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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Factors in Powerboat Design | |
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| Powerboat Speed Other Design Factors Seaworthiness | |
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| Range | |
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| Comfort | |
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| Cost | |
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| The Language of Hull Shapes | |
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| Reading the Lines Profile View | |
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| Plan View | |
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| Sectional View Features of Hull Design Chines | |
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| Deadrise | |
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| Freeboard | |
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| Flare | |
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| Keels and Bilge Keels | |
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| Running Strakes | |
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| Trim Angle and Trim Tabs | |
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| Hull Shapes | |
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| Displacement Hulls Trawler Yachts | |
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| Skinny Boats | |
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| Catamarans Planing Hulls High-Speed Deep-V Hulls | |
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| Stepped Hulls Fishing Hull | |
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| Shapes Saltwater Flats Boats | |
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| Bass Boats | |
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| Offshore Sportfishing Boats Semiplaning or Transitional Hull Shapes Bow | |
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| Midbody | |
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| Stern | |
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| Summary | |
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| Common Questions | |
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| A Rounded Hull or a Chined Hull: Which Is Best? | |
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| How Fast Will It Go? | |
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| How Many People Can I Get Aboard? | |
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| What Kind of Range Can I Expect? | |
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| Tools to Help Evaluate Boats | |
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| Speed - Length Ratio | |
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| Displacement - Length Ratio | |
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| Length-to-Beam Ratio | |
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| Power-to-Weight Ratio | |
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| Cubic Number | |
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| Prismatic Coefficient | |
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| Powerboat Styling | |
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| Hull Styling Developing the Sheerline | |
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| Developing the Bow and Stern Adding the Superstructure Avoiding Clutter | |
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| Understanding Stability | |
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| Factors Affecting Transverse Stability Form Stability | |
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| Center of Gravity | |
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| Chines and Chine Flats | |
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| Longitudinal Stability Tender and Stiff Boats Stability at Large Angles of Heel Effects of Flooding on Stability | |
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| Seaworthiness | |
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| The Skill of the Skipper and Crew A Seaworthy Hull | |
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| Seaworthiness Belowdecks Engine Room | |
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| Seaworthiness on Deck | |
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| Comfort | |
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| A Comfortable Hull Shape | |
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| Onboard Location Counts | |
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| Stabilizers Passive Stabilizers | |
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| Active Stabilizers | |
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| Paravanes | |
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| Dynamic Stabilization Comfort on Deck Easy and Safe to Go Forward | |
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| Easy-to-Climb Ladders and Stairwells | |
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| Easy to Work in the Cockpit or to Enjoy the Fantail | |
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| Fewer Steps between Deck Levels Lighting for Comfort Deck Lighting | |
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| Lighting in the Engine Room Interior Comfort Doors, Passageways, and Walkways | |
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| Bridge Layout | |
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| Sleeping Quarters | |
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| Bunk Dimensions | |
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| Bathrooms and Toilets | |
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| Designing for Good Maintenance Storage Electronics Storage | |
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| Galley Storage | |
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| Lockers | |
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| Refrigerator | |
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| Under the Cabin Sole | |
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| Overhead Storage | |
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| Engine Room Storage | |
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| Anchor Storage | |
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| Powering Your Boat | |
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| Early Engines | |
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| Basic Engine Types | |
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| Two-Stroke Cycles or "Two-Cycle" Engines (Gasoline) | |
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| Four-Stroke Cycles or "Four-Cycle" Engines (Gasoline) | |
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| Diesel Engines (Inboards) Outboard Engines Recent Outboard Engine Developments | |
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| Choosing an Outboard Inboard Engines The Latest Gasoline Inboard Engines | |
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| Diesel Inboard Engines | |
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| Gas or Diesel Inboard: Which One Is for You? | |
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| Single or Twin Engines? | |
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| Sterndrive Engines Inboard, Outboard, or Sterndrive? | |
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| Jet Drive Drive Train Components Transmission | |
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| Propeller Shaft | |
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| Shaft Logs | |
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| Propellers | |
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| Propeller Terminology | |
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| Increasing Your Propeller's Efficiency | |
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| Common Engine Solutions Vibration | |
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| Noise | |
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| Steering Systems | |
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| Wheel Steering Hydraulic | |
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| Cable | |
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| Wire Other Types of Steering Systems Steering with a Whipstaff | |
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| Tiller Steering | |
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| Rack-and-Pinion Steering Rudders Steering with Twin Engines Backing Down | |
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| How a Boat Is Built | |
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| The Mold Making the Plug | |
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| Making the Mold Laying Up a Hull The Laminate | |
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| Interior Moldings | |
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| Vacuum-Assisted Resin Transfer Molding (VARTM) Evolution of Hull Materials | |
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| Core Materials | |
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| Resins Putting the Hull Together Production Boat Construction | |
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| Custom Boat Construction | |
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| Semicustom Boats | |
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| Safety | |
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| Appendix | |
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| Inflatables | |
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| Puncture Resistance Rigid-Bottom versus Soft-Bottom What to Look For: Features and Construction | |
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| Index | |