Boat Strength: A Design, Construction, and Evaluation Guide

This first-of-its-kind resource for amateur and professional boatbuilders, boat designers, and boatowners gives convenient access to all the rules of thumb, tables, and graphs needed to determine how heavy and strong each piece of a boat should be. Both power and sailboats are covered, including hull, decks, reinforcing members, bulkheads, joints, fasteners, masts, and rigging. Fiberglass, steel, aluminum, wood, and wood-epoxy construction methods are all included.

** Contents **

The Scantling Rule. Fiberglass Construction Materials. Solid Fiberglass Scantling Rule. Cored Fiberglass Scantling Rule. Traditional Plank-on-Frame Wood Construction. Modern Wood-Epoxy Wood Construction. Welded Aluminum Scantling Rule. Welded Steel Scantling Rule. Rigging Rules of Thumb.

Dave Gerr

Hard: (Oct 1998) 252p. 200 Illus. 7 3/8 x 9 1/4

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