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• Dictionary of Nautical Words and Terms- This book contains words and terms that have been used by seaman in connection with their work: navigation; seamanship, rigging, meteorology, astronomy, ship economics, and other nautical materials. Contains over 8000 definitions. Hardcover. (Added: 2000-02-29 Rating: 0.00) Rate It

• Marine Log Passenger Vessel Handbook & Guide- This valuable reference tool is designed with the passenger vessel industry professional in mind, with informative articles detailing new regulations, market trends and statistics, as well as tab indexed directory listings for:
  • operators
  • designers
  • builders
  • suppliers
  From ferries to excursion boats to cruise ships, this is your all-in-one source. (Added: 2000-08-14 Rating: 0.00) Rate It

• Marine Salvage- A guide for boaters and divers. A great "how to" for salvaging marine vessels of all kinds. Sunken ships, stranded vessels, conducting rescue tows and recovering submerged objects. Hardcover. (Added: 2000-02-29 Rating: 0.00) Rate It

• Outboard Boaters Handbook- This comprehensive manual shows you how to go places and do things you never thought possible in a small outboard motorboat. Softcover. (Added: 2000-02-29 Rating: 0.00) Rate It

• Painting and Decorating Encyclopedia - Hardcover- Painting and Decorating is a time-honored and highly developed art. The Painting and Decorating Encyclopedia is a beginning and a guide. This encyclopedia is a storehouse of practical knowledge on painting and decorating. It will serve as a valuable guide and reference work for decorators, painters, architects, builders, engineers, and building managers as well as for many others interested in painting. (Added: 2006-12-28 Rating: 0.00) Rate It

• Practical Mariners Book of Knowledge- 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, rope size and strength, bottom paint coverage, estimating distances, making a rum punch, and many more tips. This is either the most useful boating book ever designed to entertain or the most entertaining book ever designed to be useful. Contains 420 sea-tested rules of thumb for almost every boating situation. Softcover. (Added: 2000-02-29 Rating: 0.00) Rate It

• Practical Navagation by Calculator- A comprehensive guide, from the basics up to writing your own programs, to selecting and using scientific and programmable calculators to solve navigation problems efficiently - in coastal navigation, racing, long-distance passage making and ocean sailing, and celestial navigation. As the book is also designed as a chart table handbook, graphical and plotting techniques have not been neglected. Softcover. (Added: 2000-02-29 Rating: 0.00) Rate It

• Survival Guide For The Mariner- This book was written to help the seafarer survive safely at sea. Survival at sea depends on three things: knowledge, equipment, and morale. Responsibility for survival lies with each individual and the best possible safety devices are worthless if you don't know how and when to use them. Survival Guide for the Mariner is primarily a guide and refers to SOLAS regulations. Hardcover. (Added: 2000-02-29 Rating: 0.00) Rate It

• The Art Of Rigging- Divided into five parts, this book contains: an alphabetical explanation of terms; directions for performance of operations; the progressive method of rigging ships, and description of revving and running rigs. Softcover. (Added: 2000-02-29 Rating: 0.00) Rate It

• The Law of Marine Collision- This book covers basic principles of collision law, cause of action, International and Inland rules, collisions involving tugs and tow, water pollution collision and much more. (Added: 2000-02-29 Rating: 0.00) Rate It

• The Law of Tug, Tow, and Pilotage- This easy to read text, first published in 1971, meets the need of towing company executives, insurance professionals and practicing attorneys. Author Cattel has created a new work, including the old and the new, describing the current law while recording the displaced law, intelligently, balancing candor and content. Contains: Indices (cross-referenced); Appendix (numerous examples of legal contracts and forms); Case Citations (hundreds, updated through 1992 AMC) and Extensive citation to and discussion of United Kingdom and Commonwealth cases and statutes. Hardcover. (Added: 2000-02-29 Rating: 3.33) Rate It