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Paradise Cay Publications offers a complete line of nautical Books for navigation and mariner training. We are an authorized print agent for NOAA charts and NGA print-on-demand nautical charts. We're a certified seller of Canadian Hydrographic charts. Our charts and many of our books are printed in-house. Using modern print techniques, we produce high-quality products at a fair price with generous margins for our dealers. Wholesale inquiries welcome.

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Pub. 108 Atlas of Pilot Charts North Pacific Ocean - Book
IHP_PUB108
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 13 x 19
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Wind Companion for Racing Sailors - Book
WIL092
Out of all the explanations for why a sailor has lost out on a race, an unforeseen change in the wind and weather is by far one of the most frequent. Whether a bad windshift; the non-occurrence of a sea breeze; or being becalmed, the weather has a huge impact on racing. However, it is not hard to turn these problems around. This handy guide has all you need to work out the best way to use the wind to your advantage and boost you up the fleet. The book covers all the essentials for racing, from why gusts form and where to find them, to the formation of the sea breeze (which is never quite as simple as first appears!). Splash-proof and...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 3 x 9.5
Author: David Houghton & Fiona Campbell
ISBN: 9781912621064
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Northern Bahamas, Vol. 1
Northern Bahamas Vol.1 - Book
SWP048
From Grand Bahama and the Abacos South to Cat Island Crossing the Great Bahama Bank The Abacos The Berry Islands Grand Bahama New Providence The Biminis Eleuthera Andros Cat Island Completely Updated Versions of the Pavlidis Bahamas Guides. All Original Charts Based on Personal Surveys Conducted by the Author. Extensive Navigational Instructions and GPS Waypoints. New Full-color Aerial Photos and Charts.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8 x 11
Author: Stephen Pavlidis
ISBN: 9781892399281
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Basic Coastal Navigation, 2nd edition
Basic Coastal Navigation, 2nd edition - Book
SHP302
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.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 7 x 10
Author: Frank J. Larkin
ISBN: 1574090526
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Compact Chart Book for Washington Waters - Book
EVE066
Compact Chart Book for Washington Waters, comprised of 94 pages in a saddle stitch binding. Includes 43 pages of large scale charts of harbors and bays, aids to navigation, U.S. and Canadian Customs information, Facilities index, Index of Islands, Bays, Harbors, Passages, Towns, and special sites and parks. Plus bar advisory for Columbia and Quillayute Rivers, and Williapa Bay and Grays Harbor. Covers all of Puget Sound, the San island Islands, the Strait of Juan De Fuca, and the west coast of Washington State to Columbia River.
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 15 x 10
ISBN: 9781934707593
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Naval Shiphandler's Guide
Naval Shiphandler's Guide - Book
NAV511
The first new book on naval shiphandling in more than a generation, this guide helps beginning and intermediate shiphandlers learn and perfect a skill crucial to their naval careers while at the same time offering useful hints to seasoned pros. The book reflects all the many changes that have occurred in recent decades and is the first to cover the use of shiphandling simulators. The author, a skilled shiphandler with years of experience in nearly every type of Navy vessel, helps novice shiphandlers get the most out of their opportunities, whether handling real ships or simulators. Captain Barber tells readers everything they need to know...
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Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 10 x 7.5 x 1.1 inches
Author: USN (Ret.) Capt James A. Barber
ISBN: 9781682477014
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Ship Modeling from Scratch
Ship Modeling from Scratch - Book
INT271
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.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 7.5 x 95
Author: Edwin B. Leaf
ISBN: 9780070368170
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Complete Book of Anchoring and Mooring, 2nd. edition
Complete Book of Anchoring and Mooring, 2nd. edition - Book
CMP258
The Complete Book of Anchoring and Mooring addresses anchoring systems, techniques, and permanent moorings for boats from twelve feet to eighty feet in length. It covers monohulls, multihulls, light displacement sailboats, cruisers, sport fishers, passage makers, and workboats. In short, it is for all recreational and working boats in this size range. Since the last printing of this book a number of revolutionary anchor concepts have appeared on the boating scene. These unique designs have shown exceptional performance when compared by a renowned testing agency with their contemporaries. Changes made to this revised second edition ensure...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Earl Hinz
ISBN: 9780870335396
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Basic Cruising, 4th Edition
Basic Cruising, 4th Edition - Book
USS031
For novices to cruising under sail. Covers every topic from docking under power to shortening sail to safety requirements. Hundreds of excellent illustrations.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Author: U.S. Sailing
ISBN: 9781938915024
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Southeast Alaska Current Atlas: From Grenville to Skagway, 2nd Edition
Southeast Alaska Current Atlas: From Grenville to Skagway, 2nd Edition - Book
STR045
The charts in this atlas show scaled arrows marking current speeds and directions at each of the official stations at sequential hours. Use slack times and maximum current speeds at Wrangell Narrows from the NOAA Tidal Current Tables to select the appropriate chart for specific dates and times. An ideal resource for planning routes throughout Southeast Alaskan waters using sequential charts to predict how the current flow over large regions changes with time. For use underway or when planning passages in the future.
