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Technology and Applications of Autonomous Underwaterby Gwyn Griffiths; John Woods
CRC Press 2002; US$ 199.95Documenting the transition of AUVs from dream to reality, this book explores their diverse usage in modern marine environments including scientific research, defence, surveying, and industry. more...
Essential Boat Electricsby Pat Manley
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2007; US$ 37.50A clear, concise and logical introduction to boat electrics. An understanding of this subject is essential for any skipper—salt water is a harsh environment for wires and chips and problems can occur at any time, both in harbour and at sea. Featuring fantastic, clear, colour graphics. Topics include: What is electricity? Where electricity comes from (the engine, shore power, a generator, renewable sources). How the boat is wired. Instruments. Laptops. Charging the batteries. Troubleshooting. more...
Mine's Biggerby David A. Kaplan
HarperCollins 2007; US$ 10.99Tom Perkins had a dream. It wasn't to get rich, acquire power, or marry into fame. As the man most responsible for creating Silicon Valley, he had done all that. His venture-capital firm, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, remains the most celebrated money machine since the Medicis. He'd helped found Genentech and fund Google. And in 2006 his resignation from the Hewlett-Packard board triggered the revelation of a spying scandal that dominated the front pages. Along the way, he also managed to get himself convicted of manslaughter in France and become Danielle Steel's Husband No. 5. No, as he hit his seventies, Perkins wanted to create the biggest, fastest, riskiest, highest-tech, most self-indulgent sailboat ever—the ''perfect yacht.''... more...
Boatowner's Illustrated Electrical Handbookby Charlie Wing
McGraw-Hill 2006; US$ 34.95Keep your boat's electrical systems running and reliable “ Boatowner’s Illustrated Electrical Handbook is perfect for learning how your boat’s electrical system and much of its equipment works, and it will be an invaluable guide when adding equipment as well. This book needs to be in every boater’s library as a ready reference on how to make effective repairs and modifications that comply with ABYC standards.”—Ed Sherman, Senior Instructor and Curriculum Designer, American Boat and Yacht Council “A definitive technical book that is easy to read. Buy this book and throw out the rest.”— Motorboat & Yachting Whether you take to the sea under power or sail, bounce around the bay in... more...
Sailboat Refinishingby Don Casey
McGraw-Hill 2007; US$ 14.95Make your boat shine again No improvement to a tired-looking boat will have a more dramatic impact than refinishing, and few tasks are easier. Here is everything you need to achieve a fabulous finish on your fiberglass boat’s bottom, topsides, deck, spars, wood trim, and belowdeck surfaces while saving time, money, and grief. What reviewers have said about Don Casey's boat maintenance books: “Astonishingly clear text and illustrations. The reader can almost feel the hand-holding this book provides through each step.”-- Dockside “I own many books filled with advice, but I strongly suspect that this is the one I will consult most.”-- Sailing “Casey makes tricky points clear in hundreds of illustrations... more...
Advanced Marine Electrics and Electronics Troubleshootingby Edwin Sherman
McGraw-Hill 2007; US$ 34.95SAVE TIME AND MONEY WITH THIS STATE-OF-THE-ART GUIDE TO THE LATEST, MOST ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT AND TECHNIQUES “Ed Sherman is one of America’s great teachers and communicators of marine technology.”--Tim Murphy, Executive Editor, Cruising World Whether you are a marine electronics professional or a boatowner, Advanced Marine Electrics and Electronics Troubleshooting helps you understand the new, more powerful methods of troubleshooting marine electrical and electronic systems. A modern boat’s sophisticated installations and networked electronics can stretch the traditional diagnostic methods based on trouble lights and multimeters past their useful limits. This book will show you how to: Use microprocessor-based... more...
ULTRA-SIMPLE BOATBUILDING: 15 BOATS YOU CAN BUILD IN A WEEKEND (EBOOK)by Gavin Atkin
McGraw-Hill 2007; US$ 24.95The first complete how-to guide for building the latest generation of quick and easy boats. In Ultrasimple Boatbuilding , renowned designer Gavin Atkin shows you how to create elegant, seaworthy plywood boats with a minimum of time, experience, and expense. Using clearly written and illustrated step-by-step instructions, Atkin explains the basics of stitch-and-glue construction, tools, materials, shop safety, and more, as he helps you choose and build the simpleboat of your dreams. more...
Powerboater's Guide to Electrical Systems, Second Editionby Edwin Sherman
McGraw-Hill 2007; US$ 24.95Understand, troubleshoot, repair, and upgrade your boat’s electrical systems. Frustrated by the high cost of basic electrical work but nervous about tackling such projects yourself? Get sound advice and guidance from author Ed Sherman, who wrote and teaches the American Boat & Yacht Council’s certification program for electrical technicians. In Powerboater’s Guide to Electrical Systems , he combines basic theory with step-by-step directions for troubleshooting problems, making repairs, and installing new equipment. Learn to: Draw up a wiring diagram for your boat; Locate and identify wiring and circuit components; Select and use a multimeter; Choose and maintain battery and marine ignition systems; Troubleshoot starting, charging,... more...
BoatWorksby SAIL Magazine
McGraw-Hill 2007; US$ 39.95Expert guidance for the hands-on sailor--whether you’re varnishing a handrail or replacing bulkheads. With contributions from leading how-to experts, this wide-ranging collection of projects from BoatWorks magazine ranges from structural, mechanical, and electrical projects to plumbing and cosmetic repairs and improvements. Much of this full-color guide’s information cannot be found in any other book. Nigel Calder, Don Casey, Mark Corke, Peter Nielsen, Charles Doane, Paul Esterle, Charles Mason, Aussie Bray, and other sailboat experts show you with step-by-step photography how to: Buy and survey an older sailboat; Replace bulkheads; Fix below-the-waterline holes; Repair gelcoat, portlights, or rotten cores; Paint, varnish, spray... more...
Sorensen's Guide to Powerboats, 2/Eby Eric Sorensen
McGraw-Hill 2007; US$ 27.95The first book ever to revealwhat boat builders pay thousands ofdollars to learn: the secrets of ownersatisfaction. What makes a boat owner happy? Eric Sorensenand J. D. Power & Associates answer that questionin detail in this revised edition of Sorensen’s Guideto Powerboats . Now incorporating results from J. D.Powers’ Boat Competitive Information Study, thisguide tells you everything youneed to know before opening your wallet. From runaboutsand pontoons to express cruisers and bassboats,the book covers it all, explaining the implicationsof different hull designs, construction methods, enginetechnologies, and more. Includes J. D. Power's "PowerCircle" rankings . more...