PUBLICATIONS
"How to Design a
Boat"
John Teal
Excellent primer on boat design with lots of good advice on hull proportions. Useful when looking at designs.
"Teach Yourself Naval
Architecture"
Brian Baxter
Simple to start with, but rapidly gets complicated. Good to understand the principles before using any hull design software programs.
"The Nature of
Boats"
Dave Gerr
Excellent book on everything about boats. Lots of tips and useful information on all aspects of power and sail vessels, and as the introduction says a "good noodle". Simplified method for calculating propeller size - and propeller manufacturers agreed with the answer from these calculations. Health warning - A book not to read when a vessel is completed!!
"The Propeller
Handbook"
Dave Gerr
Long hand way to calculate propeller size.
"The
Elements of Boat Strength"
Dave
Gerr
Simplfied method of calculating scantling requirements to meet "melting pot" of the Classification Societies hull strength requirements for all hull materials. Basically the hull length, breadth and depth are used to provide a Scantling Number which is then used to calculate the size of all structural components, plate thickness, frame size and spacing, bulkhead and stiffner calculations. Quickly confirms if hull strength is sufficient. Accurate and checked against DNV and Lloyds Small Craft rules.
Ugly's Electrical References 2002
Excellent little book - does just as it says on the cover. Updated 2005 version now available.
"Racundra's First Cruise"
Arthur
Ransome
Inspirational book on building a Baltic yacht in Riga in the early 1920s and his cruises thereafter. Read short extract.
Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical
Manual
Nigel Calder
Motorboat Electrical and Electronics
Manual
John C Payne
Metal Corrosion in Boats
Nigel
Warren
How to Paint Your Boat
Nigel Clegg
The Rigging Handbook
Brian Toss
Boat Data Book
Ian Nicholson
Boat Wiring
Charles Wing
Collision Regulations
Part
A Part
B Part
C Part
D Part
E Annex
1 Annex
2 Annex
3 Annex
4
Shipping Distress Signals and Collisions
Regulations 1996
Marine Safety
Agency Notice No. M.1642/COLREG 1
"MCA Yellow Book"
MCA Code of Practice for small commercial vessels under 24m. Essential reading for although one's barge may not be for commercial activity or "Coded", the Code nevertheless is worth following as most guidance makes sense.
UK Boat Safety Scheme
Inland waterways safety regulations. Visit website
MCA/Shipping Acts
Lifesaving and firefighting equipment regulations for vessels over 13.7m. Read document.
Others
Application for Ship Radio Licence. Life saving signals. SOLAS B pack contents.
French "D224"
French equivalent to BSS. Read English document. Read French document.
CEVNI
CEVNI regulations for inland waterways. Read document.
Basel Agreement
Agreement governing Radio Telephone Service on European Inland Waterways. Read document.
SOFTWARE
Hull Form
Peter Rye
Cheap software for hull design. Despite low cost when compared with MaxSurf etc, capable of doing plate development, 3D modelling, tank volume calculations, stability and damage calcs.
Mast maker
Programme for calculating staves for building hollow birdsmouth mast
Propking
Software programme for calculating propeller sizes.
Mozilla Firefox
Free internet explorer offering secure and robust surfing.
Mozilla Thunderbird
Free email programme offering secure and robust email and newsgroup facilities.
OpenOffice Org 2.0
Free Open Source Office suite providing MS Office compatability plus more advanced features.
Namo Web Editor 4
Software used to build
this site - free off a PC magazine disc
Ulead Photo Album 8
Software used to build
the photo gallery pages - again free off a PC mag disc
Neat Image
Excellent software for removing noise from any digital picture.
Adobe Reader
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LARGE DRAWINGS/MISCELLANY/PLACES TO VISIT
echte nederlandse
real Dutch
Amsterdam Schip Museum
Kromhout Museum
Rotterdam Museum Haven