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Model Boat Building Made Simple
ISBN: 9780887403880 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many old workboats still exist today, though in this age of fiberglass they are an endangered species. To many, the skill and craftsmanship of the builders who made them will never be forgotten. There is a talent that borders on art in creating a wooden hull from straight pieces of lumber. Steve Rogers keeps the art alive in miniature, with his beautiful models of these old wood boats. Through his work he demonstrates an appreciation for the design and construction of these boats, plus a gentle nostalgia for the times that they represent. In Model Boat Building Made Simple, Steve shares his...
Many old workboats still exist today, though in this age of fiberglass they are an endangered species. To many, the skill and craftsmanship of the bui...
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76,97 |
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Planking and Fastening
ISBN: 9780937822418 / Angielski / Miękka / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. All the information necessary for preparing to plank, hanging and fastening and finishing off. Every type of wooden planking system, technique and method is covered along with all fastening options. Advice and illustrations all based on specific projects large and small.
All the information necessary for preparing to plank, hanging and fastening and finishing off. Every type of wooden planking system, technique and met...
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95,36 |
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Seamounts: Ecology, Fisheries and Conservation
ISBN: 9781405133432 / Angielski / Twarda / 552 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Seamounts are ubiquitous undersea mountains rising from the ocean seafloor that do not reach the surface. There are likely many hundreds of thousands of seamounts, they are usually formed from volcanoes in the deep sea and are defined by oceanographers as independent features that rise to at least 0.5 km above the seafloor, although smaller features may have the same origin.
This book follows a logical progression from geological and physical processes, ecology, biology and biogeography, to exploitation, management and conservation concerns. In 21 Chapters written by 57 of the... Seamounts are ubiquitous undersea mountains rising from the ocean seafloor that do not reach the surface. There are likely many hundreds of thousands ...
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364,30 |
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Sailing Made Easy and Comfort in Small Craft - A Practical Handbook of Sailing and Cookery
ISBN: 9781406790412 / Angielski / Miękka / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This vintage book is a complete guide to sailing, with chapters on cooking and housekeeping at sea. Written in simple language and profusely illustrated, this volume will be of considerable utility to modern readers wishing to learn how to sail, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of allied literature. Contents Include: "On Setting Sail," "Sailing with Notes on Balance," "Lugs," "Strong Winds and Reefing," "Rules of the Road," "Mooring, Stowing, Awnings, Down Mast," "About Knots," "On Ship keeping," "The Kitchen," "Sailing Dictionary," etc. Many old books such as this are...
This vintage book is a complete guide to sailing, with chapters on cooking and housekeeping at sea. Written in simple language and profusely illustrat...
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141,21 |
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Detailed Design of Marine Screw Propellers (Propulsion Engineering Series)
ISBN: 9781427614018 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Section titles include design, formulas, general theory (resistance and slip, efficiency, strength of blades, etc.), pattern-making and molding issues, machining and finishing of blade surfaces, and concludes with a brief section on repairs by welding.
Section titles include design, formulas, general theory (resistance and slip, efficiency, strength of blades, etc.), pattern-making and molding issues...
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134,45 |
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The Symmetry of Sailing: The Physics of Sailing for Yachtsman
ISBN: 9781574090000 / Angielski / Miękka / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Here is a detailed study of the motive forces of a yacht written in clear and accessible terms. The author has the rare gift of enabling his readers to relate the nautical phenomena with which they are so familiar to a scientific explanation of how and why these occur. The first part covers downwind sailing, upwind sailing, sails, the hull, and the dynamic motion of a yacht. Part Two is devoted to more mathematical explanations of the same phenomena for those requiring a more scientific approach.
Here is a detailed study of the motive forces of a yacht written in clear and accessible terms. The author has the rare gift of enabling his readers t...
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177,91 |
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Titanic Survivor: The Newly Discovered Memoirs of Violet Jessop who Survived Both the Titanic and Britannic Disasters
ISBN: 9781574091847 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Violet Jessop's life is an inspiring story of survival. Born in 1887 in Argentina, the eldest child of Irish immigrants, at the age of 21 she became the breadwinner for her widowed mother and five siblings when she commenced a career as a stewardess and nurse on some of the most famous ocean going vessels of the day. Throughout her 40 year time at sea she survived an unbelievable series of events including the sinking of the TITANIC. "One awful moment of empty, misty blackness enveloped us in its loneliness, then an unforgettable, agonizing cry went up from 1500 despairing throats, a long...
