This article reports about the development of small working crafts since World war 2. This development has been inseparable from that of materials (wood, glass fibre reinforced platic, isophthalic polyester resins, epoxy resins, vinyl ester, carbon fibres). The structural features of the workboat designs in the past 50 years are described. Numerous design examples shown including the description of their features. The extraordinary diversity of workboat designs, from the full-displacement designs to todays fast waterjet-powered multihull fast ferries is pointed out


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    Title :

    Workboats evolve with materials


    Additional title:

    Arbeitsboote haben sich mit den Werkstoffen weiterentwickelt


    Contributors:
    Marsh, G. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1997


    Size :

    7 Seiten, 7 Bilder


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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