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I. INTRODUCTION TO THE HOBBY
       Types of Models [ 11 ]
       On Choosing a Model [ 12 ]
       Fundamental Requirements [ 16 ]
       Effect of Scale on Size [ 17 ]
       Practical Utility of Models [ 17 ]
       Useful Tools [ 17 ]

II. THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS
       Aim of Theoretician [ 20 ]
       Primary Considerations [ 20 ]
       Why a Boat Floats [ 21 ]
       Displacement of Water [ 21 ]
       Valume of Displacement [ 21 ]
       Correct Flotation [ 22 ]
       Conditions of Equilibrium [ 22 ]
       Fundamentals of Stability [ 22 ]
       Buoyancy [ 23 ]
       Transverse Stability [ 23 ]
       Determining Permissible Weight [ 24 ]
       Conditions of Transverse Stability [ 24 ]
       Righting Couples [ 24 ]
       Upsetting Couples [ 25 ]
       The Metacentre [ 25 ]
       Metacentric Height [ 26 ]
       Metacentric Moment of Stability [ 26 ]
       Effect of Ballast [ 27 ]
       Form of Immersed Hull [ 27 ]
       Action of Boat amonget Waves [ 27 ]
       Longitudinal Stability [ 27 ]
       Dispoasition of Hull Weights [ 28 ]
       Reserve of Buoyancy [ 28 ]
       Beam to Length Ratio [ 28 ]
       Hydroplanes [ 29 ]
       Balance of Opposing Forces [ 29 ]
    RESISTANCE AND PROPULSION [ 30 ]
       Skin Friction [ 30 ]
       Average Resistance of Model [ 31 ]
       Increased Resistace at Speed [ 31 ]
       Eddy Making [ 32 ]
       Wave Making [ 32 ]
       Bow Wave System [ 34 ]
       Parallel Middle Body [ 34 ]
       Stern Wave System [ 35 ]
       Wave Making by Hydroplanes [ 35 ]
       The Wake [ 36 ]
       Air Resistance [ 36 ]
       Total Resistance [ 36 ]
       Power Needed to Drive a Model [ 36 ]
       Transmission Losses [ 37 ]
       Theory of Propulsion [ 37 ]
       The Jet System [ 38 ]
       Paddle Wheels [ 38 ]
       The Screw Propeller [ 38 ]
       Fundamentals of Propulsion [ 39 ]

III. PLANNING AND DESIGN
       The Drawing Board [ 40 ]
       Drawing Board Sizes [ 41 ]
       Drawing Instruments [ 41 ]
       Special Drawing Instruments [ 42 ]
       Batten Weights [ 43 ]
       Use of Splines and Ship's Curves [ 43 ]
       Preparing a Set of Hull Lines [ 45 ]
       Setting out the Hull Lines [ 48 ]
       The Trial Load Water Line [ 49 ]
       Setting out the Buttock Lines [ 50 ]
       Diagonal Lines [ 51 ]
       General Conclusions [ 52 ]
       Drawing the Superstructure and Details [ 52 ]
       Designing a Representative Model [ 52 ]
       Preliminary Considerations [ 53 ]
       Allocation of Weights [ 53 ]
       Determining the Area of Mid-section [ 54 ]
       The Prismatic Coefficient [ 54 ]
       Determining Draught and Beam [ 54 ]
       Estimating the Displacement [ 55 ]
       Computing the Areas of Sectioms [ 55 ]
       Areas by Simpson's Rule [ 56 ]
       Displacement by Simpson's Rule [ 56 ]
       Curve of Sectional Areas [ 57 ]
       Curve of Versed Sines [ 58 ]
       Describing a Curve of Versed Sines [ 58 ]
       Drawing a Trochoidal Curve [ 58 ]
       Fore and Aft Position of C.B. [ 59 ]
       Vertical Height of Centre of Buoyancy [ 60 ]
       Position of C.B. when Inelined [ 60 ]
       Ascertaining the Metacentric Height [ 60 ]
       Moment of Inertia of Water-plane Area [ 60 ]
       Finding Positions of C.G. [ 61 ]
       Concluding work on the Design [ 62 ]

