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Various. A Guide to Motor Boat Design and Construction - A Collection of Historical Articles Containing Information on the Methods and Equipment of the Boat Builder
A Guide to Motor Boat Design and Construction
Boat Building
Contents
A CHEAP AND SPEEDY MOTOR-BOAT
The Stern-Board
MOTOR BOAT FITTINGS
CONSTRUCTION OF THE HULL. BOATS, MOTORS, AND CRUISING HINTS. CONSTRUCTION OF THE HULL
“HALF-PINT” a small simplified sea sled
Bilge Pump From Scrap Parts Drains the Boat Quickly
Small Folding Crawfish Nets Easy to Store and Carry
Build “BANTA”-
12-Foot Plywood Outboard
Detachable Canvas Seat in Boat Accommodates Extra Person
Canoe Carried Single-Handed
“SKIPPER”-Low-Cost
Outboard Runabout
“SKIPPER”-Low-Cost
PART II
OUTBOARD
Skin Pulled Off Catfish Easily With a Pair of Pliers
Spaced Hooks on Trotline Engage to Avoid Entangling
Cork Protects Casting-Rod Tip and Holds Hook Safely
Removing Fishhook from Clothes
HI- A 14-Foot Family
HO. Outboard Runabout
Make Paper Patterns Before Sawing Wood
Check the Framing Carefully . .
Use Cypress or White-Pine Planking
Composition Board Makes Good Decking
Paint the Trim to Match the Color of the Hull
Boat Anchor Raised From Seat With Aid of Rope Holder
Rubber Holders Support Oars While Fishing From Boat
“FALCON”
Part I—Building the Hull
Trim, Sturdy 18-ft. Inboard
HULL LINES ARE DRAWN FULL SIZE ON TWO 4x9 FT. PANELS
MOLD OUTLINES TRANSFERRED BY USING NAILHEADS
MAHOGANY IS BEST FOR THE STEM AND TRANSOM
SEE THAT THE BUILDING FORM IS RIGID AND LEVEL
“FALCON”-a trim 18-ft. Inboard. Part II—Installing the Ribs and Engine Stringers
“FALCON”-Trim
Sturdy 18-ft. Inboard
Part III. Planking the Hull
Part IV. Bilge Stringers, Shaft Log, Floor Timbers, Deck Beams, Decking
“FALCON”- a trim 18-ft. Inboard. Part V. Engine, Rudder, Strut, Steering Gear and Seats
“FALCON” Trim, Part VI—Conclusion. Converting the Runabout Into a Cabin Cruiser
Sturdy 18-ft. Inboard
Boat Construction. First Principles
Strength of a Hull—Hogging Piece, Keel, Stem and Stern Post
Timbers
Planking
Engine Bearers
Tying the Bearers Together—Floors and Knees
Bilge Stringers
Lateral Rigidity of Bearers
Planking—Carvel and Clench Systems
Multiple-skin Construction
Saunders Sewn System
Two Other Systems for Planking Up
Remaining Hull Details—Breasthooks
Stern Tube Chock
Gunwale, Covering Board and Deck
Hull Design
Displacement
Centres of Gravity and Buoyancy
Stability
Getting Out a Design
The Lines
’Midship Section—Prismatic Coefficient
Curve of Areas
Starting the Drawing
Points to be Observed in Designing
Beam and Length
Point of Greatest Beam
Use of Wide, Flat Stern
Typical Sections
Flare
Sheer. Freeboard. Tumble Home
Hydroplanes
Practical Details of Boat-building. Making the Moulds
Setting up Moulds
Keel, Stem and Sternpost
Timbering
Planking
Turning Over, Fitting Gunwales, etc
Floor Frames and Stringers
Engine Bearers
Stern Tube Chock
Deck, Thwarts, Seats, etc
Shaft Line—Boring
Painting and Varnishing
Woods Used in Construction
Notes on the Selection of Timber
Typical Motor Craft
16-ft. Motor Launch
Specification of 16-ft. Motor Launch
A 25-ft. River Launch
A Small Cabin Cruiser
A 40-ft. Auxiliary
A 40-ft. Full-powered Cabin Cruiser
Saloon and Fittings
A Fast 45-ft. Cruising Yacht
Cost of Running
High-speed Motor Boats. Representative Types of High-speed Craft
Hydroplanes
Advantages of the Principle
Limitations of Hydroplanes
Some Representative High-speed Craft
The Sea Sled
The World’s Fastest Boat
1 1/2-litre Racing Boats
Standardized Runabouts
The Sea Car Runabout
Chris Craft
Gar Wood Boats
The Hoyal 22-ft. Launch
High-speed Motor Passenger Boats
Hydrogliders
Speed Records
