How-To Classic "The 12-Volt Bible for Boats" is a complete introduction to the 12-volt electrical systems used on small boats to power everything from reading lights to bilge pumps. Written for boaters who are not skilled electricians, it clearly …
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How-To Classic "The 12-Volt Bible for Boats" is a complete introduction to the 12-volt electrical systems used on small boats to power everything from reading lights to bilge pumps. Written for boaters who are not skilled electricians, it clearly …
Boats with an Open Mind: Seventy-Five Unconventional Designs and Concepts
Here are 75 novel and wonderful boats—some strange, some beautiful, all of them paragons of Philip Bolger's form-follows-function design philosophy.
Why Didn't I Think of That?: 1,198 Tips from 222 Sailors on 120 Boats from 9 Countries
Cruising on a small boat is a continuous learning experience. Sometimes you discover answers on your own, but more often the best lessons come from casual conversations with other cruisers. "Why Didn't I Think of That?" brings together the …
Offshore Sailing: 200 Essential Passagemaking Tips
"Anybody even thinking of sailing out of sight of land would want Bill Seifert aboard, whether in person or in print. As he describes what gear and skills count the most, Bill generously calls on his many experiences offshore and in boatyards. …
Photo/Stoner: The Rise, Fall, and Mysterious Disappearance of Surfing's Greatest Photographer
In 1965, Ron Stoner was the best surf photographer in the business. Every month, he shot the balmy beaches, bikini-clad girls, and achingly beautiful waves of Southern California for "Surfer Magazine," Then, at the height of his fame, Ron Stoner …
Buehler's Backyard Boatbuilding
Everybody has the dream: Build a boat in the backyard and sail off to join the happy campers off Pogo Pogo, right? But how? Assuming you aren't independently wealthy, if you want a boat that's really you, you gotta build it yourself. Backyard …
A Disorderly Compendium of Golf
Compiled by two fanatical lovers of the game, here are hundreds of lists, records, anecdotes, quotes, instruction, humor, surprises, and the sheer mesmerizing minutiae of a world whose pleasure lies in the details.
The Fiberglass Boat Repair Manual
"This book will save you money and grief before you can say woven roving."—"Sailing" "A comprehensive and accurate work that should benefit almost any owner of a fiberglass boat."—"SAIL" "This book will prove a valuable addition to the library of …
Your First Sailboat: How to Find and Sail the Right Boat for You
The Comprehensive Sailing Start-Up Resource Can a keelboat tip over? Can I take a centerboard boat onto open water? How can I determine what boat I want? Once I do, what's a fair price to pay for it? Should I buy it new or used? How can I tell …
"A clearly illustrated, superb step-by-step guide."—"Cruising World" More than a how-to guide to designing, making, repairing, and improving sails, "The Sailmaker's Apprentice" combines 700 detailed drawings with a witty, wise, and …
Manual of Travel Agency Practice Third Edition
Now in its third edition, this successful must-have manual is thoroughly updated with new chapters and material, covering issues including: * Technology development - the different types of travel agency systems available, what they do, how they …
Knots, Splices, and Line Handling: Captain's Quick Guides
The essential information every boater needs—onboard and at your fingertips On the water, when questions arise, there is no time to spend searching through an exhaustive manual. The Captain's QuickGuides provide all the answers—fast. Drawn from …
Quick and Easy Boat Maintenance: 1,001 Time-Saving Tips
Stop working on your boat and get out on the water! 1,001 tested tips from the world's largest boating magazine: Sandy Lindsey, a boat-maintenance contributor for "Boating" Magazine for many years, has culled the best of her years of advice and …
The owner's manual for the mechanically impaired sailor or powerboater The simplest, least threatening guide to boat maintenance and repair ever written, "Know Your Boat" is dedicated to these propositions: that simply praying that nothing breaks …
When a Loose Cannon Flogs a Dead Horse There's the Devil to Pay: Seafaring Words in Everyday Speech
