The Elements of Boat Strength: For Builders, Designers, and Owners
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (604 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0070231591 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Excellent For Determining Scantlings On Traditional Boats It is always a pleasure to get comments from readers, but I'm afraid that Rick Burner is a mite confused. The Elements Of Boat Strength was specifically written to make it not only possible to determine the scantlings for any boat (from a coasting scho. manwithcash said Read every word!. Great book! This book was just what I needed, while making boat repairs and contemplating my next purchase (or perhaps build).With an undergraduate degree in Ocean Engineering with a couple of naval architecture courses under my belt, I really needed a. Al Miegel said Five Stars. Excellent work book and practical reference guide
The book details construction methods and recommended scantling dimensions for fiberglass, wood, aluminum, steel, and composite hulls. "Certain books, because of their thoroughness, tend to become industry standards; such is the case with Dave Gerr's latest reference volume, The Elements of Boat Strength. " -- Ocean Navigator, November/December 1999
. Dave Gerr (rhymes with "bear") is a naval architect who designs both yachts and commercial vessels. A contributing editor for Boatbuilding, Yachting, and Offshore magazines, he is the author of Propeller Handbook, the industry standard reference on props, and the acclaimed Nature of Boats, both International Marine books
It is the first to include a method of assessing structural strength in the context of the modern marine environment." --Commander M. 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 SailorDave 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 JournalThe Nature of Boats"If you are not nautically obsessed before reading this book, you will most certainly be afterward."--SailingFascinating potpourri of information about today's boats, modern and traditional."--WoodenBoat. 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 themselve