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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 623.81
EAN: 9781892216052
Edition: 1 Ed
ISBN: 1892216051
Label: Bristol Fashion Publications, Inc.
Manufacturer: Bristol Fashion Publications, Inc.
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 250
Publication Date: March 01, 1998
Publisher: Bristol Fashion Publications, Inc.
Studio: Bristol Fashion Publications, Inc.
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Book Description:
This is the only design book available which includes the complete design and engineering process for both power and sail. This book will help you understand why your boat was designed and built as you see it now. It will explain why your boat has certain handling characteristics, both positive and negative. Why does my boat rock so uncontrollably in rough seas? You will soon have the answers and possible solutions to this and hundreds of other questions.
The professional designer will learn from the NEW formulas (developed by the author after years of research) for finding hull design pressure and speed predictions. Hull thickness and scantling size tables for Glass Fiber, Steel, Aluminum, Wood and Ferro-cement are also included. This information is provided in THIS and NO other design book published today. This book will start the novice designer on their way to the fascinating realm of boat design. Written in terms anyone can understand with formulas, tables, line drawings and illustrations to explain the process of design in great detail.
The author is a member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. He has designed boats for ChrisCraft Corp. and has operated his own design office for over thirty years.
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Very nice reference manual. More drawings and diagrams would make this a better book.
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I found the book to be quite informative from a preliminary point of view. The book covers the main areas of yacht design and construction in a condensed way. I say that only because if you are looking for a deeper understanding of the some of the fundemental principles (math and science stuff) at work in a yacht you won't find it in this book. You do get a great summation though. It was a great introduction into the boat design process. I would highly recommend the book if you need to get a grip on the basic issues at work in the design and construction of craft in the 30 - 100 foot class.
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This is the first (recent) design book I have found that truely covers all aspects of boat design and construction for all building materials, boat types and boat sizes. It's easy to understand but the reader must be sharp in math to properly use the information.
One suggestion to readers. Read the book the first time through without even glancing at the math portions (formulas). Then read it again including the math. This book has so much information that it is impossible to comprehend both portions the first time through.
I highly recommend this book to novices, naval arch. and naval eng. alike.
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