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
Author: Randel Washburne
ISBN: 9780914025542
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West Aegean, 4th Edition - Book
IMR176
Rod and Lucinda Heikell’s West Aegean covers the coasts and islands near Athens, the adjacent islands in the Cyclades and the Eastern Peloponnisos to Monemvasia. Also covered is the mainland coast of Greece from Sounion to Volos and the adjacent coast of Evia, and the Northern Sporades including Skíathos and Skópelos. West Aegean is a companion guide which provides details of places that are mentioned only lightly in Greek Waters Pilot. It is particularly useful for charterers, flotilla sailors and others based in the area. There is in depth information on getting around, places to visit on land and background information which cover...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 9.7 x 7.8
Author: Rod and Lucinda Heikell
ISBN: 9781786790873
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Maintenance Logbook - Single Engine Installations - Book
IHP_DBP003
Easy to use, value-added Maintenance Logbook for boats with a single diesel engines installed. Checklists and 50+ drawings make inspections simple. Includes detailed engine system inventory, summary pages, measures and conversion and a full index.
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
Author: Dennison Berwick
ISBN: 9780981123387
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Canvas Work and Sail Repair
Canvas Work and Sail Repair - Book
INT334
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.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 7.5 x 95
Author: Don Casey
ISBN: 9780070133914
$2800
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Star Finder 2102-D #150
WPL0150
The Star Finder 2102-D is an invaluable tool for celestial navigators to locate and identify, by altitude and azimuth, the 57 stars listed in air and nautical almanacs. It can also be used by amateur star gazers for general star identification.Special diagrams permit rapid check of hour angle and also provide a means of finding altitude and azimuth of unplotted celestial bodies or identification of unplotted bodies from known altitude and azimut. The kit contains a durable black vinyl pouch with velcro closure that holds one star base and 10 plastic templates. Basic instructions are included on the back of the plastic protective sleeve,...
Product Type : Navigation Tool
Dimensions (IN): 10.4 x 10.4
ISBN: 721002001504
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Arctic-And-Northern-Waters-2Nd-Ed-Book
Arctic and Northern Waters 2nd ed - Book
IMR178
Do you only have a week to spare? For those of us who are time poor but who want to seize the moment, either on our own boat or on a charter, it's reassuring to know that there are plenty of cruising hubs from where we can enjoy some of the best of the region in only a few days. Imray Pocket Pilots are a new series of affordable PDF books, companions to the Yachting Monthly series A Week Afloat. They visit some ideal destinations and suggest a one week itinerary, and include expanded sailing directions for cruising each area based on printed Imray pilot books. Familiar Imray chartlets cover marina detail and approaches, and photos add both...
Product Type : Book
Dimensions (IN): 8.7 x 12
Author: Andrew Wilkes
ISBN: 9781846239311
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How Boat Things Work
How Boat Things Work - Book
INT026
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.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
Author: Charlie Wing
ISBN: 9780071493444
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Never Say P*g: The Book of Sailors’ Superstitions - Book
HPC166
The nautical reference book you never knew you needed: a compendium of all superstitions maritime and marine. Learn your A-B-Seas of sailors’ guiding magic and mythos―and why you should never stir your tea with a knife, lest you invite trouble and strife. Ever wondered why the skipper gave you a hairy eyeball when you stepped aboard the ship with your left foot? Or why a brolly or a bumbershoot―for the newly seasoned sailor, an umbrella―will bring trouble aboard? Find out all this and more in  Never Say P*g , the never-seen-before collection of maritime superstitions ranging from the East Coast to the Great Lakes of Canada, the...
