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South Biscay, 7th edition (Imray)
South Biscay, 7th edition (Imray)
IMR120
$94.95  
Hardcover, RCCPF/Steve Pickard, 205 pages, 0.9 x 8.2 x 11.6, 9781846233753
This seventh edition of the RCC's South Biscay pilot covers the coasts of France and Spain from the Gironde to A Coruña in Galicia. This edition has been completely revised and updated. In line with other recent RCC editions, waypoints have been introduced to assist navigation. With new...
State Flags & Facts State Flags & Facts State Flags & Facts
State Flags & Facts
WFP074
$7.95  
Folding Pocket Guide, James Kavanagh, 6 pages, 8.25 X 3.69, 9781583551943
State Flags and Facts is a unique, pocket-sized folding guide to state-specific information on all 50 states. The guide highlights state plants, animals and fossils, state motto and nicknames, state capital and date of entering the union. Laminated for durability, this handy guide is a great...
Adlard Coles Nautical Logbook
Adlard Coles Nautical Logbook
ACB074
$21.95  
Hardcover, compiled by Sir Robin KnoxJohnston, 144 pages, 7.5 x 10, 9780713653069
A very high quality and classy logbook. Format has lots of room for remarks and notes while retaining the usual columns and boxes to log underway data. Sturdy and practical. Very appropriate for a gift. Sewn-bound with placement ribbon.
Sailing Fundamentals, revised & updated edition
Sailing Fundamentals, revised & updated edition
ASA001
$25.00  
Paperback, Gary Jobson, 220 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9780743273084
Best-selling learn-to-sail manual. Teaches every aspect of basic sailing and coastal cruising with clear, reassuring text and more than 100 photos. Official manual of American Sailing Association. Excellent.
Abbie Against the Storm
Abbie Against the Storm
BWP005
$10.99  
paperback, Marcia K. Vaughan, 32 pages, 10 x 0.4 x 11.5, 9781582708881
Abbie's father falls ill and she is left alone to care for the lighthouse. Based on a true story. Vibrant illustrations.
Cornell Manual for Lifeboat men, Able Seamen, & QMED, 2nd edition
Cornell Manual for Lifeboat men, Able Seamen, & QMED, 2nd edition
CMP001
$12.00  
Paperback, John Keever, 175 pages, 4.5 x 7, 9780870335594
Completely updated to reflect current information and procedures. Safety practices for lifeboat operations, survival procedures, rescue and evacuation details, firefighting, and first aid. Sample multiple-choice questions.
American Merchant Seaman's Manual, 7th edition
American Merchant Seaman's Manual, 7th edition
CMP005
$60.00  
Hardcover, William B. Hayler, editor, 672 pages, 6 x 9, 9780870335495
Updated edition of the primary seamanship text and reference for the American Merchant Marine for over 60 years. Includes new chapters on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers and revised chapter on wire rope. Trusted.
Primer of Towing, 3rd edition
Primer of Towing, 3rd edition
CMP012
$20.00  
Paperback, George H. Reid, 224 pages, 6 x 9, 9780870335631
First published in 1975 to wide acclaim, this edition includes all the original subjects while expanding discussions of new gear, electronics, nav equipment and regulations. Delightful and instructive illustrations by the author.
Stability and Trim for the Ship's Officer, 4th edition
Stability and Trim for the Ship's Officer, 4th edition
CMP014
$50.00  
Hardcover, William E. George, ed, 500 pages, 6 x 9, 9780870335648
Completely updated to reflect the latest shipboard equipment and techniques for calculating and assuring stability. Written especially for use by active ships' officers.
Formulae for the Mariner, 2nd edition
Formulae for the Mariner, 2nd edition
CMP017
$12.50  
Paperback, Richard M. Plant, 93 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9780870333613
This book provides quick reference to commonly used formulae. Includes trig functions, mercator sailing, great circle, area, volume, water density effect on draft, common tankerman formulae, much more.
