Download or read book Designing and Building a Houseboat written by Stefan Huebbe and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-04-10 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stefan Huebbe is a professional designer, builder and owner of an internationally-renown houseboat company. In this book, he guides the technically-minded reader through the entire design and building process so that you are able to realize even the most complex houseboat project. Detailed design recommendations for small, mid-sized and large stationary or mobile houseboats are included throughout the book, as well as equations and guidelines, so that you can alter the designs according to your individual needs - or even create your own unique concept. In 340 pages, with over 450 detailed diagrams, illustrations, photos and equations, you will learn everything you need to know about designing and building a houseboat, including topics such as: Investment and running costs Hull designs, materials, buoyancy and heeling stability Superstructure incl. structural and insulation calculations Floor plans Electricity incl. energy demand calculations Fresh water incl. design of a watermaker Waste water Heating solutions based on calculated heat losses Propulsion and steering Control and diagnostic requirements Safety requirements and features Maintenance and inspection Legal framework around houseboats and moorings Project management incl. budgeting, scheduling and tendering Construction site and management Environmental considerations and zero-emission houseboat How to use and apply complex equations Tips and lessons learned over 14 years in the industry Huebbe introduces all your options with regards to design, parts, materials and equipment, the advantages and disadvantages of each, as well as how to choose or calculate the most suitable solution for your project. This book is a comprehensive and detailed source of technical knowledge for anyone interested in houseboats. Whether you want to learn more about them, plan to build or buy one, or even if you own a houseboat already, this book provides an invaluable insight into the amazing world of floating living spaces.
Download or read book Handmade Houseboats written by Russell Conder and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 1992-06 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the pleasures of living in a houseboat, explains each step in construction, and discusses plumbing, electricity, heating, ventilation, and cooking facilities.
Download or read book Shantyboat written by Harlan Hubbard and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 1977-01-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shantyboat is the story of a leisurely journey down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to New Orleans. For most people such a journey is the stuff that dreams are made of, but for Harlan and Anna Hubbard, it became a cherished reality. In their small river craft, the Hubbards became one with the flowing river and its changing weathers. This book mirrors a life that is simple and independent, strenuous at times, but joyous, with leisure for painting and music, for observation and contemplation.
Download or read book The Elements of Boat Strength For Builders Designers and Owners written by Dave Gerr and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 1999-08-31 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This work is significant. It is the first to include a method of assessing structural strength in the context of the modern marine environment." --Commander M. C. Cruder, U.S. Coast Guard Acclaimed author and naval architect Dave Gerr created this unique system of easy-to-use scantling rules and rules-of-thumb for calculating the necessary dimensions, or scantlings, of hulls, decks, and other boat parts, whether built of fiberglass, wood, wood-epoxy composite, steel, or aluminum. In addition to the rules themselves, The Elements of Boat Strength offers their context: an in-depth, plain-English discussion of boatbuilding materials, methods, and practices that will guide you through all aspects of boat construction. Now you can avoid wading through dense technical engineering manuals or tackling advanced mathematics. The Elements of Boat Strength has all the formulas, tables, illustrations, and charts you need to judge how heavy each piece of your boat should be in order to last and be safe. With this book, an inexpensive scientific calculator, and a pad of paper, you'll be able to design and specify all the components necessary to build a sound, long-lasting, rugged vessel. What reviewers have said about Dave Gerr's books: Propeller Handbook "By far the best book available on the subject."--Sailing "The best layman's guide we've ever read."--Practical Sailor Dave Gerr and International Marine made a complicated topic understandable and put it into a handbook that is easy to use."--WoodenBoat "Without doubt the definitive reference for selecting, installing, and understanding boat propellers."--Royal Navy Sailing Association Journal The Nature of Boats "If you are not nautically obsessed before reading this book, you will most certainly be afterward."--Sailing Fascinating potpourri of information about today's boats, modern and traditional."--WoodenBoat
Download or read book Houseboats written by Kathy Shaffer and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prepare to be wowed, amused, and inspired as you visit over 100 houseboats, inside and out. Architect Kathy Shaffer follows her bliss and explores the floating legacy of her Sausalito home. With an eye toward the artistic, Shaffer carefully documents the architectural evolution of this houseboat community. Learn the geography of the area, the developers who helped shape it, the history of the marinas, and the amazing evolution of houseboat design and construction. This book also reflects the lives of people who choose to constrain their home to a hundred square feet or so, and how they've engineered their surroundings to their spatial restrictions. This book is a celebration of the refreshing, inspiring forms created in the free-thinking spirit of houseboat architecture. It is a must-have for all who love architecture, handmade houses, and inspiring homes.
Download or read book How to Build Wooden Boats written by Edwin Monk and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-08-02 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clear concise manual for amateurs offers detailed illustrated instructions for building 16 basic wooden craft — rowboats, sailboats, outboards, runabouts, hydroplane, more. 15 halftones. 49 line illustrations.
Download or read book Boatbuilding for Beginners and Beyond written by Jim Michalak and published by . This book was released on 2002-04 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate book for anyone who has dreamed of building a boat.
Download or read book Building the Nutshell Pram written by Maynard Bray and published by WoodenBoat Books. This book was released on 1988-02 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A step-by-step construction manual for this very popular Joel White design, for oar and sail. Part of the popularity is due to the ease of construction, especially the bow. This instruction book is beneficial for anyone who wishes to build the pram from scratch using WoodenBoat's full-scale plans. We also have full-sized pre-cut kits, a video, a model kit and building plans.