IV. MOTIVE POWER — INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
       Two-stroke Operation [ 63 ]
       Bore, Stroke and Compression Ratio [ 65 ]
       Engine Capacity [ 67 ]
       Starting - General Observations [ 67 ]
       SPARK IGNITION ENGINES [ 71 ]
       Carburation [ 71 ]
       Ignition [ 72 ]
       Starting [ 72 ]
       COMPRESSION IGNITION ('DIESEL') ENGINES [ 75 ]
       Starting [ 76 ]
       HOT COIL IGNITION ('GLOW-PLUG') ENGINES [ 79 ]
       Ignition [ 79 ]
       Starting [ 79 ]
       Ignition [ 81 ]
       Carburation [ 81 ]
       INSTALLATION: ALL TYPES OF I.C. ENGINES [ 81 ]
       FUELS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES [ 82 ]
       Spark Ignition Fuel [ 83 ]
       Compression Ignition ('Diesel') Fuels [ 83 ]
       Hot Coil Ignition ('Glow-Plug') Fuels [ 84 ]

V. MOTIVE POWER — ELECTRICITY, STEAM AND JETEX
       ELECTRIC MOTORS [ 86 ]
       The Field Magnets [ 87 ]
       The Armature [ 88 ]
       The Commutator [ 88 ]
       Brushes and Brush Gear [ 88 ]
       Failure to Work [ 89 ]
       Switching and Reversing [ 89 ]
       Batteries and Accumulators [ 92 ]
       'Ever Ready' Dry Batteries [ 93 ]
       'Exide' Miniature Accumulators [ 95 ]
       'Venner' Lightweight Silver-zine Accumulators [ 96 ]
       STEAM ENGINES [ 97 ]
       Action of Steam Engine [ 97 ]
       Choice of Steam Engine [ 99 ]
       Installation and Maintenance [ 104 ]
       JETEX MINIATURE JET MOTORS [ 105 ]
       Fuel and Principle of Operation [ 106 ]
       Hydroplanes for Jetex Motors [ 107 ]
       SPECIFICATION CHART: JETEX JET MOTORS [ 110 ]

VI. HULL CONSTRUCTION [ 111 ]
       Choice of Material [ 112 ]
       Choice of Method [ 114 ]
       Flat-bottomed Hulls [ 115 ]
       Composite Hull Construction [ 117 ]
       Built and Carved Hull [ 119 ]
       Cardboard Hulls [ 120 ]
       Multi-skinned Hulls [ 121 ]
       Box Form Hulls [ 122 ]
       'Solid' Hull Construction [ 123 ]
       Two-block Hulls [ 125 ]
       Laminated Hull Construction [ 126 ]
       Former and Plank Hull Construction [ 128 ]
       Weights of Hulls [ 135 ]
       Internal Strengthening Members [ 135 ]
       Metal Hulls [ 136 ]