Nautical Rules of the Road, 4th edition
Nautical Rules of the Road, 4th edition
CMP018
$40.00  
Hardcover, updated by Steven Browne, 211 pages, 6 x 9, 9780870335785
This fourth edition has been designed for recreational boaters, maritime students and professionals. Provides easy reference to both Inland and International Rules with instructional comments throughout. Includes practice questions and suggested methods
Merchant Marine Officers' Handbook, 5th edition
Merchant Marine Officers' Handbook, 5th edition
CMP025
$55.00  
Hardcover, William B. Hayler, ed, 554 pages, 6 x 9, 9780870333798
Complete revision of the standard reference/textbook in the field published nearly 50 years ago. Brings it up to date in all subject areas. Photos, drawings, tables, appendices.
Advanced First Aid Afloat, 5th edition
Advanced First Aid Afloat, 5th edition
CMP200
$16.99  
Paperback, Peter F. Eastman, M.D, 211 pages, 6 x 9, 9780870335242
Since its first publication in 1972, more than 30,000 blue-water sailors have looked to this book when injury or illness struck at sea. Virtually every accident or ailment that might occur when professional medical care is unavailable is squarely faced and dealt with, using layman's language and...
Celestial Navigation by H.0. 249
Celestial Navigation by H.0. 249
CMP208
$9.95  
Paperback, John E. Milligan, 101 pages, 7 X 10, 9780870331916
Practical guide to this popular sight reduction method. Basic, encouraging approach to tools and techniques.
Fisherman's Knots and Nets
Fisherman's Knots and Nets
CMP220
$8.95  
Paperback, Raoul Graumont & Elmer Wenstrom, 182 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9780870330247
Describes hundreds of knots and bends connecting hooks, leaders, lures, traps and seines. Clear text, illustrations.
Star to Steer Her By
Star to Steer Her By
CMP244
$18.50  
Paperback, Edward J. Bergin, 202 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9780870333095
For the beginner, this gives straightforward explanations every step of the way to confident, successful celestial navigation. Widely used as textbook.
First Sail
First Sail
CMP286
$15.99  
Hardcover, Richard Henderson, illustrated by Jennifer Heyd Wharton, 41 pages, 11 x 8.5, 9780870334429
This beautifully illustrated book introduces children to the basics of sailing. Adam, a young boy from the city, yearns to learn how to sail. When his aunt and uncle invite him to visit one summer, his cousin Beth takes him out in her sailboat. Beth shows Adam many of the things he will need to...
Ashley Book of Knots
Ashley Book of Knots
DBD001
$95.00  
Hardcover, Clifford W. Ashley, 610 pages, 8.5 x 11.25, 9780385040259
The bible of knot and rope work. Every practical and decorative knot, function and origin. 7,000 drawings describing 3,900 knots, splices and whippings. The final word on knotting and rope work the world over.
Submarines and Submersibles
Submarines and Submersibles
DKP138
$4.99  
Paperback, Deborah Lock, 32 pages, 5.9 x 0.2 x 9, 9780744067163
New Edition! Are you ready to dive deep under the sea? Make reading your superpower with DK’s beautiful, leveled nonfiction. Use your reading superpowers to learn all about living and working deep under the surface of the ocean - a high-quality, fun, nonfiction reader - carefully...
Walker Common Sense Logbook by Evergreen Pacific
Walker Common Sense Logbook by Evergreen Pacific
EVE017
$24.99  
Spiral-Bound Paperback, Milo & Terry Walker, 114 pages, 12 x 10, 9780945265313
Tabbed sections for cruising log, vessel info, fuel and radio log, maintenance log and vessel equipment inventory. Practical, well thought out. Very popular.
Lighthouse Activity Book
Lighthouse Activity Book
IHP_LHA001
$12.95  
Paperback, Elinor DeWire, 75 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9780945092551
Includes read-aloud stories, word games, puzzles, coloring pages, art activities, poems, biographies of famous lighthouse people, cartoons, scrambles, trivia and much more. Fun for any lighthouse fan of any age.