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Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
Author: R. Bruce Macdonald
ISBN: 9781550179798
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California Lighthouses - Book
EPP022
Sailing along California's often forbidding coast was a risky venture before 1854, the year the state's first lighthouse was established. Eventually more than forty lighthouse stations were built to guide mariners along 1,200 miles of coastline from San Diego to the Redwood Coast, and through bays and inland waters.   Sharlene and Ted Nelson tell absorbing stories about each of these lighthouse stations, about the feats of their builders, and about the heroics of the men and women who tended the lights and fog signals. This new edition also contains:   - Information about lighthouses open to the public and offering tours....
Product Type : Book
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Sharlene Nelson, Ted Nelson
ISBN: 9781684922093
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Celestial Navigation by H.0. 249
Celestial Navigation by H.0. 249 - Book
CMP208
Practical guide to this popular sight reduction method. Basic, encouraging approach to tools and techniques.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 7 X 10
Author: John E. Milligan
ISBN: 9780870331916
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PUB 171 Sailing Directions Enroute: East Africa and The South Indian Ocean (CURRENT EDITION) - Book
IHP_PUB171
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
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2024 Waterway Guide - Gulf Coast - Book - Paracay
2024 Waterway Guide - Gulf Coast - Book
WWG_WGC3RD
The Waterway Guide Gulf Coast edition is the indispensable cruising companion for boaters exploring the Gulf Coast from Sanibel Island, FL, west through Lake Pontchartrain and New Orleans, then continuing on to South Padre Island on the Texas/Mexico border. This edition features all the same material you expect from our other guidebooks including navigation advice, NOAA chartlets, anchorage locations, marina listings, dockage advice and Goin’ Ashore maps, along with the comprehensive Skipper’s Handbook. Flexible spiral binding and heavy laminated covers ensure durability and easy use in the cockpit and at the helm.
Product Type : Book
Dimensions (IN): 11 x 8.5 x 0.25"
Author: Waterway Guide
ISBN: 9798986652542
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Tide & Current Almanac: Puget Sound - Book
IHP_TAPS25
Features a page-per-day format that includes all the tide and current information for each day on a single page. Designed to be a direct replacement for the popular Capt'n Jacks Tide Book, which is no longer being produced. Heavy-Duty waterproof covers Spiral-bound Measures 4 x 8 inches
Product Type : Book
Dimensions (IN): 4 x 8
ISBN: 9781951116965
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French for Cruisers - Book
PAR042
This practical, easy-to-use guide provides the vocabulary and language skills necessary to cruise in French-speaking waters. . Whether your boating plans include the Caribbean, French Polynesia, Mediterranean or the canals of France, French For Cruisers gives you the tools you need to communicate.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.1 x 7
Author: Kathy Parsons
ISBN: 9780967590516
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Lighthouses and Life-Saving on the Oregon Coast
Lighthouses and Life-Saving on the Oregon Coast - Book
ARC013
A pictorial history of the Oregon lighthouses and life-saving stations which predated the formation of the Coast Guard. 200 rare b&w photos with extensive captions document the historic and fascinating lights of the Oregon coast.
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6.5 x 95
Author: David Pinyerd
ISBN: 9780738548876
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Shiphandling for the Mariner 5th Edition
Shiphandling for the Mariner 5th Edition - Book
CMP302
Now in its 5th edition, Shiphandling for the Mariner is the classic and definitive text on the art of practical shiphandling skills for large, modern commercial vessels. Written by a father and son team of pilots, along with contributions from other expert pilots and shipmasters, this compendium follows a nontechnical format that stresses maneuvers used routinely in the field. The text covers essential maneuvers used in docking, undocking, and shiphandling, plus uncommon maneuvers such as docking at single-point and multiple-buoy moorings, use of anchors in shiphandling, offshore lightering, and transiting of locks and canals. Bridge...
