ABS Guide for Building & Classifying Offshore Racing Yachts – 1994*
ABS Rules for Building & Classifying Reinforced Plastic Vessels – 1978*
The C-Flex Manual by Seemann Composites.* (download from www.seamancomposites.com)
Marine Composites by Eric Greene Associates, 2nd Edition, 1999*
Scantlings Rules for Fiberglass Construction by Thomas A. MacNaughton*
Marine Design Manual for Fiberglass Reinforced Plastics by Gibbs and Cox , McGraw Hill, New York, 1960, (out of print)
Professional Boatbuilder Magazine (free subscription from www.proboat.com )
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Introduction
Scantlings in Theory and Practice
Basic Engineering Questions in Fiberglass Construction Theory and Practice
Industry Problems
Custom Construction
Semi-Custom and Series Construction
Mass Production
Planning for Proper Repair and Problem Solving
The Solid Laminate Solution
The Hollow Fiberglass Frames Solution
The Wood & Epoxy Framed Solution
Cored Hull Questions
Light Cores and Their Limitations
Honeycomb Core and Its Limitations
Softwood and Epoxy Cores with Epoxy Laminate Skins
Limitations of Kevlar As A Reinforcement
Limitations of Carbon Fiber
Testing Laminates and Especially Cored Laminates
Problems in Distributed Load Testing
Use of Cored Laminates in Interiors
Preview of Advanced Methods in Analyzing Exotic Laminates
Interesting Exercises