Product Description

The Boat Data Book is a treasure trove of invaluable technical information for builders, designers, surveyors, owners and anyone maintaining their own boat. This is the essential reference for anyone wanting to know the breaking strength of stainless steel rigging wire, the correct height for a galley top, the recommended size for seacocks, or what length a mooring rope should be. A must-have reference for owners and professionals. 'A veritable mine of information superb value for money' Nautical Magazine 'Recommended to every boat owner' Practical Boat Owner

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #281980 in Books
• Published on: 2003-06-30
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

Amazon.co.uk Review
Anybody who owns a boat knows that the maintenance and upkeep can be very high. A cleat or a rope may break, engine parts wear and bulbs need replacing. Most sailors prefer to spend their spare time out on the water rather than in dry dock fixing their boat. The fourth edition of the Boat Data Book is an essential reference book for any boat owner and will reduce your time fixing problems in dry dock. Choosing the correct piece of equipment results in it lasting longer, which will mean less time fixing problems and more time out on the water. This book has 200 pages of information, charts, diagrams and good advice. You can find out which size cleat you need and which anchor is most effective for your boat size and weight. It lists cable strength against width for all the available materials, as well as information on which launch speed for your boat length and horse power. There are, of course, conversion tables between metric and imperial and from US sizes to European standards. This book contains so much detail that it even advises which size bunks and chart tables to fit inside your cabin. The information you need can be accessed quickly via a comprehensive contents page and as most boat stores will also own this book, you could just quote the page number to them and they will know what you want. -- Stephen Payne

Review
'A veritable mine of information...superb value for money' Nautical Magazine; 'Recommended to every boat owner' Practical Boat Owner

About the Author
Ian Nicolson started collecting data about boats from his father and grandfather when he was still at school. After his apprenticeship as a naval architect he joined A Mylne & Co, where he has been a senior partner since 1979. Ian Nicolson has built a large number of boats himself and owns a race winning Sigma 33. He has written over 20 books on nautical subjects, many of them published by Adlard Coles Nautical.

Customer Reviews

Extremely useful
Anybody with more than just a passing interest in boats should get this book. It contains a great deal of very useful information - not just the usual breaking strain or density stuff but all sorts of gen. Highly recommended.