Year: 1983 Language: english Author: Francis S. Kinney Genre: Guide Publisher: DODD, MEAD & COMPANY Edition: Eighth Edition ISBN: 0-396-06582-1 Format: PDF Quality: Scanned pages Pages count: 375 Description: Once again Francis S. Kinney has thoroughly revised and brought up to date this valuable book on yacht design. New material has been added on: twelve-meters, handicap rules and changes that affect I.O.R. ratings, the Law of Mechanical Similitude, appearance, motor sailers, horsepower for displacement-type boats, more precise propeller calculations, trim tabs, a self-steerer, and inspection check list used by Rod Stephens, Jr. There is also a chapter on Mr. Kinney's own lovely boat, Santa Maria. Many new designs and illustrations are incorporated of such outstanding boats as the Sunfish, Soling, Southerly, Waupi, Mischief, Yankee Girl, Intrepid, Torea, and Palawan. All the information one needs to design both sailing and power vessels has been provided, including tools, drawings, specifications, balance of sailboats, planning powerboats, spars and rigging, propellers, rudders, resistance, tank testing, upkeep, a simple manual of calculations, weights, Southerly'^ calculations as an example, and useful data.
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Skene's Elements of Yacht Design
Language: english
Author: Francis S. Kinney
Genre: Guide
Publisher: DODD, MEAD & COMPANY
Edition: Eighth Edition
ISBN: 0-396-06582-1
Format: PDF
Quality: Scanned pages
Pages count: 375
Description: Once again Francis S. Kinney has thoroughly revised and
brought up to date this valuable book on yacht design.
New material has been added on: twelve-meters,
handicap rules and changes that affect I.O.R. ratings,
the Law of Mechanical Similitude, appearance, motor sailers,
horsepower for displacement-type boats, more precise propeller
calculations, trim tabs, a self-steerer, and inspection check list used
by Rod Stephens, Jr. There is also a chapter on Mr. Kinney's
own lovely boat, Santa Maria. Many new designs and illustrations
are incorporated of such outstanding boats as the Sunfish,
Soling, Southerly, Waupi, Mischief, Yankee Girl, Intrepid, Torea,
and Palawan. All the information one needs to design
both sailing and power vessels has been provided, including tools,
drawings, specifications, balance of sailboats, planning
powerboats, spars and rigging, propellers, rudders, resistance,
tank testing, upkeep, a simple manual of calculations, weights,
Southerly'^ calculations as an example, and useful data.
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