Please refer to my book "Powering and Resistance of Fishing Vessel" by Mazlan Muslim, MRINA, published by LAP Publishing, Germany, available online at www.amazon.com
There is an architect from Spain called Javier García-Solera who designed a quay and service building in the port of Alicante, Spain, considering the construction process as if he was building a boat instead of a building. He also has a book describing the process called "Building boats"