Canoe and Kayak Building the Light and Easy Way
The first quick-and-easy composite construction method for canoes and kayaksThis book is certain to appeal to any paddler with a DIY bent. Master craftsman Sam Rizzetta presents three attractive innovations: a new building method that makes Kevlar and carbon-fiber boats cheap and feasible for home builders; an ergonomically designed canoe that makes paddling easier and more comfortable; and a foam-flotation installation method that makes canoes and kayaks safe and unsinkable.
The Art of Boat Names
Shouldn't your boat's name lookas distinctive as your boat?A well-chosen and well-designed name on atransom or topsides is the finishing touch and creates the ultimate first impression for any boat.Your boat's name is the single most highly visible clue to your nautical interests and sensibilities.Whether the name is whimsical (Y-Knot), classical (Terpsichore), irreverent (Aquaholic), mythical(Valkyrie), sly (For Sail), romantic (Wayfarer), or full of attitude (Bite Me), it won't communicateyour message without an effective design.Choose the lettering and graphic style that best expresses your boatingaspirations and personality.Communicate your choices to a letterer, vinyl lettering shop, or a designer.Browse 1,500 boat names and explore resources for expanded research.Take a visual tour through the history of boat naming and across a seascapeof boat transoms and topsides.Work with hand-painted, gold-leaf, vinyl or lighted display lettering.
Handling Storms at Sea
The definitive guide to a critical, hotlydebated topicHow should a sailor cope with storms at sea?Some advocate heaving-to, others running off.Some say trail a sea anchor over the bow, others adrogue astern. The stakes in the discussion couldn't behigher, or the consensus lower. Finally, preeminentsailor/author Hal Roth offers a practical strategy thatcan evolve and respond as storms grow stronger.
Michael Phelps
A revealing biography of the Olympic champion swimmer Michael Phelps that includes exclusive interviews with his family, teammates, and friends and never-before-revealed details about his life.Michael Phelps is an American sports hero, perhaps the greatest Olympic athlete the world has ever known. His unprecedented eight gold medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics have made him a superstar. But his journey to Olympic immortality is every bit as compelling as his achievements in the pool. From learning to cope with ADHD to the story of how Phelps became the greatest swimmer ever, Phelps' tale is told in full detail here for the first time. The author, Bob Schaller, has known Phelps and his coach for more than eight years, and has extensively interviewed him, along with his mother, sisters, coach, and teammates. Filled with revelations, career statistics, and insightful analysis of how Phelps achieved the seemingly impossible, this is a must-read for anyone who wants to learn the complete story behind the legend.
A World of My Own
Robin Knox-Johnston was the first person to make a non-stop single-handed sailing journey around the world. This is his uninhibited account of one of the greatest sea adventures of our time.On Friday June 14, 1968, Suhaili, a tiny ketch, slipped almost unnoticed out of Falmouth Harbor steered by the solitary figure at her helm, Robin Knox-Johnston. Ten and a half months later Suhaili, paintwork peeling and rust streaked, her once white sails weathered and brown, her self-steering gone, her tiller arm jury rigged to the rudder head, came romping joyously back to Falmouth to a fantastic reception for Robin, who had become the first man to sail round the world non-stop single-handed.By every standard it was an incredible adventure, perhaps the last great uncomputerized journey left to man. Every hazard, every temptation to abandon the astounding voyage came Robin's way, from polluted water tanks, smashed cabin top and collapsed boom to lost self-steering gear and sheered off tiller, and all before the tiny ketch had fought her way to Cape Horn, the point of no return, the fearsome test of any seaman's nerve and determination.A World of My Own is Robin's gripping, uninhibited, moving account of one of the greatest sea adventures of our time. An instant bestseller, it is now reissued for a new generation of readers to be enthralled and inspired.
Your First Powerboat
Navigate the hazards of boat ownership with absolute confidenceNext to your house, your boat may well be the biggest investment you ever make. Buying and owning a boat involves one baffling decision after another. Yet informed, impartial guidance is almost impossible to find--until now, that is.This essential manual provides a method to the madness of boat buying and ownership, plotting a straight course through an ocean of confusion while it answers such questions as: Why fractional ownership often makes senseHow to avoid buying a boat you'll never useHow to identify the Goldilocks boat--not too big, not too smallHow to choose a powering optionHow to negotiate the best deal on any boat-new or usedHow to be your own surveyor, and why even a new boat may need a professional surveyWhy you should finance your boat even if you have the cash, and where to find the best loansHow to calculate the total cost of ownership before you buy!