Illustrated Sail & Rig Tuning
Illustrated Sail & Rig Tuning
FER009
$24.95  
Paperback, Ivar Dedekam, 80 pages, 6.75 x 9.5, 1898660670
The best-illustrated manual ever on sail and rig tuning for small yachts and keelboats. Features 152 color diagrams and a brilliantly concise text. Offers a logical approach to trimming every sail, correctly setting up masts and stays.
Gougeon Brothers on Boat Construction
Gougeon Brothers on Boat Construction
GNB001
$49.95  
Hardcover, Gougeon Brothers, 404 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9781878207500
An expanded, revised, reorganized, updated edition of this exhaustive manual on modern wood/epoxy yacht construction. Extensively illustrated with photos and drawings covering every operation from lofting to launching. Extraordinary volume.
Boatbuilding with Plywood
Boatbuilding with Plywood
IHP_SCA003*
$32.95  
Hardcover, Glen L. Witt, 302 pages, 8.5 x 11, 939070073
The classic text for building in plywood. Dense with information on every process from lofting to launch. Very well illustrated with photos, drawings.
Little Red Lighthouse & the Great Gray Bridge
Little Red Lighthouse & the Great Gray Bridge
HBC007
$9.99  
Paperback, Hildegarde H. Swift & Lynd Ward, 58 pages, 9 x 10, 9780152045739
This very important lighthouse stands tucked beneath the George Washington Bridge spanning the Hudson. Here is the story of how the little lighthouse learned that it was still very important and needed.
Adrift
Adrift
HMC022
$16.99  
Paperback, Steve Callahan, 237 pages, 5.5 x 8.25, 9780618257324
Riveting, first-hand account of the only man ever to have survived more than a month alone at sea in an inflatable raft. A genuine seafaring classic.
Paddle-to-the-Sea
Paddle-to-the-Sea
HMC044
$13.99  
Paperback, Holling Clancy Holling, 64 pages, 8.75 x 11, 9780395292037
Wonderfully illustrated story of a small canoe carved by an Indian boy and the journey it makes from Lake Superior all the way to the Atlantic Ocean. Maps on nearly every page help the reader follow the harrowing, instructive trip.
A Voyage for Madmen
A Voyage for Madmen
HRW005
$18.99  
Paperback, Peter Nichols, 298 pages, 5.25 X 8, 9780060957032
In 1968 nine sailors set off on the first solo, nonstop circumnavigators' race-possibly the most daring competition ever held. Only one finished. This is the story of each of those sailors, the challenges and hardships they faced, the obsession that drove them.
I'm Mighty!
I'm Mighty!
HRW071
$17.99  
Hardcover, Kate & Jim McMullan, 36 pages, 11.25 x 95, 9780060092900
Big format, engagingly illustrated look at just what mighty tugboats do around the harbor and how they do it.
Sailing for Dummies, 3rd edition
Sailing for Dummies, 3rd edition
WIL097
$24.99  
Paperback, J.J. Isler & Peter Isler, 448 pages, 7.5 x 9.5, 9781119867234
Buoy your sailing knowhow with advice from two US sailing champions Nothing can beat the feel of the warm sun on your back, the gentle wind in your hair, and a swaying deck under your feet. If you long to take to the open water and sail wherever the wind takes you, you’ll find everything...
One-Minute Nautical Rules of the Road, 2nd edition
One-Minute Nautical Rules of the Road, 2nd edition
INT014
$22.00  
Paperback, Charlie Wing, 153 pages, 7.5 x 95, 9780071479233
A quick-access guide to international and U. S. boating rules of the nautical road that satisfies the Coast Guard requirement. Expanded edition provides rule-by-rules translations of what each one really means when applied on the water. Color diagrams.
Complete Canvas Worker's Guide, 2nd edition
Complete Canvas Worker's Guide, 2nd edition
INT019
$23.00  
Paperback, Jim Grant, 186 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9780070240803
For sailboat or powerboat owners who want to construct sail covers, awnings, biminis, dodgers, cushion covers, boat covers, weather cloths from traditional canvas or synthetic materials. Detailed instructions, clear and easy to follow. 180 illustrations.
