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By Dennis FisherLatitude Hooks and Azimuth Rings is for people who like to work with their hands and who appreciate traditional nautical craftsmanship. You don't have to be the master of any craft to undertake any of these projects –...
$28.00
By Dave GerrBoat noodling. Boat lovers suffer universally from this benign affliction. In its mildest form, boat noodling is nothing more than wondering why that sloop in the next slip is faster than yours. In a more significant manifestation it...
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By Nick SchadeAlthough books on strip building canoes abound, this is among the first to adapt the technique to crafting attractive, functional kayaks. Using high-quality, computer-generated illustrations and photographs to explain key techniques, the book provides complete plans and measurements...
$42.00
By Greg RosselLearn the ins and outs of building lapstrake, carvel, stitch-and-glue, strip-planked, and other wooden boatsWhether you are contemplating your first-ever boatbuilding project or trying to decide what design you'd like to build next, Greg Rössel can help. Here's...
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By Chris KulczyckiIn Stitch-and-Glue Boatbuilding, one of the leading practitioners and teachers of the craft assembles the definitive how-to manual for the most popular method of amateur boatbuilding today. Enlivened with tales of boat shop mishaps and designs gone bad...
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By Harold H. PaysonFrom the acknowledged master of the "instant boat" – tips, techniques, and designs for quick-and-easy plywood boatbuilding Dynamite Payson offers you a new guide to building 15 exciting boats from master designer Phil Bolger. Instant Boatbuilding with...
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By Don CaseyWhether you are shopping for a used fiberglass boat or prioritizing maintenance tasks on the one you already own, this book saves money – and perhaps even disaster. With clear step-by-step drawings and instructions, Don Casey explains how...
$26.00
By Gavin AtkinThe first complete how-to guide for building the latest generation of quick and easy boats In Ultrasimple Boatbuilding, renowned designer Gavin Atkin shows you how to create elegant, seaworthy plywood boats with a minimum of time, experience, and...
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By Chris KulczyckiA lavishly illustrated, user-friendly guide for novices and experienced boat builders alike, The Canoe Shop provides plans and building instructions for three graceful and rugged touring canoes – a 12-foot double-paddle canoe, a 14-foot solo canoe, and a...
$35.00
By John G. BurkeThe insights and wisdom of the late, great boat designer and builder Renowned as one of the last and best of the old-time boatbuilders, Captain R. D. "Pete" Culler provided a guiding light for the wooden boat...
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By Diane Goodman & Ian BrodieThis book is about learning to sail. It follows the techniques perfected at the world-famous Annapolis Sailing School, where thousands of people just like you have learned to take tiller in hand and harness the...
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By Gary DierkingBuild the fastest, most exotic sailboats around! Popular in Hawaii and throughout the South Pacific and Indian Oceans, outrigger canoes combine the romance of the South Seas with a ruthless efficiency of design and breathtaking sailing performance. This...
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By Don CaseyDon't be baffled by your electrical system – handle repairs and improvements with easeWith clear illustrations and simple explanations, Don Casey shows you exactly how to: Install wiring Make good, safe connections Match your battery bank and alternator...
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By Alan S. KesselheimWhy fantasize when you can have the real thing? Life in the outdoors revolves around food – cooking it, eating it, packing it, carrying it. We even fantasize about it, especially after a week of eating store-bought...
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By Bill BrogdonWant a full course in navigation? A whole toolbox of little-known tips and shortcuts to deal with real-life navigation situations without resorting to a slide rule? You get both in Boat Navigation for the Rest of Us, a guide...
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By Jeff BennettThis is the manual endorsed by professional guides, instructors, and recreational river runners everywhere. With comprehensive step-by-step coverage starting with the first run, it includes tips from top guides, outfitters, and instructors, plus the most complete guide to...
$20.00
By John Roberts & Susan RobertsCruising on a small boat is a continuous learning experience. Sometimes you discover answers on your own, but more often the best lessons come from casual conversations with other cruisers.Why Didn't I Think of That?...
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By William H. RobinsonHere's the book that can get you sailing in an afternoon and keep you sailing better through a lifetime on the water This is the first sailing book that follows a sailor's ideal learning curve. Rather than...
$20.00
By David KroenkeKnow Your Boat is here to rescue the millions of boaters who have always been afraid to peer into their boat's innards for fear of what they'll find. Here at last is the humorous, user-friendly guide that will...
$21.00
By Henry C. MustinMustin's part-by-part look at hull, deck, rig, and machinery is both a minicourse for transforming used-boat shopping from a game of craps to a science, and the first step in a holistic boat maintenance program. His discussion...
$24.00
By Mike Badham & Robby RobinsonSailor's Secrets contains over 1,000 tips, suggestions, evaluations, and nuggets of hard-won advice from more than 300 seasoned veterans.Instructive, humorous, biting, and challenging, Sailor's Secrets can be opened anywhere and enjoyed. Its wide-ranging chapters cover...
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By Ryel KestenbaumDeveloped primarily for long-distance treks, the ultralight method is considered by many traditional backpackers as too austere. Author Ryel Kestenbaum shows that thanks to recent improvements in equipment design and manufacture, as well as in food processing, ultralight...
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By Doris Colgate"Doris Colgate knows what women want. Well-known as a sailing role model and a confident yet gentle teacher, she writes with clarity on even the most complex sailing concepts, as well as answering often-asked questions on the safety,...
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By David Seidman & Paul ClevelandNow with full-color topographic maps and featuring the latest on electronic navigation, The Essential Wilderness Navigator is the clearest and most up-to-date route-finding primer available. Providing readers with exercises for developing a directional ‘sixth sense,'...