Download or read book Practical Boat Buying written by Practical Sailor and published by Belvoir Publications. This book was released on 1984 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Practical Boating written by W. S. Kals and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Practical Mariner s Book of Knowledge 2nd Edition written by John Vigor and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2013-03-08 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is this an entertaining book? The Practical Mariner’s Book of Knowledge is either the most useful boating book ever designed to entertain or the most entertaining book ever designed to be useful. In its alphabetical organization that juxtaposes wildly disparate entries, you can read about the derivation of fi gureheads where you turned to for recommended thicknesses of fiberglass hulls. In between the whimsy, however, is the essence of centuries of seafaring experience distilled into a concise reference for sailors and powerboaters. There may be no substitute for a lifetime of experience, but this book is the next best thing. It should be kept at the navigation station and on every boat. Inside you will find information that is otherwise scattered through dozens of volumes. If you can't find what you want quickly from the table of contents, there's an exhaustive subject index. If you need more precise data than a rule of thumb can provide, you may very well find it among the 16 appendix tables, which are also indexed. You'll find rules of thumb for: Changing a boat's name Towing the safest way Burial at sea Preventing wood rot Hull thickness Anchoring rights Jib size Curing mast vibration Time taken for boat tasks Survival rations And a lot more: open it up and get lost in the sage advice and witty wisdom that will make you long for the sea. "The perfect, practical gift to give or receive." -- The Ensign ". . . reads like a lively conversation with a friendly, seasoned pro." -- Lakeland Boating
Download or read book Canoeing Sailing and Motor Boating written by Warren Hastings Miller and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Improve Your Own Boat written by Ian Nicolson and published by W. W. Norton. This book was released on 1986-02-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical book is written for all those sailing and boat-building enthusiasts who take pleasure in making improvements to their craft.
Download or read book Practical Boating Skills written by Katie Hamilton and published by Hearst Books. This book was released on 1995 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From anchoring procedures to proper docking techniques and effective boat handling, explains the realities of operating small craft on rivers, lakes, and coastlines.
Download or read book Practical Boat Sailing A Concise and Simple Treatise written by Douglas Frazar and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-04-26 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historical work on boat sailing casts light onto the main principles of this noble craft. Although part of this information is not relevant anymore, the book is still a valuable source of practical tips. Also, it may be used as a reference for the historical reproduction of last-century boat-sailing practices.
Download or read book Chapman Practical Boat Handling written by Gregory O. Jones and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For sailors and boaters, this handy manual-sized title from the experts at Chapman is the definitive source for every technique that all skippers must know for safe boating. Even an old hand can learn something new from this guide to handling boats—and novices can’t do without it. Greg Jones and Dave Kelley lay out all the basics, along with the underlying theory, and alert boaters to common mistakes. Whether the craft in question is a powerboat or a sailboat, it’s covered, and the information here could save lives and prevent serious damage. The comprehensive sections include launching and retrieving, docking and mooring, anchors and anchoring, maneuvering, engine trim and trim tabs, rough conditions and dangerous areas, emergency situations, and much more. Real-life anecdotes are used throughout to illustrate what can go wrong, why it went wrong, and how readers can avoid making the same errors. Greg Jones is a Senior Editor of Blue Water Sailing magazine, and Dave Kelley has won seven Boating Writers International writing awards and was both Editor in Chief and Executive Editor of Boating World Magazine.
Download or read book Boater s Bowditch The Small Craft American Practical Navigator written by Richard Keith Hubbard and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2000-06-20 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emphasizing the visual and graphic techniques of navigation, Boater's Bowditch is a small-boat adaptation of the world's most trusted navigation reference, the U.S. government's American Practical Navigator ("Bowditch" for short). Now in handy paperback with hundreds of new diagrams and photographs, including a 16-page color insert, this book is a pleasure to use. It covers piloting, celestial navigation, marine weather, and all modern methods of electronic navigation, such as GPS and electronic charts. The Boater's Bowditch is an indispensable resource for beginning and advanced navigators, whether in sail- or powerboats, inshore or offshore.
Download or read book Practical Navigation for the Modern Boat Owner written by Pat Manley and published by Fernhurst Books Limited. This book was released on 2008-04-14 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The modern sailor is an electronic navigator. New boats come stacked with GPS, chartplotters and radar, on a bewildering array of screens and displays. With this book learn how to navigate using all of these electrical devices. Practical Navigation leads you through all the aspects of boat navigation in a logical order, using a combination of modern and traditional methods. This practical approach ensures that although modern electronic methods remain at the forefront, readers will never lack in knowledge to navigate their boat safely in any circumstance. Topics covered include GPS, the shape of the Earth, finding your position, passage planning, radar and personal computers.