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Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 9.5 x 6.5
Author: Daniel E. MacElrevey
ISBN: 9780764354588
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GPS for Mariners, 2nd edition
GPS for Mariners, 2nd edition - Book
INT443
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 the ultimate navigation tool—they just want to know how to use it. The second edition of GPS for Mariners has much less GPS tech-talk and theory and more instead on getting the most out of today’s more advanced and powerful units. First edition sold more than 35,000 copies. Contains brand-new content on the features and capabilities of...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 7.3 x 0.3 x 9.3
Author: Robert Sweet
ISBN: 9780071713993
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PUB 131: Sailing Directions Enroute: Western Mediterranean (CURRENT EDITION) - Book
IHP_PUB131
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
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Southern Bahamas, Vol. 2
Southern Bahamas Vol.2 - Book
SWP049
From Cat Island South to the Turks & Caicos~Dominican Republic North Coast Cat Island The Jumentos Conception Island and Ragged Island Rum Cay The Crooked Island District San Salvador Mayaguana Long Island Inagua The Turks and Caicos Islands The Dominican Republic North Coast Ports Completely Updated Versions of the Pavlidis Bahamas Guides. All Original Charts Based on Personal Surveys Conducted by the Author. Extensive Navigational Instructions and GPS Waypoints. New Full-color Aerial Photos and Charts.
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8 x 11
Author: Stephen Pavlidis
ISBN: 9781892399298
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Reeds-Introductions-Physics-Wave-Concepts-For-Marine-Engineering-Applications-Book
Reeds Introductions: Physics Wave Concepts for Marine Engineering Applications - Book
MPS174
Reeds Introductions: Physics Wave Concepts for Marine Engineering Applications covers the fundamental theoretical maritime physics concepts which underpin electromagnetic wave and sonar principles as developed in most maritime-related courses, whether Naval, Coastguard, or Merchant Marine engineering. For these reasons it is vital that maritime users have a basic understanding of the concepts upon which many essential modern sea-going sensors and communications devices now operate.Knowledge regarding electromagnetic waves and electromagnetic devices is an established merchant navy sea service requirement, particularly for the Standards in...
Product Type : Book
Dimensions (IN): 9.28 x 6
Author: Christopher, Lavers
ISBN: 9781472922151
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Lighthouse Ghosts
Lighthouse Ghosts - Book
ING018
A new edition with updated information. Thirteen tales of ghost haunting American lighthouses. Includes photographs of each lighthouse by Bruce Roberts. The lighthouses included are: Old Presque Isle Lighthouse on Lake Huron, Michigan Plymouth Lighthouse, Massachusetts Heceta Head Lighthouse, near Florence, Oregon Big Bay Point Lighthouse, Lake Superior, Michigan St. Augustine Lighthouse, Florida Batter Point Lighthouse, Crescent City, California Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, Outer Banks, North Carolina Seguin Island Lighthouse, near Georgetown, Maine Seul Choix Point Lighthouse, Lake Michigan, Michigan Old Port Boca Grande Lighthouse,...
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Book Type: Paperback
Author: Norma Elizabeth & Bruce Roberts
ISBN: 9781561645916
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A Cruising Guide to the Leeward Islands: 2nd edition
A Cruising Guide to the Leeward Islands 2nd edition - Book
SWP056
A Cruising Guide to the Leeward Islands, 2nd edition, is the completely updated version of Steve Pavlidis' comprehensive guide to the Leeward Islands that stretch from the northernmost, Anguilla to the southernmost, Dominica. Now in full-color with many new charts and aerial photos of the principal harbors, it contains 294 pages of text with 85 sketch charts that have GPS-accurate data based on independent surveys personally conducted by the author. In addition it contains detailed piloting instructions, GPS waypoints, aerial photos, approaches and routes, anchorages, services, dive sites, history, index, bibliography and more. Filled...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 0.7 x 8.6 x 10.6
Author: Stephen J. Pavlidis
ISBN: 9781892399366
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Chart Correction Cards NIMA Form 8660-9 (100 pack) - Book
IHP_CCC
Shrink-wrapped pack of 100 cards Two-sided 8.5 x 5.5"
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 5.5
$995
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The Penguin Pocket Spanish Dictionary: Spanish at Your Fingertips - Book
PGN295
This handy dictionary is the ideal reference book for anyone who wants to improve their Spanish. With more than 38,000 entries, including easy-to-use pronunciation guides and examples of idiomatic use, The Penguin Pocket Spanish Dictionary is the essential Spanish-English, English-Spanish dictionary for people on the go.
