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Marine Diesel Engines
Nigel Calder
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2006
Top Flight Calder
The book gives you the tech you need, in terms you can understand. Calder is very impressive in his ability to impart knowledge to the layman. Don't however, assume this is just fluff overview, because it truly is the down and dirty of how it works and how to ...
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How to Read a Nautical Chart : A Complete Guide to the Symbols, Abbreviations, and Data Displayed on Nautical ...
Nigel Calder
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2002
"What does 'rky' mean? Oops!"
Since the current U.S. Administration saw fit to cease publication of CHART NO. 1, the government's own guide to reading maritime maps, back in 2000 (maybe they figured Dubai might pick up the slack around our harbors), HOW TO READ A NAUTICAL CHART is an absolutely ...
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Don Casey's Complete Illustrated Sailboat Maintenance Manual
Don Casey
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2005
Great book!
I purchased this book to give to my husband at his retirement party. We are in the process of purchasing a sailboat to live aboard. We have almost no experience in sailing let alone maintenance of a sailboat. At our recent survey, my husband was able to ask pertinent ...
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The Complete Sailor: Learning the Art of Sailing
David Seidman
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 1995
A very special book - Required reading
If I were told I could keep only one sailing reference book, I would choose "The Complete Sailor". The style and layout of every page is a work of art. This book was clearly crafted with love. Virtually every important topic relating to sailing is covered with great ...
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The Baffled Parent's Guide to Coaching Youth Soccer
Bobby Clark
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 1999
Wonderful! Highly Recommended!
This book helped organize my practices and provided ideas for drills that kept my U8 Boys team interested the entire season. I received numerous compliments from parents that their kids enjoyed the variety of "games" (i.e. drills) we played in practice. My team went ...
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Coaching Youth Basketball: A Baffled Parent's Guide
David G. Faucher
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 1999
Great Help For Parent Coaches
I had never coached before and was placed in the position of coaching my son's first grade basketball team at a local league. I was nervous not knowing what to do about coaching, not having ever taught or coached 5 or 6 year old boys. The book was extremely helpful ...
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Trail Food: Drying and Cooking Food for Backpacking and Paddling
Alan S. Kesselheim
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 1998
Fantastic for backpacking meals...
As a boyscout leader, we like to outdo the scouts on our creative cooking to inspire their creativity. It is a great book, to show how to make creative meals without the weight of heavy food items. This has been great!! Thanks C>
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World Cruising Routes
Jimmy Cornell
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2008
World Cruising Routes
When planning a circumnavigation one has three choices: 1) Do not plan and accept the extreme dangers of circumnavigation; 2) take a year or more and plan using all available nautical publications, charts, electronic navigation systems; and 3) read and use the ...
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How to Sail Around the World : Advice and Ideas for Voyaging Under Sail
Hal Roth
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2003
5 STARS ( ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET!)
I've read a number of Mr. Roth's books.His writing skill is excellent.His photography is superb.His knowledge of sailing is that of a true grandmaster.This book has tips for cruising sailers on any level of experience:what works and why; what didn't work for Him and ...
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Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual
Nigel Calder
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2005
A must have
Every boat owner who plans on doing work on their boat should have a copy of this book. You will be able to do the work correctly the first time and fix what was done before you. Just an incredible reference.
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Offshore Sailing: 200 Essential Passagemaking Tips
William G. Seifert, Daniel Spurr
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2001
Offshoore Sailing: 2000 passagemaking tips
This is a very comprehensive book explaining what you need to know about offshore sailing.
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The Essential Wilderness Navigator: How to Find Your Way in the Great Outdoors, Second Edition
David Seidman, Paul Cleveland
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2000
Essential to using a compass
I have been using a compass for many years but I always thought there was much more than I knew. I went to using GPS for all my navigation a few years ago. I purchased 3 books on compass usage a couple years ago after my wife and I broke my GPS during a snowstorm in ...
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What Fish Don't Want You to Know: An Insider's Guide to Freshwater Fishing
Frank P. Baron
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2003
Get into the fish's head!
This book was an excellent insight into how fish think. It was fairly introductory, and there was probably a lot that a seasoned fisherman would already know, but I found it enjoyable. It seemed to have a lot of info about protecting the sport, and had somewhat of an ...
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Cruising Fundamentals
Harry Munns
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 1991
Outstanding Followup to Sailing Fundamentals book.
This is American Sailing Association textbook for more advanced sailing topics and the the second of a series. The major plus of this book is that it teaches you how to sail with all the information you need to learn in the proper order you should learn it. ...
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Diver Down
Michael R. Ange
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2005
Diver Down
This is a great book for certified divers and those interested in becoming divers. I was certified many years ago and have not attended any training since. After reading Diver Down I went to my local dive shop and enrolled in another training course. I have committed ...
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