The Boatman's Manual: A Complete Manual of Boat Handling, Operation, Maintenance, and Seamanship |
Contents
HANDLING SMALL BOATS | 3 |
HANDLING BOATS UNDER SAIL | 48 |
HANDLING BOATS UNDER POWER | 116 |
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abaft ahead anchor beam bearing belayed bells blast block boom bottom buoy cable canvas carburetor carry centerboard chart Coast Guard coil color compass course crew cylinder danger deck dinghy direction distance engine equipped eye splice feet Figure fixed flag fore-and-aft forward fuel gunwale halyards handling hauled hawser head hitch hoisted hull indicate keep knot lashed leeboard leeward Light List magnetic magnetic bearing mainsail marine marked mast miles mooring motor motorboat navigation Notice to Mariners oars operation outboard paint pass pilot piston propeller radio reef rigging River rope rowlocks rudder rules running sail sea anchor ship ship's shore signal small boat sound spar spark plugs speed spinnaker splice starboard station staysail steam vessel steering stern storm strands stroke swing tack tackle tide towing usually valve weather whistle white light wind wire yacht yardarm yawl