Bibliograph

Voyaging under Power, by Robert P. Beebe

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Label

Voyaging under Power, by Robert P. Beebe

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-413) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsphotographs

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Voyaging under Power

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

870138856

Responsibility statement

by Robert P. Beebe

Table Of Contents

Foreword / Bill Parlatore -- Preface / Denis Umstot -- Robert Beebe: an introduction / Jim Leishman -- Historical background of power voyaging / Robert Beebe -- Evolving the Passagemaker concept / Robert Beebe -- Passagemaker: designing, building, and testing-and the lessons learned / Robert Beebe -- The philosophy of power passagemaking -- Beebe on the technicalities of the seagoing motorboat -- Seaworthiness and seakindliness: stability and other design concepts -- Stabilizing against rolling -- Choosing a boat -- Interior layout -- Passagemakers' systems -- Selected Passagemaker design -- Proven passagemakers of the past -- Voyage preparation and planning -- Crossing oceans -- World cruising destinations -- Maintenance, repairs, and haulouts in far-away places -- Weather, waves, and storm strategies -- Safety and anchoring -- Social dynamics of voyaging -- Postscript: Long distance voyaging under power -- Appendices -- Appendix A: Robert Beebe's method for figuring a boat's horsepower and eange -- Appendix B: ISO design category definitions / Michael Kasten -- Appendix C: Real world fuel burn for selected passagemaking boats -- Appendix D: Recommended spare parts and supplies for trans-ocean cruising Med Bound 2007 Rally / Milt Baker -- Appendix E: Recommended ship's library

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