How Boat Things Work
How Boat Things Work
INT026
$24.00  
Paperback, Charlie Wing, 171 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9780071493444
A fully illustrated tour through modern systems that power, steer, and control both power and sailboats. Features over 100 cutaway and exploded drawings with detailed explanations of eighty principle devices.
Boatowner's Illustrated Electrical Handbook, 2nd edition
Boatowner's Illustrated Electrical Handbook, 2nd edition
INT036
$55.00  
Paperback, Charlie Wing, 320 pages, 11 x 8, 9780071446440
Keep your boat's electrical systems running and reliable. Boat owner'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...
Captain's Quick Guides: Sail Trim & Rig Tuning (Laminated Folding Guide)
Captain's Quick Guides: Sail Trim & Rig Tuning (Laminated Folding Guide)
INT054
$20.00  
Paperback, Bill Gladstone, 16 pages, 4 x 9, 9780071440134
Covers all the basics of rig tuning, sail setting and shaping for cruisers as well as racers. Handy quick-reference folding guide. Fourteen panels of waterproof information.
Sailmaker's Apprentice
Sailmaker's Apprentice
INT057
$30.00  
Paperback, Emiliano Marino, illustrated by Christine Erikson, 481 pages, 7.75 x 95, 9780071376426
There is little about designing, making, repairing or improving sails that this book doesn't cover. More than a comprehensive apprenticeship, it is also a wonderfully illustrated examination of the world's rig and sail types.
Marine Diesel Engines, 3rd edition
Marine Diesel Engines, 3rd edition
INT088
$30.00  
Hardcover, Nigel Calder, 284 pages, 7.5 x 95, 9780071475358
The world's bestselling marine engine maintenance book got even better and more up-to-date. Lucid explanations, over 300 b&w photos and drawings of every diesel system and advice on what to do when things go wrong.
12-Volt Bible for Boats, 2nd edition
12-Volt Bible for Boats, 2nd edition
INT095
$22.00  
Paperback, Miner Brotherton, revised by Ed Sherman, 189 pages, 6 x 9, 9780071392334
A clear, non-threatening introduction to 12-volt electrical systems used on small boats. Thoroughly updated as to modern equipment, materials and practices while retaining the simplicity that made the first edition a boating best-seller.
Fiberglass Boat Repair Manual
Fiberglass Boat Repair Manual
INT123
$39.00  
Hardcover, Allan H. Vaitses, 167 pages, 7 x 10, 9780071569149
Covers every facet of fiberglass boat repair techniques and strategies from cosmetic touch-up to gel coat blistering to major structural rebuilding or modification. Author speaks from decades' experience as builder and surveyor.
Cruising Guide to Puget Sound and The San Juan Islands, 2nd edition
Cruising Guide to Puget Sound and The San Juan Islands, 2nd edition
INT158
$90.00  
Paperback, Migael M. Scherer, 9780071420396
Fully updated by the author. New edition features 120 color photos, 75 chartlets and lay-flat binding for ease of use underway. Full of practical information and precise piloting instructions. Sets high standards for cruising guides everywhere.
Intracoastal Waterway CHARTBOOK, 6th edition: Norfolk to Miami
Intracoastal Waterway CHARTBOOK, 6th edition: Norfolk to Miami
INT451
$78.00  
Spiral-Bound, John & Leslie Kettlewell, 304 pages, 11.7 x 8.5 x 1.2, 9780071803908
A perfect navigational backup for that fluky chartplotter or iPadNavigating the Intracoastal Waterway from Virginia to Florida, or vice versa, is certainly possible with only a chartplotter, but prudent mariners like you know it's smart to have a back-up. Intracoastal Waterway Chartbook Norfolk...
