Preliminary Design of Boats and Ships

Intended for people who are not boat designers, this book describes how to bring a dream boat into being. Written by an experienced naval architect, it prepares intelligent amateurs create conceptual vessel designs ready for a naval architects finishing touches. Included are the basic rationales and data needed to undertake a designing project, presented in a style that successfully bridges the gap between technical approach of naval architecture and the simplification of consumer magazine articles. This volume covers a variety of watercraft, so it can be equally useful if youre envisioning a cruising yacht or a sixty-foot fishing boat.

Product details

• Authors: Cyrus Hamlin
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780870336218
• ISBN: 978-0-87033-621-8
• No. of pages: 316
• Dimensions: 188 mm x 258 mm x 29 mm
• Weight: 982 g
• Illustrations: 116 illustrations
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Ships; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Mechanical engineering, production engineering