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How to Navigate Today
ISBN: 9780870333538 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The sixth edition follows faithfully in the tradition of its honored predecessors which, over a period of more than forty years, have provided exactly what is needed for beginning navigators to learn the subject on their own. It explains what is being done and why, without getting into mathematics beyond adding and subtracting, and occasional multiplying and dividing. The method taught is H.O. 249 because it is simple, inexpensive, and accurate enough for use even by experts.
The sixth edition follows faithfully in the tradition of its honored predecessors which, over a period of more than forty years, have provided exactly...
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Ship Model Building
ISBN: 9780870333699 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is an enlarged edition of a work that has been accepted as the most complete exposition of model shipbuilding. The book is unusual in its attention to minute and authentic detail, supplying more than a thousand diagrams. Included are details and features of a typical whaling vessel of the Moby Dick era, river and harbor ferryboats of the double-ender type and, in removable inserts, complete working plans for a clipper ship, a Gloucester fisherman, a harbor tugboat, a dragger, and the "ironclads" Monitor and Merrimac.
This is an enlarged edition of a work that has been accepted as the most complete exposition of model shipbuilding. The book is unusual in its attenti...
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61,31 |
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Learn to Navigate: By the Tutorial System Developed at Harvard
ISBN: 9780870334269 / Angielski / Miękka / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is written for the mariner who wants to learn the concepts of piloting and navigation, and do more than merely follow a closely prescribed set of rules. While the authors have supplied guidance in the practical matters, such as reading the Almanac and carrying out sight reductions (there are reduction forms in the appendices), they have also provided an understanding of the principles so the sailor can invent new methods when required. Readers are expected to be active participants, and there are many exercises designed to help them along the way. What makes this book different from...
This book is written for the mariner who wants to learn the concepts of piloting and navigation, and do more than merely follow a closely prescribed s...
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117,56 |
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Marine Diesel Engines
ISBN: 9780870335907 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Learn the essentials of marine diesel propulsion engines ranging from 1,000 to 80,000 horsepower. This excellent handbook for marine engineers emphasizes fundamentals and includes 130 detailed illustrations and formulas. The book allows students to examine the support systems needed for the selected engine, fuels and lubricants to ensure the engine runs efficiently, and individual parts of the engine. Study questions are provided at the end of each chapter to aid students in passing the United States Coast Guard third assistant engineers license exam diesel unlimited horesepower.
Learn the essentials of marine diesel propulsion engines ranging from 1,000 to 80,000 horsepower. This excellent handbook for marine engineers emphasi...
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163,58 |
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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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76,65 |
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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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94,84 |
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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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362,81 |
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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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140,44 |
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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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133,75 |
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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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176,94 |
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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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66,42 |
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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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25,12 |
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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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170,07 |
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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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94,84 |
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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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68,23 |
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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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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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53,43 |
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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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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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91,22 |
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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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