The Nature of Boats

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Paperback, blz. | Engels
McGraw-Hill Education | e druk, 1995
ISBN13: 9780070242333
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Boat noodling. Boat lovers suffer universally from this benign affliction. In its mildest form, boat noodling is nothing more than wondering why that sloop in the next slip is faster than yours. In a more significant manifestation it could mean serious daydreaming--drifting off for extended periods, sketching design ideas on the back of an envelope. Chances are, if you've picked up this book just to see what's in it, you're beyond help.

Naval architect Dave Gerr offers the perfect antidote, a browser's reference to understanding how boats tick: all you've ever wanted to know about boats--power and sail, racer and cruiser; dinghy and motoryacht.

In the clear, friendly, nontechnical style that has made his column for Offshore magazine so enduring and popular, Gerr explains everything from how thick a hull should be to why one sailboat tips less than another, from choosing an engine to designing a rig for your trawler yacht, from building a dinghy to simple rules of thumb for dozens of design quandaries.

Gerr writes for the boat noodler in all of us--those seriously interested in learning and dreaming about all types of watercraft. There is no better way to become a better sailor, equipped to handle any contingency. And there's no better place to start than right here.

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ISBN13:9780070242333
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback

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<h4>Acknowledgments</h4><h4>A Note on Metrics</h4><h4>Introduction</h4><h2>Part 1. Boats to Note--Designs and Types Worth a Noodle</h2><h3>1. The Earliest Yachts--a Gift from the Dutch</h3><h3>2. The Dory--The Seaman's Sea Boat</h3><h3>3. Sharpshooters--The Catboats that Never Were</h3><h3>4. Sea Skiffs: Sea Bright and Otherwise</h3><h3>5. The Best of Both Worlds</h3><h3>6. A Cruise Aboard Crackerjack or an Imaginary Cruise in a Dream Boat</h3><h3>7. Presto and Sharpie: The American Answer to the Dutch</h3><h3>8. A Tug of the Heart Strings</h3><h3>9. My Own Double-Enders</h3><h3>10. The Ultimate Sportfisherman</h3><h3>11. The Sutherland Paddle Boat</h3><h3>12. Nester Dinghy and the Terribly Trying Dinghy Dilemma</h3><h2>Part 2. Theory for Everyone or Why Boats Do What They Do</h2><h3>13. How Big Is She Really?</h3><h3>14. Displacement and Shape--the Practical and the Forgotten</h3><h3>15.The Great Stability Mystery</h3><h3>16. Flotation and Trim</h3><h2>Part 3. Shaping Her Up or What's Hull Form About, Anyway?</h2><h3>17. Defining Her Shape</h3><h3>18. Reading Between the Lines</h3><h3>19. Speaking Volumes</h3><h2>Part 4. How Fast Will She Go?</h2><h3>20. Power Yardsticks</h3><h3>21. So You Like to Sail Fast?</h3><h2>Part 5. Fads, Trends, and History</h2><h3>22. Thanks to the Rule . . . </h3><h3>23. Speed with Style</h3><h2>Part 6. The Iron Breeze</h2><h3>24. Engine Lore</h3><h3>25. Let's Talk Torquey</h3><h3>26. The Care and Feeding of a Power Plant</h3><h3>27. The Case of the Boat that Shook or Engine Nightmare</h3><h3>28. Outboard Info</h3><h2>Part 7. Electricity and Water Sometimes Mix</h2><h3>29. The Case of the Boat that Burned</h3><h3>30. Controlling the Flow, Keeping Electrons on the Straight and Narrow</h3><h3>31. Comprehensible Corrosion: Keeping Your Electrons from Jumping Ship</h3><h2>Part 8. Analyzing the Eggbeater</h2><h3>32. Power to the Propeller: Propeller Selection You Can Understand</h3><h3>33. Understanding the Sailboat Propeller--The Art of Compromise</h3><h3>34. Getting the Shaft, Pulling the Prop, and Taking Its Measure</h3><h3>35. Speed Demon Drives</h3><h3>36. The Boat that Wouldn't Fly</h3><h2>Part 9. Catching the Wind: Sailing Simplified</h2><h3>37. Getting a Lift</h3><h3>38. Lift from Cloth: Sails and Their Workings</h3><h3>39. Rigging Rules of Thumb: Demystifying the Rigging Game</h3><h3>40. The Delicate Balance</h3><h3>41. Homemade Self-Steering</h3><h3>42. Miracle Rope!</h3><h2>Part 10. You Built Her of What? Construction for Everyone</h2><h3>43. Even from Cheese Whiz (Almost)</h3><h3>44. Scantling Rules of Thumb</h3><h3>45. It's Only Plastic</h3><h3>46. Secrets of Space-Age Hulls</h3><h3>47. Believe It or Not, Wood Is Best</h3><h3>48. The Ring of Metal--Boats from the Smithy</h3><h3>49. Home-Built Boatyard</h3><h2>Part 11. People Power or Your Boat Should Fit Like a Glove</h2><h3>50. Room Enough? The Human Dimension</h3><h3>51. At the Helm: Steering Station Ergonomics</h3><h3>52. Staying Afloat</h3><h2>Part 12. Getting Where You're Going</h2><h3>53. Rudders, Hitting What You Aim For</h3><h3>54. Controlling the Rudder</h3><h4>Suggested Reading</h4><h4>Index</h4>

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