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Cruiser's Handbook of Fishing
Cruiser's Handbook of Fishing
INT040
$32.00  
Paperback, Scott Bannerot & Wendy Bannerot, 403 pages, 7.5 x 95, 9780071427883
The authors are expert fishing cruisers and share their secrets. Here's the scoop on the right gear and techniques and the special adaptations cruisers need all within a budget and espousing a strong conservationist ethic.
Essential Sea Kayaker, 2nd edition
Essential Sea Kayaker, 2nd edition
INT045
$7.00  
Paperback, David Seidman, 9780071362375
This title is limited to stock on hand. Out of stock indefinitely at the publisher. . Expanded to include sections on seamanship, navigation, and health issues, the completely updated and redesigned new edition of David Seidman's bestselling guide reaffirms its reputation as the best sea...
Sea Kayaker's Deep Trouble
Sea Kayaker's Deep Trouble
INT372
$20.00  
Paperback, Matt Broze, 192 pages, 8.5 x 5.5, 9780070084995
This riveting book offers 20 harrowing, real-life tales of sea kayaking accidents that will not only keep readers on the edge of their seats, but also instruct them with potentially life-saving lessons.
Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats
Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats
INT431
$35.00  
Paperback, Steve Henkel, 412 pages, 8 x 11, 9780071636520
For the first time ever, a comparative survey of 95 percent of the fiberglass pocket cruising sailboats ever built.
One Small Square: The Night Sky
One Small Square: The Night Sky
INT454
$9.00  
Paperback, Donald M. Silver, 48 pages, 9 x 0.2 x 9, 9780070580459
By focusing on one small square of night sky near Orion, this entry in a highly lauded series gives children aged 6 to 9 an exciting close-up on amazing facts about stars, planets, nebulae, comets, meteors, the moon, constellations, and classic myths. Suitable for stargazing anywhereÑeven 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.
How to Survive Anything, Anywhere
How to Survive Anything, Anywhere
INT165
$21.00  
Paperback, Dr. Chris McNab, 320 pages, 7.75 x 95, 71440534
Proven skills and techniques for getting out of almost any situation alive. Navigate in wilderness, fend off animal attacks, build or avoid fires, construct shelters, much more. This information could save lives.
Buehler's Backyard Boatbuilding for the 21st Century
Buehler's Backyard Boatbuilding for the 21st Century
INT496
$34.00  
Paperback, George Buehler, 416 pages, 9.1 x 7.3, 9780071823050
"Build wooden boats the Buehler way, which is to say inexpensively, yet like the proverbial brick outhouse." -- Wooden Boat "A WEALTH OF VALUABLE INFORMATION." -- American Sailing Association The classic and definitive guide for the home boatbuilder--now updated Everybody...
Wooden Boat Renovation
Wooden Boat Renovation
INT241
$42.00  
Hardcover, Jim Trefethen, 265 pages, 7 x 10, 9780070652392
The first all-inclusive repair and restoration guide for the boat owner with average skills who needs to know how to find the right boat to restore, the right tools and equipment.
Jack Tar and the Baboon Watch: A Guide to Curious Nautical Knowledge for Landlubbers and Sea Lawyers Alike
Jack Tar and the Baboon Watch: A Guide to Curious Nautical Knowledge for Landlubbers and Sea Lawyers Alike
INT492
$19.00  
Paperback, Frank Lanier, 208 pages, 9 x 6, 9780071825269
A nautical trivia book on steroids, learn why it is a Blue Monday and other expressions with a nautical past Jack Tar and the Baboon Watch  is a  Ripley's Believe It or Not  for the mariner—everything odd, weird, and unbelievable. Mariner and author Frank Lanier began to compile these...
The Art of Seamanship: Evolving Skills, Exploring Oceans, and Handling Wind, Waves, and Weather
The Art of Seamanship: Evolving Skills, Exploring Oceans, and Handling Wind, Waves, and Weather
INT495
$50.00  
Hardcover, Ralph Naranjo, 544 pages, 9780071493420
Wind, waves, weather, and water demand the practiced art of seamanship "Planning and reacting to the unanticipated are the flip sides of seamanship. This blending of pre-voyage preparedness with effective on-the-water response is learned rather than inherent--together they define the art of...
