An edition of Sorensen's guide to powerboats (2008)

Sorensen's guide to powerboats

how to evaluate design, construction, and performance

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An edition of Sorensen's guide to powerboats (2008)

Sorensen's guide to powerboats

how to evaluate design, construction, and performance

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The first book ever to reveal what boat builders pay thousands of dollars to learn: the secrets of owner satisfactionWhat makes a boat owner happy? Eric Sorensen and J. D. Power & Associates answer that question in detail in this revised edition of Sorensen's Guideto Powerboats. Now incorporating results from J. D. Powers' Boat Competitive Information Study, this guide tells you everything you need to know before opening your wallet. From runabouts and pontoons to express cruisers and bassboats,the book covers it all, explaining the implications of different hull designs, construction methods, engine technologies, and more. Includes J. D. Power's "PowerCircle" rankings.

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English
Pages
485

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Cover of: Sorensen's guide to powerboats
Sorensen's guide to powerboats: how to evaluate design, construction, and performance
2008, International Marine
in English
Cover of: Sorensen's guide to powerboats
Sorensen's guide to powerboats: how to evaluate design, construction, and performance
2008, International Marine
in English
Cover of: Sorensen's Guide to Powerboats
Sorensen's Guide to Powerboats
2008, McGraw-Hill
Electronic resource in English

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Table of Contents

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

Edition Notes

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 465-474) and index.

Published in
Camden, Me

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
623.82/31029
Library of Congress
VM341 .S646 2008, VM341.S646 2007

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 485 p. :
Number of pages
485

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL18586554M
ISBN 10
0071489207
ISBN 13
9780071489201
LCCN
2007041168
LibraryThing
9042539
Goodreads
2379135

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OL12464929W

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