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The Practical Mariner's Book of Knowledge: 420 Sea-Tested Rules of Thumb for Almost Every Boating Situation

by John Vigor

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Publisher Comments:

This book - distilled from centuries of seafaring wisdom (and the author's 20 years of researching, clipping, and collecting) - provides quick, simple answers to most of the questions sailors and powerboaters - both novice and experienced - ask about small boats and the sea. Covered are 420 topics in alphabetical entries, which are conveniently accessed via a thoroughly cross-referenced master index. Among the topics covered are hull thickness, estimating distances, bottom paint coverage, when to hoist and lower flags, predicting weather, which colors are unlucky, rope size and strengths, anchoring rights, and making a rum punch. When greater precision is needed, it will in most cases be found in the extensive appendices.

Synopsis:

Between these covers is the essence of centuries of seafaring experience, distilled into a concise, alphabetically organized reference for sailors and powerboaters. You'll find rules of thumb for hull thickness, bottom paint coverage, estimating distances, when to hoist and lower flags, predicting weather, which colors are unlucky, rope size and strength, anchoring rights, making a rum punch, and a lot more. This is either the most useful boating book ever designed to entertain or the most entertaining book ever designed to be useful. Open it to any page and browse awhile. You'll see.

Description:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [232]-233) and index.

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About the Author

John Vigor (Bellingham, WA), a journalist for 35 years and former managing editor of Sea Magazine, has sailed more than 15,000 ocean miles. He is the author of The Practical Mariners Book of Knowledge (IM, 1994).

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Table of Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

A

Abandoning Ship; Aground; Air Pressure, on Sails and Rigging; Albatross, Superstition Concerning; Alternators; Anchors and Anchoring; Angles, Horizontal, Estimating; Atoll Passes, Current Movement in

B

Balanced Helm, Factors Affecting Monohull Sailboats; Ballast and Bad Luck; Ballast Ratios, Safe, for Monohulls; Barometers; Battens, Sail, Eliminating; Batteries; Beam, Proportion to Length; Bearing, Collision; Bearing, Definition of; Berths, Dimensions of; Bilge Pumps, Minimum Requirements; Binoculars; Black Box Theory, Vigor's; Blistering of Fiberglass Hulls; Blocks, Size of; Boarding Ladder, Side for; Boat, Choosing the Right One for You; Boat, Definition of; Boom, Metal, Recommended Minimum Sizes; Bosun's Chair, Safe Use of; Bottom Painting, Golden Rule; Breakers, Spilling and Plunging; Brightwork; Bulwarks, Depth of; Buoyage; Buoys, Effect of Color; Buoyancy, Center of; Buys-Ballot Law

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(and more...)

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780070674752

Author:

Vigor, John

Publisher:

International Marine Publishing

Author:

Vigor John

Location:

Camden, Me. :

Subject:

General

Subject:

Boating

Subject:

Recreation

Subject:

Sailing - Navigation

Subject:

Boats and boating

Subject:

Boating - General

Subject:

General History

Subject:

Alternator,Power,Rigging,Sails,Air Pressure,Abandoning Ship,Boating Situation,Thumb,Sea-Tested Rules,Battens,Conventional Wisdom,Ballas Ratios

Subject:

Nautical-Boating General

Copyright:

1994

Edition Number:

1

Series Volume:

v. 2

Publication Date:

February 1994

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

College/higher education:

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Yes

Pages:

256

Dimensions:

7.86x4.68x.72 in. .57 lbs.

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"Synopsis" by McGraw, Between these covers is the essence of centuries of seafaring experience, distilled into a concise, alphabetically organized reference for sailors and powerboaters. You'll find rules of thumb for hull thickness, bottom paint coverage, estimating distances, when to hoist and lower flags, predicting weather, which colors are unlucky, rope size and strength, anchoring rights, making a rum punch, and a lot more. This is either the most useful boating book ever designed to entertain or the most entertaining book ever designed to be useful. Open it to any page and browse awhile. You'll see.