One Small Square: Seashore
One Small Square: Seashore
INT453
$15.00  
Paperback, Donald M. Silver, 48 pages, 9 x 0.1 x 9, 9780070579286
From sandy beaches to rocky cliffs, the place where the land meets the sea is an amazing habitat. While exploring at the shore or reading at home, children ages 7 and up will be astonished by the richness and variety of creatures at the water's edge. Beautifully illustrated, with a picture...
Ship Modeling from Scratch
Ship Modeling from Scratch
INT271
$20.00  
Paperback, Edwin B. Leaf, 179 pages, 7.5 x 95, 9780070368170
Tips and techniques for building both traditional wooden sailing ships as well as modern steel ships without a kit, including procedures for building without published plans.
The Practical Mariner's Book of Knowledge, 2nd Edition
The Practical Mariner's Book of Knowledge, 2nd Edition
INT466
$24.00  
Paperback, John Vigor, 9780071808286
The only rules-of-thumb compendium for boaters, updated with 45 new entries to delight, entertain, and most importantly, inform. These are tried and tested rules of thumb--the distilled essence of centuries of seafaring experience--providing succinct answers to the questions most-asked by...
Sailboat Electrics Simplified
Sailboat Electrics Simplified
INT321
$29.00  
Hardcover, Don Casey, 171 pages, 7.5 x 9.5, 9780070366497
How to install wiring, make good, safe connections, troubleshoot problems, avoid shore power problems, lightning protection, and much more. Clear, easy-to-follow drawings.
Ship Modeling Simplified
Ship Modeling Simplified
INT171
$21.00  
Paperback, Frank Mastini, 155 pages, 7.25 x 95, 9780071558679
A clear and simple guide to building high quality model ships from kits. Choosing a kit, tools, planking, rigging, lots of shortcuts, tricks and pointers are all treated by this master modeler. 200 illustrations.
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.
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.
Emergency Navigation: Improvised and No-Instrument Methods for the Prudent Mariner, 2nd Edition
Emergency Navigation: Improvised and No-Instrument Methods for the Prudent Mariner, 2nd Edition
INT238
$21.00  
Paperback, David Burch, 288 pages, 7.5 x 9, 9780071481847
Find Your Way at Sea, No Matter What “Inherently interesting and fun to read . . . provides the clearest understanding of general navigation principles we've seen yet.”--BoatU.S. “Thorough and authoritative.”-- Sea Kayaker “A definitive work of instant appeal to seamen of all levels...
Surveying Fiberglass Sailboats
Surveying Fiberglass Sailboats
INT267
$21.00  
Paperback, Henry C. Mustin, 128 pages, 7 x 10, 9780070442481
The most thorough guide yet to aging fiberglass boats, their problems and cures written as both buyer's guide and expose of shoddy building practices and lack of standards among builders and surveyors.
Intracoastal Waterway: Norfolk to Miami, 6th edition
Intracoastal Waterway: Norfolk to Miami, 6th edition
INT434
$32.00  
Spiral-Bound, Jan & Bill Moeller, revised by John Kettlewell, 244 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9780071623766
Since 1979, this book has been the piloting guide of choice for the tens of thousands of boaters traversing the 1,094-mile Intracoastal Waterway between Virginia and Florida each year. This sixth edition is double the size of its predecessor and includes greatly enhanced coverage of anchorages,...
Bridge Resource Management for Small Ships
Bridge Resource Management for Small Ships
INT440
$54.00  
Hardcover, Daniel Parrott, 9780071550079
Satellite systems, ARPA, electronic charts, AIS, sophisticated communication equipment and integrated navigational systems?all these advanced technologies provide valuable capabilities. But accidents still happen, and they usually involve human error. This simple fact has made Bridge Resource...
