Powerboat handling illustrated
Subtitle: how to make your boat do exactly what you want it to do
By: by Bob Sweet.
Publisher: International Marine/McGraw-Hill
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Camden, Ma
Language: eng
Number of pages: 173
ISBN-13: 9780071467292; 9780071468817
Subjects: Motorboats; Boats and boating
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Why boats float (and sometimes don't); title: Hull shape, stability, and handling; title: How boats steer; title: Going ahead and astern, and turning; title: Dockmanship 1 : line handing and departing; title: Dockmanship 2 : docking; title: Using charts and navigation aids in close quarters; title: Under way on calm seas; title: Underway in waves; title: Transiting inlets, bars, and narrow passages; title: Storm waves; title: Boat handling in heavy seas; title: Avoiding rough seas; title: Anchoring; title: Grounding; title: Sailboats under power.