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 4.5 x 6.5
ISBN: 9780141020457
$1100
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Landfalls of Paradise, 5th edition
Landfalls of Paradise, 5th edition - Book
UHP004
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.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8 x 10
Author: Earl R. Hinz & Jim Howard
ISBN: 824830377
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Weems Parallel Plotter #120
WPL120
The Weems Parallel Plotter is our most popular rolling plotter. It is mounted on an aluminum roller assembly that allows you to plot courses and parallel lines with simple direct transfer and doesn’t require the space that traditional parallel rules or triangles need. The roller keeps the plotter parallel as you slide it across the chart. It includes distance scales at 1:20,000, 1:40,000 and 1:80,000 to fit U.S. Coast and Harbor Charts, as well as an inch scale. A semi-circular protractor for measuring course and bearing against meridian on a chart and two quarter circle protractors for measuring course and bearing against parallel of...
Product Type : Navigation Tool
Dimensions (IN): 12.5 x 3
ISBN: 721002001207
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Cabin: Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman - Book
MPS270
THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER A memoir of the author's journey from an office job to restoring a cabin in the Pacific Northwest, based on his wildly popular Outside Magazine piece.Wit’s End isn’t just a state of mind. It’s the name of a gravel road, the address of a run-down off-the-grid cabin, 120 shabby square feet of fixer-upper Patrick Hutchison purchased on a whim in the mossy woods of the Cascade Mountains in Washington state. To say Hutchison didn’t know what he was getting into is no more an exaggeration than to say he’s a man with nearly zero carpentry skills. Well, used to be. You can learn a lot over six years of renovations.CABIN is...
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Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 8.6 x 5.9
Author: Patrick, Hutchison
ISBN: 9781250285706
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Stability Data Reference Book
Stability Data Reference Book AUG 89 VERSION - Book
IHP_STABREF
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
ISBN: 9781937196271
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Pub. 107 Atlas of Pilot Charts South Pacific - Book
IHP_PUB107
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 13 x 19
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12-Volt Doctor's Practical Handbook, revised edition
12-Volt Doctor's Practical Handbook, revised edition - Book
SPA002
Covers basic electricity, switches, troubleshooting, engine instruments, safety standards, solar power, batteries, pumps, electrolytic corrosion. Practical solutions to common problems.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Edgar J. Beyn
ISBN: 1878797131
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Start Powerboating Right 4th Edition 2020 - Book
USS042
Start Powerboating Right ! has been updated and refreshed to take you to the next level of safe powerboat handling.  The content in this book is perfect for sailing instructors and coaches; safety boat operators; friends and family and has been approved by NASBLA – the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators.
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
Author: U.S. Sailing Association
ISBN: 9781938915406
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Sailing Fascination
Sailing Fascination - Book
SPC023
America's Cup races, regattas around the world, and Olympic sailing competitions are the classic yachting events where the most picturesque sailing takes place. This broad spectrum of yachting fascinates versatile professional photographer Heinrich Hecht. Over twenty years (1984 to 2008) of Hecht's work is presented here. Twelve chapters are organized specifically to show highlights of the sport: the sail, speed, classic beauty, dinghies and keelboats, the crew, regattas, sailors, the wind, waves, and light. These are themes illustrated by over 300 dynamic color photographs. Be transported through these brilliant images to far-flung races...
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Book Type: Hardcover
Author: Heinrich Hecht
ISBN: 9780764342684
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Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse
Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse PAPERBACK - Book
WWN840
In a work rich in maritime lore and brimming with original historical detail, Eric Jay Dolin, the best-selling author of  Leviathan , presents an epic history of American lighthouses, telling the story of America through the prism of its beloved coastal sentinels. Set against the backdrop of an expanding nation,  Brilliant Beacons  traces the evolution of America's lighthouse system from its earliest days, highlighting the political, military, and technological battles fought to illuminate the nation's hardscrabble coastlines. Beginning with "Boston Light," America's first lighthouse, Dolin shows how the story of America, from colony...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 7.5 x 9.5
Author: Eric Jay Dolin
ISBN: 9781631492501
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The Complete Guide to Sailing & Seamanship - Book - Paracay
The Complete Guide to Sailing & Seamanship - Book
SKY175
An illustrated sailing guide for beginner and expert alike--newly updated! The Complete Guide to Sailing & Seamanship  is the perfect blend of captivating sea stories and essential, basic instructional methods for anyone yearning to sail. Topics include seamanship and boat handling, anchoring and docking, and history and lore alike.  Chapters include: Knots and Lines Sailboat Anatomy Steering & Sailing Lakes, Harbors, and Bays A Look at the Weather Charts & Navigation Anchoring, Mooring, & Berthing Sailing Gear Boat Maintenance Daily Rhythms...
