the

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Career

After completing his military service, Edmunds worked at a

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before joining Chris Craft as a sailing yacht designer before starting his own design firm in 1968 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Edmunds' design firm operated for 30 years. Leon Slikkers, founder of Slikcraft, and later S2 Yachts, hired Edmunds, who became "S2's in-house designer." Edmunds designed S2's

s until 1980, and also provided engineering and design contributions to yachts designed by the firm

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. Edmunds is the author of several books including ''Buying a Great Boat'' and ''Designing Power & Sail,'' published March 1, 1998, by Bristol Fashion Publications, Inc. . Edmunds was known to "prowl boat repair yards" as a learning experience and to aid him in designing better boats. 1979-S2-11

Designs

Edmunds is credited with designing 29 sailboats as well as motor boats.

Sailboats

Motorboats

Power Tri

Sources

*''Buying a Great Boat'', Bristol Fashion Publications, published 2000. *''Building a Fiberglass Boat,'' Bristol Fashion Publications, 1999. *''Designing Power and Sail'' (with Robert Lollo), Bristol Fashion Publications, 1998. *''Fiberglass Boat Survey'', Bristol Fashion Publications, 1998.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Edmunds, Arthur Arthur Edmunds 1933 births 2005 deaths