MacNaughton Associates Scantlings Rule Book

This book is explores four different broad construction methods and a large number of variations. Each rule has been carefully engineered to represent the best of conservative modern practice in the particular methods chosen. These rules are used all over the world by naval architects, professional boat builders, amateur boat builders and yacht and commercial craft owners. All rules are intended to meet or exceed the same standards for strength and fatigue resistance.

The four sections are:

• Scantlings Rule for Sheathed Strip Construction
• Scantlings Rule for Cold Molded Construction
• Scantlings Rule for Various Forms of Carvel Construction
• Scantlings Rule for Various Forms of Fiberglass Construction

Additional related publications that might interest you are:

• Yacht Design Elements - A Manual of Calculations (in progress) by Thomas A. MacNaughton
• Bofisco's Garboards by Daniel MacNaughton
• Healing the Break by Daniel MacNaughton
• Sheathed Strip Construction by Daniel MacNaughton & Thomas MacNaughton
• Mark's Engineering Manual (published by McGraw-Hill)

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