One Small Square: Woods
One Small Square: Woods
INT477
$15.00  
Paperback, Donald M. Silver, Patricia Wynne, 48 pages, 9 x 9, 9780070579330
The woods are full of puzzles to be solved, clues to be found. Inspired by this book's hints and fun-filled experiments and activities, and using only simple equipment, young readers unlock the closely guarded secrets of the woods­­from the strange meetings of lazy butterflies, to the miraculous...
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.
The Weekend Navigator 2nd Edition
The Weekend Navigator 2nd Edition
INT446
$40.00  
Paperback, Robert Sweet, 288 pages, 8.5 x 0.4 x 10.8, 9780071759960
The Weekend Navigator teaches you how to navigate using today's tools and methods, including the latest technologies such as smart phones. While electronic navigation is here to stay, author Bob Sweet recognizes that they are still based on traditional charts and piloting skills, and he combines...
How to Read A Nautical Chart, 2nd edition
How to Read A Nautical Chart, 2nd edition
INT448
$26.00  
Paperback, Nigel Calder, 240 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9780071779821
The classic How to Read a Nautical Chart explains every aspect of electronic and paper nautical charts: how a chart is assembled, how to gauge the accuracy of chart data, how to read charts created by other governments, how to use information such as scale, projection technique and datum that...
A Speck On the Sea
A Speck On the Sea
INT164
$24.00  
Paperback, William Longyard, 363 pages, 6 x 9, 9780071440295
Looks back half a millennium to chronicle the greatest ocean voyages attempted in the littlest of boats-rowboats, canoes, and tiny sailboats like Hugo Vihlen's 6 ft. April Fool. This is history, adventure and seafaring legend of the highest order.
Suddenly Overboard: True Stories of Sailors in Fatal Trouble
Suddenly Overboard: True Stories of Sailors in Fatal Trouble
INT460
$10.00  
Paperback, Tom Lochhaas, 9780071803311
True stories of contemporary sailing disasters that will keep you alert and careful when you are on the water. . Suddenly Overboard tells stories about sailors who experienced catastrophes when least expecting them and who were rescued, or who died, or who lived to tell the tale simply by good...
Boat Maintenance
Boat Maintenance
INT016
$31.00  
Hardcover, William Burr Jr., 157 pages, 7.5 x 95, 9780071357036
Maintenance advice from 100 experts. Outlines weekly, monthly and seasonal maintenance schedules, tips on buying, using specific marine products. Covers cleaning, painting, general cosmetics. Photos.
Cruising Cuisine
Cruising Cuisine
INT373
$20.00  
Paperback, Kay Pastorius, 218 pages, 7.5 x 95, 9780070487031
Emphasizes use of fresh, locally obtained ingredients. Over 500 delectable recipes drawn from cuisines as diverse as Thai, Mexican and nouveau Californian. Deals with supermarket separation. Loads of info on provisioning and shopping in third world countries.
Learn to Sail Today: From Novice to Sailor in One Week
Learn to Sail Today: From Novice to Sailor in One Week
INT504
$21.00  
Paperback, Barry Lewis, 208 pages, 7.8 x 0.6 x 9.3, 9780071830881
Sail your very first day on the water Learn to Sail Today  offers a uniquely fun and quick method for beginners to learn exactly what they need to enter the fun and rewarding world of sailing. Written specifically to engage and reassure the uninitiated, this sailing primer covers...
Captain's Quick Guides: Heavy Weather Sailing (Laminated Folding Guide)
Captain's Quick Guides: Heavy Weather Sailing (Laminated Folding Guide)
INT185
$11.00  
Paperback, John Rousmaniere, 8 pages, 4 x 9, 9780071452212
Read clouds and winds, understand fronts and storms, make accurate forecasts at sea, handle heavy weather decision-making to keep clear of trouble. Waterproof.
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.
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 Mechanical and Electrical Manual, 4th Edition
Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual, 4th Edition
INT499
$70.00  
Hardcover, Nigel Calder, 944 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9780071790338
Packed with new and updated information on every system found aboard virtually every pleasure boat. If it has screws, wires or moving parts, it's covered in this trusted manual. . Includes troubleshooting chart, clear illustrations.
