Motor Boating 3e
Author:   Alex McMullen
Publisher:   Fernhurst Books Limited
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
ISBN:  

9781904475071


Pages:   96
Publication Date:   27 May 2004
Format:   Paperback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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A complete guide to handling, navigating and maintaining a motor cruiser. This book is essential reading for anyone new to cruising under power. It describes how to choose a boat and maintain it (there is an extensive photo--essay on diesel engine maintenance and troubleshooting). Navigation, particularly using GPS, is fully covered as are VHF radio techniques and the Rule of the Road. Major sections deal with boat handling, weather and passage making. The whole book is beautifully illustrated with specially taken colour photos and photo--sequences.

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Author:   Alex McMullen
Publisher:   Fernhurst Books Limited
Imprint:   Fernhurst Books
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.30cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 23.80cm
Weight:   0.316kg
ISBN:  

9781904475071


ISBN 10:   1904475078
Pages:   96
Publication Date:   27 May 2004
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

Table of Contents

Choosing your boat / Buying your boat / Ready to go / Boat handling / Rule of the road / Buoyage, charts and tides / Basic coastal navigation / Electronic navigation / Watching the weather / VHF radio / Passage making / Know your engine / Boat care and maintenance / Trailer boating.

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Alex McMullen has been writing about motor boats and motor boating for nearly 40 years. He was editor of the UK magazine Motor Boat & Yachting before going freelance and is now a major contributor to Motor Boats Monthly. We recommend this book for the RYA National Powerboat and Motor Cruising Schemes, from Day Skipper to Yachtmaster.

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