Mine's Bigger
As the dominant venture capitalist of Silicon Valley, Tom Perkins had seemingly done it all--from amassing a billion-dollar fortune to getting himself convicted of manslaughter in France. But his ultimate dream was to create the biggest, fastest, riskiest, highest-tech, most self-indulgent sailboat ever built.With keen storytelling and biting wit, bestselling author David A. Kaplan takes us inside the mind of an American genius and behind the scenes of an extraordinary venture: the birth of Perkins's $130 million marvel The Maltese Falcon. This modern clipper ship is as long as a football field and forty-two feet wide, with three rotating masts, each twenty stories high, and a bridge straight out of Star Trek. The riveting biography of a remarkable ship and the remarkable man who built it, Mine's Bigger is an unforgettable profile of ambition, hubris, audacity, and the imagination of a legendary entrepreneur.
Sorensen's Guide to Powerboats, 2/E
The first book ever to revealwhat boat builders pay thousands ofdollars to learn: the secrets of ownersatisfactionWhat makes a boat owner happy? Eric Sorensenand J. D. Power & Associates answer that questionin detail in this revised edition of Sorensen's Guideto Powerboats. Now incorporating results from J. D.Powers' Boat Competitive Information Study, thisguide tells you everything youneed to know before opening your wallet. From runaboutsand pontoons to express cruisers and bassboats, the book covers it all, explaining the implicationsof different hull designs, construction methods, enginetechnologies, and more. Includes J. D. Power's "PowerCircle" rankings.
The Complete Guide to Trailering Your Boat
Master the most difficult part of boating before hittingthe water This comprehensive guide will help you gain confidence, develop skills, and avoid boat-ramp and highway mishaps when trailering your boat. The book includes easy-to-follow, heavily illustratedinstructions on driving, backing, launching, retrieving, and tying down your boat; trailer maintenance; and selecting tow vehicles, hitches, trailers, and towing accessories.
Make Money W/Captains Licens
A practical guide to turning your love forboating into money in the bankYou may dream of making your passion forthe sport a means for a livelihood. Whetheryou are looking for new employmentpossibilities or wanting to remain active inyour golden years, Captain Brown can help turn yourdreams of making money afloat into a reality.Brown describes how to get a job on a boat or run apractical boat-based business, including fishing charters, excursions, dinner cruises, and water taxis. He alsocovers business issues, safety, marketing, liability, andCoast Guard licensing requirements. The author detailsthe possible ups and downs and risks about running aboat-based business.
The Complete Anchoring Handbook
A modern, authoritative anchoring guide for sailors and powerboatersA 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 bottomWhy the new generation of roll-stable anchors (including the Spade, Rocna, Manson Supreme, and others) is proving superior to traditional favoritesHow to select and size anchors and ground-tackle componentsHow to connect those components without introducing weak points in your ground-tackle system
Pete Culler on Wooden Boats
The insights and wisdom of the late, greatboat designer and builderRenowned as one of the last and best of the old-timeboatbuilders, Captain R. D."Pete" Cullerprovided a guiding light for the wooden boat revival inthe 1970s. His designs are classic melds of eleganceand utility; his workmanship was akin to artistry; andhis teaching and writing a blend of clarity, good sense, insight, and humor. This book brings together the completetexts of Culler's classic works Boats, Oars, andRowing and Skiffs & Schooners, along with articles fromThe Mariner's Catalogs and a selection of his timelessboat designs.
