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spacerBoatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual
By: International Marine/ragged Mountain Press    Price: $ 49.95   $ 31.32   Reviews: 48   Average Rating: 5.0
Do yourself a favor: if you own a boat, you should also own the Boatowners Mechanical & Electrical Manual. Written in a simple, accessible style, the Manual is aimed at helping the nonexpert solve problems in marine systems--think of it as a friendly mechanic. Author Nigel Calder explains how the systems work, helps you troubleshoot and identify problems, and presents clear and concise instructions on how to repair them. Best of all, Calder also offers helpful advice on how to prevent future system failure. Absolutely...

spacerThe Strip-Built Sea Kayak: Three Rugged, Beautiful Boats You Can Build
By: International Marine/ragged Mountain Press    Price: $ 19.95   $ 11.37   Reviews: 33   Average Rating: 4.5
Although 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 for three different kayaks: 1) A simple solo craft for beginners, 2) A high-performance solo kayak for intermediate paddlers, and 3) A tandem design for two paddlers. With its easy-to-follow guidance and instructions, The Strip-Built Sea Kayak makes top-notch kayaks...

spacerUltrasimple Boat Building
By: International Marine/ragged Mountain Press    Price: $ 24.95   $ 14.05   Reviews: 5   Average Rating: 5.0
The 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 expense. Using clearly written and illustrated step-by-step instructions, Atkin explains the basics of stitch-and-glue construction, tools, materials, shop safety, and more, as he helps you choose and build the simple boat of your dreams.

spacerInstant Boatbuilding with Dynamite Payson
By: International Marine/ragged Mountain Press    Price: $ 19.95   $ 11.37   Reviews: 4   Average Rating: 4.5
From 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 Dynamite Payson includes plans and instructions for a multipurpose skiff for sail, oar, and power; a pirogue for single or double paddle; a big pram dinghy; a maneuverable peapod; a long, fast, rowing dory; a rugged outboard-powered work skiff; and more....

spacerSea Kayaking: A Manual for Long-Distance Touring
By: Greystone Books    Price: $ 18.95   $ 11.28   Reviews: 8   Average Rating: 5.0
In this guide, veteran paddler John Dowd provides the foundations of sound seamanship and good risk management, including lessons on how to read the weather and the water, how to navigate, and how to travel with a group. He covers the basics of equipment and technique, detailing types of paddles and strokes, and presents practical, concrete advice on dealing with potential hazards and carrying out rescues. The book also contains information on expedition planning, instructional methods, and sea kayaking for people with disabilities....

spacerThe Boatbuilders Apprentice
By: International Marine/ragged Mountain Press    Price: $ 39.95   $ 22.27   Reviews: 1   Average Rating: 5.0
Learn 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 youd like to build next, Greg Rössel can help. Heres just a glimpse of whats inside this complete overview of wooden boatbuilding: How rowing, sailing, paddling, and powerboat designs perform, and how they compare in cost, time, and necessary skills for building How wooden boats are built, including...

spacerThe Complete Sea Kayakers Handbook
By: International Marine/ragged Mountain Press    Price: $ 18.95   $ 8.49   Reviews: 2   Average Rating: 5.0
The Complete Sea Kayaker’s Handbook is a comprehensive guide to the full sea kayaking spectrum, bringing a fresh approach and a dynamic voice to the subject. Author of the critically acclaimed Sea Kayaking: A Woman’s Guide, Shelley Johnson covers all the bases for beginning to advanced sea kayakers. It’s all here, from selecting the right kayak and gear to preparing and making an extended tour, mastering the strokes, rolls, and exit techniques; navigating; and much more.

spacerThe Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific
By: Mariner Books    Price: $ 15.95   $ 5.10   Reviews: 5   Average Rating: 3.5
In one of his most exotic and breathtaking journeys, the intrepid traveler Paul Theroux ventures to the South Pacific, exploring fifty-one islands by collapsible kayak. Beginning in New Zealands rain forests and ultimately coming to shore thousands of miles away in Hawaii, Theroux paddles alone over isolated atolls, through dirty harbors and shark-filled waters, and along treacherous coastlines. This exhilarating tropical epic is full of disarming observations and high adventure.

spacerSea Kayaking Illustrated : A Visual Guide to Better Paddling
By: International Marine/ragged Mountain Press    Price: $ 15.95   $ 9.20   Reviews: 6   Average Rating: 5.0
For some learners a picture is worth a thousand words--and this lavishly illustrated volume proves the rule. The expert advice and lively illustrations combine to offer serious how-to instruction in an entertaining fashion to sea kayakers of all levels. Developed by an ACA-certified instructor over years of paddling and education, this complete program provides a visual tour of all that sea kayaking can offer, including ingenious tips on advanced paddling techniques, navigation and safety, and more.

spacerSea Kayaking: Rough Waters
By: Heliconia Press, Inc.    Price: $ 19.95   $ 12.28   Reviews: 1   Average Rating: 5.0
Whether your interest is in paddling in more challenging conditions, or in learning new skills and concepts that will boost your confidence for more sheltered paddling, Sea Kayaking: Rough Waters will help you get the most out of your time on the water. With stunning photography by Jock Bradley and Paul Villecourt, fun illustrations, and a gold mine of knowledge passed on by expert paddler and instructor, Alex Matthews, Sea Kayaking: Rough Waters is a must-have for all sea kayakers. YOULL LEARN ABOUT: ...

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