Violet Jessop's life is an inspiring story of survival. Born in 1887 in Argentina, the eldest child of Irish immigrants, at the age of 21 she became t...
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66,70 |
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Knots & Splices
ISBN: 9781864364569 / Angielski / Miękka / 63 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Step-by-step instructions for every knot and splice the boatowner will ever need to know.
Step-by-step instructions for every knot and splice the boatowner will ever need to know.
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25,18 |
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Beware the Grey Widow-Maker: The On-Going Harvest of the Sea
ISBN: 9781883283322 / Angielski / Twarda / 411 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych.
"The stricken Ferry, Samina, has disappeared beneath the waves, leaving hundreds desperate for rescue. Who would find them and how many would be saved from the storm-ridden seas?" Stone Phillips, NBC News, Dateline "Fascinating aspects of maritime history..." Nautical Magazine "The author has a brilliant style and explains clearly and consisely why each disaster occurred and who was to blame." This England "It seemed absolute panic was about to take hold, until Major Alexander Sefton drew his sword and stepped into the pages of the history books. Calling on...
"The stricken Ferry, Samina, has disappeared beneath the waves, leaving hundreds desperate for rescue. Who would find them and how many w... |
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171,01 |
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Trailer Boats
ISBN: 9781892216328 / Angielski / Spiral bound / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. After years of boating, Alex Zidock has put his vast experience into this extremely informative guide to Trailer Boats. Alex takes the reader, in an easy-to-understand style, from the front bumper of the tow vehicle to the prop nut of the engine, explaining every item in between. You will find all you must know about safety, care, maintenance, and operation of a trailer boat, its tow vehicle, and the trailer. Trailer Boats includes chapters explaining how to choose the right boat, motor, and trailer. Other chapters explain towing, launching, retrieving, seamanship, safety, and the routine...
After years of boating, Alex Zidock has put his vast experience into this extremely informative guide to Trailer Boats. Alex takes the reader, in an e...
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95,36 |
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Practical Seamanship
ISBN: 9781892216373 / Angielski / Miękka / 116 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Anyone who has spent time at an anchorage, a marina, beside a channel or at a harbor entrance quickly realizes a great many people operating power boats are relatively new to the sport and are still coping with the learning process.The need to know why boats handle as they do and how those conditions can be overcome or used to an advantage is the reason for this book. Starting with the basics - every action has an equal and opposite reaction - and working up through thrust, windage, currents, center of gravity, hull shape and beyond, Practical Seamanship provides the knowledge in simple terms...
Anyone who has spent time at an anchorage, a marina, beside a channel or at a harbor entrance quickly realizes a great many people operating power boa...
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68,61 |
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After Forty Years: How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Boating
ISBN: 9781892216441 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Dave Wheeler has been on boats for more than forty years, living aboard and cruising for over half of those years. In that time he has encountered every conceivable problem that can and will arise. Fortunately for boaters, he also has found solutions to those pitfalls and explains them clearly, concisely, and often with a little humor. Dave has written hundreds of magazine articles for your favorite boating magazines but After Forty Years is his first book on the subject of boats and boating. After Forty Years combines all of the knowledge of his articles in one, easy-to-understand book with...
Dave Wheeler has been on boats for more than forty years, living aboard and cruising for over half of those years. In that time he has encountered eve...
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95,36 |
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Building a Longboat: An Essay on the Culture and History of a Bornean People
ISBN: 9788785180162 / Angielski / Twarda / 147 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The craftsmanship of longboat-building is not something we can draw on today, so when the Viking Ship Museum, Roskilde wanted to look into this ancient skill, they needed to track down people who still had the tradition of boat-building in their culture. This book looks at the boat-building and culture of the Punan Bah people of Borneo and then puts the longboat in its wider cultural-historical perspective.
The craftsmanship of longboat-building is not something we can draw on today, so when the Viking Ship Museum, Roskilde wanted to look into this ancien...
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53,66 |
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Water Waves and Ship Hydrodynamics: An Introduction
ISBN: 9789024732180 / Angielski / Twarda / 145 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the spring of 1971, Reinier Tirnrnan visited the University of Delaware during which time he gave a series of lectures on water waves from which these notes grew. Those of us privi- leged to be present during that time will never forget the experience. Rein Tirnrnan is not easily forgotten. His seemingly inexhaustible energy completely overwhelmed us. Who could forget the numbing effect of a succession of long wine filled evenings of lively conversation on literature, politics, education, you name it, followed early the next day by the appearance of the apparently totally refreshed red...
