Make your boat dreams come true with aluminumAluminum is the ideal boatbuilding material—light, economical, maintenance-free, and easy to work with. This second edition offers you everything you need to know about working with this material, from welding to fitting out and painting.…
A great designer offers you a virtuoso tour
through the world of sailboats
Bob Perry initiated the trend toward fast voyaging
sailboats with his world-famous Valiant 40, which
has been in production longer than any other cruising
sailboat in history. But Perry is not only a leading yacht
design…
The First Ever Guide for Optimizing Boat Systems
This guide is invaluable for anyone designing or installing mechanical systems on a new boat, retrofitting an existing boat, or evaluating a boat's operating condition. Writing for designers, builders, owners, buyers, mechanics, surveyors, and insure…
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 boat…
The first edition of Outboard Engines set the standard for a clear, easy-to-follow primer on engine basics, troubleshooting, care, and repair. This new edition, significantly expanded, brings the subject up to date, with full coverage of the new four-stroke engines, conventional electronic and direc…
L. Francis Herreshoff created some great yacht designs. His designs are marked by clean, sweeping lines and a simplicity of hull and rig that show that they have been drawn by a true artist. In each design, he strips away every non-essential and leaves the true elements of a masterpiece. His father,…
Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Covers every aspect of ship modeling, from how to scale-down plans and what glues and paints to use, to how …
Is this an entertaining book?
The Practical Mariner’s Book of Knowledge is either the most useful boating book ever designed to entertain or the most entertaining book ever designed to be useful. In its alphabetical organization that juxtaposes wildly disparate entries, you can read about the der…
Everything you need to race your way up through the fleet
If you sail--even a little--you’ve probably thought about trying your hand at racing. Now you can stop thinking and do it. Getting Started in Sailboat Racing makes this endlessly fascinating lifetime sport accessible to anyone who wants to…
BE PREPAREDto cook without a kitchen and eat healthy foods for days, weeks, even months! Whether you’re camping, boating, traveling, or staying home, make sure you have enough food in case of an emergency. This book is your survival guide. It’s not just about stocking up on provisions. It’s a…