Here's the scuttlebutt: Barge right in and swallow the anchor, and let's chew the fat and splice the main brace till we're three sheets to the wind. Listen, you son of a sea cook, I'm tired of minding my P's and Q's. I tell you, I'm all at sea, …
The Complete Book of Laser Sailing
The definitive guide to the Laser. "The Complete Book of Laser Sailing" is the most comprehensive book about successfully sailing and racing this popular and challenging high-performance dinghy. Dick Tillman tells you everything you need to know …
The Cruiser's Handbook of Fishing
The definitive book."—"Cruising World" The complete guide to catching and cooking fish from the decks of a cruising boat. "The Cruiser's Handbook of Fishing" gives you everything you need to know about catching fish in tropical or middle-latitude …
"The wealth of useful material is prodigious and by the time one has reached the back cover, the sextant is an old friend. Just as important, Cdr. Bauer deals comprehensively with maintenance and service, and his advice on how to select and …
All about Powerboats: Understanding Design and Performance
"Clear, insightful, easy to understand. This book is a must for powerboaters."—Bill Sisson, editor, "Soundings" "Roger Marshall shares three decades of accumulated boating knowledge so you can cut years off your learning curve!"—Dean Clarke, …
Like having a trusted guide at your side Ingenious, simple, and eminently practical, "Sea Kayaker's Pocket Guide" is all you need to get out on the water and start kayaking. Experienced kayak guide and instructor Shelley Johnson provides expert …
Sustainable Tourism is vital reading for anyone seeking to understand the complexities associated with sustainable tourism development, and how government and industry have responded to the challenges the concept poses. The major areas addressed …
Where Golf Is Great: The Finest Courses of Scotland and Ireland
Every golfer who's worth his favorite putter knows where golf is great: Scotland, birthplace of the game and still its most important shrine. Whether golfers actually make the pilgrimage or arm-chair it, "Where Golf Is Great" is indispensable …
"Calder has done it again. This comprehensive and, as importantly, readable book on navigation should be required on all boats."—Peter Nielsen, editor, "SAIL" magazine "This is a wonderful chart companion: an intriguing investigation of chart …
Sea Kayaker Magazine's Handbook of Safety and Rescue
PADDLE SAFELY BEYOND SHELTERED WATERS Taking risks and overcoming challenges are fundamental to the thrill and satisfaction of sea kayaking. When you paddle beyond sheltered waters and into the open ocean, however, due diligence and thorough …
Ship Modeling Simplified: Tips and Techniques for Model Construction from Kits
In Ship Modeling Simplified, master model builder Frank Mastini puts to paper the methods he's developed over 30 years at the workbench to help novices take their first steps in an exciting pastime.
Inside Maverick's: Portrait of a Monster Wave
Every winter when the ocean buoys start to read 10-, 15-, and 20-feet, the coast of Half Moon Bay, California, is transformed by an enormous wave called Maverick's. Recognized as one of the most dangerous big wave surf breaks in the world, …
The Mountaineering Handbook: Modern Tools and Techniques That Will Take You to the Top
Modern Mountaineering on Alpine Rock, Snow, and Ice If your experience as a backpacker or rock climber is drawing you higher; if the cold, remote alpine environment calls you nearer, this book is for you. "The Mountaineering Handbook" will teach …
For new boating enthusiasts—even if they've been at it awhile—there are scores of burning questions. If one boat has a round bottom and another's is veed, what difference does it make in the way they perform? What are the advantages of a cutter …
Refrigeration for Pleasureboats: Installation, Maintenance and Repair
You've just spent a day on the water under a sweltering sun. You sit back, enjoying the seclusion of a remote anchorage, lulled by the rattle of ice in your cold drink. A pretty picture, but a rare one aboard cruising boats. A house is never …
Building Classic Small Craft: Complete Plans and Instructions for 47 Boats
"Gardner's work has engaged and inspired more individuals connected with traditional small craft than will ever be counted."—"WoodenBoat" "Ought to be considered the Bible on the subject."—"Cruising World" As Associate Curator of Small Craft at …