Boat Data Book / Edition 5

by Ian Nicolson

Overview

Now in it's 5th Edition, this book is a treasure trove of invaluable information for owners, crew, chandlers, repairers, builders, surveyors, and anyone maintaining their own boat.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781574091977
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	08/31/2004
Edition description:	Fifth Edition
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.70(d)

Table of Contents

1	Boat Equipment
	Fisherman anchors--proportions	9
	Danforth anchors-proportions	10
	CQR anchors	12
	Delta anchors	13
	Anchor ropes and mooring warps--sizes	15
	Anchor sizes relative to boat length and type	15
	Sheet winches--power ratio	17
	Winch sizes	18
	Cleat sizes	22
	Tools for small craft	23
	Safety equipment
	Craft under 5.5 m (18 ft) LOA	26
	Craft between 5.5 m (18 ft) and 13.7 m) (45 ft) LOA	30
	Light and shapes	34
	Lights and shapes needed on small craft	37
2	Materials
	Brass and steel rod (metric measure)--weight in kilogrammes/metre and pounds/foot	42
	Brass and steel rod standard hexagons for bolts, screws and nuts	45
	Brass and steel rod (Imperial measure) weight in pounds/foot	46
	Brass and steel rod (decimals of an inch)--weight in pounds/foot	50
	Aluminium rod (Imperial measure)--weight in pounds/foot	51
	Brass and steel rectangular bars (Imperial measure)--weight in pounds/foot	52
	Brass and steel rod (BA sizes)--weight in pounds per foot	54
	Brass and steel wire (in swg)--weight in pounds per 100 ft	54
	Steel and wood pillars--simple approximate formulae	55
	Circular hollow sections (mild steel)--dimensions and strength in tension and compression	56
	Rectangular hollow sections (mild steel)--dimensions and strength in tension and compression	58
	Square hollow sections (mild steel)--dimensions and strength in tension and compression	59
	Pitch pine pillars--safe working loads	60
	Paint container sizes and covering properties	61
	Antifouling paint requirements	62
	Paint--efficiency in preventing moisture absorption	64
	Galvanic corrosion	65
	Stock timber sizes	65
	Mechanical properties of wood	66
	Bending marine plywood	66
	Moisture content of timber	68
	Natural seasoning of timber	70
	Lightweight materials--mechanical properties	70
	Typical marine laminates (glassfibre)--physical properties	72
	Reinforced plastic laminates--thickness, average figures	74
	Mechanical properties of laminates--compared with other materials	74
	Fresh water--allowance and measurements	74
	Sailcloth weights--comparative figures	75
	Tank materials	76
	Modulus of elasticity and density	76
3	Fastenings
	Standard available bolt lengths for given diameters	77
	Hexagonal bolts, nuts and screws--ISO metric sizes	78
	ISO and metric thread equivalents	78
	Screw threads per inch	79
	Bolts in wood--failing loads	80
	Breaking loads of bolts	81
	Wood screws--weight in pounds per 1000	82
	Barbed ring nails	83
	Pilot hole sizes--wood screws	84
	Pilot hole sizes--nails and copper clenches	85
	Pipe clips--sizes	85
4	Spars and Rigging
	Aluminium alloy masts--general guide	86
	Aluminium alloy masts--size selection graph	86
	Aluminium alloy--boom dimensions	88
	Aluminium alloy--spinnaker boom dimensions	89
	Standard rigging sizes	90
	Rigging screw pins, forks and standard ends	91
	Nitronic 50 rod rigging	92
	Gamma rod rigging	92
	Cobalt rod rigging	93
	Carbon rod rigging	93
	Soft Kevlar rigging	94
	Pultruded Kevlar rod rigging	94
	Turnbuckles for rod rigging	95
	Turnbuckles for half lenticular rod rigging	96
	Turnbuckles for wire	97
	Tip turnbuckles	98
	Fork toggles	99
	High fatigue jaws	100
	White Kevlar 49 cable	101
	Kevlar 49 standard lightweight sockets	101
	Kevlar 49 standard lightweight sockets with eyes	102
	Kevlar 49 standard lightweight sockets with bails	102
	Kevlar 49 standard lightweight sockets with high fatigue jaws	103
	Kevlar 49 standard lightweight sockets with high fatigue eyes	104
	Kevlar 49 standard lightweight sockets with T terminals	104
	Marine eyes for Kevlar 49	105
	High fatigue eyes for Kevlar 49	106
	High fatigue jaws for Kevlar 49	107
	Shackles--safe working loads	108
	Titanium shackles	108
	U-bolts--typical dimensions and strengths	109
	Stainless steel flexible wire--breaking load and weight of running rigging	110
	Stainless steel wire rope--breaking load and weight of standing rigging	110
	Galvanized steel flexible wire--breaking load and weight of running rigging	111
	Galvanized steel wire rope--breaking load and weight of standing rigging	111
	Qualities of man-made fibre ropes	112
