Naval architecture of planing hulls
Book • 1946
This engineering text examines the theory and practice of designing planing hulls, covering hydrodynamics, hull geometry, and performance for vessels that operate on or near the water surface.
It delves into mathematical and experimental approaches to predict resistance, lift, and stability for planing craft, and provides design guidance for achieving desired speed and handling characteristics.
Historically it influenced not only small boat and powerboat design but also informed surfboard shapers who adopted planing-hull concepts for high-speed wave riding boards.
The book is technical in nature, intended for naval architects, marine engineers, and advanced designers interested in the performance trade-offs of planing hulls.
Its principles remain referenced where transition from displacement to planing behavior is central to design decisions.
It delves into mathematical and experimental approaches to predict resistance, lift, and stability for planing craft, and provides design guidance for achieving desired speed and handling characteristics.
Historically it influenced not only small boat and powerboat design but also informed surfboard shapers who adopted planing-hull concepts for high-speed wave riding boards.
The book is technical in nature, intended for naval architects, marine engineers, and advanced designers interested in the performance trade-offs of planing hulls.
Its principles remain referenced where transition from displacement to planing behavior is central to design decisions.
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