Above the Gravel Bar
Above the Gravel Bar opens up a new way of seeing Maine and the Northeast as a vast network of waterways. With this book you can put your kayak/canoe in a nearby river or pond in Maine and travel prehistoric routes to campgrounds thousands of years old. David Cook takes the reader on a birchbark canoe journey through the landscape in the context of Northeastern geological development and Indian prehistoric culture. On rivers, lakes, over carries, and through coastal routes, we follow the archaeological and historical record, informed by accounts of early explorers. First attempted in the early twentieth century, the publication of these ancient canoe routes, in daily use for millennia, is finally accomplished and in its third edition, with translations of Indian place names, a thorough index, notes and bibliography, and a foreword by Penobscot tribal historian, James Eric Francis, Sr. The anthropologist David Sanger, PhD, provides an introduction. Thirty-two illustrations including twelve maps. This book has been chosen to be included in the new curriculum introduced with the Maine state law requiring K-12 schools to teach Maine Native American culture. "Puts the true ancestral landscape into perspective." --James Eric Francis, Sr., Penobscot tribal historian Above the Gravel Bar is a masterful account of canoeing Maine's interconnected waterways. --David Sanger, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Anthropology and Quaternary Studies, University of Maine, Orono
The Pontoon and Deckboat Handbook
Everything you need to know about pontoons and deckboats Wide, stable, and perfectly adapted for family fun andentertaining, pontoons and deckboats are among the mostpopular lake and river vessels in America. The Pontoon and Deckboat Handbook explains to you how these boats differ from conventional types in handling, safety, maintenance, and other aspects of ownership and use.
Building Outrigger Sailing Canoes
Build the fastest, most exotic sailboats around! Popular in Hawaii and throughout the South Pacific and Indian Oceans, outrigger canoes combine the romance of the South Seas with a ruthless efficiency of design and breathtaking sailing performance. This is the first book to present complete plans and building instructions for three outrigger sailing canoes. Based on traditional Hawaiian and Micronesian types, the designs are lightweight, easy to build, and screamingly fast. Author Gary Dierking shows you how to build these boats using stitch-and-glue and strip-planking construction, explains what tools and materials are required, how to rig and equip the boats, and more.
West of Jesus
After spending two years in bed with Lyme disease, Steven Kotler had lost everything: his health, his job, his girl, and, he was beginning to suspect, his mind. Kotler, not a religious man, suddenly found himself drawn to the sport of surfing as if it were the cornerstone of a new faith. Why, he wondered, when there was nothing left to believe in, could he begin to believe in something as unlikely as surfing? What was belief anyway? How did it work in the body, the brain, our culture, and human history? With the help of everyone from rebel surfers to rocket scientists, Kotler undertakes a three-year globetrotting quest. The results are a startling mix of big waves and bigger ideas: a surfer's journey into the biological underpinnings of belief itself. Steven Kotler's novel The Angle Quickest for Flight was a San Francisco Chronicle bestseller and won the William L. Crawford IAFA Fantasy Award. His nonfiction has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, GQ, Discover, Outside, Details, Wired, Men's Journal, and elsewhere. He lives in Los Angeles. Praise for West of Jesus: "West of Jesus is one of the smartest books ever about the sport and religion of surfing."-Los Angeles Magazine "The ideal book for any readers who have ever asked themselves, 'How did surfing take over my life?' Kotler brings us closer to the answers via a wild, globe-trotting journey in search of surfing's much-referenced but rarely discussed spiritual side."-Los Angeles Times "A surprisingly entertaining nonfiction account of his own spiritual quest through surfing... Kotler is often laugh-out-loud funny."-San Francisco Chronicle "Kotler's tale starts slow and then, like a seasoned surfer calibrating his board to his ride, monumentally catches stride...Call it mysterioso or the oceanic feeling, what Kotler's seeking is nothing less than the big explanation."-Village Voice
How Boat Things Work
"Anyone who contemplates any onboard do-it-yourself work should have this book at his or her elbow."--Cruising World"This book reduces a boat to its most rudimentary parts in simple drawings and clear explanations. Fascinating to read, it's a perfect teaching tool."--Ocean NavigatorWhether you're a new mariner or a lifetime veteran, How Boat Things Work is a resource you can't afford to be without. With intricate two-color cutaway drawings of eighty different systems and devices, as well as detailed explanations of how they're assembled, how they work, and how they can go wrong, this book covers every primary component of your boat's inner workings. This guided tour "under the hood" of your sailboat or powerboat includes: Engines, transmissions, bearings, stuffing boxes, propellersSteering systems, autopilots, windvanes, compassesRigging, splicing, line handling, block and tackle, sail controlsAnchors and windlassesDC and AC electrical systemsPumps, toilets, seacocks, freshwater systems
Small Boats on Green Waters
Much nautical literature focuses on the high seas, circumnavigations, big races, or great ships. Small Boats on Green Waters takes the other tack: It gathers the best writing on small boats--sailboats, canoes, kayaks, and rowboats--having grand adventures on rivers, lakes, and near shore on the ocean. This is for anyone who finds, as Ratty so famously put it, that "there is nothing--absolutely nothing--half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats." Chockablock with great boating writers both classic and modern, this book will delight anyone who enjoys life on the water.Contributors include: Arthur Ransome, Anthony Bailey, Stephen Jones, Robb White Sr., Robb White Jr., Erskine Childers, Farley Mowat, Nathaniel Bishop, John MacGregor, Wilfred Thesiger, Eric Newby, John Muir, Joe Richards, Samuel Eliot Morison, and many more!
