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Characteristics of Boat Building Materials
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Read more: Characteristics of Boat Building MaterialsMatt takes a look at the materials available that offshore voyaging boat hulls are generally built of and explains the benefits and drawbacks of each one.
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Cyclical Loading: Why Offshore Sailing Is So Hard On A Boat
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Read more: Cyclical Loading: Why Offshore Sailing Is So Hard On A BoatIt’s an all too common story: a boat that has been structurally fine for years while sailing inshore starts to come apart as soon as she is sailed offshore. This chapter explains why and will give you a good basis in the underlying engineering theory that will help you choose a boat that won’t let you down offshore.
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We Live in Rapidly Changing Times
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Read more: We Live in Rapidly Changing TimesThere was an age, not all that long ago in the grand scheme of things, when technological progress was a slow, measured affair. Revolutionary new developments in materials science, in hull design, in manufacturing processes and in many other engineering fields were few and far between. The “state of the art” progressed at a pace […]
