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28%OFFDave Gerr - The Elements of Boat Strength - 9780070231597 - V9780070231597
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The Elements of Boat Strength

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Description for The Elements of Boat Strength Hardcover. Explains a system of 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. This book also offers a discussion of boatbuilding materials, methods, and practices of boat construction. Num Pages: 384 pages, 200 illustrations, tables, graphs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: TBD; TRLD; TTS; WSSN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 196 x 27. Weight in Grams: 834.

"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 ... Read more

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

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Product Details

Publisher
International Marine Publishing Co United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Rockport, ME, United States
ISBN
9780070231597
SKU
V9780070231597
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-14

About Dave Gerr
Dave Gerr (rhymes with bear) is a naval architect who designs both yachts and commercial vessels. Gerr Marine has been in business since 1983 and has designed everything from dinghies to 60-foot around-the-world racing sailboats, an 82-foot aluminum voyaging motoryacht, and currently, redesign work on the U.S. Navys nuclear submarines. Gerr is a contributing editor with Boatbuilder, Yachting, and Offshore ... Read more

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