Performance Boat Books
These are like gold dust.Du Cane`s book is a notable one,but the real classic is one called `Naval Architecture of Planing Hulls` by Lindsay Lord,published by Cornell Press.It`s an old American book,but if you ever see it,grab it.That and Du Cane`s book are the two both Lorne Campbell and myself used to seek out when we were stuying Naval Architecture as apprentices.
A lot of papers on performance boating can be heavy going,but Lindsay Lord`s book is packed with formulae that can easily be understood.
Several years ago even the powerboat mags of the day had articles written by Bill Maloney,John Teale etc,but you can`t beat the guy who just goes out and builds em and learns by his mistakes.
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