Boater's Pocket Reference: Your Comprehensive Resource for Boats and Boating

Boater's Pocket Reference: Your Comprehensive Resource for Boats and Boating by Thomas A. McEwen. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780977405206.

Since first printing in 2006, Boaters Pocket Reference has sold over 43,000 copies. Our Nautical Book distributor has indicated that this is their best selling boating book (in terms of books sold) in North America. Boaters Pocket Reference offers handy, how-to-do-it information and reference facts, figures, formulas, graphs, and tables about boating in a resource small enough to fit in your pocket. This pint-size (3" x 5" x 1") guide is a virtual bible of boating. 800 fascinating fact filled pages with information on: Boating terminology, design, construction methods and materials. Regulations: US/Canada, Navigation Rules: Intl/US/Canada. Seamanship: maneuvering, docking anchoring. Piloting and Navigation: charts, position plotting, GPS, chartplotters, radar, sonar. Knots. Weather. Engines. Propellers. Electrical. Communications: VHF, SSB, and Satellite. Trailering. General reference and conversion tables, plus more...