Get this from a library! Principles of naval architecture. [John P Comstock;].

MattZ, Try Larsson/Eliasson 'Principles of Yacht Design'. It's a good starting point and sufficiently thorough to get you excited for more exotic fare (I got my copy when I was in 2nd/3rd year eng.phys, it's a concise and easy read for someone with your background). How Many Calories In 7 Saltine Crackers. Also look at Dave Gerr's technical handbooks ('Elements of Boat Strength', 'Propeller Handbook', etc.), all of which are quite useful and inexpensive by textbook standards.

The original Skene's 'Elements of Yacht Design' is a fun read; I'm not such a fan of the Kinney revision though. Marchaj wrote a few thorough, engineering-heavy treatises on sail performance, seaworthiness and other aspects of design; of course, guru writings come with a guru price tag. There's a giant, horrifically expensive reference manual on naval architecture published by SNAME that is frequently cited by some of the pro designers as being a sort of 'book of everything', I'd love to see a copy but can't afford it right now. Mattz Introduction to Naval Architecture, by Rawson & Tupper or Principals of Naval Architecture, SNAME publication.which is not expensive Matt, well compared to some of the other books I have it is cheap!! But it really depends what you want from your book. Many of those posted above are good 'practical' books on design boats. Just enough theory to make things comprehensible.

But if you're after more in depth, then i recommend these two. There are some other wonderful books, which i also have, but sadly out of print now.too old!

The Principles of Naval Architecture series is the defining reference work and text for naval architecture. This volume contains a completely new presentation of the subject of ship resistance embodying these developments. Ibreviary Completo Pdf To Jpg. A major goal in the design of virtually all vessels is to obtain a hull form having low resistance.

In achieving this goal, the accurate prediction of resistance for a given hull geometry is essential. Since the publication of the previous edition of PNA important advances have been made in theoretical and computational fluid dynamics accompanied by increased use of such work in ship and offshore structure design. The first section of the book provides basic understanding of the flow phenomena that underlie the resistance encountered by a ship moving in water. The second section contains an introduction to the methods by which that knowledge is applied to the prediction of resistance, including model testing, empirical methods and computational methods. A final section provides guidance to the naval architect in designing a hull form. Design procedures are described for achieving favorable flow and resistance characteristics of the hull and appendages. Examples are given for ships designed for high, medium and low speeds.

Design considerations affecting both wave and viscous effects are included. Finally the flow in the stern wake is discussed, an area important for both resistance and propeller performance.