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Anybody who owns a boat knows that the maintenance and upkeep can be very high. A cleat or a rope may break, engine parts wear and bulbs need replacing. Most sailors prefer to spend their spare time out on the water rather than in dry dock fixing their boat. The fourth edition of the Boat Data Book is an essential reference book for any boat owner and will reduce your time fixing problems in dry dock. Choosing the correct piece of equipment results in it lasting longer, which will mean less time fixing problems and more time out on the water. This book has 200 pages of information, charts, diagrams and good advice. You can find out which size cleat you need and which anchor is most effective for your boat size and weight. It lists cable strength against width for all the available materials, as well as information on which launch speed for your boat length and horse power. There are, of course, conversion tables between metric and imperial and from US sizes to European standards. This book contains so much detail that it even advises which size bunks and chart tables to fit inside your cabin. The information you need can be accessed quickly via a comprehensive contents page and as most boat stores will also own this book, you could just quote the page number to them and they will know what you want. -- Stephen Payne
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"The Boat Data Book is a treasure trove of invaluable information for boatowners, designers, builders, surveyers, chandlers and anyone maintaining their own boat."
--Yachting Life (June 2009)
'An impressive read. Recommended.'
--The Nautical Magazine (2009)
'...you'll find all the answers...'
--Watercraft Magazine (2009)
--Yachting Life (June 2009)
'An impressive read. Recommended.'
--The Nautical Magazine (2009)
'...you'll find all the answers...'
--Watercraft Magazine (2009)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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What an amazing collection of fascinating information. Maybe you'll only ever NEED to refer to a fraction of the stuff in here but just to flick through it is a joy of discovery. If you're in the boat design or maintenance businesses you'll already have a copy, but for a leisure sailor like me just dipping in and out to get a detail or just to be reassured is easy and always rewarding. Just the conversion tables at the back justify a purchase but you can also find out the sizes of a wine bottle, the weight of an anchor chain, the colour code for fire extinguishers, recommended rope sizes for running rigging, the height for a chart table, paint coverage, navigation lights, cabling and a thousand and one other nuggets of information.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is an absolute wonderfull book. It should be every boat owner's handbook with a very comprehensive guide into a lot of useful knowledge. an asset for ship surveyors.
4 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Anybody with more than just a passing interest in boats should get this book. It contains a great deal of very useful information - not just the usual breaking strain or density stuff but all sorts of gen. Highly recommended.
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