Water Sports category: 1998 books
Don Casey's Complete Illustrated Sailboat Maintenance Manual
Including Inspecting the Aging Sailboat, Sailboat Hull and Deck Repair, Sailboat Refinishing, Sailbo
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2005
The definitive guide from the world's best-known sailboat maintenance expert
Don Casey’s Complete Illustrated Sailboat Maintenance Manual combines six core volumes into a single, utterly dependable resource that answers every frequent question, explains every major system, and helps you keep...
by Dennis Davis
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2011
Build Your Own Canoe is a comprehensive, clearly structured and uncomplicated manual that guides the reader through the various stages of constructing an inexpensive, lightweight and versatile plywood canoe. Topics covered include: design considerations; building and fitting out the basic hull; customizing...
by Dave Gerr
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 1999
"This work is significant. It is the first to include a method of assessing structural strength in the context of the modern marine environment." --Commander M. C. Cruder, U.S. Coast Guard
Acclaimed author and naval architect Dave Gerr created this unique system of easy-to-use scantling...
by U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Assoc., Inc.
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2013
Learn the essentials of seamanship from one of the world's premier boating organizations
Developed and refined through 40 years of Coast Guard Auxiliary training courses, Boating Skills and Seamanship is your perfect introduction to recreational boating's fundamentals. Great for beginning and intermediate...
by George Buehler
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1990
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1990
Everybody has the dream: Build a boat in the backyard and sail off to join the happy campers off Pogo Pogo, right? But how? Assuming you aren't independently wealthy, if you want a boat that's really you, you gotta build it yourself.
Backyard boatbuilding has its problems. Building in fiberglass...
by Dan Spurr
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2006
Is your boat ready to go cruising?
Just about every sailboat—used and new—can make a good cruiser, but only if the hull-deck structure, rig, and systems meet certain standards. Spurr’s Guide to Upgrading Your Cruising Sailboat tells you what those standards are, and gives you all the...
Swimming Pools
A Singe Source For Swimming Pool Maintenance, Swimming Pool Library, Swimming Pool Construction, Swimming Pool Designs, Above Ground Swimming Pool, Swimming Pool Builders and Much More With This Swimming Pool Buyers Guide
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2013
With this guide on swimming pools you'll discover all you'd want to know about swimming pools,swimming pool designs,above ground swimming pool,swimming pool builders, swimming pool maintenance, swimming pool library, swimming pool construction and much more.
by Anon
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2016
This book is a collection of vintage articles about designing and building punts and canoes. With detailed diagrams and a wealth of useful tips, these timeless articles will be of considerable utility to those with an interest in making their own small boats and is not to be missed by collectors of...
by Brion Toss
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 1997
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 1997
Combining and updating the renowned Rigger's Apprentice and Rigger's Locker, meets the changing face of modern materials and technology while remaining true to rigging's best traditional principles and practices. It's much more than a knot book, though the knots a sailor needs are all here. It's...
Boat Mechanical Systems Handbook : How to Design, Install, and Recognize Proper Systems in Boats: How to Design, Install, and Recognize Proper Systems in Boats
How to Design, Install, and Recognize Proper Systems in Boats
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2008
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...
The Boat Maintenance Bible
Refit, Improve and Repair with the Experts
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2013
The Boat Maintenance Bible is
the most up to date, user-friendly and hands-on manual for boat owners
of all skill levels wishing to keep their boat seaworthy and safe.
Packed with detailed, exploded diagrams, helpful step-by-step
photographs and detailed guidance, it provides a wealth of maintenance
expertise...
by William Burr
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2000
Boats require constant care. Any boater who doesn't know the difference between a silicone-modified alkyd enamel and a one-part urethane needs this book for its invaluable advice on:
* How to save money with generic substitues
* Product recommendations for every job
* Keeping weekly, monthly, and seasonal maintenance schedules
by Various Authors
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
This book is a collection of classic articles on building yachts and motor boats, dealing with design, repairs and maintenance, equipment, materials, and many other related aspects. Carefully selected for a modern readership, these timeless articles will be of considerable utility to anyone with a...
by Derek Avery
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2015
A new reference book that includes knots, turns, bends and hitches together with decorative knots, plaits, sennits and mats.