PROPELLER HANDBOOK **NEW** BY DAVE GERR

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PROPELLER HANDBOOK: The Complete Reference for Choosing, Installing, and Understanding Boat Propellers

BY DAVE GERR

Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press 2001 ISBN-10: 9780071381765 ISBN-13: 978-0071381765

IN NEW CONDITION – NEVER USED – BEEN IN STORAGE

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On the surface, choosing the correct propeller for a particular boat seems simple.

But one factor affects another, which then affects another factor, leading many boaters to believe that propeller selection depends more on black magic than logic.

This clear, easy-to-use handbook for all small boats is written not for Ph.D.s seeking the latest wrinkle in high-tech propeller design, but as a practical aid for the average mechanic, engineer, boatbuilder, fleet operator, serious yachtsman, or naval architect.

DAVE GERR IS A NAVAL ARCHITECT SPECIALIZING IN THE DESIGN OF YACHTS AND COMMERCIAL CRAFT TO 180 FEET.

HE HAS WORKED ON VESSELS RANGING FROM 440-FOOT CRUISE SHIPS TO A 60-FOOT BOC RACER, A 60-MPH JET-DRIVE RUNABOUT, A 7-KNOT, 25-FOOT CRUISING MOTOR LAUNCH, 100-FOOT ALUMINUM MOTORYACHTS, AND AN ASSORTMENT OF 40- AND 50-FOOT AUXILIARIES AND MOTORSAILERS.

OWNER OF HIS OWN DESIGN FIRM, GERR IS A GRADUATE OF WESTLAWN SCHOOL OF YACHT DESIGN AND HAS STUDIED PHYSICS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN AT PRATT INSTITUTE.

HE HAS A PARTICULAR FASCINATION WITH THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCIENCE AND ART, FUNCTION AND BEAUTY, AND FINDS IN NAVAL ARCHITECTURE A REWARDING HARMONY