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The maintenance bible for boatowners is fully updated and better than ever

If it's on a boat and it has screws, wires, or moving parts, it's covered in Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual. When you leave the dock with this indispensable resource aboard, you have at your fingertips the best and most comprehensive advice on:

• Battery technologies, including recent developments in lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries and fuel cells
• 12- and 24-volt DC systems
• Electric and hybrid propulsion
• How to radically improve the energy efficiency of most...

From the book... -For forty-five years, you've lived a shore-based life. You understand things in your land-oriented world implicitly and rarely need to think about anything pertaining to your basic living circumstances. All of that's about to go flying out the window because YOU'RE getting ready to go cruising....

Following in the successful footsteps of the groundbreaking Boat Maintenance Bible and Boat Repair Bible comes a new title in this popular series of all-encompassing and accessible technical reference bibles that is sure to be the boater's godsend.

Electrics are a notoriously tricky aspect of boat ownership and maintenance. They are both critical to the operation of the yacht or motorboat and prone to breaking down in the damp atmosphere and bouncy conditions. In this book, owners will be taken through all the likely problems and solutions, including...

Earning a captain's license just got easier

Whether you are an avid boater seeking to improve your seamanship and get a discount on boat insurance or aspire to start a business running a charter, sightseeing, or whale-watching boat, this revised and updated Fifth Edition is the only resource you need to obtain the captain's license you want, including the six-passenger "Six-Pack," Master and Mate Inland, Master and Mate Near Coastal, and Sail/Auxiliary Sail Endorsement.

Get Your Captain's License is thorough enough to replace costly classroom...

You don't have to be rich to own a leisure boat. If you want to travel the waters of the world or cruise the beautiful coastlines of Asian countries, these days it's worth considering buying a yacht of your own-which means there's a growing untapped market of potential boaters.

Whether you're looking to buy or sell, The Business of Boating in Asia has the information you need to stay afloat.

This easy-to-read guide simplifies the business side of boating and the complicated political history of Asian countries so you can sail past the competition and set your course...