9780070231597-0070231591-The Elements of Boat Strength: For Builders, Designers, and Owners

The Elements of Boat Strength: For Builders, Designers, and Owners

ISBN-13: 9780070231597
ISBN-10: 0070231591
Edition: 1
Author: Dave Gerr
Publication date: 1999
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Format: Hardcover 384 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780070231597
ISBN-10: 0070231591
Edition: 1
Author: Dave Gerr
Publication date: 1999
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Format: Hardcover 384 pages

Summary

The Elements of Boat Strength: For Builders, Designers, and Owners (ISBN-13: 9780070231597 and ISBN-10: 0070231591), written by authors Dave Gerr, was published by International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press in 1999. With an overall rating of 4.3 stars, it's a notable title among other Ships (Transportation, Engineering, Boating, Water Sports, Sailing) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Elements of Boat Strength: For Builders, Designers, and Owners (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Ships books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $6.38.

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"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

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