This third edition has been completely rewritten and updated, and concentrates on explaining the principles of fiberglass construction as well as sound practice. It contains much new information not previously published, including explanations of the peculiar nature of fiberglass, its durability, its weaknesses, the way it can fail, the effects of use and the latest research into causes of the biggest worry for owners - blistering and osmosis. The fiberglass boat industry is currently going thro...
Tide Tables 1998: Central and Western Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean
by Noaa
This book provides the official government data for high and low tides for thousands of locations in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. These are the same tables, unaltered and unabridged, that were formerly produced by NOAA.
This book assembles a complete list of the Ottoman Empire's fleet and details the naval events in the century before Ataturk's nationalist revolution.
Naval operations and warfare were, and remain, a key element for mapping. Maps were vital for commanders in drawing up plans of attack, and their detail and usefulness have increased over the centuries as the science of mapping has developed. This beautiful book examines stunning original maps from a series of key conflicts from the Spanish Armada, the American Wars of Independence, and the Napoleonic wars to twentieth century conflicts from the First World War to Vietnam, and explains how the...
Step aboard the most beautiful cruise ships, from the 1930s to present day! Discover life aboard as well as numerous mythical ports of call, from the Caribbean to the Far East...It was in 1891 that Albert Balin, director of the Hamburg American Line, invented a travel concept that would soon enjoy world-wide success: the pleasure cruise...Largely democratized since the days of the first floating palaces of the 1930s, the cruise ship has become a veritable village resort, entirely conceived and d...
An essential guide to yacht restoration and repair with sequential photographs for step-by-step guidance. This book is a beautifully presented guide to how to completely overhaul a fibreglass cruising yacht. It is filled with colour photo-sequences, which detail how to replace the engine, hatches and rigging for example. * How to restore a cruising yacht * Colour photo-sequences for easy use * Restoration is a key topic in the sailing world * Covers every aspect of restoration in detail, e.g. d...
On October 25, 1836, the sidewheel steamer Royal Tar caught fire in Maine's Penobscot Bay. On board was a small circus menagerie returning to Boston from a summer-long tour of the Canadian Maritimes. Plagued by gale-force winds and rough seas, the usual overnight trip from Saint John, New Brunswick, stretched out to four days and, on the fourth day, disaster struck off the island of Vinalhaven. Thirty-two people and all of the circus animals perished in the tragedy. Mark Warner explores the eve...
Chief Crew Scheduler Work Log (Orange Logs/Work Log)
by Orange Logs
Tor Line and the Battle of the North Sea
by Bruce Peter and Oddbjorn Fastesson
Half a century ago, a global shipping revolution was underway as traditional labour-intensive and time-consuming methods of handling cargo were replaced by containerisation and the parallel development of roll-on, roll-off methods. On the North Sea, long-established shipping companies were challenged by upstarts, embracing these new technologies. In 1966, Tor Line entered into an already crowded market in the trades between Sweden, the UK and the Netherlands. Benefiting from effective tonnage an...
Alongside the emergence of the railways in the nineteenth century came a huge expansion of docks and shipping. Worldwide demand for Welsh steam coal also saw a population explosion in the towns of Newport, Cardiff, Penarth, Barry and Swansea. Foreign seamen, ship owners, opportunists, thieves and vagabonds all came in search of a share in the new prosperity. It resulted in hard-living overcrowded communities where drunkenness, prostitution, thieving, violence and murder flourished. Embryo Boroug...
With reference to India.
Marine Vessel Safety Check & Maintenance Log (Logbook, Journal - 124 pages 6x9 i (Logbook/Record Books)
by Logbook Professionals
Flying Royal Marines (Royal Marines Historical Society Special Publication, #38)
by Michael J. Reece
Die Westfalische Schieferindustrie
by Theodor Pl Mpe and Theodor Plumpe