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Preliminary Design of Boats and Ships

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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 623.81
EAN: 9780870333910
Edition: 1st
ISBN: 0870333917
Label: Schiffer Publishing
Manufacturer: Schiffer Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 314
Publication Date: 1989-12
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Studio: Schiffer Publishing




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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - The Title Says It All
This book is filled with the 'rules of thumb' a boat or ship designer uses to create a new design. The idea is to develop the design to the point where it will function at all levels. The 'rules of thumb' are clearly developed and include the significance of each one. The book takes you through the design process, balancing each feature against others until a complete preliminary design emerges.

The next step in the design process, though not covered by the book, would be detailed ... Read More



Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Not for Naval Architects.
This book is mainly written for the general people who have no any basic ideal in ship hydrodynamics.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Cy Hamlin's two cents on the art of small craft design
Cy Hamlin is a designer with a broad range of designs to his credit - from the Hudson river sloop Clearwater to the Controversy series which he co-designed with Farnham Butler. In Preliminary Design of Boats and Ships he has written a very clear and sensibly organized treatise on his approach to the design process.

In addition to his work as a designer Cy Hamlin has taught design to students at the Landing School of Boatbuilding and Design for many years. The text has been informed by ... Read More




 



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