Instant Boatbuilding With Dynamite Payson
From the acknowledged master of the "instant boat"--tips, techniques, and designs for quick-and-easy plywood boatbuildingDynamite Payson offers you a new guide to building 15 exciting boats from master designer Phil Bolger. Instant Boatbuilding with Dynamite Payson includes plans and instructions for a multipurpose skiff for sail, oar, and power; a pirogue for single or double paddle; a big pram dinghy; a maneuverable peapod; a long, fast, rowing dory; a rugged outboard-powered work skiff; and more. You will enjoy the commonsense advice, step-by-step building instructions, and tips on tools and materials that have made Payson a hero of amateur boatbuilders worldwide.
Dark Noon
Dark Noon is the mesmerizing re-creation of a fateful day at sea. It is also a story of the postwar American dream as experienced in the fishing village of Montauk, Long Island, where fish were money and where optimism and success went hand in hand. And it's a story of the end of an era, when one terrible disaster changed the fishing culture of a prosperous port forever."Meticulously researched. A fascinating story."--Distinction"A first-rate reportorial job that builds to a taut and suspenseful climax of incredible detail. The harrowing description of men gaff-hooked out of the churning swells is unforgettable."--The Independent
Handbook of Marine Surveying
This expanded and updated edition of Thomas Ask's Handbook of Marine Surveying will be welcomed by students of marine surveying, professional marine surveyors, boatyard operators and technically-minded boat owners. It covers the latest surveying technology, including an analysis of the mechanical behavior of materials, stress concentration, failure analysis, fatigue an fracture, corrosion, wood-damaging organisms, the composition and characteristics of common plastics, metals and composite materials. New sections include: hull and deck loads, non-destructive testing, combustion and pollution, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, engine installations, fuel systems, electrical systems, piping and lubrication systems, HVAC/R systems, firefighting systems, noise and vibration, and propellers. There is also a useful survey checklist that provides practical techniques and hints for conducting a survey.
Paddling Southern Minnesota
If you think Minnesota paddling begins and ends in the Boundary Waters, a pleasant surprise awaits you! Here is your guide to 85 adventures on the rivers and streams of the Gopher State's southern half. The Diebels guide you through peaceful, meandering streams, the most challenging whitewater adventures--and everything in between. Young, old, beginner and expert will find Paddling Southern Minnesota a trusted companion on the the water.
The Stormrider Guide Europe
This is a surfing guidebook to Europe (not the Atlantic Islands). "The Stormrider Guide Europe - The Continent" includes - Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Morocco. It is fully revised and contains detailed information covering The Surf, Ocean Environment and Surf Culture on a country by country basis. The Surf outlines where and when to go and demystifies the continental Europe coastline from Denmark to Morocco. Ocean Environment deals with pollution, erosion, access and hazards, while Surf Culture illuminates the surf scene including history, surf media, contests and localism. The indispensable travelling information is concise plus there's links to all the latest oceanographic and swell forecasting resources. The Continental coastline is accurately mapped in detail, showing where to find the main surfing breaks. Each surf break report outlines how and where the waves break, quality, consistency and the general vibe. The unique Stormrider symbols reveal optimum wind, tide, swell size and direction, as well as wave type and bottom contour. Crowds, hazards, dangerous sea-life, pollution, access and environmental problems are also noted. A picture tells a thousand words so there are hundreds of the best photos of European surf, ever compiled. Stunning images in crisp colour from the cream of the world's surf photographers add that extra dimension that makes Stormriders the most detailed surf guides money can buy.
