Sorensen, Eric W.
Sorensen's guide to powerboats : how to evaluate design, construction, and performance / Eric W. Sorensen. - Camden, Me. : International Marine, c2008. - x, 485 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
14. Evaluating your next boat. pt. 1 From survey to sea trial. pt. 2. The boats -
1. Introduction -- 2. Seaworthiness and other mysteries -- 3. Displacement and semidisplacement hulls -- 4. Planing hulls -- 5. Catamarans -- 6. Construction: fiberglass and cold molded wood -- 7. Construction: aluminum and steel -- 8. Propulsion systems -- 9. Steering you straight -- 10. Enginerooms -- 11. In command: helm station, bridge, and pilothouse design -- 12. Safety at sea -- 13. Accommodations -
- 15. So many boats: a market survey.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 465-474) and index.
9780071489201 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0071489207 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2007041168
GBA787960 bnb
014234981 Uk
--sears
Motorboats
Evaluation.--Boats and boating.
--sears
VM341 / .S646 2008
623.82/31029
Sorensen's guide to powerboats : how to evaluate design, construction, and performance / Eric W. Sorensen. - Camden, Me. : International Marine, c2008. - x, 485 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
14. Evaluating your next boat. pt. 1 From survey to sea trial. pt. 2. The boats -
1. Introduction -- 2. Seaworthiness and other mysteries -- 3. Displacement and semidisplacement hulls -- 4. Planing hulls -- 5. Catamarans -- 6. Construction: fiberglass and cold molded wood -- 7. Construction: aluminum and steel -- 8. Propulsion systems -- 9. Steering you straight -- 10. Enginerooms -- 11. In command: helm station, bridge, and pilothouse design -- 12. Safety at sea -- 13. Accommodations -
- 15. So many boats: a market survey.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 465-474) and index.
9780071489201 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0071489207 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2007041168
GBA787960 bnb
014234981 Uk
--sears
Motorboats
Evaluation.--Boats and boating.
--sears
VM341 / .S646 2008
623.82/31029