The Marlinspike Sailor The Marlinspike Sailor
The Marlinspike Sailor
INT264
$22.00  
Paperback, Hervey Garrett Smith, 130 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9780070592186
Hervey Garrett Smith was the foremost marine illustrator of the 1950s and 1960s, and his wonderful drawings of traditional ropework quickly propelled  The Marlinspike Sailor  to cult classic status when it was published in 1956. With the addition of a section on modern, synthetic rope in the...
Latitude Hooks and Azimuth Rings
Latitude Hooks and Azimuth Rings
INT283
$21.00  
Paperback, Dennis Fisher, 164 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9780070211209
Part history of navigation and part hands-on project book. Includes complete history and instruction for making 18 historic navigation tools including astrolabe, cross staff, pelorus, traverse board and a vernier sextant. Clever, instructive.
Sextant Handbook, 2nd edition
Sextant Handbook, 2nd edition
INT310
$21.00  
Paperback, Bruce Bauer, 192 pages, 6 x 9, 9780070052192
Not a celestial navigation textbook, but rather an essential guide to the mechanics of sextant use, adjustment, repair, history as well as buying guide to both new and used instruments. Illustrations.
When a Loose Cannon Flogs a Dead Horse...
When a Loose Cannon Flogs a Dead Horse...
INT332
$21.00  
Paperback, Olivia A. Isil, 125 pages, 7 x 7, 9780070328778
A salty collection of over 250 words, phrases and sayings that have become common in English usage. Arranged alphabetically and each entry is accompanied by a full explanation of origins and use. For lovers of English and the sea.
Canvas Work and Sail Repair
Canvas Work and Sail Repair
INT334
$28.00  
Hardcover, Don Casey, 137 pages, 7.5 x 95, 9780070133914
Step-by-step, picture-by-picture how to measure for, construct, modify, renew and repair canvas items such as dodgers, biminis, sail covers, sail bags, cushions and more above decks and below. Also, how to repair and improve sails.
International Marine Log Book
International Marine Log Book
INT362
$32.00  
Hardcover, C. Dale Nouse, 224 pages, 9 x 12, 9780070482371
Log keeping pages for 105 days of cruising formatted parallel to spine for easy use. Each day gets two-page spread featuring morning maintenance checklist, record of times, courses, distances, positions.
Busy Boats
Busy Boats
KGF002
$5.99  
Paperback, Tony Mitton & Ant Parker, 24 pages, 4 x 0.1 x 7.9, 9780753459164
Sail boats, row boats, ferry boats and speedboats: find them all and discover how they work in this fun-filled picture book. Then take a cruise on an ocean liner, crewed by our favorite animal characters, in a jolly rhyming journey. . About the Authors: Tony Mitton is a widely anthologized...
The Morrow Guide to Knots
The Morrow Guide to Knots
MOR013
$17.99  
Paperback, Mario Bigon & Guido Regazzoni, 251 pages, 5 x 7.5, 9780688012267
A super book. 647 color photos describe in step-by-step detail how to tie 70 of the most useful knots. Good for sailing, fishing, camping, climbing.
Dutton's Nautical Navigation, 15th edition
Dutton's Nautical Navigation, 15th edition
NAV019
$66.95  
Hardcover, revised by Thomas J. Cutler, 664 pages, 8.5 x 11, 155750248X
An extensive update of this classic textbook covering all aspects of contemporary marine navigation. While still covering traditional topics such as celestial navigation, this new edition gives full due to 21st century electronics and techniques. Fully illustrated.
Little Toot
Little Toot
PPG021
$8.99  
Paperback, Hardie Gramatky, 96 pages, 7 x 7.75, 9780698115767
The famous story of the little tugboat who rescues an ocean liner from the rocks and becomes a hero.
Sailor Dog
Sailor Dog
RAN048
$5.99  
Hardcover, Margaret Wise Brown, 36 pages, 7.2 x 0.2 x 8.1, 9780307001436
One of the true classic children's seafaring tales in which Scuppers the sailor dog has adventures galore and learns lessons in self-reliance and the nature of contentment. Fine illustrations and a timeless story.
