Sorensen's guide to powerboats
Subtitle: how to evaluate design, construction, and performance
By: Eric W. Sorensen.
Publisher: International Marine
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Camden, Me
Language: eng
Number of pages: 485
ISBN-13: 9780071489201
Subjects: Motorboats -- Evaluation.; Boats and boating.
Notes: Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 465-474) and index.
Table of contents: value: 1. Introduction; value: 2. Seaworthiness and other mysteries; value: 3. Displacement and semidisplacement hulls; value: 4. Planing hulls; value: 5. Catamarans; value: 6. Construction: fiberglass and cold molded wood; value: 7. Construction: aluminum and steel; value: 8. Propulsion systems; value: 9. Steering you straight; value: 10. Enginerooms; value: 11. In command: helm station, bridge, and pilothouse design; value: 12. Safety at sea; value: 13. Accommodations; value: 14. Evaluating your next boat. pt. 1 From survey to sea trial. pt. 2. The boats; value: 15. So many boats: a market survey.