Download or read book The Houseboat Book written by Barbara Flanagan and published by Universe Publishing(NY). This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jump into the cold water, right off the front porch, for an early swim; take hot coffee alfresco in a rooftop deck chair as the sunrise lights a panorama of sea birds and skyline; then, kayak off to a meeting downtown. Live on a houseboat and you see wildlife and city life converge to make every day feel like vacation. That's what they say. Thousands of permanent water citizens-ranging from young tycoons to elder hippies-have rejected big houses, chattel, and land for the rich neighborhood life of dense residential marinas. This isn't a lifestyle look, it's the real thing. Adventurous living: independent, expressive, and fun. The most comprehensive book on the floating dwellings of North America, "The Houseboat Book reveals intriguing villages (floating on century-old cedar logs, concrete barges, Styrofoam blocks, plastic barrels, fiberglass, and painted wood) in British Columbia, Canada, and in Washington, Oregon, California, Florida, New York, and New Jersey. One sees wonderfully inventive architecture-a thatched cabana in paradisiacal Key West, a barged train car (as family home/circus stage) in industrial Brooklyn-imaginative design at its best.
Download or read book Building a Wooden Jon Boat written by Bud Brinkley and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-08-30 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you want to build a simple wooden boat? This book explains in detail the methods and techniques the author has used in the construction of a commercial fishing boat. You will learn how to properly select wood, how to use epoxy resin and fiberglass cloth, and how to incorporate proven techniques to achieve success. Bud uses his years of experience in boat building and design to explain in easy to understand ideas the methods used to build a typical wooden boat. The book covers in detail what few tools are actually needed, how to set up a building area and he offers tips and little golden nuggets of advice throughout the book. Clear photographs and illustrations show in detail the construction process. Anyone who wants to build their own wooden boat quickly and correctly will want to keep this book handy and refer to it often.
Download or read book Rock the Boat written by Robert Klanten and published by Die Gestalten Verlag-DGV. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A boat is a hole in the water that you put your passion into. Movable homes provide endless opportunities for exploration and changes of scenery. Modified ferries allow ample space for families. Shanty boats inspire images of Huck Finn's literary journey and youthful spirit. Former cruise ships become charming hotels. These floating domiciles showcase alternative living solutions from the private to the commercial. From the romantic lakes of Kashmir to the Bay of Venice, houseboats claim their space atop the water worldwide. These charismatic and aquatic homes provide refuge from being landlocked and promise to satisfy curious natures. A Life Afloat profiles the imaginative inhabitants and designers behind these houseboats; the volume offers inspiration to anyone interested in a touch of escape from a weekend change of scenery to a permanent change of address.
Download or read book Microshelters written by Derek “Deek” Diedricksen and published by Storey Publishing. This book was released on 2015-08-25 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you dream of living in a tiny house, or creating a getaway in the backwoods or your backyard, you’ll love this gorgeous collection of creative and inspiring ideas for tiny houses, cabins, forts, studios, and other microshelters. Created by a wide array of builders and designers around the United States and beyond, these 59 unique and innovative structures show you the limits of what is possible. Each is displayed in full-color photographs accompanied by commentary by the author. In addition, Diedricksen includes six sets of building plans by leading designers to help you get started on a microshelter of your own. You’ll also find guidelines on building with recycled and salvaged materials, plus techniques for making your small space comfortable and easy to inhabit.
Download or read book Prefab Architecture written by Ryan E. Smith and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-06-03 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Prefab Architecture . . . is beyond theory, and beyond most of what we think we know about pods, containers, mods, and joints. This book is more than 'Prefabrication 101.' It is the Joy of Cooking writ large for the architecture and construction industries." From the Foreword by James Timberlake, FAIA THE DEFINITIVE REFERENCE ON PREFAB ARCHITECTURE FOR ARCHITECTS AND CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS Written for architects and related design and construction professionals, Prefab Architecture is a guide to off-site construction, presenting the opportunities and challenges associated with designing and building with components, panels, and modules. It presents the drawbacks of building in situ (on-site) and demonstrates why prefabrication is the smarter choice for better integration of products and processes, more efficient delivery, and realizing more value in project life cycles. In addition, Prefab Architecture provides: A selected history of prefabrication from the Industrial Revolution to current computer numerical control, and a theory of production from integrated processes to lean manufacturing Coverage on the tradeoffs of off-site fabrication including scope, schedule, and cost with the associated principles of labor, risk, and quality Up-to-date products featuring examples of prefabricated structure, enclosure, service, and nterior building systems Documentation on the constraints and execution of manufacturing, factory production, transportation, and assembly Dozens of recent examples of prefab projects by contemporary architects and fabricators including KieranTimberlake, SHoP Architects, Office dA, Michelle Kaufmann, and many others In Prefab Architecture, the fresh approaches toward creating buildings that accurately convey ature and expanded green building methodologies make this book an important voice for adopting change in a construction industry entrenched in traditions of the past.
Download or read book Beach Homes written by Editors of Fine Homebuilding and published by Taunton Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Selected from the pages of 'Fine Homebuilding' magazine and designed by some of America's leading architects, these 17 beach homes provide design guidance for building in this challenging environment and inspiration for anyone planning to have, or dreaming about, a hourse at the beach." - back cover.
Download or read book The Folding Schooner and Other Adventures in Boat Design written by Philip C. Bolger and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Boat Building and Boating written by Daniel Carter Beard and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Boat-Building and Boating" by Daniel Carter Beard. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Download or read book New Paris Style written by Danielle Miller and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the interior design of twenty-seven homes of a variety of figures from the worlds of music, fashion, film, design, and art throughout the city of Paris.
