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 Black Wave: A Family's Adventure at Sea and the Disaster That Saved ThemBest Price: $14.84 Even though it is apparent from the picture of the handsome, healthy Silverwoods on the back... |  The Annapolis Book of Seamanship: Third Edition, Completely Revised, Expanded and UpdatedBest Price: $27.57 I highly recommend this book for any aspect of sailing knowledge. My brother found a first... |  Chapman Piloting & Seamanship 65th Edition (Chapman Piloting, Seamanship and Small Boat Handling)Best Price: $37.72 Anyone that has or is planning on getting a boat should be required to read through this text. ... |  Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical ManualBest Price: $27.44 I have a 1987 Catalina 30 sailboat with a diesel engine. I wish I had purchased a copy of this... |  World Cruising RoutesBest Price: $32.02 This is a must have for your navigation station....... I can only say that if you value safety,... |
 How to Sail Around the World : Advice and Ideas for Voyaging Under SailBest Price: $17.59 I loved this book. It both entertaining and informative. I would buy more books authored by Hal. |  Marine Diesel EnginesBest Price: $15.95 This is another fine reference book from Nigel Calder! I think that this book along with a good... |  Start Sailing Right!: The National Standard for Quality Sailing Instruction (US Sailing Small Boat Certification)Best Price: $10.28 I learned a lot from this book! There are helpful charts and pictures as well. |  The Essentials of Living Aboard a BoatBest Price: $11.54 This book describes a person's experience on buying and living on a boat. Overall it's an easy... |  Don Casey's Complete Illustrated Sailboat Maintenance ManualBest Price: $33.78 I purchased this book to give to my husband at his retirement party. We are in the process of... |
 Offshore Sailing: 200 Essential Passagemaking TipsBest Price: $14.94 I have previously spent a year living aboard a Hans Christian 38 on the west coast and in the... |  Quick and Easy Boat Maintenance: 1,001 Time-Saving TipsBest Price: $8.26 I bought this book used on Amazon and found it to be extremely helpful. Granted, my boat is not... |  Cruising FundamentalsBest Price: $10.90 This is a fine book, along with Sailing Fundamentals, if you're taking the corresponding ASA... |  Storm Tactics Handbook: Modern Methods of Heaving-To for Survival in Extreme ConditionsBest Price: $13.57 My first copy was pretty worn, so I decided to buy this edition. Really interesting new stories,... |  7 Steps to Successful Boat DockingBest Price: $8.44 For people new to boating (and experienced pilots) needing some assistance with boat docking,... |
 All in the Same Boat : Living Aboard and CruisingBest Price: $8.20 This book is outstanding! This is the most thorough, down to earth, well thought out how to... |  The Long WayBest Price: $10.02 I'm a soloist- a singlehander. I really appreciate the way that being in tune with the sea and... |  Mercruiser Stern Drives 1964 1991 (Seloc Marine Tune-Up and Repair Manuals)Best Price: $20.89 This is a very useful and informative manual. I will continue to use it for years to come. |  The Fiberglass Boat Repair ManualBest Price: $17.63 It's really a good book.It was a fast dealivery I will buy more items from Amazon since it was... |  Fifty Places to Sail Before You Die: Sailing Experts Share the World's Greatest DestinationsBest Price: $15.43 We really like the book sitting on our coffee table so we can flip through it and dream of... |
 Boat Docking (Close Quarters Maneuvering for Small Craft)Best Price: $14.95 I bought this book after I bought my first boat, a Catalina 30 auxiliary sailboat. I wish I... |  Learning to Sail: The Annapolis Sailing School Guide for Young Sailors of All AgesBest Price: $6.25 The "Learning to Sail" book by the Annapolis sailing school guide is an excellent book... |  The Strip-Built Sea Kayak: Three Rugged, Beautiful Boats You Can BuildBest Price: $10.99 If you enjoy woodworking and want to build a beautiful, lightweight, high-performance sea-kayak... |  Nigel Calder's Cruising Handbook: A Compendium for Coastal and Offshore SailorsBest Price: $26.33 This is one of a very short list of outstanding books for cruisers. Anyone thinking of cruising... |  Ship Modeling Simplified: Tips and Techniques for Model Construction from KitsBest Price: $10.16 Great book for the first time model ship builder. Full for great tips and short cuts. It's worth... |
