Books For Boat/Ship Design and Construction

 

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Ship Design Books

o Resistance and Propulsion of Ships (Sv. Aa. Harvald), Wiley Interscience, 1983

o Introduction to Naval Architecture (Gillmer & Johnson), Naval Institute Press, 1982

o Stability and Trim for the Ship's Officer (George), Cornell Maritime Press, 1983

o CFR 46 Sub-Chapter 'T' Boat Documents, Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Bookstore, 10 Causeway St., Rm 169, Boston, MA, Tel: (617) 720-4180

 

 

Yacht Design Books

o Principles of Yacht Design (Larsson & Eliasson), International Marine - McGraw-Hill, 1994

o Skene's Elements of Yacht Design (Kinney), Dodd, Mead, & Company, 1973 (out of print)

o Preliminary Design of Boats and Ships (Hamlin), Cornell Maritime Press, 1989

o How to Design a Boat (Teale), Adlard Coles Nautical, 1992

o Yacht and Small Craft Design (Trower), The Crowood Press, Ltd, 1992

o The Nature of Boats (Gerr), International Marine - McGraw-Hill, 1992

o Propeller Handbook (Gerr), International Marine, 1989