Dave Gerr

Gebundenes Buch

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

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

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. Navy's nuclear submarines. Gerr is a contributing editor with Boatbuilder, Yachting, and Offshore magazines. HOMETOWN: New York, NY

Produktdetails

• Verlag: International Marine / McGraw-Hill Professional
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. August 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 24mm x 19mm x 3mm
• Gewicht: 787g
• ISBN-13: 9780070231597
• ISBN-10: 0070231591
• Artikelnr.: 22383255