Sports & Recreation : Boating

Keep your boat's electrical systems running and reliable. “ Boatowner’s Illustrated Electrical Handbook is perfect for learning how your boat’s electrical system and much of its equipment works, and it will be an invaluable guide when adding equipment as well. This book needs to be in every boater’s library as a ready reference on how to make effective repairs and modifications that comply with ABYC standards.”—Ed Sherman, Senior Instructor and Curriculum Designer, American Boat and Yacht Council. “A definitive technical book that is easy to read. Buy this book and throw out the rest.”— Motorboat & Yachting. Whether you take to the sea under power or sail, bounce around the bay in your runabout, or cross oceans in your cruiser, you’ll find everything you need to maintain, repair, and upgrade your boat’s DC and AC electrical systems with this comprehensive and fully illustrated guide. Tackle onboard electrical projects and learn how to:.:.; Meet ABYC standards for both DC and AC wiring.; Install solar- and wind-power systems.; Add electrical components.; Prevent corrosion of your electrical system . . . and more. more...

Price: $34.95

Expert guidance for the hands-on sailor--whether you’re varnishing a handrail or replacing bulkheads. With contributions from leading how-to experts, this wide-ranging collection of projects from BoatWorks magazine ranges from structural, mechanical, and electrical projects to plumbing and cosmetic repairs and improvements. Much of this full-color guide’s information cannot be found in any other book. Nigel Calder, Don Casey, Mark Corke, Peter Nielsen, Charles Doane, Paul Esterle, Charles Mason, Aussie Bray, and other sailboat experts show you with step-by-step photography how to: Buy and survey an older sailboat; Replace bulkheads; Fix below-the-waterline holes; Repair gelcoat, portlights, or rotten cores; Paint, varnish, spray polyurethane, mark a waterline, or rebed deck hardware; Choose a mainsail system, install a headsail furler or an inner forestay, assemble rigging terminals, or build a spinnaker or even a new aluminum mast; Pamper an Atomic 4 gas engine, replace a Cutless bearing, maintain your diesel, and know when it’s time to repower; Install a new fuel or water tank, upgrade to wheel steering, replace a propeller or deck hardware, or install seacocks; Troubleshoot electrical problems, install cockpit speakers, or rewire your boat; Replace lifelines, install a forehatch, secure your cabin sole, and much, much more more...

Price: $39.95

The first comprehensive book on stripbuilding almost any type of small boat. Strip-planking is a popular method of amateur boat construction, but until now there has never been a book that showed how to use it for more than one type of boat. Author Nick Schade presents complete plans for three boats of different types (canoe, kayak, and a dinghy) and shows you step-by-step how to build them. Written for all amateur builders, the book covers materials, tools, and safety issues. more...

Price: $22.95

A modern, authoritative anchoring guide for sailors and powerboaters. A boat swinging safely at anchor can mark the relaxing conclusion to a great day of boating or the successful completion of an essential emergency measure, while failure to anchor properly can be frustrating, inconvenient, or downright dangerous. The Complete Anchoring Handbook is your path to mastering this indispensable seamanship skill. Based on original engineering analysis--and with contributions from such international anchoring experts as Alain Fraysse and Chuck Hawley--The Complete Anchoring Handbook emphasizes the proven best gear and methods for anchoring safely in any situation with any boat, sail or power. Here’s everything you need to know, from the basics to the most advanced techniques. Poiraud and company describe:. The physical forces acting on a boat, its ground tackle, and the sea bottom. Why the new generation of roll-stable anchors (including the Spade, Rocna, Manson Supreme, and others) is proving superior to traditional favorites. How to select and size anchors and ground-tackle components. How to connect those components without introducing weak points in your ground-tackle system more...

Price: $19.95

A soup-to-nuts introduction to small, economical sailing craft. Trailer sailers--the smallest, most economical sailboats with sleeping accommodations--are a popular platform for learning the basics of sailing and are often considered to be the entry level to cruising under sail. Author Brian Gilbert shows how trailer sailers can be the ideal craft for a lifetime of enjoyment, including serious, long-distance cruising. This book covers all the bases, including how to inspect, buy, and equip a boat; how to trailer, sail, navigate, and cruise in small boats; how to use communications andnavigation equipment; and more. more...

Price: $19.95