John Vigor, Vigor John

The Practical Mariner's Book of Knowledge: 420 Sea-Tested Rules of Thumb for Almost Every Boating Situation

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Produktbeschreibung

Between these covers is the essence of centuries of seafaring experience, distilled into a concise, alphabetically organized reference for sailors and powerboaters. You'll find rules of thumb for hull thickness, bottom paint coverage, estimating distances, when to hoist and lower flags, predicting weather, which colors are unlucky, rope size and strength, anchoring rights, making a rum punch, and a lot more. This is either the most useful boating book ever designed to entertain or the most entertaining book ever designed to be useful. Open it to any page and browse awhile. You'll see.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McGraw Hill LLC
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: Februar 1994
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 202mm x 118mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 263g
• ISBN-13: 9780070674752
• ISBN-10: 0070674752
• Artikelnr.: 21338417

Autorenporträt

John Vigor (Bellingham, WA), a journalist for 35 years and former managing editor of Sea Magazine, has sailed more than 15,000 ocean miles. He is the author of The Practical Mariners Book of Knowledge (IM, 1994).

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Acknowledgments IntroductionA Abandoning Ship
Aground
Air Pressure, on Sails and Rigging
Albatross, Superstition Concerning
Alternators
Anchors and Anchoring
Angles, Horizontal, Estimating
Atoll Passes, Current Movement in B Balanced Helm, Factors Affecting Monohull Sailboats
Ballast and Bad Luck
Ballast Ratios, Safe, for Monohulls
Barometers
Battens, Sail, Eliminating
Batteries
Beam, Proportion to Length
Bearing, Collision
Bearing, Definition of
Berths, Dimensions of
Bilge Pumps, Minimum Requirements
Binoculars
Black Box Theory, Vigor's
Blistering of Fiberglass Hulls
Blocks, Size of
Boarding Ladder, Side for
Boat, Choosing the Right One for You
Boat, Definition of
Boom, Metal, Recommended Minimum Sizes
Bosun's Chair, Safe Use of
Bottom Painting, Golden Rule
Breakers, Spilling and Plunging
Brightwork
Bulwarks, Depth of
Buoyage
Buoys, Effect of Color
Buoyancy, Center of
Buys-Ballot Law C Capsize
Carbon Monoxide, Dangers of
Carrying Capacity, Boats Under 20 Feet Overall
Castaways, Survival Rate of
Center of Effort, Position of
Center of Lateral Resistance, Position of
Chain, Strength of
Chain Locker, Estimating Size of
Chart Table, Size of
Charts
Chartwork, Best Pencil for
Circles of Position
Circling, Accidental
Circumnavigation, Definition of
Cockpit, Self-Draining
Color and Distance, Assistance in Judging
Color Blindness, Frequency Among Crew
Colors, Unlucky
Companionway Ladder, Proportions of
Compass
Coral Reefs, Navigating by Eye
Course Correction for Variation and Deviation
Crew Overboard Routine
Cruisers, Success Rate Among
Cruising, Cost of
Currents
Currents and Tidal Streams, Face-Saving Facts D Dangers, Keeping Clear of
Decks, Teak
Delivery Trips, Documentation for
Depth Sounders, Choices
Design, of New Yachts
Diesels
Dinghies
Direction, Measurement of
Displacement, Definition of
Displacement-to-Length Ration
Distance Off, Estimating by Eye
Distress Signals, Reliability of
Dock Lines, Length of
Dock Lines, Size of Splices
Dockage, Cost of E Ear Infections, from Sea Water
Echo Pilotage
Electrical Bonding
Electrical Grounding
Electrical Wiring
Engines
Exhaust Line, Pitch of F Fathom, Derivation of
Fear, Experience of
Fear, Widespread, Occurrence of
Fiberglass Construction
Fiddles, Height of
Figureheads, Derivation of
Fire
First Aid
Fishing, Definition of
Flags
Flotation, Requirements for Ballasted Hulls
Flotsam and Jetsam, Definitions of
Fog
Foresail Sheets, Fouling of
Foresails, Headsails, and Jibs
Freeboard in Sailboats, Classic Proportions of
Friday, Sailing on
Fuel
Fuel Tanks, Shape of G Gaff Mainsail, Proportions of
Gales, Frequency of
Galley, Placement of
Galley Stove, How to Gimbal
Global Positioning System (GPS), Limitations of
Green Flash, at Sunset
Griping, Causes of H Hallucinations, Occurrence of
Halyards, Types of
Hatches, Dimensions of
Headroom, Definitions of
