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Tuition:
In New Zealand the main source of tuition is through the Coastguard courses. Full details are to be found on the pages in our Students section. Books recommended for these courses and which are designed as powerboat handbooks are:
For Dayskipper:
- The New Zealand Day Skipper Certificate Course Students Manual which is a course handbook
- The Day Skipper Course CD RoM which is a stand alone learning programme and self-examination for the Day Skipper Certificate.
- The Rules of the Road at Sea gives the Rules in detail both in the original text and illustrated and explained, plus buoys and beacons, common chart symbols and more
- Safety in Small Craft the official Royal New Zealand Coastguard handbook for small craft operation and the Boatmaster course textbook.
POWERBOATING - THE RIB AND SPORTSBOAT HANDBOOK.3rd EditionBy Peter White. Pbk, 170mm x 210mm, 191 pages, full colour photographs and drawings.
Powerboats are fast, fun and exhilirating. The sensation of speed as you skim across the water, the sun, the spray and the sea air combined make it an unforgettable experience, but the powerboat must be handed with care and treated with respect.
This is the ideal guide whether you are a beginner needing an introduction or an expert seeking a refresher. Bursting with over 200 photgraphs and illustrations, this is your perfect companion for having fun and staying safe on the water.
Powerboating includes the key facts and more:
Armed with this book,your boat and trailer get out there and start exploring.
NZ$48.00 + Delivery
MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE YOUR POWERBOAT.By Paul Esterle. Pbk, 187mm x 232mm, 294 pages, monochrome photographs and drawings.
From changing the oil and restoring oxidised gelcoat to making major structural repairs, this book has all the information you need to maintain and improve a small to midsize powerboat up to 35 or 40 feet long. Paul Esterle has done every project - many of them on several different boats - and his clear, well-illustrated instructions leave little to chance and assume no prior knowledge.
The 130 projects include:
Most of these projects can be completed in a weekend or less. And you'll love the results.
NZ$48.00 + Delivery
TRAILER BOATS.By Alex Zidock Jr. Pbk, 140mm x 217mm, 192 pages, monochrome photographs.
After years of boating, Alex Zidock has put his vast experience into this extremely informative guide to Trailer Boats.
Alex takes the reader, in an easy to understand style, from the front bumper of the tow vehicle to the prop nut of the engine, explaining every item in between.
You will find all you must know about safety, care, maintenance and operation of a trailer boat, it's tow vehicle and the trailer.
Trailer Boats includes chapters explaining how to choose the right boat, motor and trailer. Other chapters explain towing, launching, retrieving, seamanship, safety, and the routine maintenance every boat requires and deserves.
From the smallest johnboat to the largest weekender, this is truly a book no trailer boater should be without.
NZ$60.00 + Delivery
YOUR FIRST POWERBOAT.By Bob Armstrong. Pbk, 182mm x 232mm, 224 pages, monochrome photographs and drawings.
Next to your house, your boat may well be the biggest investment you ever make. Buying and owning a boat involves one baffling decision after another. Yet informed, impartial guidance is almost impossible to find - until now that is. This essential manual provides a method to the madness of boat buying and ownership, plotting a straight course through an ocean of confusion while it answers such questions as:
NZ$35.00 + Delivery
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO TRAILERING YOUR BOAT.By Bruce W. Smith. Pbk, 185mm x 233mm, 167 pages, monochrome photographs and drawings.
Trailering your boat does not have to be an exercise in stress and frustration. Let trailer-boating expert Bruce Smith show you how to hitch, drive, and back your trailer easily and safely and how to launch and retrieve any boat - power or sail - with ease and confidence. No more white-knuckled driving; no more launch-ramp trial and error; no more nagging doubts about whether your vehicle and hitch are up to the job - just good advice to get you towing like a pro. The Complete Guide to trailering your Boat will help you master all aspects of this important skill, including:
This is the book to learn to tow your boat with confidence.
NZ$32.00 + Delivery
THE POWER BOATER'S GUIDEby Basil Mosenthal & Richard Mortimer. Pbk, spiralbound, 250mm x 180mm, 35 pages, full-colour photographs and drawings. Driving a power boat can be exhilarating and fun. Here, at last, in a handy quick-access format, is a straightforward guide packed with helpful advice, tips and illustrations to help you handle your boat safely and competently on the water. This book aims to equip you with all the skills you need in a convenient splashproof fold-back form: ideal for quick on-board use.
NZ$40.00 + Delivery
SORENSON'S GUIDE TO POWERBOATS, How to Evaluate Design, Construction and Performance.By Eric W. Sorensen. Pbk, 185mm x 230mm, 485 pages, monochrome photographs and tables.
This is the only guide that both explains powerboat design and delivers in-depth coverage of the market. Learn how every aspect of boat design, construction, and equipment influences performance, comfort, seaworthiness, durability, and - most important - owner satisfaction. Find out how boaters rank the importance of specific features and options after eyars of ownership. And read expert reviews of dozens of boats across all categories, with highlight coverage of nearly 300 additional new and used boats.
NZ$52.00 + delivery.
ALL ABOUT POWERBOATSby Roger Marshall. Pbk, 185mm x 230mm 150 pages, monochrome photographs and drawings. If you are wanting to know about Powerboats, hulldisplacement, why some boats have fared topsides and others not, how do you judge a boat's seaworthiness just by looking at it. This type of question is answered in All About Powerboats. If you want to know what makes a boat fast, slow, stable, unstable, seaworthy, comfortable, or ideal for the things you want it to do, here's a perfect place to start. Roger Marshall is the technical editor for Soundings. He has designed for the renowned firm of Sparkman & Stephens.
NZ$50.00 + Delivery
GETTING STARTED IN POWERBOATING, Third Editionby Bob Armstrong. Pbk, 185mm x 230mm 280 pages, monochrome photographs, tables and graphs. This book tells you everything you need to know about:
- Choosing a boat,
- getting underway,
- manoeuvering in tight quarters,
- handling waves and rough weather,
- compensating for wind and current,
- running inlets,
- achoring, docking and handling lines aboard.
- Single-engine and twin-engine,
- inboard and outboard,
- sterndrive,
- planing, displacement and semi-displacement,
- trailerable and no-trailerable.
NZ$38.00 + Delivery
POWERBOATING COMPANION.By Peter White. Pbk, spiralbind, 80mm x 220mm, 23 pages, color photographs and illustrations.
NZ$23.00 + Delivery
START TO FINISH: MOTORBOATING.By Barry Pickthall. Paperback, 155mm x 203mm, 192 pages, color photographs and illustrations. New to motorboating? Do you need to learn the basics? Or are you experienced, but wish to broaden your skills and develop your techniques? In either cases, this is the perfect book for you.
This step-by-step companion is packed with information and easy-to-follow illustrations. MotorBoating is a complete reference for every level of tender, RIB, fishing boat, motor cruiser or sports boat driver. It is ideal whether you are a beginner and need a straightforward, easy-to-understand guide, or are taking your sport to the next level and looking for the professional tips and tricks that will help you improve your speed, skill, safety and enjoyment.
Motorboating covers the following and much more:
This is the way to learn, develop and refresh your boating skills.
NZ$43.00 + Delivery
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