I already have Hugh McInnes book which is really solid on the
fundamentals of Turbo'd engines. Does Bell's really add that much?
The guys at the JYturbo forum speak higher of McInnes book. I am
looking for a little more on the hydro-dynamics of props during the
acceleration of a boat. I am familiar with pumps (my back ground is
an engineer) but I not that familiar with the specifics as they apply
to boats. I want to get some rules of thumb about how much torque and
HP are needed during boat launch so that I can make some guesses about
whether a turbo would work in the application I'm looking at. Do you
know any books concerning that subject? Thanks for the help.

Perhaps something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...glance&s=books

Mark Browne