Seaworthy Offshore Sailboat: A Guide to Essential Features, Handling, and Gear de John Vigor

Seaworthy Offshore Sailboat: A Guide to Essential Features, Handling, and Gear

Autor John Vigor

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 16 iul 2001

All sailors want to believe their boats can go anywhere and stand up to anything. Who knows when you might get caught by bad weather? This book explains how you can refit your boat for worry-free bluewater voyaging. It covers what from structural modifications and reinforcements to rigging, engines, systems, and gear.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780071376167
ISBN-10: 007137616X
Pagini: 232
Dimensiuni: 183 x 231 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Editura: McGraw Hill Education
Colecția International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Locul publicării:United States

Cuprins

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part 1. Defining the Capable Boat

1. Seaworthiness

2. Test Your Boat

3. The Essentials

The Hull

The Bulkheads

The Deck

The Cockpit

The Rudder

The Keel

Part 2. Fitting Out

4. Spars and Rigging

5. Ground Tackle

6. Deck, Cockpit, and Superstructure

7. Engine and Propeller

8. Safety Equipment

9. Navigation Gear

10. Electricity

11. The Galley

12. Creature Comforts

13. Self-Steering Gear

14. What About You?

15. The Paper Chase

Part 3. Theory and Practice

16. Surviving Heavy Weather

17. Anchoring in Practice

18. Gastro-Navigation

19. The Black Box Theory

Appendix 1. Overture's Atlantic Adventure

Appendix 2. Beefing Up a Catalina

Bibliography

Index