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Complete guide to boating and seamanship Cover Image Book

Complete guide to boating and seamanship / Vin T. Sparano.

Sparano, Vin T., (author.).

Summary:

"This complete resource offers in-depth coverage of hull design, canoes and kayaks, boat construction, motors, trailers, boat maintenance, preparing for winter storage or spring launching, boating electronics, anchors and moorings, safety procedures, avoiding seasickness, and first-aid advice. Coverage of seamanship extends to include all nautical skills from knot tying to dead reckoning. The book also details in-depth navigation and complete U.S. Coast Guard regulations. Complete Guide to Boating and Seamanship clearly explains and illustrates the most successful techniques for skippering any vessel from kayak to offshore powerboat. This book is a must-have reference guide for both novice and experienced sailors and boaters, as well as any person planning to be on the water whether freshwater or marine for the first time." -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780789332875
  • ISBN: 0789332876
  • Physical Description: 336 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Universe Publishing, a division of Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., [2017]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Boating design and construction -- Boats for outdoor recreation -- Outfitting your boat -- Boating safety and tips -- Fishing basics for boaters -- Freshwater game fish -- Saltwater game fish -- Cooking techniques -- Survival -- First aid for boaters.

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Boats and boating > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Fishing > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Genre:
Handbooks and manuals.

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  • 3 of 3 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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