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Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
Author: Twain Braden
ISBN: 9781510767829
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Dockmanship
Dockmanship - Book
CMP277
Provides the needed information to turn any skipper into a master of docking. Covers every aspect of close-quarter maneuvering for all size pleasure and smaller work vessels. Good Illustrations, clear text.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 4.5 x 7
Author: David Owen Bell
ISBN: 9780870334252
$795
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Spanish for Cruisers - Book
IHP_SFC2
THIS IS NOW A PRINT-ON-DEMAND TITLE. This second edition of the popular Spanish for Cruisers has been greatly expanded so that it now covers ALL the language and vocabulary necessary to cruise the Spanish-speaking countries of the Caribbean, Central and South America and Europe. There is no other source that provides boaters and marine interests with the practical, specialized phrases they need to communicate with port captains, dock attendants, marina and boatyard staff, mechanics, marine technicians, rescuers, fishermen and divers. Spanish for Cruisers is just as useful ashore for food provisioning, shopping, dining, medical care,...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 6
Author: Kathy Parsons
ISBN: 9780967590523
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Flirting with Mermaids: The Unpredictable Life of a Sailboat Delivery Skipper - Book
NBN042
Over the course of twenty years of delivering sailboats to far-flung quaysides, John Kretschmer has had innumerable adventures, both humorous and terrifying. in  Flirting with Mermaids , he recounts the most memorable of them. He crosses the Western Caribbean with a crew of eccentric Swedes researching ancient Mayan mariners, lands in Aden at the outbreak of civil war, and endures a North Atlantic crossing during which he disocvers the existence of Force 13 winds. Approaching Japan at the end of a particularly trying delivery, he finds himself sailing in "a high impact debris zone," but his resolve is unshaken. "If a piece of rocketship...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: John Kretschmer
ISBN: 9781574091649
$1995
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PUB 191 Sailing Directions Enroute: English Channel (CURRENT EDITION) - Book
IHP_PUB191
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
$2295
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Cruising Guide to Puerto Rico, 3rd Edition
Cruising Guide to Puerto Rico 3rd ed. - Book
SWP060
A complete guide to cruising in Puerto Rico including the Spanish Virgin Islands with 53 detailed, full-color charts, color photos, GPS waypoints, piloting instructions for the whole island chain. Now includes the north coast ports of the Dominican Republic.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8 x 11
Author: Stephen Pavlidis
ISBN: 9781892399397
$5495
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Heavy Weather Avoidance (Concepts and Applications of 500 Mb Charts)
Heavy Weather Avoidance (Concepts and Applications of 500 Mb Charts) - Book
IHP_HWA
This is a print-on-demand title and is NOT RETURNABLE
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 11.3 x 8.5
Author: Ma-Li Chen and Lee S. Chesneau
ISBN: 9780939837786
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Cruising Bulgaria and Romania (Imray)
Cruising Bulgaria and Romania (Imray) - Book
IMR039
Cruising Bulgaria and Romania aims to encourage many more yachtsmen to discover the pleasures of cruising the Lower Danube and the western Black Sea, to visit the ports and harbors (both antique and modern) and the miles of unspoilt beaches in these fascinating areas. For the visiting yachtsman, the cruising areas of Bulgaria and Romania the River Danube, parts of the Black Sea coast, and (in Romania) the Danube delta, a special area in its own right offer an interesting diversity. Despite being close geographical neighbors, Bulgaria and Romania are culturally very different. Bulgaria shares the Orthodox religion and Slavic cultural roots...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.25 x 11.75
Author: Nicky Allardice
ISBN: 9780852889107
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