 Getting Started in Sailboat RacingBest Price: $8.49 The title of this book can be a little misleading. It provides a wealth of information for... |  Sailboat Electrics SimplifiedBest Price: $12.78 Sailboat Electrics Simplified This is a very good book. I recently bought a small trailer... |  Sailboat Hull and Deck Repair (International Marine Sailboat Library)Best Price: $12.01 Style wise, this is the opposite of The Sailmaker's Apprentice by Marino. This is not a book to... |  Rowing FasterBest Price: $14.94 Unfortunately, I just returned this book because I didn't find it very useful to me personally. ... |  Sea Kayaking Illustrated : A Visual Guide to Better PaddlingBest Price: $8.96 This book has a lot of GREAT information in it. It gets the points across by funny but... |
 Inspecting the Aging Sailboat (The International Marine Sailboat Library)Best Price: $8.09 This allowed me to do my own cursory review to determine if a boat warranted further... |  The Strange Last Voyage of Donald CrowhurstBest Price: $8.58 I've read the reviews of "Strange Last Voyage," and while I concur with many of the... |  Devlin's Boatbuilding: How to Build Any Boat the Stitch-and-Glue WayBest Price: $12.57 This is one of the best how to books I've ever read. It is very clearly written and covers... |  Nights of Ice: True Stories of Disaster and Survival on Alaska's High SeasBest Price: $8.35 Excellent book. Spike Walker is a good story teller. His other book "Coming Back Alive is... |  Seaworthy Offshore Sailboat: A Guide to Essential Features, Handling, and GearBest Price: $10.68 Although ostensibly about identifying the many the features neccesary to have in a blue water... |
 Canoecraft: An Illustrated Guide to Fine Woodstrip ConstructionBest Price: $14.47 I am female, I built the redbird 20 yrs ago. It is the most awesome paddle. It has been to... |  The Elements of Boat Strength: For Builders, Designers, and OwnersBest Price: $19.60 As a degreed aerospace engineer, I've used the formula's in this book to easily calculate the... |  Essential Sculling: An Introduction to Basic Strokes, Equipment, Boat Handling, Technique, and PowerBest Price: $8.90 The book is inspiring and would make anybody buy a scull. But since I already got myself an... |  Sloop: Restoring My Family's Wooden Sailboat--An Adventure in Old-Fashioned ValuesBest Price: $13.50 This book was a gift and I could not put it down. Through a narrative the author draws into... |  Boating Skills and Seamanship, 13th EditionBest Price: $14.41 This book covers a lot of material which is essential for a new boat owner also a good review... |
 Encyclopedia of Rawhide and Leather Braiding.Best Price: $18.95 For lovers of leather braiding, this work is the Bible. Grant exhaustively covers a wide range... |  The Propeller Handbook: The Complete Reference for Choosing, Installing, and Understanding Boat PropellersBest Price: $10.90 this book was not made for the typical boater working on his/her own boat. Very difficult to... |  Johnson/Evinrude Outboards, 1-2 Cylinders, 1971-89 (Seloc's Johnson/Evinrude Outboard Tune-Up and Repair Manual)Best Price: $20.89 This book helped me rebuild a broken outboard w/o any prior knowledge. Well worth its weight in... |  Boatowner's Illustrated Electrical HandbookBest Price: $20.55 This book is way over my expertise. It is in-depth and probably a very good resource for many... |  The Art of ScullingBest Price: $8.38 When I first took sculling lessons a year ago, this book and Essential Sculling were recommended... |
 Basic Cruising (Certification Series) (Certification Series)Best Price: $12.13 The second of US SAILING's popular Keelboat Series, Basic Cruising covers the skills and... |  The 12-Volt Bible for BoatsBest Price: $8.75 Easy to use in wiring a boat or any 12 volt DC wiring. All the things you will need to know to... |  Celestial Navigation for YachtsmenBest Price: $5.33 An excellent book for anyone starting to learn celestial navigation. It provides sufficient... |  Sailmaker's ApprenticeBest Price: $14.11 This is by far the most invaluable book that I think should be a part of every sailors book... |  Runabout Renovation: How to Find and Fix Up an Old Fiberglass SpeedboatBest Price: $8.94 This book give a lot of info on the basics of rebuilding a boat. Most of the info could have... |
 The Wonder Crew: The Untold Story of a Coach, Navy Rowing, and Olympic ImmortalityBest Price: $12.97 The Wonder Crew is simply put--a great read. It is well written, historically interesting, and... |  The Complete Book of Laser SailingBest Price: $8.98 This book covers a lot of basics, but was not well-updated since its original publication. Too... | |||
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