	Rope damage	112
	Ropes of man-made fibres--diameter, circumference, breaking load, weight	113
	Polyester ropes--recommended sizes for running rigging	115
	Dinghy running rigging--lengths, diameters and types of rope	116
	Running rigging--typical lengths for small craft	117
	Sheave sizes--for rope cordage	117
5	Engines and Powering
	Fuel tank design	118
	Engine room exhaust system	119
	Fuel--consumption, weight, tankage	120
	Fuel and gas piping	120
	Electric cables--current capacity	121
	Fuse wire--current capacity	121
	Colour coding for marine engine wiring	122
	Power/speed ratios	123
	Speed--Power--Weight graphs	124
	Speed/horsepower--launches and workboats	125
	Speed/horsepower--auxiliary yachts	128
	Outboard engines--for small power craft	130
	Outboard engines--for inflatable boats	131
	Outboard engines--for 10 kph (6 mph)	132
	Outboard engines--speed-v-weight in runabouts	133
	Outboard engine weights	134
	Lead/acid batteries	134
	Propeller graphs--medium and slow speed craft	135
	Propeller weights	137
	Propeller graphs--for 6 knots water velocity past propeller	138
	Propeller graphs--for 8 knots water velocity past propeller	140
	Propeller graphs--for 10 knots water velocity past propeller	142
	Propeller graphs--for 12 knots water velocity past propeller	144
	Propeller graphs--for 14 knots water velocity past propeller	146
	Stern gear--propeller shafts, glands, stern tubes etc	148
	Propeller shaft--sizes-v-bhp and rpm	150
	Rubber shaft bearings	151
	Propeller shaft bearings--spacing	152
6	Design
	British Standard Specifications (BS numbers)	153
	Beam-v-waterline length	154
	Draft-v-waterline length	156
	Displacement-v-waterline length	158
	Ballast-v-waterline length	160
	Engine power-v-waterline length	162
	Sail area-v-waterline length	164
	Camber and sheer--how to calculate	166
	Dinghy sizes, weights and sail areas	168
	Sports boat sizes, weights and sail areas	169
	Open boats--average dimensions	170
	Open boats--typical sail areas	172
	Strip plank wood construction	173
	Beams/bearers	174
	Common welding symbols	174
	The human figure--space required	175
	Clothing and boots--space required	176
	Ice boxes and fridges	176
	Bunk sizes	177
	Chart table, chair--recommended sizes	178
	Desk, dressing table, stool-sizes	178
	Upholstery and bookcase--sizes	180
	Tables and seats--minimum area	181
	Galley--recommended dimensions	182
	Toilet dimensions	183
	Gas cylinders--size and weight	184
	Crockery, glassware, bottles--standard dimensions	185
	Liferaft container sizes	187
	Small power boat seats	188
	Hatch size, cockpit locker lid and sail locker bin size	188
	Sail covers--measurement plan	190
	Unshaped mainsail cover	192
	Seacock sizes	193
	Steering--rudder, wheel etc	193
	Anchor cable and stowage space	194
	'Standard' bollards/fairleads	195
	Davit strengths and sizes	198
	Ventilation	200
	Colour coding of pipes etc	201
	New colour coding for fire extinguishers	202
	Old types of fire extinguisher	202
7	Tables and Formulae
	Conversion factors	203
	Thames tonnage	205
	Temperatures--Fahrenheit/Centigrade	206
	Standard wire gauge--metric and Imperial equivalents	207
	Metal gauges--metric and Imperial equivalents	208
	Millimetres in decimals of an inch	208
	Inches to decimal parts of a foot	209
	Millimetres to inches and inches to millimetres	210
	Inches and eights of an inch to millimetres	212
	Feet and inches to metres and millimetres	214
	Feet and inches to metres	215
	Inches and thirty-seconds of an inch to millimetres	216
	Cubic feet to cubic metres	216
	Square feet to square metres	217
	Pounds to kilogrammes	218
	Kilogrammes to pounds	219
	Pounds force per sq ft to kilonewtons per sq m	218
	Volume conversions--Imp gals, litres, US gals	219
	Speed conversions--knots, mph, kph	220
	Tons per sq in to kg per sq mm--and vice versa	221
	Weights of materials	222
	Wind speeds and pressures	222
	Index	223

Editorial Reviews

The essential technical bible.

Yachting World

...a treasure trove of detail for any interested in refitting, repairing or maintaining powerboats and sailboats.

Midwest Book Review

A veritable mine of information... superb value for money.

Nautical Magazine

"The essential technical bible."—Yachting World

From the Publisher

Lists specifications for anchors, winches, deck fitting, shackles, fastenings, rope, rigging, spars, cabling, cabin interiors, and so forth. The fourth edition contains new data on the latest high tech developments. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)

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