MOP 50 provides new, state-of-the-art guidelines for the planning, design, and development of small craft harbors.

This work is essentially an annotated bibliography which outlines for the practicing designer the current state-of-the-art of small craft design and engineering in terms of the most recent of the useful publications in each subject area. Its purpose is principally to update the previous 'Guide to Power Boat Design' which was issued in 1971. However, there are two differences between this work and the previous one: First, the previous guide cited only about 100 references because it was a companion document to a rather extensive bibliography of over 1000 references. This guide is intended to be virtually complete in itself, citing older references whenever they are still useful. Therefore, the present work includes about 300 references. These are cited by author's last name and title only in the body of the text, Part I of this report. The Bibliography, Part II of this report, provides a complete listing, including document source and abstract, when available, for each of the references cited, but no others. Second, the previous guide presented some cautionary guidance in the use of model data and of oversimplified prediction methods which is not found in the references. Consequently, the earlier publications may still be useful. (Author).

A highly illustrated guide to the principles and practice of designing of yachts and small craft, aimed at all those keen to build their own boat. Concentrating primarily on hull forms, sails, keels and rudders, the book also deals with the visual aspect of design, culminating in a step-by-step procedure for constructing a boat from scratch. The book assumes no great experience of mathematics of sailing theory.

Clear concise manual for amateurs offers detailed illustrated instructions for building 16 basic wooden craft — rowboats, sailboats, outboards, runabouts, hydroplane, more. 15 halftones. 49 line illustrations.

"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 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, The Elements of Boat Strength 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. Now you can avoid wading through dense technical engineering manuals or tackling advanced mathematics. The Elements of Boat Strength has all the formulas, tables, illustrations, and charts you need to judge how heavy each piece of your boat should be in order to last and be safe. With this book, an inexpensive scientific calculator, and a pad of paper, you'll be able to design and specify all the components necessary to build a sound, long-lasting, rugged vessel. What reviewers have said about Dave Gerr's books: Propeller Handbook "By far the best book available on the subject."--Sailing "The best layman's guide we've ever read."--Practical Sailor Dave Gerr and International Marine made a complicated topic understandable and put it into a handbook that is easy to use."--WoodenBoat "Without doubt the definitive reference for selecting, installing, and understanding boat propellers."--Royal Navy Sailing Association Journal The Nature of Boats "If you are not nautically obsessed before reading this book, you will most certainly be afterward."--Sailing Fascinating potpourri of information about today's boats, modern and traditional."--WoodenBoat