In the spring of 1971, Reinier Tirnrnan visited the University of Delaware during which time he gave a series of lectures on water waves from which th...
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403,47 |
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Your First Powerboat: How to Find, Buy, and Enjoy the Best Boat for You
ISBN: 9780071496735 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Navigate the hazards of boat ownership with absolute confidence Next to your house, your boat may well be the biggest investment you ever make. Buying and owning a boat involves one baffling decision after another. Yet informed, impartial guidance is almost impossible to find--until now, that is. This essential manual provides a method to the madness of boat buying and ownership, plotting a straight course through an ocean of confusion while it answers such questions as:
Navigate the hazards of boat ownership with absolute confidence Next to your house, your boat may well be the biggest investment you ... |
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The Steamboat ""Montana"" and the Opening of the West : History, Excavation, and Architecture
ISBN: 9780813032542 / Angielski / Twarda / 143 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Montana was a shining example of modern design and technological sophistication when it made its maiden voyage in 1879. But it is remembered for its ironic end: only five years after it was launched, the Montana struck a railroad bridge near Bridgeton, Missouri, and sank. One of the largest stern-wheel vessels ever to navigate a western river, the Montana was built to compete with railroads. The recent archaeological excavation of its wreckage, combined with a wealth of written and visual material documenting its construction and use, offers fascinating insights into...
The Montana was a shining example of modern design and technological sophistication when it made its maiden voyage in 1879. But it is remembere...
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243,89 |
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Sovereigns of the Sea: The Quest to Build the Perfect Renaissance Battleship
ISBN: 9780470116678 / Angielski / Twarda / 338 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Savor the story of the ultimate warship in Sovereigns of the Sea: The Quest to Build the Perfect Renaissance Battleship, which chronicles the history of Sovereign of the Seas, an immensely powerful floating fortress. You will enjoy this gripping tale of an arms race that created and ruined empires, changed the map of the world, and led Europe out of the Renaissance and into the Modern age. Understand how the Sovereign of the Seas became the model for a whole new generation of warships that would dominate naval warfare until the advent of steam power.
Savor the story of the ultimate warship in Sovereigns of the Sea: The Quest to Build the Perfect Renaissance Battleship, which chronicles the h...
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106,83 |
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The Global Positioning System and Arcgis
ISBN: 9781420087994 / Angielski / Twarda / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. While retaining the in depth description of a GPS and its applications to GIS from the highly-acclaimed, bestselling previous edition, this new version includes a discussion of general procedures. This discussion allows the text to become applicable to a variety of products and remain useful as technology changes. Instead of specifying the details of every procedure within the text, it guides readers on what it is and where to locate it for that product. Aiding the process are chapters complete with an overview and exercises to be completed with GPS equipment or a PC. Updates to this edition...
While retaining the in depth description of a GPS and its applications to GIS from the highly-acclaimed, bestselling previous edition, this new versio...
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1073,11 |
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the maritime engineering reference book: a guide to ship design, construction and operation
ISBN: 9780750689878 / Angielski / Twarda / 902 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Maritime Engineering Reference Book is a one-stop source for engineers involved in marine engineering and naval architecture. In this essential reference, Anthony F. Molland has brought together the work of a number of the world's leading writers in the field to create an inclusive volume for a wide audience of marine engineers, naval architects and those involved in marine operations, insurance and other related fields. Coverage ranges from the basics to more advanced topics in ship design, construction and operation. All the key areas are covered, including ship flotation and...
The Maritime Engineering Reference Book is a one-stop source for engineers involved in marine engineering and naval architecture. In this essential re...
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863,36 |
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The Salty Shore
ISBN: 9780954275013 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Considered to be the saltiest shore in England, the Blackwater provides the background for John Leather's story of Essex seafaring. It is an accurate study of men and craft that have sailed form the small communities beside this broad estuary and river. wildfowlers and often smugglers join the sailing smacks and bages, brigs, bumkins and gunpunts in this workaday watery world. crews when summer cruising and racing, even to crossing the Atlantic in quest of the elusive America's Cup. skills and craft. Their traditions, independent outlook and everyday enjoyments have lingered to the present in...
Considered to be the saltiest shore in England, the Blackwater provides the background for John Leather's story of Essex seafaring. It is an accurate ...
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71,83 |
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