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

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<p>"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<p>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, <i>The Elements of Boat Strength</i> 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.<p>Now you can avoid wading through dense technical engineering manuals or tackling advanced mathematics. <i>The Elements of Boat Strength</i> has all the formulas, tables, illustrations, and charts you need to judge how heavy each piece of your boat should be in o