The Boat Galley Cookbook
The Boat Galley Cookbook
INT455
$50.00  
Paperback, Carolyn Shearlock, Jan Irons, 9780071782364
No matter what anyone tells you, boat cooking IS different from cooking ashore. The space is smaller, there's no grocery store 5 minutes away, you have fewer prepared foods and electric appliances, and food storage is much different. . Despite cruising different oceans, we-Jan and Carolyn--both...
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.
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...
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.
The Complete Sailor, 2nd edition
The Complete Sailor, 2nd edition
INT442
$19.00  
Paperback, David Seidman, 240 pages, 9.1x7.2, 9780071749572
This is not just an instructional book---it's an insight into a sailor's approach to the sea, boats, and the ever-changing dynamic of wind on the water "A learn-to-sail book with heart"--WoodenBoat "A real winner. . . a masterful blend of straightforward text with delightful and instructive...
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.
Powerboat Handling Illustrated
Powerboat Handling Illustrated
INT015
$32.00  
Paperback, Bob Sweet, 170 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9780071468817
What every powerboater needs to know from docking to surviving heavy weather. Discusses every type of drive train including bow thrusters as well as handling every type of hull in any conditions likely to be met. 210 color illustrations.
Saltwater Fishing Made Easy
Saltwater Fishing Made Easy
INT102
$30.00  
Paperback, Martin Pollizotto, 338 pages, 7.5 x 9.5, 9780071467223
An authoritative guide to help bring in bigger and better fish every time. An all-in-one resource for methods, techniques, tackle and bait and the fish themselves. Includes knot tying, cleaning, scaling and filleting, best boats, much more.
GPS for Mariners, 2nd edition
GPS for Mariners, 2nd edition
INT443
$21.00  
Paperback, Robert Sweet, 176 pages, 7.3 x 0.3 x 9.3, 9780071713993
The operator's manual that should come with every boater's GPS receiver or chart plotter. Since the first edition of GPS for Mariners, GPS has achieved almost universal acceptance. No one needs to be told in detail how the system works or why it is reliable anymore. Boaters today accept GPS as...
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.
Instant Handbook of Boat Handling, Navigation, & Seamanship
Instant Handbook of Boat Handling, Navigation, & Seamanship
INT222
$42.00  
Paperback, Nigel Calder, et al, 224 pages, 6 x 10, 9780071499101
A quick reference guide for sail and power. Offers concise instruction in every vital facet of safely operating power and sailboats. Covers navigation, boat handling, anchoring, weather, emergencies, troubleshooting, more.
Captain's Quick Guides: Using GPS (Laminated Folding Guide)
Captain's Quick Guides: Using GPS (Laminated Folding Guide)
INT002
$11.00  
Paperback, Bob Sweet, 16 pages, 4 x 9, 9780071423717
Panels of concisely ordered information folding into a compact size. Covers position finding, entering and using waypoints, more. Good for use with any GPS. Waterproof.
The Complete Rigger's Apprentice: Tools and Techniques for Modern and Traditional Rigging, Second Edition
The Complete Rigger's Apprentice: Tools and Techniques for Modern and Traditional Rigging, Second Edition
INT503
$50.00  
Hardcover, Brion Toss, 432 pages, 8 x 9.5, 9780071849784
Revised and updated―the only book you need on sailboat rigging and marlinspike arts From its initial publication,  The Complete Rigger’s Apprentice  has been the definitive go-to resource for weekend sailors and maritime professionals who want to master the fine art of rigging. In this...
Cruising Guide to Central & Southern California
Cruising Guide to Central & Southern California
INT070
$55.00  
Paperback, Brian Fagan, 368 pages, 7.75 x 95, 9780071374644
The only guide to this rewarding coast providing seamless coverage from San Francisco to Mexico. Concentrates on the mainland and offshore islands between Point Conception and Ensenada. Photos of each port and anchorage as seen from the water.
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...
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