Height of Eye, for Sextant Navigation
Hobbyhorsing, Causes of
Hooks, Shackles, and Rings, Strength of
Horsepower
Horses, Live, Provisions for
Hull Color, Best of Resale
Hull, Cost of
Hull, Steel, Resale Value of
Hurricanes
Hypothermia, Diagnosis and Treatment of J Jib Numbering and Naming System
Jib Sheet, Strain on K Keels and Keel Boats
Knots L Lateral Plane, as a Percentage of Sail Area
Latitude, Approximate
Lead, Sounding
Leaks, Emergency Actions to Take
Lee Helm, Effect of
Leeway, in Sailboats
Lifelines, Height of
Liferaft, Chances of Survival in
Light, Jumping
Lightning Protection, Principles of
Lights
Lines, Suggested Color Coding of
Lines of Position, Permissible Angles
Log, Patent, Overhauling of
Log, Ship's Official M Mainsail Slides, How to Attach
Making Fast, Correct Terms
Maneuvering
Masts
Mechanical Similitude, Law of
Miles
Motions of a Sailboat at Sea
Motorsailer, Definition of
Multihulls, Speed of
Multihulls, Stability of N Name, Attracting Bad Luck with
Name, Changing of
Navigation
Navigation Lights, Specifications for O Oars
Ocean
Ocean Voyaging, Size of Boat for
Oceangoing Sailboat, Basic Requirements for
Oil, Color of
Osmosis
Outboard Motors
Overhangs, Dangers of
Overloading, the Safety Limit P Paint
Passages and Gangways, Dimensions of
Performance, Human, Variation with Time of Day
Planing
Planking, Sizes of, for Wooden Boats
Plankton, As Survival Food
Plywood Decks, Spacing of Beams for
Porthole, Definition of
Position Determination, Frequency of
Pounds per Inch Immersion
Powerboats, Atkin's Suggestions for
Preventers, Manifold Uses of
Price, to Convert for Cruising
Price Apportionment, Yard-Built Yacht
Price per Pound, New Cruising Sailboat
Privacy, the Need for
Propellers
Pull, Maximum, by One Person
Purchase, Calculation of, in Block and Tackle R Radar
Radar Reflector, Efficiency of
Radio
Radio Direction Finder, Emergency
Range Markers, Which One to Follow
Red Right Returning
Reefing, When to Reef
Rigging
Right of Way
Rising and Dipping of Lights
Roller Furling, Reliability of
Rope
Rudders
Rule of Thumb, the Original
Rules of the Road
Rum Punch, Caribbean, Recipe for
Running Aground, First Action to Take
Running an Inlet S Sail Area
Sail Cloth, Weight of
Sailmaker's Palm, Care of
Salt, Spilled
Salvage Claims
Schooner Masts, Names of
Screws, Dimensions for Use in Wood
Sculling Notch, Dinghy
Scurvy, Incidence of
Seacocks
Seakindliness, Definition of
Seamanship, the Highest Order of
Seamanship, Where It Starts
Seasickness
Seawater
Seaworthiness, Definition of
She, As a Nautical Pronoun
Sheets, Headsail and Mainsail, Diameter of
Ships, Large, Stopping Distance of
Singlehanded Boats
Singlehanded Voyagers, Motivation of
Size, According to Age
Size, Down Below
Skid Fin, Size and Placing of
Sound Signals, When to Make Them
Sound, Speed of, in Water and Air
Soundings, Definition of
Speed
Spreaders, Angle of
Stability
Stainless Steel, Corrosion of
Staysail Stay, Movable
Stern Glands, Rate of Drip
Sun, Distance Away
Swigging T Tacking, Downwind, Advantages of
Tacking, to Windward, Increased Distance
Teak, Whether to Varnish
Tender, Ideal for Yacht
Through-Hull Fittings, Precautions
Thumb, Original Rule of
Thunder, Distance off
Thunderstorms, Most Likely Times of
Tidal Streams
Tides
Tiller, Ideal Handgrip
Time, Estimating
Time Signals for Navigation
Tonnage, Different Determinations of
Trade Goods, Suggestions for
Traffic Separation Schemes, Navigation of
Trysail, Area of
Twin-Screw Installations U Upkeep, Estimating Costs
Useless Articles on a Boat, the Three or Four Most V Varnish
Ventilation
Voices, Illusion of Hearing
Voyage, Definition of W Watches, the Seven Parts of the Day
Water, Danger of Receding
Water, Drinking
Waterplane Area
Waterspouts, Recognition of
Waves
Weather, Forecasting
Weather Helm, Benefits of
Weatherliness, Improvements in
Weight, Crew and Stores, Estimates of
Weight-Carrying Capacity
Wheel Steering, Turns from Lock to Lock
Whistling and Bad Weather
Winch, Size of
Wind
Windlass, Definition of
Winterizing, the Main Points
Wire Terminal Connectors
Wood, as a Boatbuilding Material
Wooden Spars, Filling Cracks in
Writers, Yachting, Rules for Y Yacht, Definition of Z Zinc, Sacrificial Appendix: Useful Tables and Formulas Bibliography