Wood Hull Design Considerations
Watercraft have evolved over centuries of trial and error to the more "modern" state of the art vessels we are now familiar with. Wood as a boat building material is still used in many parts of the world as the most readily available, easy to work, repairable material for marine applications. Even with the advent of composites, fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) and lightweight metals, wood will for many years to come, continue to be a major factor in the design of boats.
Lloyds Register of Shipping Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Yachts and Small Craft is the standard adopted by reference in Coast Guard regulations for the design and construction of wooden small passenger vessels. Lloyds Rules apply to vessels of up to 50 meters (164 feet scantling length).
Other classification society standards may be accepted on a case-by-case basis.
No single publication contains all the innovations found in the design of wooden vessels. This circular and the following readings form a basis of good marine practices from which owners, designers, builders, inspectors and surveyors can, along with experience, maintain the highest level of small passenger vessel safety.
- Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
The Encyclopedia of Wood
387 Park Ave., South
New York, N.Y. 10016
- Lloyd's Register of Shipping
Rules and Regulations of the Classification of Yachts and Small Craft
Lloyd's Register of Shipping
17 Battery Place
New York, N.Y. 10004-1195
- American Boat and Yacht Council
Standards and Recommended Practices for Small Craft
3069 Solomon's Island Road
Edgewater, Maryland
- Monk, Edwin
Modern Boat Building
Charles Scribner's Sons
New York, N.Y.
- Gougeon Bros.
The Gougeon Brothers on Boat Construction
Gougeon Bros. Inc.
Bay City, Michigan
- Gougeon Bros.
Wooden Boat Restoration and Repair
Gougeon Bros. Inc.
Bay City, Michigan
- Stewart, Robert M.
Boatbuilding Manual
International Marine Publishing Co.
Camden, Maine
- Chapelle, Howard I.
Boatbuilding
W.W. Norton Company
New York, N.Y.
- Taube, Alan
The Boatwright's Companion: Repairs Below the Waterline
International Marine Publishing Co.
Camden, Maine
- Navy Department, Bureau of Ships
NAVSHIPS 250-336
Wood: A Manual for its use as a Shipbuilding Material
Teaparty Books
Kingston, Massachusetts
Vol. I Basic Wood Technology Applicable to Boat and Shipbuilding
Vol. II Techniques and Practices Applicable to Preservation and Storage
Vol. III Technical Data Applicable to Boat and Ship Design
Vol. IV Techniques Applicable to Boat and Ship Construction
- Nicholson, Ian
Surveying Small Craft 2nd Edition
Sheridan House Inc.
Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
- Buchanan, George
The Boat Repair Manual
ARCO Publishing, Inc.
New York, N.Y.
- Warren, Nigel
Metal Corrosion in Boats
International Marine Publishing Company
Camden, Maine
- Calder, Nigel
Boats Owner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual
International Marine Publishing Company
Camden, Maine
- Vaitses, Allen H.
Covering Wooden Boats with Fiberglass, Revised Edition
International Marine Publishing Company
Camden, Maine
- McIntosh, David C. (Bud)
How to Build a Wooden Boat
Wooden Boat Publications, Inc.
Brooklin, Maine
- Bray, Anne
The Wooden Boat Index
Wooden Boat Publications, Inc.
Brooklin, Maine
Excerpted from Wood Hull Inspection Guidance (NVIC 7-95) |
