eBay Item number: 4571892171
This auction consists of a bundle of 13 nautical books featuring sailing
instruction, boat maintenance, nautical history and fi****ng. Descriptions
as
follows:
The Complete Book of Maritime Design. Awesome compendium of historic
detailed drawings and diagrams of various ****ps and ****ps systems, knots,
rigging, navigation implements, light house diagrams, charts, old steam
engines, guns & carriages, famous sea farer ****traits. Beautiful color
plate
section. If you are reading the Patrick O'brien series, you need this
book.
Condition- excellent.
Sail Power by Wallace Ross. Thick, comprehensive guide to sails, sail
theory, sail handling. Condition- good.
Refrigeration for Pleasure Boats by Nigel Calder. Standard Calder techie
thoroughness. Condition- excellent.
Men, ****ps and the Sea by the National Geographic Society. A general
overview of maritime history with lots of pictures and diagrams of pivotal
designs and historically significant craft. Condition- very good.
The Sailor's Sketchbook by Bruce Bingham. Excellent detailed homespun
drawings of various tips, tricks, do dads and fixes for the cruising
sailboat. Condition- excellent.
Deck Seaman****p by Colin Jarman. Hands on tips for working the deck of a
cruising or competition sailboat. Condition- fair, some mould stains on
bottom of pages.
A Manual of Singlehanded Sailing by Tony Meisel. Covers the basics of
rigging, deck and cabin preparation. Condition- excelent.
Eric Sloan's Weather Book. An oldie but goodie. Great drawings and
diagrams
for easy learning curve. Condition- very good.
Boatbuilding with Aluminum by Stephen F. Pollard. Everything you need to
know to build an aluminum boat from lofting to welding to fini****ng.
Condition- excellent.
Multihulls magazine- The 25th anniversary issue with interviews and
articles
on all the catamaran design pioneers including a big section on James
Wharram. Tons of pictures. Condition- good, slight dampness wrinkling and
page tears.
Tristar Trimaran Construction by Eric Horstman. The Horstman home build
manual. Condition- good, some loose pages.
The New Fisherman's Encyclopedia. From the 60's but thick and
comprehensive.
Everything you need to know about fresh and salt water fi****ng,
everything.
Condition- very good.
The Saltwater Fisherman's Bible by Erwin Bauer. Tackle, baits , knots,
fish
habits and habitats, lots of photos. Condition- very good.
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