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Elements of Yacht Design » (Reprint)

Book cover image of Elements of Yacht Design by Norman L. Skene

Authors: Norman L. Skene, Maynard Bray
ISBN-13: 9781574091342, ISBN-10: 1574091344
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Sheridan House, Incorporated
Date Published: August 2001
Edition: Reprint

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Author Biography: Norman L. Skene

Book Synopsis

Table of Contents

IGeneral Discussion3
IIMethods of Calculation12
IIIRelativity and Similitude30
IVDisplacement35
VStability46
VIBallast66
VIIThe Lateral Plane of Sailing Yachts73
VIIIDesign82
IXThe Sail Plan90
XThe Rudder100
XISpars and Rigging107
XIICruisers122
XIIIThe Racing Yacht144
XIVConstruction168
XVResistance181
XVIThe Hydroplane210
XVIIScrew Propellers224
XVIIIYacht Models241
Index251

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