Motorboating: Start to Finish is a complete reference for every level of tender, RIB, fishing boat, motor cruiser or sports boat driver. It is ideal whether you are a beginner and need a straightforward, easy-to-understand guide or are taking your sport to the next level and looking for the professional tips and tricks that will get you going faster, better, safer and having more fun. Packed with hundreds of 150 illustrations and 150 photographs, this is the way to learn, develop and refresh your skills. With its handy size and rugged covers it is the ideal book to keep on board or in your kit bag. Packed with expert advice from the professionals at UKSA, the book covers: Basic Principles Parts of the boat exploded illustrations of an inflatable, motorboat, large powercruiser and their components Choosing a motorboat - Types of boat and their suitability Engines and drives Preparing to set out Safety afloat, practical clothing, launching trailer boats. Reefing and roller furling Knots and Ropes Practical illustrations for basic knots and splices Transporting Towing and launching to crane-in and -out Boat handling Controls, turning and trim, Mooring, coming alongside and leaving a pontoon, anchoring Beaching Travelling at speedRules of the road Avoiding other boats, Rights of way, Weather forecasting How to spot telltale signs of change in wind and weather. Maintenance Engines, shaft and propeller, steering, windlass, drains and stopcocks, electronics. Sailing passage making Buoyage and lights Navigation Charts and plotting, compass, tidal streams and leeway, passage making, estimating position, Course to steer, electronic navigation, passage planning and pilotage. Radio Cruising at night and in restricted visibility Towing Heavy weather Safety at sea Skippers responsibilities, radar reflectors, lifelines, lifejackets, life rafts, Summoning assistance, life-saving signals. Man-overboard routines Collision regulations Glossary of Terms
- ISBN: 978-0-470-69751-1
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 192
- Fecha Publicación: 11/09/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés