Marine Electrical Maintenance and Troubleshooting Series - Volume 3
by Lakshman Singh Yadav, Harbhajan Singh, and Elstan a Fernandez
Chesapeake Crimes II is an eclectic mix of mystery and murder. No sooner do the stories start than the bodies begin to fall. Fifteen mysteries written by fifteen different authors—all members of Chesapeake Sisters in Crime and some of the hottest authors in mystery today—are a must-read for anyone serious about murder mysteries. In these pages you will find Edgar, Anthony, and Agatha Award winners. Authors include Goodie Cantwell, Nora Charles, Leone Ciporin, Carla Coupe, Elizabeth Foxwell, Chri...
This title features do-it-yourself troubleshooting and maintenance prescriptions from the Boat Doctor himself. The boat-maintenance bible for small powerboats, "Powerboat Care and Repair" covers all you need to know to keep your boat running and looking like a million bucks. You'll find step-by-step guidance on: troubleshooting electrical wire and gear; electrolysis and how to protect your boat's underwater hardware; the nuts and bolts of boat plumbing, from pumps and seacocks to your boat's hea...
The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeller through a brief history of the subject, highlighting differences between ships and changes in their appearance over their careers. This includes paint schemes and camouflage, featuring colour profiles and highly detailed line drawings and scale plans. The modelling section reviews the strengths and weaknesses of available kits, l...
An Emmy-winning filmmaker's epic expedition across the Northwest Passage. Sprague Theobald, an award-winning documentary filmmaker and expert sailor with more than 40,000 offshore miles under his belt, always considered the Northwest Passage the sea route connecting the Atlantic to the Pacific the ultimate uncharted territory. Since Roald Amundsen completed the first successful crossing of the fabled Northwest Passage in 1906, only twenty-four pleasure craft have followed in his wake. Many more...
The first in a series of highly practical, hands on, step-by-step photographic manuals, Replacing Your Boat's Engine fills a gap in the market for the DIY boat builder and repairer. It is a subject covered only in piecemeal fashion by the yachting press, which, like general boat repair manuals, can't go into the level of detail Mike Westin does. This is a visual, hand-holding guide, dwelling on the practical details of replacing a boat's engine and related systems as it explains each procedure r...
Narrow Boat & Dutch Barge Joinery Designs for Boat Fitters
by George Michael Jordan
The complete study and revision guide for the International Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW). For all ranks and serving crew in the mercantile marine, this study pack covers everything students need to revise when preparing for the oral assessment taken as part of the Deck Certificate of Competency at either junior or senior levels. Since publication of the first edition, there have been many new innovations throughout the industry. This guide is fully updated to r...
This practical introduction to trimming sails is written to help owners and crew sailing on all types of boats, from dingies to offshore cruisers. It encompasses mainsail and headsails, and explains the effect of various controls on the shape and performance of sails.
Rawson and Tupper's Basic Ship Theory, first published in 1968, is widely known as the standard introductory text for naval architecture students, as well as being a useful reference for the more experienced designer. The fifth edition continues to provide a balance between theory and practice. Volume 1 discusses ship geometry and measurement in its more basic concepts, also covering safety issues, structural strength, flotation, trim and stability. Volume 2 expands on the material in Volume 1...