The Nature Of Boats

Author : Dave Gerr
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 9780070242333
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.3X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Nature of Boats written by Dave Gerr and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 1995-09-22 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Looks at yacht design, different types of boats, displacement, boat plans, speed, racing rules, boat engines, propellers, rudders, and new materials."--Abebooks.com viewed Nov. 4, 2022.

Author : Maynard Bray
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393048993
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Book of Wooden Boats written by Maynard Bray and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2000-11-17 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This magnificent collection of full-color photographs by renowned photographer Benjamin Mendlowitz of beautiful vessels includes wooden boats ranging from simple prams to sailing and power yachts. Noted marine historian Maynard Bray provides commentary on more than 90 of the world's most photogenic boats.

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 : Hugo du Plessis
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408156172
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fibreglass Boats written by Hugo du Plessis and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-07-15 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This masterly work will continue to be an invaluable source of reference for anyone wanting practical advice on working with GRP, in order to make repairs and improvements correctly and thus extend the life of their boat. Since it was first published 45 years ago, Hugo du Plessis' Fibreglass Boats has become a classic, relied upon by owners, surveyors and boat builders keen to understand how fibreglass behaves, and obtain practical advice on working with GRP. In a deliberately non-technical manner, he explains the peculiar nature of fibreglass, its durability, its weaknesses, where its likely to fail, the effects of use and the weather, plus the latest research into causes of the biggest worry for owners - blistering and osmosis. 'One of the most respected works on the subject... thorough and its scope is vast' Yachting Monthly 'A long-established classic' Kelvin Hughes

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Publisher : Globe Pequot
ISBN 13 : 9781599213125
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What Ship is That? written by and published by Globe Pequot. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An instant identification guide that brings to life 96 types of boats and ships.

Author : Andrew Larkin
Publisher : Office the Common Books
ISBN 13 : 9781945473746
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Life in Boats, Fast and Slow written by Andrew Larkin and published by Office the Common Books. This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My Life in Boats, Fast and Slow, by Andy Larkin, is an appealing memoir, an indispensable rowing history and a lyrical paean to river boating. As memoir, it flows from the boyhood of a doctor's son through the cultural turmoil of the late 1960's into the calmer waters of late middle age, evoking memories of times and places which will be familiar to many of its readers. As good writing, it resonates particularly in Larkin's descriptions of his solo sculling journeys in recent years on New England waters. As history, it provides a heretofore unseen perspective of life at the top of the sport's pyramid - Larkin was a multiple Sprints champion and an Olympian - from the early years of Harry Parker's reign at the helm of Harvard rowing. This first-person narrative offers a unique view of how some of the issues that roiled the 1968 Olympics - and remain unresolved a half-century later - were used to malign one of our country's greatest collegiate teams.

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Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN 13 : 9781564580061
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Boats written by and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 1992 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the functions and inner workings of various kinds of boats, including the rowing boat, cargo boat, and racing yacht.

Author : Roger Kopanycia
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408151294
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lofting a Boat written by Roger Kopanycia and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-10-05 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second book in our Classic Boat series aimed at traditional boat lovers, builders and restorers. Lofting is an essential stage in the transition between designing and building a boat in order to turn the design plans into boat lines plans to measure off and build the full-size boat. Its a tricky art, but this book shows exactly how it is done in clear, step-by-step diagrammatic stages. Aimed specifically at the amateur DIY builder, it will enable anyone to build a boat of any size, whether power or sail. The author has been teaching lofting to boatbuilding students for over 10 years, and has found that the key to understanding is visualisation - hence the plethora of step-by-step diagrams in this book to assist the reader to grasp the concepts. Lofting will be welcomed by budding boatbuilders everywhere.

Author : Edward S. Brewer
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 9780070076945
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Boat Design written by Edward S. Brewer and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 1993-11-22 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For new boating enthusiasts--even if they've been at it awhile--there are scores of burning questions. If one boat has a round bottom and another's is veed, what difference does it make in the way they perform? What are the advantages of a cutter rig over a sloop? Why does one sailor swear by a full keel, while others won't have anything but a fin keel? Why does one powerboat have more flare in its topsides than another? And what is flare? Why do some hull shapes look "right"? How big an engine and propeller will it take to move that powerboat? What elements make a boat safe, or comfortable? Understanding Boat Design has been the place to look for quick, uncomplicated answers since 1971. Founder of the Yacht Design Institute, a highly respected designer for more than 30 years, and a frequent contributor to SAIL, Cruising World, and other magazines, Ted Brewer has again revised his classic primer. This new volume has been greatly expanded and contains information on many aspects of design that were not even thought of twenty years ago. Understanding Boat Design has eased tens of thousands of readers into the complex world of small-craft design. It is the ideal introduction for backyard boatbuilders, students of boat design, or someone looking to buy a first boat. "This tight little book should be required reading."--Soundings "A natural for those embarking on a first purchase, or the amateur builder."--Sailing "One of the cleanest and clearest expositions on the elements of yacht design ever published . . . by a naval architect who knows what he is talking about."--WoodenBoat

Author : Carmel Finley
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022644337X
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book All the Boats on the Ocean written by Carmel Finley and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2017-02-15 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction: political roles for fish populations -- The fishing empires of the Pacific: the Americans, the Japanese, and the Soviets -- Islands and war -- Manifest destiny and fishing -- Tariffs -- Industrialization -- Treaties -- Imperialism -- Enclosure -- Conclusions: updating the best available science