Cheap Outboards
Max Wawrzyniak is an outboard motor guru. He advocates finding an old motor at a yard sale for $50 and fixing it up, rather than spending $1500 on a new motor. Sometimes the "secret" to getting a perfectly running motor from a lifeless hulk is as simple as a new sparkplug and a squirt of WD-40 into the cylinder. What he teaches is not only a money-saving skill, but can also be life-saving, as the boater will no longer be helpless in the face of engine failure at sea. Max's clear instructions and detailed photographs will make anyone into a mechanic.
Coastal Cruising Under Power
Coastal Cruising Under Power is your ultimate companion for exploring the coastal waters of North America with confidence in your powerboat. This beautifully illustrated guide provides countless tips on anchoring, piloting, weather, and more, along with in-depth, step-by-step instructions on numerous specific skills and techniques.
Small-Boat Seamanship Manual
Make the U.S. Coast Guard your first mateThe Small-Boat Seamanship Manual contains all the information found in the Coast Guard's official 1,200-page training manual, giving you access to the highest standards of seamanship practiced and perfected by professional mariners. In addition to in-depth coverage of boat handling and navigation, you'll find instructions for dealing with extreme situations, including search and rescue, towing, firefighting, vessel flood management, righting capsized boats, and maneuvering in heavy surf. You'll also learn aboutSteering with a broken hydraulic line Close-quarters maneuvering Using the right lines and knots Capsize prevention, precautions, and survival techniques Change-of-course maneuvers to reduce icing and freezing spray Plugging and patching holes for flood control Predicting weather And much moreThis is the U.S. Coast Guard's primary training resource for boat handling and seamanship in conditions ranging from benign to extreme. Now this accumulated wisdom is yours with the Small-Boat Seamanship Manual.
Boatowner’s Illustrated Electrical Handbook
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
The Complete Guide to Metal Boats
Build the Strongest Boat PossibleMetal boats can deal with hazards like ice and coral that would rip apart a fiberglass or wooden hull; many long-distance cruisers choose a metal boat for just that reason. But they are not mass-produced; the only way to get one is to build it yourself or have it custom-built. Bruce Roberts-Goodson has been designing and building metal boats for more than three decades, and in The Complete Guide to Metal Boats he tells you all you need to know to start building the boat of your dreams.How to build or refurbish hulls, decks, and superstructuresHow to prevent corrosionBuilding from plans or precut kitsSample designs for sail- and powerboatsThis updated and expanded new edition also gives you a bonus CD with many study plans and 1,500 kit-assembly photos--the equivalent of a shop manual for metal boat building."This book is for anyone contemplating building or owning a metal boat. For solid, common-sense advice based on broad experience, the guide lives up to its name."--Chesapeake Bay Magazine
Seaworthy
You're safest on the water when you and your boat are seaworthyBoatU.S. provides marine insurance coverage to 250,000 American powerboaters and sailors, which makes its collection of claims reports one of the world's largest archives of boating accidents. For more than 20 years, as writer and editor of BoatU.S.'s quarterly publication Seaworthy, Bob Adriance has sifted and analyzed this rich trove to discover and highlight the profound lessons it contains.Here is the ultimate boater's guide to preventing, responding to, and surviving accidents under power or sail, including hurricane damage, lightning strikes, collisions, fires, groundings, sinkings, crew overboard, dismastings, and more.Experience may be the best teacher, but the lessons are a lot less painful when the experience is someone else's. Here is a unique opportunity to use other skippers' misfortunes to make your own boat and seamanship safer. "A boaters' guide as important and practical as any I've read. And if you can ignore the occasional frisson of guilty pleasure, one that's as engrossing to read as The Perfect Storm."-Tony Gibbs, yachting writer, editor, and novelist"Hair-raising disasters, hard facts, and helpful advice; Seaworthy is a compendium of no-nonsense information on avoiding problems that only a marine insurer could provide. Invaluable for the boater, builder, designer, and surveyor."-Dave Gerr, director, Westlawn Institute of Tecnology; author of The Nature of Boats and The Elements of Boat Strength
