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

by John Vigor

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0070674752
• ISBN13: 9780070674752
• Release Date: February 1994
• Publisher: International Marine Publishing
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.7" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Great book to keep by the head!

This is a great book for new sailors and old.... Keep it by the head and you will enrich you sailing and "sitting" experience (or "s_itting " experience, ha, ha)...Full of great items from the highly technical to the ethereal--all concerning our common lust for the sea! Great gift for the sailor who has nothing or everything! It has a wealth of usefull information.

Bluewater sailor

Great book. Interesting and very funy. When you sail for a while you notice that things like the "black Box" described in the book are true. Very good advises...good companion if you planning bluewater sailing.

For the Novice Boater

This reference guide is perfect for the novice boater just learning the ropes. It's organized alphabetically to make finding topics easy.

Must have for boaters.

This is a great little reference guide for all boaters. You can get an answer to almost any boating question.

best advice i've had in along time

having already read this book , I found it was filled with wisdom from the introduction to the very end , being on the water a lot for a living myself this book pointed out some of the more obvious rules of thumb that apply too mariners. And some very good ones i'd never heard of , but as it states in the book " good advice is so very hard to come by when it comes to rules of the ocean , and the black box theory is some thing i will do my utmost to adhere to as it is all very true done with the witty sence of humor that would appeal to more than most fisherman allthe way to seasoned sailors its a very handy book , A must for all serious Boaties !