Propeller Handbook: The Complete Reference for Choosing, Installing, and Understanding Boat Propellers - Hardcover

Gerr, Dave

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 087742988X ISBN 13: 9780877429883

Publisher: Intl Marine Pub Co, 1989

Synopsis

The Complete Reference for Choosing, Installing, and Understanding Boat Propellers—a first of its kind reference—fully revised and updated

Propeller Handbook, Second Edition demystifies the operation, behavior and selection of propellers and provides practical and detailed advice in readable, easy-to-understand language. The book will enable readers to size and select the correct propeller for their boat or for boats they may be working on. Solutions to propeller problems, installation considerations, propeller shafting, number of blades and blade area, boat speed and powering calculations and considerations, and much more are discussed in detail. In the twenty-seven years since the publication of the first edition, Propeller Handbook, has become a cornerstone resource that marine-industry professionals rely on.

All material from the previous edition is completely rewritten to reflect the author’s additional 27-years of experience in boat design and propeller selection since the first edition was introduced. Significant changes in the emphasis placed on factors such as blade area and propeller and engine matching, underlie the revised propeller-selection approach. Plus, the entire book has been updated to fully include metric and English units.

About this title

From the Back Cover

-Why won't your engine reach its top rated RPMs?
-Why is your propeller shaft vibrating?
-Why doesn't your boat reach the top speed claimed by the manufacturer?
-Will more or less propeller pitch improve your boat's performance?
-Is a square wheel (pitch equals diameter) best?
-Is a folding prop best for your purposes?
-Should you choose a two-, three-, or four-bladed propeller?

All these questions and more are answered in this complete reference the first of its kind.

"We have highly recommended the Propeller Handbook to our distributors and repair stations, and have multiple office copies that our sales people refer to." Michigan Wheel Corporation

"This book will answer almost every propeller-related question you're likely to come across." Ensign

"Without doubt the definitive reference for selecting, installing, and understanding boat propellers." Royal Navy Sailing Association Journal

"This book is for everyone who has ever had to make a decision about a propeller: mechanics, boatbuilders, boat service yard owners, boat owners, as well as naval architects. Dave Gerr and International Marine made a complicated topic understandable and put it into a handbook that is easy to use." WoodenBoat

About the Author

Dave Gerr is a naval architect specializing in the design of yachts and commercial craft to 180 feet. He has worked on vessels ranging from 440-foot cruise ships to a 60-foot BOC racer, a 60-mph jet-drive runabout, a 7-knot, 25-foot cruising motor launch, 100-foot aluminum motoryachts, and an assortment of 40- and 50-foot auxiliaries and motorsailers.

Owner of his own design firm, Gerr is a graduate of Westlawn School of Yacht Design and has studied physics at New York University and industrial design at Pratt Institute. He has a particular fascination with the relationship between science and art, function and beauty, and finds in naval architecture a rewarding harmony among these.

Dave Gerr's articles on boat design have appeared in Cruising World, Ocean Navigator, SAIL, Yachting, and WoodenBoat. He is a contributing editor for Boatbuilder and Offshore magazines. He is the author of The Nature of Boats and The Elements of Boat Strength, both published by International Marine.

Edition details

• Publisher: Intl Marine Pub Co
• Publication date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 087742988X
• ISBN 13: 9780877429883
• Binding: Hardcover