Download or read book The Practical Encyclopedia of Boating written by John Vigor and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2007-08-21 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Vigor is one of the finest boating writers of our time.”--Cruising World “You name it, it’s in here. Covers every boating situation. This book is both informative and entertaining.”--Latitudes & Attitudes “John Vigor is the answer guy if you’re having onboard arguments about nautical terminology or the science of sailing in general, and his new book lives up to the promise in its title.”--Good Old Boat Whether it’s boat maintenance, navigation, boat handling in all kinds of weather, or the physics of how boats function, every sailor and powerboater needs a comprehensive go-to source for specialized information. Now you have it with The Practical Encyclopedia of Boating: Addresses virtually every aspect of powerboating and sailing in 500 entries Covers seamanship and boat handling, navigation, routine boat maintenance, boat design and building, and nautical reference data Ranges from vital techniques--such as recovering overboard crew and measuring distances off--to essential concepts like reading the water and sky and evaluating a boat’s seaworthiness Includes numerous cross-references and an exhaustive index to direct you quickly to the right entry and to unify related topics Makes delightful browsing as well as a source of sound guidance for practically any boating situation
Download or read book Things I Wish I d Known Before I Started Sailing written by John Vigor and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2005-08-01 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aimed at sailboat owners of all kinds, this reference book contains 200 entries packed with solid practical advice and valuable tips. Each entry is categorized alphabetically and prefaced by an arresting statement such as "People always lie about how fast their boats are." The reference format offers readers the opportunity to open the book at any page and browse endlessly. Cartoons by SAIL Magazine cartoonist Tom Payne enliven the text. A comprehensive appendix covers some 50 technical topics.
Download or read book Canoeing Sailing and Motor Boating written by Lieut Warren H. Miller and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-12-29 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This special re-print edition of Lieut. Warren H. Miller's book "Canoeing, Sailing and Motor Boating" has not been available to those interested in Practical Boat Building and Handling since its first publication in 1917.A real treasury of information on building motor boats, canoes and sailboats from scratch, complete with detailed plans and advice on handling watercraft of all types.One of the most informative books of its kind. Note: This public domain edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background. This edition is reprinted in accordance to Federal Law.
Download or read book Practical Skipper written by Bill Johnson and published by Adlard Coles. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise and practical aide-memoire, this is all your essential sailing knowledge whittled down and easy to find
Download or read book The Practical Mariner s Book of Knowledge 420 Sea Tested Rules of Thumb for Almost Every Boating Situation written by John Vigor and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 1994-02 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between these covers is the essence of centuries of seafaring experience, distilled into a concise, alphabetically organized reference for sailors and powerboaters. You'll find rules of thumb for hull thickness, bottom paint coverage, estimating distances, when to hoist and lower flags, predicting weather, which colors are unlucky, rope size and strength, anchoring rights, making a rum punch, and a lot more. This is either the most useful boating book ever designed to entertain or the most entertaining book ever designed to be useful. Open it to any page and browse awhile. You'll see.
Download or read book Practical Small Boat Designs written by John Atkin and published by Wooden Boat Publications. This book was released on 2011-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As fans of Atkin designs well know, the name Atkin has long been associated with the best in basic boats. If you are looking for the "right little boat" to build--or have built--or if you just enjoy dreaming over boat plans, you'll be more than pleased with this collection of John an Billy Atkin's most successful designs.Includes Willy Winship: 14' flat-bottom racing skiff, Liza Jane: 19' v-bottomed knockabout, Shore Liner: 24' flat-bottomed jib-headed sloop, Ninigret: 22' v-bottomed bassboat, Florence Oakland: 22'5" v-bottomed schooner, Finkeldink: 9' pram, Great Bear: 28' flat-bottomed sloop, Nina: 11'4" flat-bottomed sailing skiff, Handy Andy: 8' round-bottomed sailing dinghy, and more.Out of print for far too long, we've brought this book back into print, and updated with a new foreword by Mike O'Brien, long-time WoodenBoat magazine editor, and publisher of Boat Design Quarterly.
Download or read book Practical Sailing Directions and Coasting Guide from the Sand Heads to Rangoon Maulmain Akyab and Vice Versa written by N. Heckford and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
