Powerboat Handling Illustrated: How to Make Your Boat Do Exactly What You Want It to Do
Powerboat Handling Illustrated: How to Make Your Boat Do Exactly What You Want It to Do book cover

Powerboat Handling Illustrated: How to Make Your Boat Do Exactly What You Want It to Do

Paperback – January 10, 2007

Price
$29.76
Format
Paperback
Pages
192
Publisher
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-0071468817
Dimensions
8.6 x 0.4 x 10.9 inches
Weight
13.8 ounces

Description

From the Publisher Bob Sweet 's top-selling boating guides include The Weekend Navigator and GPS for Mariners . Bob Sweet 's top-selling boating guides include The Weekend Navigator and GPS for Mariners .

Features & Highlights

  • From docking to surviving storm waves, everything you need to know before you hit the water
  • Using hundreds of illustrations and photos,
  • Powerboat Handling Illustrated
  • shows you step-by-step how to do tasks such as docking, trimming, wave handling, and close-quarters maneuvering. These maneuvers are adapted to different types of boats under various conditions.

Customer Reviews

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Most Helpful Reviews

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Going up to a larger boat

Even having had a few decades of small boating experince, this publication was useful to me for learning rules of the road and manuevering of a larger powered boat. A good buy.
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Very helpful to new boaters

I am new to boating and the information in this book puts me at ease on the water.
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I picked up a few things from this book

I picked up a few things from this book
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and what you'll review and enjoy even more after you come back

This is what you need to know before you go out, and what you'll review and enjoy even more after you come back.
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good

all good
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great book

Great book. great explanations. I will try some of the authors other books
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A great gift for all boaters.

The best book of instruction for boat handling.
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Five Stars

thank you
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Boat owners and new boat buyers should buy and read this book.

This is a great book. Learned a great deal about boat operation. Photos and diagrams helped a lot.
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Five Stars

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