
The Sailor's Assistant: Reference Data for Maintenance, Repair, and Cruising
John Vigor(Author)
McGraw-Hill Inc.,US (Publisher)
Published on 16. October 1996
Book
Hardback
176 pages
978-0-07-067476-9 (ISBN)
Description
This quick-reference guide is an on-board data bank, compiling in one place all the facts, figures, tables, and graphs to which a cruising sailor must occasionally refer. In 17 chapters ranging from deck gear and electronics to spars, rigging, and navigation, it groups information logically; an ext
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 239 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-067476-9 (9780070674769)
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Person
John Vigor (Bellingham, WA), a journalist for 35 years and former managing editor of Sea Magazine, has sailed more than 15,000 ocean miles. He is the author of The Practical Mariners Book of Knowledge (IM, 1994).
Content
Preface.Dinghies.Deck Gear.Electrical Systems.Engines.Propellers.Fiberglass.Wood for Boats.Fasteners.Boatbuilding Metals.The Galley.Food and Water.Paints.Fillers, Cements, & Fairing Compounds.Sealants and Glues.Plumbing.Sails and Helm Balance.Spars and Rigging.Codes and Signals.Navigation and Seamanship.Weather.Safety.Tables and Formulas.Conversion Factors.Sources of Replacement Gear.Boating Organizations.Index.