Sorensen's Guide to Powerboats How to Evaluate Design, Construction, and Performance

Name: Sorensen's Guide to Powerboats How to Evaluate Design, Construction, and Performance
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ISBN: 9780071379557

ISBN-10: 007137955X

ISBN-13: 9780071379557

Edition: 2002

Authors: Eric Sorensen

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This collection of boat reviews aims to be a resource for the prospective buyer. Eric Sorensen supplements these full-length reviews with dozens of shorter capsule reviews of comparable boats to deliver the broadest possible coverage of the market.

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date: 6/14/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 512
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.134
Language: English

Preface
Acknowledgments
How Boats Work
Introduction	p. 2
Seaworthiness and Other Mysteries	p. 6
Displacement and Semidisplacement Hulls	p. 33
Planing Hulls	p. 43
The Power Catamaran	p. 74
Construction with Fiberglass and Cold-Molded Wood	p. 80
Aluminum and Steel Construction	p. 120
Propulsion Systems	p. 131
Rudders and Steering Systems	p. 162
Engine Rooms and Onboard Systems	p. 172
Pilothouse and Bridge Design and Ergonomics	p. 184
Topside Safety	p. 196
Accommodations	p. 212
Finding Your Next Boat	p. 222
Boat Reviews
So Many Boats: A Market Survey	p. 241
Freshwater Boats
Flats Boats	p. 273
Catamarans	p. 275
Rigid Inflatable Boats	p. 281
Center Consoles	p. 283
Walkarounds	p. 299
Dual Consoles	p. 314
Maine-Style Bass Boats and Cruisers	p. 319
Express Cruisers	p. 327
Open/Hardtop Sportfishermen	p. 374
Convertibles	p. 403
Sedans and Hardtops	p. 414
Pilothouse Motor Yachts	p. 433
Aft-Cabin Motor Yachts	p. 453
Trawlers	p. 466
Other Yachts: Marine Medleys	p. 480
Go-Fasts	p. 495
Art Bibliography	p. 498
Index	p. 499
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