Understanding Boat Design

Author : Edward S. Brewer,Ted Brewer
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1993-11-22
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0070076944

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Understanding Boat Design by Edward S. Brewer,Ted Brewer Pdf

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 : Lars Larsson,Rolf Eliasson,Michal Orych
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2022-03-17
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781472981936

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Principles of Yacht Design by Lars Larsson,Rolf Eliasson,Michal Orych Pdf

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 : Steve Killing,Douglas Hunter
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Yachts
ISBN : 9780393046465

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Yacht Design Explained by Steve Killing,Douglas Hunter Pdf

The first guide to design aimed at every sailor. The authors examine a range of boats, from a 14-foot dinghy to a 40-foot cruiser, a catamaran to an offshore singlehander, to show what makes hulls, keels, ballast, rudders, foils, masts, and sails work. Their explanations include state-of-the-art graphics, dynamic charts, and photographs.

Author : John Teale
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-19
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781472901330

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How to Design a Boat by John Teale Pdf

This straightforward guide is designed to take the novice step-by-step through the stages of designing both power and sailing boats, explaining the reasons behind the procedures and using typical lines plans and working drawings to help understanding. Since it was first published, How to Design a Boat has proved itself to be a bestseller. 'A brilliant little book.' Workboat World 'Thoroughly recommended.' Motor Boat & Yachting

Author : Edward S. Brewer,Jim Betts
Publisher : International Marine Publishing Company
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Boatbuilding
ISBN : 0877420157

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Understanding Boat Design by Edward S. Brewer,Jim Betts Pdf

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 : Brewer
Publisher : McGraw-Hill
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1993-09
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0071837973

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Understanding Boat Design by Brewer Pdf

Author : Ian Nicolson
Publisher : *Wiley Nautical
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2003-02-07
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1898660824

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Understanding Yacht Design by Ian Nicolson Pdf

A great book on yacht design for novice designers who want to use pencil and paper or CAD; boat owners who wish to modify their hull, rig, deck layout or accomodation; and those looking to buy.

Author : Roger Kopanycia
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-05
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781408151297

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Lofting a Boat by Roger Kopanycia Pdf

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 : Dave Gerr
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1999-08-31
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780071703215

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The Elements of Boat Strength: For Builders, Designers, and Owners by Dave Gerr Pdf

"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
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2007-11-09
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780071709941

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Pete Culler on Wooden Boats by John G. Burke Pdf

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 : John C. Payne
Publisher : Sheridan House, Inc.
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Boats and boating
ISBN : 9781574092639

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Understanding Boat Plumbing and Water Systems by John C. Payne Pdf

From John C. Payne comes a new title in his successful series of easy-to-understand yet thorough treatments of technical issues facing every boat owner. Each volume is concise, compact, and fully illustrated. Understanding Boat Plumbing and Water Systems covers these major topics: Water Systems, Water Tanks, Pressure Pumps, Hot Water Calorifiers, Diesel Hot Water Heaters, Desalination Systems, Bilge Pump Systems, Bilge Alarms, Bilge Pump Maintenance, Sewage Systems, MSD Systems, Shower Drain and Sink Systems.

Author : Robert H. Perry
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2007-09-05
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780071596527

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Yacht Design According to Perry (PB) by Robert H. Perry Pdf

A great designer offers you a virtuoso tour through the world of sailboats Bob Perry initiated the trend toward fast voyaging sailboats with his world-famous Valiant 40, which has been in production longer than any other cruising sailboat in history. But Perry is not only a leading yacht designer--he is also an accomplished wordsmith whose blunt, insightful, irreverent, and always entertaining boat reviews have captivated readers of Sailing magazine for 24 years. This book is vintage Perry, a no-holds-barred tour of the world of yacht design through the benchmark boats of his 30-year career.

Author : Christian Beamish
Publisher : Patagonia
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-06
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781938340116

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The Voyage of the Cormorant by Christian Beamish Pdf

Christian Beamish, a former editor at The Surfer’s Journal, envisioned a low-tech, self-reliant exploration for surf along the coast of North America, using primarily clothes and instruments available to his ancestors, and the 18-foot boat he would build by hand in his garage. How the vision met reality – and how the two came to shape each other – places Voyage of the Cormorant in the great American tradition of tales of life at sea, and what it has to teach us.

Author : Dave Gerr
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2009-01-09
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780071643344

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Boat Mechanical Systems Handbook (PB) by Dave Gerr Pdf

The First Ever Guide for Optimizing Boat Systems This guide is invaluable for anyone designing or installing mechanical systems on a new boat, retrofitting an existing boat, or evaluating a boat's operating condition. Writing for designers, builders, owners, buyers, mechanics, surveyors, and insurers of sailboats, powerboats, and commercial vessels, Dave Gerr provides design and installation guidance for each major mechanical system plus pragmatic guidelines and real-world interpretations of American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC) and European standards. No marine professional or serious boater should be without Boat Mechanical Systems Handbook. "Dave Gerr has a knack for breaking down the more esoteric concepts of naval architecture into language that’s easily understood by the layman, which is one of the reasons why his writing often appears in the pages of SAIL. Another reason is his deep practical knowledge of the intricacies and subtleties of boat construction and systems, and the way they relate to each other. The subhead of Boat Mechanical Systems Handbook says it all--'how to design, install and recognize proper systems in boats.' Light reading this isn’t, but if you’re about to refit your boat or upgrade outdated systems, perhaps with some serious voyaging in mind, this book is a worthwhile investment. This is a unisex book, for both powerboaters and sailors; there’s no mention of sailing rigs, but every other conceivable system is covered more or less exhaustively." --PETER NIELSEN, SAIL, November 2009 Praise for Dave Gerr's previous books: The Elements of Boat Strength: “Certain books, because of their thoroughness, tend to become industry standards; such is the case with The Elements of Boat Strength.” --Ocean Navigator Propeller Handbook: “The best layman's guide we've ever read.” --Practical Sailor “Gerr made a complicated topic understandable and put it into a handbook that is easy to use.” --WoodenBoat The Nature of Boats: “Offers, in a disarmingly charming fashion, a look at all aspects of what makes a boat work. If you are not nautically obsessed prior to reading this book, you most certainly will be afterward.” --Sailing

Author : Richard Kolin
Publisher : WoodenBoat Books
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0937822620

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Building Catherine by Richard Kolin Pdf

Richard Kolin has been building boats for 25 years. He has designed and built skiffs for both plywood and plank construction.