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The Outboard Boater's Handbook: Advanced Seamanship and Practical Skills

Author : David R. Getchell

Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional

Page : 276 pages

File Size : 10,30 MB

Release : 1994

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 9780070230538

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This comprehensive manual shows you how to go places and do things you never thought possible in a small outboard motorboat. A well-designed ruggedly built 17-footer, for instance, can fish offshore, circumnavigate Lake Superior, and crisscross the continent on inland waterways or on a trailer pulled by the family car. Small outboards are among the most versatile boats ever developed and are far more able than you might expect. Covered here are all the popular types--and some exciting alternatives as well as methods that may change your entire boating outlook. Aided by contributions from other experts, veteran outboard skipper David R. Getchell, Sr., offers a wealth of useful facts and special savvy that reveal for the first time in a single book the true potential of these democratic boats 20 feet and under. Here are the means to understand what can be done, and the way to do it safely, including: how to judge a boat's potential and capabilities based on design and construction; how to rebuild an older boat; how to handle a little boat in big seas, surf, or shallow water; how to navigate; how to read the weather; how to head upriver or offshore; how to trailer your boat; how to manage and equip it for camp cruising on a nearby lake or for subarctic exploration; and how to care for the boat and motor.



The Boater's Handbook

Author : Elbert S. Maloney

Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Page : 312 pages

File Size : 12,98 MB

Release : 2008

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 9781588167514

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BOATING. Perfect for onboard use - whether it's for dealing with emergencies, complying with safety regulations and government requirements, refreshing your knowledge of seamanship and piloting, reading charts, assessing weather conditions, or just figuring out what flag to fly, this facts-at-your fingertip reference has the answer. Tides and currents, electronics, life on board, maintenance: it's all here, handily arranged for easy look-up. Numerous charts, tables and line drawings amplify the text, thumb tabs make finding everything so straightforward and a wealth of Internet resources brings this up to the moment. Plus, the technology and communication sections have been thoroughly revised!



Chapman Boater's Handbook

Author : Elbert S. Maloney

Publisher : Hearst Books

Page : 312 pages

File Size : 31,2 MB

Release : 2005-04

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 9781588164414

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One of the most widely respected names in boating creates an indispensable, transportable guide that belongs on every craft. Whatever the situation, it has an easy-to-find answer. Elbert S. "Mack" Maloney authored the huge, all-inclusive, and must-have Chapman Piloting-and now he bring his lifetime of hands-on experience to this highly portable guide. Think of it as a shorter, mini-version of Chapman's landmark volume that's perfect for bringing on the boat. Whether it's dealing with emergencies, complying with safety regulations and government requirements, refreshing your knowledge of seamanship and piloting, reading charts, assessing weather conditions, or just figuring out what flag to fly, this facts-at-your fingertip reference has the answer. Tides and currents, electronics, life on board, maintenance: it's all here, handily arranged for easy look-up. Numerous charts, tables, and line drawings amplify the text; thumb tabs make finding everything a snap; and a wealth of Internet addresses brings this up to the moment.



The Boater's Handbook

Author : Elbert S. Maloney

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 23,28 MB

Release : 2002

Category : Boats and boating

ISBN : 9781588160508

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Whether it’s dealing with emergencies, complying with safety regulations, refreshing your knowledge of seamanship and piloting, reading charts, assessing weather conditions, maintaining your vessel, or just figuring out which flag to fly, the gamut of boating knowledge is covered, clearly and concisely, in this handy, portable guide.



Motor Boat Manual

Author : Dennis Watts

Publisher : Haynes Publishing UK

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 10,31 MB

Release : 2009-07-15

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 9781844255139

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The dream of owning, maintaining and using your own boat without great expense can be achieved with the help of the Motor Boat Manual. Written in down-to-earth language, it gives anyone new to boating the confidence and knowledge to buy and enjoy a motor boat. Packed with well-illustrated practical information and handy tips for both new and existing boat owners, this manual covers the routine maintenance, repairs and improvement of a motor boat for those with good basic DIY skills and has further information for the jobs best left to the experts. There are also useful sections on buying, moorings and safe boating and handling.



How Boat Things Work

Author : Charlie Wing

Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional

Page : 176 pages

File Size : 50,66 MB

Release : 2007-06-05

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 0071511083

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“Anyone who contemplates any onboard do-it-yourself work should have this book at his or her elbow.”--Cruising World “This book reduces a boat to its most rudimentary parts in simple drawings and clear explanations. Fascinating to read, it’s a perfect teaching tool.”--Ocean Navigator Whether you’re a new mariner or a lifetime veteran, How Boat Things Work is a resource you can’t afford to be without. With intricate two-color cutaway drawings of eighty different systems and devices, as well as detailed explanations of how they’re assembled, how they work, and how they can go wrong, this book covers every primary component of your boat's inner workings. This guided tour “under the hood” of your sailboat or powerboat includes: Engines, transmissions, bearings, stuffing boxes, propellers Steering systems, autopilots, windvanes, compasses Rigging, splicing, line handling, block and tackle, sail controls Anchors and windlasses DC and AC electrical systems Pumps, toilets, seacocks, freshwater systems



Safe Boating Guide

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Publisher :

Page : 44 pages

File Size : 34,16 MB

Release : 1995

Category : Boats and boating

ISBN :

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Boater's Pocket Reference

Author : Thomas McEwen

Publisher : Anchor Cove Publishing, Inc.

Page : 802 pages

File Size : 43,12 MB

Release : 2006

Category : Boats and boating

ISBN : 0977405206

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800 pages, 435 illustrations, 94 photographs, index. Handy, fact-filled new boating guide offers, how-to-do-it information and reference facts, figures, formulas, graphs, and tables about boating in a book small enough (about 3 x 5 x 1) to fit in your pocket. This book is for everyone who wants to enjoy being a better, safer, and more responsible boater. If you are new to boating this book is filled with information you need to know. If you are an experienced boater this book can act as a great reference and memory jogger.



The Boater's handbook

Author : British Waterways

Publisher :

Page : pages

File Size : 35,95 MB

Release : 2002

Category :

ISBN :

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It's Your Boat Too

Author : Suzanne Giesemann

Publisher : Paradise Cay Publications

Page : 260 pages

File Size : 17,59 MB

Release : 2006

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 9780939837694

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Commander Suzanne Giesemann draws on her twenty years in the Navy as a commanding officer and leadership instructor to write this empowering guide for women boaters. Power or sail, if you're just going along for the ride, you are limiting your enjoyment on the water. Suzanne encourages women to take a bigger role on board by addressing common fears and self-limiting attitudes. She shares the nautical knowledge necessary to become a safer, more competant, and more confident boater.Women, read this book, then get your partner to read it too.-Lin Pardeytent...a wonderfully insightful book on how to make the transition from passenger to that of a competent mate or even master.-Amanda Swan Neal, Mahina Sailing ExpeditionsCall it an 'Atta-Girl' book, if you will. Suzanne's message is clear: Other women do this. You can too. Here's what you need to know...-Karen Larson, Editor, Good Old Boat MagazineBy reading this book, women can see how easy, and empowering, it is to go cruising with happiness and confidence.-Pam Wall, Outfitting Manager, Ft. Lauderdale West Marine