Powerboat Design And Performance

Author : Dag Pike
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 147296540X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Powerboat Design and Performance written by Dag Pike and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-31 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set to become the bible for powerboat owners and operators for years to come, this long overdue analysis and review of modern powerboat design and operation explores how powerboats have developed, why, and how design impacts on control and performance. Every aspect of the powerboat's design is considered individually and as part of the whole. Different hull designs, including multihull and foiling craft, are assessed for their benefits and drawbacks. Engine types (whether petrol, diesel, electric or hybrid) and their influence on performance are examined and the nature and impact of different propulsion systems and driving controls is also discussed. All factors that influence operation are featured, from how to optimise performance in varied sea conditions, matching speed to sea state, as well as tackling various common and uncommon scenarios (from driving into an inlet to coping with tidal races and harbour manoeuvring) as well as issues relating to crew safety. Dag Pike is the world-renowned guru on powerboats. For this book he has attracted contributions from many of the top international powerboat designers, providing a wealth of expert knowledge and specialist insights about modern powerboats. The sum of their knowhow makes this book a gem of acquired knowledge, and as such will be essential for all powerboat owners, operators and designers, whether in the leisure, commercial or military sector, and it will help ensure all prospective owners get the right boat for their requirements.

Author : Roger Marshall
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 9780071362047
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book All About Powerboats: Understanding Design and Performance written by Roger Marshall and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2002-03-26 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing practical advice on hull shape, engines, construction methods, steering systems, comfort and safety, this text is an ideal introduction to small powerboats, 18 to 30 feet long, from the perspective of use.

Author : Lars Larsson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472981936
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Principles of Yacht Design written by Lars Larsson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-03-17 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Principles of Yacht Design has established itself as the standard book on the subject for practising designers, naval architecture students, discerning boat owners as well as the boatbuilding industry as a whole. The fifth edition is completely revised and expanded. It examines every aspect of the process of yacht and powerboat design. The new edition includes new findings from recent research in aero and hydrodynamics, as well as covering the most recent changes to building standards. The authors have used a newly built 41-foot performance cruiser to demonstrate the practical application of yacht design theory. This new edition includes photos of the building process and detailed explanations.

Author : Peter Du Cane
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 522 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book High-speed Small Craft written by Peter Du Cane and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Eric W. Sorensen
Publisher : International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
ISBN 13 : 9780071379557
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sorensen's Guide to Powerboats written by Eric W. Sorensen and published by International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sorensen’s Guide to Powerboats schools readers in the principles of powerboat design, construction, and performance. It acquaints readers with all the major powerboat types over 20 feet, explaining what each type does well or poorly and what to look for in each. Also includes more than 100 rigorous, unbiased technical reviews of new and used boat models and shorter reviews of 200 more.

Author : Dag Pike
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472965396
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Powerboat Design and Performance written by Dag Pike and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-31 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set to become the bible for powerboat owners and operators for years to come, this long overdue analysis and review of modern powerboat design and operation explores how powerboats have developed, why, and how design impacts on control and performance. Every aspect of the powerboat's design is considered individually and as part of the whole. Different hull designs, including multihull and foiling craft, are assessed for their benefits and drawbacks. Engine types (whether petrol, diesel, electric or hybrid) and their influence on performance are examined and the nature and impact of different propulsion systems and driving controls is also discussed. All factors that influence operation are featured, from how to optimise performance in varied sea conditions, matching speed to sea state, as well as tackling various common and uncommon scenarios (from driving into an inlet to coping with tidal races and harbour manoeuvring) as well as issues relating to crew safety. Dag Pike is the world-renowned guru on powerboats. For this book he has attracted contributions from many of the top international powerboat designers, providing a wealth of expert knowledge and specialist insights about modern powerboats. The sum of their knowhow makes this book a gem of acquired knowledge, and as such will be essential for all powerboat owners, operators and designers, whether in the leisure, commercial or military sector, and it will help ensure all prospective owners get the right boat for their requirements.

Author : James D. Russell
Publisher : Cambridge, Ont. : AeroMarine Research
ISBN 13 : 9781894933308
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Secrets of Tunnel Boat Design written by James D. Russell and published by Cambridge, Ont. : AeroMarine Research. This book was released on 1982 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Dave Gerr
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071703217
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Elements of Boat Strength: For Builders, Designers, and Owners written by Dave Gerr and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 1999-08-31 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This work is significant. It is the first to include a method of assessing structural strength in the context of the modern marine environment." --Commander M. C. Cruder, U.S. Coast Guard Acclaimed author and naval architect Dave Gerr created this unique system of easy-to-use scantling rules and rules-of-thumb for calculating the necessary dimensions, or scantlings, of hulls, decks, and other boat parts, whether built of fiberglass, wood, wood-epoxy composite, steel, or aluminum. In addition to the rules themselves, The Elements of Boat Strength offers their context: an in-depth, plain-English discussion of boatbuilding materials, methods, and practices that will guide you through all aspects of boat construction. Now you can avoid wading through dense technical engineering manuals or tackling advanced mathematics. The Elements of Boat Strength has all the formulas, tables, illustrations, and charts you need to judge how heavy each piece of your boat should be in order to last and be safe. With this book, an inexpensive scientific calculator, and a pad of paper, you'll be able to design and specify all the components necessary to build a sound, long-lasting, rugged vessel. What reviewers have said about Dave Gerr's books: Propeller Handbook "By far the best book available on the subject."--Sailing "The best layman's guide we've ever read."--Practical Sailor Dave Gerr and International Marine made a complicated topic understandable and put it into a handbook that is easy to use."--WoodenBoat "Without doubt the definitive reference for selecting, installing, and understanding boat propellers."--Royal Navy Sailing Association Journal The Nature of Boats "If you are not nautically obsessed before reading this book, you will most certainly be afterward."--Sailing Fascinating potpourri of information about today's boats, modern and traditional."--WoodenBoat

Author : John G. Burke
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071709940
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pete Culler on Wooden Boats written by John G. Burke and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2007-11-09 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The insights and wisdom of the late, great boat designer and builder Renowned as one of the last and best of the old-time boatbuilders, Captain R. D.“Pete” Culler provided a guiding light for the wooden boat revival in the 1970s. His designs are classic melds of elegance and utility; his workmanship was akin to artistry; and his teaching and writing a blend of clarity, good sense, insight, and humor. This book brings together the complete texts of Culler’s classic works Boats, Oars, and Rowing and Skiffs & Schooners, along with articles from The Mariner’s Catalogs and a selection of his timeless boat designs.

Author : David C. McIntosh
Publisher : WoodenBoat Books
ISBN 13 : 9780937822104
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Build a Wooden Boat written by David C. McIntosh and published by WoodenBoat Books. This book was released on 1988-03 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David C. "Bud" McIntosh was a designer, builder, and sailor of large and small wooden cruising boats for more than 50 years, and wrote about it for over 10 of those years. He made his home on New Hampshire's Piscataqua River, where he was teacher and friend to both amateur and professional boatbuilders.