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Keels and Rudders:
Engineering and Construction
by Eric W. Sponberg

This article is based upon an IBEX 2004 seminar titled "Practical Methods for Keel and Rudder Design," presented by David Vacanti, (Renton, Washington), Naval Architect Eric Sponberg (St. Augustine, Florida), and Kevin Milne, President of Mars Metal Company.

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