The Elements of Boat Strength: For Builders, Designers, and Owners
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The Elements of Boat Strength: For Builders, Designers, and Owners by Dave Gerr
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.
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
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780070231597 |
| ISBN 10 | 0070231591 |
| Title | The Elements of Boat Strength: For Builders, Designers, and Owners |
| Author | Dave Gerr |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | International Marine Publishing Co |
| Year published | 1999-10-16 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |