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 | Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual: How to Maintain, Repair, and Improve Your Boats Essential Systems
By: International Marine/ragged Mountain Press Price: $ 49.95 $ 26.51 Reviews: 64 Average Rating: 5.0
The boatowners foremost troubleshooting guide, now better than ever If its on a boat and it has screws, wires, or moving parts, its covered in Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual. When you leave the dock with this book aboard, you have at your fingertips the best and most comprehensive advice on: Battery technologies 12- and 24-volt DC systems Corrosion, bonding, and lightning protection Generators, inverters, and battery chargers Electric motors and electric... |
|  | Ultrasimple Boat Building: 17 Plywood Boats Anyone Can Build
By: International Marine/ragged Mountain Press Price: $ 24.95 $ 13.85 Reviews: 14 Average Rating: 4.5
The first complete how-to guide for building the latest generation of quick and easy boats In Ultrasimple Boatbuilding, renowned designer Gavin Atkin shows you how to create elegant, seaworthy plywood boats with a minimum of time, experience, and expense. Using clearly written and illustrated step-by-step instructions, Atkin explains the basics of stitch-and-glue construction, tools, materials, shop safety, and more, as he helps you choose and build the simple boat of your dreams. |
|  | The Complete Sea Kayakers Handbook, Second Edition (International Marine)
By: International Marine/ragged Mountain Press Price: $ 13.50 Reviews: 10 Average Rating: 5.0
"...Her writing is clear and concise, sprinkled with bits of humor and many tips gleamed from her years working as a kayak instructor, guide and outfitter."--Sea Kayaker Magazine The first edition of The Complete Sea Kayakers Handbook received immediate acclaim with its selection as the Best Outdoor Instructional Book by the National Outdoor Book Award group. Now this book boasts 352 pages with changes throughout to reflect the growth of kayaking as a sport. This book is your first step to adventure on the... |
|  | The Strip-Built Sea Kayak: Three Rugged, Beautiful Boats You Can Build
By: International Marine/ragged Mountain Press Price: $ 19.95 $ 12.32 Reviews: 40 Average Rating: 4.5
Although books on strip building canoes abound, this is among the first to adapt the technique to crafting attractive, functional kayaks. Using high-quality, computer-generated illustrations and photographs to explain key techniques, the book provides complete plans and measurements for three different kayaks: 1) A simple solo craft for beginners, 2) A high-performance solo kayak for intermediate paddlers, and 3) A tandem design for two paddlers. With its easy-to-follow guidance and instructions, The Strip-Built Sea Kayak makes top-notch kayaks... |
| | | The Happy Isles Of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific
By: Putnam Adult Price: $ 24.95 $ 9.95 Reviews: 61 Average Rating: 3.5
The author of The Mosquito Coast recounts his journey to the islands of the Pacific, describing the people, landscape, and wildlife he encounters in New Zealand, Australia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Fiji. 100,000 first printing. $90,000 ad/promo. |
|  | How Boat Things Work: An Illustrated Guide
By: International Marine/ragged Mountain Press Price: $ 19.95 $ 11.65 Reviews: 8 Average Rating: 4.0
âAnyone who contemplates any onboard do-it-yourself work should have this book at his or her elbow.â--Cruising World âThis book reduces a boat to its most rudimentary parts in simple drawings and clear explanations. Fascinating to read, itâs a perfect teaching tool.â--Ocean Navigator Whether youâre a new mariner or a lifetime veteran, How Boat Things Work is a resource you canât afford to be without. With intricate two-color cutaway drawings of eighty different systems and devices, as well as... |
|  | Without a Paddle: Racing Twelve Hundred Miles Around Florida by Sea Kayak
By: St. Martins Press Price: $ 24.99 $ 13.20 Reviews: 9 Average Rating: 5.0
As far as Warren Richey knew, his life was on course. A reporter with a beautiful wife and talented son, Richey couldnât imagine how it could be any better....Then his marriage falls apart and he canât imagine how it could be any worse.The divorce leaves Richey questioning everything, while struggling to find a way forward. To get his bearings, he enters the first Ultimate Florida Challenge, an all-out twelve-hundred-mile kayak race around Florida.The UFC is less of a race than it is a dare or a threat. The... |
|  | The Nature of Boats: Insights and Esoterica for the Nautically Obsessed
By: International Marine/ragged Mountain Press Price: $ 22.95 $ 11.86 Reviews: 16 Average Rating: 4.5
Boat noodling. Boat lovers suffer universally from this benign affliction. In its mildest form, boat noodling is nothing more than wondering why that sloop in the next slip is faster than yours. In a more significant manifestation it could mean serious daydreaming--drifting off for extended periods, sketching design ideas on the back of an envelope. Chances are, if youve picked up this book just to see whats in it, youre beyond help. Naval architect Dave Gerr offers the perfect antidote, a browsers reference to understanding how boats... |
|  | Understanding Boat Design
By: International Marine/ragged Mountain Press Price: $ 16.95 $ 8.50 Reviews: 9 Average Rating: 4.0
For new boating enthusiasts--even if theyve been at it awhile--there are scores of burning questions. If one boat has a round bottom and anothers is veed, what difference does it make in the way they perform? What are the advantages of a cutter rig over a sloop? Why does one sailor swear by a full keel, while others wont have anything but a fin keel? Why does one powerboat have more flare in its topsides than another? And what is flare? Why do some hull shapes look "right"? How big an engine and propeller will it take to move that powerboat?... |
|  | Sea Kayaking Illustrated : A Visual Guide to Better Paddling
By: International Marine/ragged Mountain Press Price: $ 16.95 $ 8.85 Reviews: 10 Average Rating: 5.0
For some learners a picture is worth a thousand words--and this lavishly illustrated volume proves the rule. The expert advice and lively illustrations combine to offer serious how-to instruction in an entertaining fashion to sea kayakers of all levels. Developed by an ACA-certified instructor over years of paddling and education, this complete program provides a visual tour of all that sea kayaking can offer, including ingenious tips on advanced paddling techniques, navigation and safety, and more. |
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