Boat Mechanical Systems Handbook: How to Design, Install, and Recognize Proper Systems in Boats
Dave Gerris the director of the Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology--the only accredited distance-learning school of small-craft design in the United States--and since 1983 the principal of Gerr Marine, Inc., a designer of yachts and commercial vessels. A fellow of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects, he is the author ofPropeller Handbook,The Elements of Boat Strength, andThe Nature of Boats, all from International Marine/McGraw-Hill.