{"product_id":"9780070231597","title":"The Elements of Boat Strength: For Builders, Designers, and Owners","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Elements of Boat Strength\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow you can avoid wading through dense technical engineering manuals or tackling advanced mathematics. \u003ci\u003eThe Elements of Boat Strength\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat reviewers have said about Dave Gerr's books:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePropeller Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"By far the best book available on the subject.\"--\u003ci\u003eSailing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The best layman's guide we've ever read.\"--\u003ci\u003ePractical Sailor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDave Gerr and International Marine made a complicated topic understandable and put it into a handbook that is easy to use.\"--\u003ci\u003eWoodenBoat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Without doubt the definitive reference for selecting, installing, and understanding boat propellers.\"--\u003ci\u003eRoyal Navy Sailing Association Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Nature of Boats\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If you are not nautically obsessed before reading this book, you will most certainly be afterward.\"--\u003ci\u003eSailing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFascinating potpourri of information about today's boats, modern and traditional.\"--\u003ci\u003eWoodenBoat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McGraw Hill LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42776666701885,"sku":"9780070231597","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9780070231597_p0.jpg?v=1771572669","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9780070231597","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}