VII. SUPERSTRUCTURES AND DECK FITTINGS
       Materials [ 138 ]
       Accessibility [ 139 ]
       Deck Beams [ 139 ]
       Decking [ 139 ]
       Coamings [ 140 ]
       Hatchways [ 140 ]
       Upper Decks [ 141 ]
       Boat Decks [ 142 ]
       Navigation Bridges [ 142 ]
       Docking Bridges [ 143 ]
       Deck Cabins [ 143 ]
       Saloons [ 144 ]
       Stairways [ 145 ]
       Turtle Decks [ 145 ]
       Spray Hoods [ 145 ]
       Methods of Securing Decks [ 146 ]
       Spring Catches [ 146 ]
       Waterlight Joints [ 147 ]
       Warship Superstructures [ 147 ]
       Concluding Remarks [ 148 ]
    DECK FITTINGS [ 149 ]
       Original Designs [ 149 ]
       Making Deck Fittings [ 149 ]
       Accommodation Ladder [ 151 ]
       Anchors [ 151 ]
       Awning Stanchions [ 151 ]
       Breakwater [ 151 ]
       Binnacles [ 152 ]
       Bitts [ 152 ]
       Ship's Boats [ 152 ]
       Boat Lowering Winch [ 152 ]
       Bollards [ 152 ]
       Bom Fittings [ 153 ]
       Cable [ 153 ]
       Cable Stopper [ 153 ]
       Capetans [ 153 ]
       Cargo Winch [ 153 ]
       Chain Leads and Pipes [ 153 ]
       Chocks [ 153 ]
       Gleats [ 153 ]
       Companions [ 153 ]
       Cowls [ 155 ]
       Davits [ 155 ]
       Dead Lights [ 155 ]
       Derricks [ 155 ]
       Direction Finder Aerial [ 156 ]
       Fairleads [ 156 ]
       Fender [ 156 ]
       Flagmasts [ 156 ]
       Funnels [ 156 ]
       Gin Blocks [ 157 ]
       Gratings [ 157 ]
       Guns [ 157 ]
       Guro Compass [ 158 ]
       Hatchways [ 158 ]
       Hawse Pipes [ 158 ]
       Headlights [ 158 ]
       Ladders [ 159 ]
       Lifebuoy [ 159 ]
       Masts [ 159 ]
       Mooring Cleats [ 160 ]
       Navigational Range-finder [ 160 ]
       Night lifebuoy [ 160 ]
       Ports [ 160 ]
       Pumps [ 160 ]
       Purchase Reel [ 160 ]
       Searchlights [ 160 ]
       Shackles [ 160 ]
       Sheave-hoods [ 160 ]
       Side lights [ 161 ]
       Skylights [ 161 ]
       Sounding Machine [ 161 ]
       Stanchions [ 161 ]
       Steering Wheels [ 163 ]
       Telegraphs [ 163 ]
       Telephone [ 163 ]
       Thermo Tanks [ 163 ]
       Turnbuckles [ 165 ]
       Ventilators [ 165 ]
       Water Breaker [ 165 ]
       Winch [ 165 ]
       Windlass [ 166 ]

VIII. PROPELLERS AND TRANSMISSION
       Definitions [ 167 ]
       General Considerations [ 169 ]
       Geometry of the Propeller [ 170 ]
       Average Diameters and Pitches [ 171 ]
       Making Propellers [ 172 ]
       Multiple Screws [ 173 ]
       Propeller Shafts and Stern Tubes [ 173 ]
       Shaft Brackets [ 175 ]
       Shaft Couplings [ 177 ]
       Spur Gearing [ 177 ]
       SPEED CHART [ 178 ]

IX. 'FITTING OUT' AND FINISHING
       Distribution of Weights [ 179 ]
       Fitting the Propeller Shaft [ 179 ]
       Rudders [ 181 ]
       Making and Fitting Masts [ 182 ]
       Metal Masts [ 184 ]
       Rigging the Mast [ 184 ]
       Derricks and Booms [ 186 ]
       Detachable Masts and Rigging [ 186 ]
       Stanchions and Handrails [ 186 ]
       Fitting and Power Plant [ 187 ]
       Painting and Finishing [ 188 ]
       Varnishing [ 190 ]
       Enamelling [ 190 ]
       Cellulose Finishing [ 191 ]

X. CONSTRUCTIONAL KITS [ 194 ]
       POPULAR KIT MODELS [ 195 ]
       'SPRAYMASTER': SPECIFICATION [ 195 ]
       'WAVEMASTER': SPECIFICATION [ 197 ]

XI. RULES AND SPECIFICATIONS
       THE MODEL POWER BOAT ASSOCIATION[ 203 ]
       Regattas [ 204 ]
       Rules [ 204 ]
       Radio Control Rules [ 208 ]

LIST OF CLUBS AFFILIATED TO THE M.P.B.A. [ 209 ]

GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS [ 211 ]

INDEX [ 222 ]