Celestial Navigation in a Nutshell
Celestial Navigation in a Nutshell
SHP018
$16.95  
Paperback, Hewitt Schlereth, 133 pages, 7 x 10, 9781574090581
A easy-to-use guide that takes the reader through the basic methods involved in position finding using sun, moon and star sights. Uses several examples and situations to make this an effective self-teaching text.
Understanding Boat Batteries & Battery Charging
Understanding Boat Batteries & Battery Charging
SHP099
$14.95  
Paperback, John Payne, 86 pages, 6 x 9, 9781574091625
An easy-to-understand guide to the foundation of a marine electrical system: batteries and the systems that charge them. Topics include types, selection, safety, installation, maintenance, charging, alternators, regulators and more. Photos.
Understanding Boat Wiring
Understanding Boat Wiring
SHP100
$13.95  
Paperback, John Payne, 86 pages, 6 x 9, 9781574091632
Well illustrated, confidence-inspiring guide to wiring and wiring standards, electricity basics, circuit protection, planning and installation, switches, grounding and much more. Makes boat wiring much more logical and far less intimidating.
How to Paint Your Boat, 2nd edition
How to Paint Your Boat, 2nd edition
SHP141
$19.95  
Paperback, Nigel Clegg, 144 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 1574092235
Concise, non-technical advice on how to do the job right using contemporary materials and techniques. Covers all paint, varnish situations and application challenges. A fault-finding section deals with when things go wrong. Line drawings and photos.
Basic Coastal Navigation, 2nd edition
Basic Coastal Navigation, 2nd edition
SHP302
$29.95  
Hardcover, Frank J. Larkin, 288 pages, 7 x 10, 1574090526
Clear, easily understood, comprehensive course can be used for self-study or in a course setting. Goes from simple techniques through advanced, including GPS navigation.
Loud Emily
Loud Emily
SIM002
$9.99  
Paperback, Alexis O'Neill, 40 pages, 10 x 95, 9780689846694
Emily's voice is so loud she finds work on a tugboat as a fog horn and, as a bonus, her voice actually scares the fog away!
Birdie's Lighthouse
Birdie's Lighthouse
SIM017
$8.99  
Paperback, Deborah Hopkinson, 32 pages, 6 x 11.25, 9780689835292
Birdie, a young girl living on a tiny and desolate lighthouse island, watches her father tend the light and keeps the light going when her father falls ill. Based on true stories of lighthouse heroines. Dramatic illustrations.
Stowaway
Stowaway
SIM060
$8.99  
Paperback, Karen Hesse, illust. by Robert Andrew Parker, 315 pages, 5 x 7.5, 9780689839894
The amazing true story of a young stowaway aboard Capt. Cook's Endeavor, and his adventures while helping to explore the South Seas. A thrilling tale.
12-Volt Doctor's Practical Handbook, revised edition
12-Volt Doctor's Practical Handbook, revised edition
SPA002
$43.99  
Paperback, Edgar J. Beyn, 232 pages, 6 x 9, 1878797131
Covers basic electricity, switches, troubleshooting, engine instruments, safety standards, solar power, batteries, pumps, electrolytic corrosion. Practical solutions to common problems.
500 Days
500 Days
STP002
$17.95  
Paperback, Serge Testa, 216 pages, 5.75 x 8.25, 9780731648498
The author departed Brisbane, Australia in June 1984 in his 12 ft. self-designed and built boat to complete a circumnavigation in the smallest yacht yet. An amazing story. Photos.
Landfalls of Paradise, 5th edition
Landfalls of Paradise, 5th edition
UHP004
$49.99  
Paperback, Earl R. Hinz & Jim Howard, 391 pages, 8 x 10, 824830377
A long-established cruising guide to the Pacific Islands. This edition features updated charts and reflects many changes in regulations and facilities for most countries and ports of entry. An exceptional reference for any South Seas cruiser.
Passage Making 2nd Edition
Passage Making 2nd Edition
USS041
$32.95  
Paperback, US Sailing, 8.5 x 11, 9781938915406
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