The origins of 1/1250 and 1/200 scale models can be traced back to the first years of the twentieth century and their use as identification aids by the military during the First World War. When peace came the manufacturers aimed their increasingly sophisticated products at collectors, and ever since then acquiring, enhancing, modifying or scratch-building miniature ship models has been an avidly pursued hobby around the world. This new book focusses on models of the ships of the Second World Wa...
From Lancashire to Yorkshire by Canal
by Andrew Hemmings and David Swidenbank
In the 1950s, Britain's waterways were still full of commercial traffic and lined with the mills, factories and ports of a then-leading industrial nation. This is the era captured in the photographs of the Lytham Sea Cadets, who in 1958 ventured from coast to coast via the canals of Lancashire and Yorkshire aboard Training Ship Queenborough. As they journeyed from the Ribble Estuary, via the Leeds & Liverpool Canal and the Aire & Calder Navigation, to the Humber Estuary, the Sea Cadets witnessed...
Boats are expensive and they are complicated - unless you are going to pay a professional to carry out a survey (at yet more expense) it is invaluable to be able to: - quickly assess a potential purchase for signs of trouble without paying for lengthy reports - carry out a detailed check on your own boat the end of the season - identify problems and get them dealt with before they get serious - get to know your boat in a lot more detail, so if a problem develops at sea you will be more able to...
Mixing in the Process Industries (Butterworths series in chemical engineering)
by N Harnby, A W Nienow, and M F Edwards
Intended for students and practising engineers in the chemical, industries, this rewritten and updated text is based on the long-running post-experience course produced by the University of Bradford, in association with the Institution of Chemical Engineers. It covers all aspects of mixing, from fundamentals through to design procedures in solid, liquid and gaseous systems.
An encyclopedic compendium of every element of a yacht, this book contains a wealth of information for the aficionado as well as the newcomer, taking apart the sailboat to explore every part of it in depth. Gloriously illustrated with beautiful photography and explanatory diagrams, each page is packed with fascinating and satisfying detail. Looking first at the history of yachting and boatbuilding techniques, the book arms the reader with the knowledge to understand the lineage and characterist...
The author's well-established guide to the East Coast of England, from Great Yarmouth to Dover and the corresponding coasts between Calais and Den Helder, has been updated for this revised 6th edition. Information on the extensive new wind farms in the Thames Estuary and off the coast of Belgium and the Netherlands has been included, along with details of changed traffic separation schemes off the continental coast and updated contact details for ports and services. North Sea Passage Pilot pro...
Force 4-150 HP Outboards Includes L-Drives, 1984-1996
