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Title: The Elements of Boat Strength: For Builders, Designers, and Owners by Dave Gerr ISBN: 0-07-023159-1 Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: 10 August, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.55 (11 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Wide but Shallow
Comment: Boat Strength covers just about every common building method for boats, from fiberglass to copper-nickel (copper-nickel?). It is quite easy to read for those with a slight technical bent. The many graphs and formulas allow easy determination of the proper scantlings for any particular boat, BUT... it covers only one system of scantlings (as Mr. Gerr points out in his introduction). If you enjoy reading authors like Howard Chapelle or John Gardner (the boat builder, not the author of thrillers) you will be left scratching your head. When they describe the construction of a particular boat you might wonder how the scantlings they used can be calculated from Mr. Gerr's rules. A hint-they cannot. The other disappointment is in a total lack of discussion of the theory behind the rules. Still, it is fun reading and very informative.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent For Determining Scantlings On Traditional Boats
Comment: It is always a pleasure to get comments from readers, but I'm afraid that Rick Burner is a mite confused. The Elements Of Boat Strength was specifically written to make it not only possible to determine the scantlings for any boat (from a coasting schooner to a skiff) but to make the calculations required relatively easy. For some reason, Rick's review indicates that Boat Strength doesn't provide you with the information needed calculate the scantlings for traditional boats such as those in books by, say, Howard Chapelle or John Gardner. In fact, Boat Strength provides exactly this information. What's more, you can not only calculate the scantlings for the original construction method but for any modern variant and/or for any other material, from FRP to aluminum.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great reference and not a bad read either.
Comment: Well orginized and written. The title says the rest.
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Title: The Propeller Handbook: The Complete Reference for Choosing, Installing, and Understanding Boat Propellers by Dave Gerr ISBN: 0071381767 Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: 11 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Understanding Boat Design by Ted Brewer ISBN: 0070076944 Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 1993 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Principles of Yacht Design by Lars Larsson, Rolf Eliasson ISBN: 0071353933 Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: 02 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $44.95 |
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Title: The Nature of Boats: Insights and Esoterica for the Nautically Obsessed by Dave Gerr ISBN: 007024233X Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 1995 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: The Complete Guide to Metal Boats: Building, Maintenance, and Repair by R. Bruce Roberts-Goodson ISBN: 0071364447 Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: 28 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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