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The Practical Mariner's Book of Knowledge: 420 Sea-Tested Rules of Thumb for Almost Every Boating Situation
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MSRP: $17.95
Your Price: $12.21
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Manufacturer: International Marine division of McGraw-Hill
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Additional The Practical Mariner's Book of Knowledge: 420 Sea-Tested Rules of Thumb for Almost Every Boating Situation Information
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Between these covers is the essence of centuries of seafaring experience, distilled into a concise, alphabetically organized reference for sailors and powerboaters. You'll find rules of thumb for hull thickness, bottom paint coverage, estimating distances, when to hoist and lower flags, predicting weather, which colors are unlucky, rope size and strength, anchoring rights, making a rum punch, and a lot more. This is either the most useful boating book ever designed to entertain or the most entertaining book ever designed to be useful. Open it to any page and browse awhile. You'll see.
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What Customers Say About The Practical Mariner's Book of Knowledge: 420 Sea-Tested Rules of Thumb for Almost Every Boating Situation:
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Scary what you don't know after forty years of boating and seamanship. Wish the book was available for Kindle/iPhone.
The short summerized "Rules" with the "whys" are easy to learn and remember. This is a well written book with short,to the point bits of information. They'll pop into your head when you need them. Think of it as a "Swiss Army" type of book, chock full of the informative 'bits' of info that distinguish a mariner form the landllubber. It's a quick study and easy to read and a great source to keep on hand. I'd like to give this to all of my clients. (I'm a yacht broker)to keep them smarter and safer.This book should be on every boatowners vessel next to the "Rules".
I am fairly new to boating and found this dictionary style book to be a good reference. All terms provide a true definition as well as some useful history. Worth the read.
This is a great book for new sailors and old. Keep it by the head and you will enrich you sailing and "sitting" experience (or "s_itting " experience, ha, ha).Full of great items from the highly technical to the ethereal--all concerning our common lust for the sea. Great gift for the sailor who has nothing or everything. It has a wealth of usefull information.
Great book. Interesting and very funy. When you sail for a while you notice that things like the "black Box" described in the book are true. Very good advises.good companion if you planning bluewater sailing.
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