Good Cruising : The Illustrated Essentials

Name: Good Cruising : The Illustrated Essentials
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ISBN: 9780070007499

ISBN-10: 0070007497

ISBN-13: 9780070007499

Edition: 1997

Authors: Zora Aiken

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Book details

List price: $18.95
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 212
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Charting Ways: Sources of navigation information	p. 1
Reading Lights: Light messages from shore, buoys, and boats	p. 19
Hearing Aids: Sound signals from shore buoys, and boats	p. 29
Tracking Courses: Navigation tools, dead-reckoning directions	p. 35
Minding Rules: Who stands on, who gives way	p. 51
Sending Calls: Communication with boats and shore	p. 57
Tending Bridges: Clearances and cautions at bridge spans	p. 66
Mastering Locks: Inland and upland access	p. 76
Dodging Danger: Hazard awareness and avoidance	p. 83
Touching Bottom: Aground, afloat, and in between	p. 95
Shooting Trouble: Motor maintenance, common repairs	p. 102
Tying Docklines: Dock approaches and tie-up options	p. 115
Handling Towlines: Aid for distressed boaters	p. 123
Setting Hooks: Anchor types and techniques; anti-drag tactics	p. 129
Using Caution: Safety gear and procedures	p. 144
Riding Waves: Strategies for rough-water boating	p. 158
Running Rivers: Contrary currents and commercial traffic	p. 166
Watching Weather: Clouds and waves; wind patterns and storm cycles	p. 175
Filling Loopholes: Laws and penalties; accidents and insurance	p. 183
Preserving Nature: Pollution prevention and erosion control	p. 190
Minding Manners: Boat-to-boat and boat-to-shore courtesies	p. 195
Checklists	p. 199
Index	p. 204
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