All About Powerboats: Understanding Design and Performance by Marshall, Roger;

Short description:

"Clear, insightful, easy to understand. This book is a must for powerboaters."--Bill Sisson, editor, Soundings

"Roger Marshall shares three decades of accumulated boating knowledge so you can cut years off your learning curve!"--Dean Clarke, executive editor, Sport Fishing

Your plain-language guide to powerboat design and performance

What's the difference between a modified-V and a deep-V hull? Or a planing hull and a displacement hull?

Why does boat A have flared topsides and not boat B?

How can I tell if a boat is adequately powered?

How do I judge a boat's seaworthiness just by looking at it?

What are the advantages or disadvantages of twin engines or a stern drive?

Get answers to these and all your questions about powerboat design and performance in All about Powerboats.

If you want to know what makes a boat fast, slow, stable, unstable, seaworthy, comfortable, or ideal for the things you want it to do, here's a perfect place to start. Longtime boat designer Roger Marshall tells you what you need to know about hull design, engines, drive trains, steering systems, comfort factors, safety features, and construction methods. He translates the jargon, explains the key concepts, and offers a wealth of insights into what makes powerboats tick.

Long description:

"Clear, insightful, easy to understand. This book is a must for powerboaters."--Bill Sisson, editor, Soundings

"Roger Marshall shares three decades of accumulated boating knowledge so you can cut years off your learning curve!"--Dean Clarke, executive editor, Sport Fishing

Your plain-language guide to powerboat design and performance

What's the difference between a modified-V and a deep-V hull? Or a planing hull and a displacement hull?

Why does boat A have flared topsides and not boat B?

How can I tell if a boat is adequately powered?

How do I judge a boat's seaworthiness just by looking at it?

What are the advantages or disadvantages of twin engines or a stern drive?

Get answers to these and all your questions about powerboat design and performance in All about Powerboats.

If you want to know what makes a boat fast, slow, stable, unstable, seaworthy, comfortable, or ideal for the things you want it to do, here's a perfect place to start. Longtime boat designer Roger Marshall tells you what you need to know about hull design, engines, drive trains, steering systems, comfort factors, safety features, and construction methods. He translates the jargon, explains the key concepts, and offers a wealth of insights into what makes powerboats tick.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. FACTORS IN POWERBOAT DESIGN

Powerboat Speed

Other Design Factors

Seaworthiness / Range / Comfort / Cost

Chapter 2. THE LANGUAGE OF HULL SHAPES

Reading the Lines

Profile View / Plan View / Sectional View

Features of Hull Design

Chines / Deadrise / Freeboard / Flare / Keels and Bilge Keels / Running Strakes / Trim Angle and Trim Tabs

Chapter 3. HULL SHAPES

Displacement Hulls

Trawler Yachts / Skinny Boats / Catamarans

Planing Hulls

High
-Speed Deep
-V Hulls / Stepped Hulls

Fishing Hull Shapes

Saltwater Flats Boats / Bass Boats / Offshore Sportfishing Boats

Semiplaning or Transitional Hull Shapes

Bow / Midbody / Stern

Summary

Common Questions

A Rounded Hull or a Chined Hull: Which Is Best? / How Fast Will It Go? / How Many People Can I Get Aboard? / What Kind of Range Can I Expect?

Chapter 4. TOOLS TO HELP EVALUATE BOATS

Speed
- Length Ratio / Displacement
- Length Ratio / Length
-to
-Beam Ratio / Power
-to
-Weight Ratio / Cubic Number / Prismatic Coefficient

Chapter 5. Powerboat Styling

Hull Styling

Developing the Sheerline / Developing the Bow and Stern

Adding the Superstructure

Avoiding Clutter

Chapter 6. UNDERSTANDING STABILITY

Factors Affecting Transverse Stability

Form Stability / Center of Gravity / Chines and Chine Flats

Longitudinal Stability

Tender and Stiff Boats

Stability at Large Angles of Heel

Effects of Flooding on Stability

Chapter 7. SEAWORTHINESS

The Skill of the Skipper and Crew

A Seaworthy Hull

Seaworthiness Belowdecks

Engine Room

Seaworthiness on Deck

Chapter 8. COMFORT

A Comfortable Hull Shape

Onboard Location Counts

Stabilizers

Passive Stabilizers / Active Stabilizers / Paravanes / Dynamic Stabilization

Comfort on Deck

Easy and Safe to Go Forward / Easy
-to
-Climb Ladders and Stairwells / Easy to Work in the Cockpit or to Enjoy the Fantail / Fewer Steps between Deck Levels

Lighting for Comfort

Deck Lighting / Lighting in the Engine Room

Interior Comfort

Doors, Passageways, and Walkways / Bridge Layout / Sleeping Quarters / Bunk Dimensions / Bathrooms and Toilets

Designing for Good Maintenance

Storage

Electronics Storage / Galley Storage / Lockers / Refrigerator / Under the Cabin Sole / Overhead Storage / Engine Room Storage / Anchor Storage

Chapter 9. POWERING YOUR BOAT

Early Engines

Basic Engine Types

Two
-Stroke Cycles or "Two
-Cycle" Engines (Gasoline) / Four
-Stroke Cycles or "Four
-Cycle" Engines (Gasoline) / Diesel Engines (Inboards)

Outboard Engines

Recent Outboard Engine Developments / Choosing an Outboard

Inboard Engines

The Latest Gasoline Inboard Engines / Diesel Inboard Engines / Gas or Diesel Inboard: Which One Is for You? / Single or Twin Engines?

Sterndrive Engines

Inboard, Outboard, or Sterndrive?

Jet Drive

Drive Train Components

Transmission / Propeller Shaft / Shaft Logs

Chapter 10. PROPELLERS

Propeller Terminology

Increasing Your Propeller's Efficiency

Common Engine Solutions

Vibration / Noise

Chapter 11. STEERING SYSTEMS

Wheel Steering

Hydraulic / Cable / Wire

Other Types of Steering Systems

Steering with a Whipstaff / Tiller Steering / Rack
-and
-Pinion Steering

Rudders

Steering with Twin Engines

Backing Down

Chapter 12. How a Boat Is Built

The Mold

Making the Plug / Making the Mold

Laying Up a Hull

The Laminate / Interior Moldings / Vacuum
-Assisted Resin Transfer Molding (VARTM)

Evolution of Hull Materials

Core Materials

Resins

Putting the Hull Together

Production Boat Construction / Custom Boat Construction / Semicustom Boats / Safety

Appendix. INFLATABLES

Puncture Resistance

Rigid
-Bottom versus Soft
-Bottom

What to Look For: Features and Construction

Index

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