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POWERBOAT. DESIGN AND PERFORMANCEBy Dag Pike. Hardback, 0.74g, 180mm x 255mm, 223 Pages. Published 2019
Set to become the bible for powerboat owners and operators for years to come, this long overdue analysis and review of modern powerboat design and operation explores how powerboats have developed, why, and how design impacts on control and performance.
Every aspect of the powerboat's design is considered individually and as part of the whole. Different hull designs, including multihull and foiling craft, are assessed for their benefits and drawbacks. Engine types (whether petrol, diesel, electric or hybrid) and their influence on performance are examined and the nature and impact of different propulsion systems and driving controls is also discussed.
All factors that influence operation are featured, from how to optimise performance in varied sea conditions, matching speed to sea state, as well as tackling various common and uncommon scenarios (from driving into an inlet to coping with tidal races and harbour manoeuvring) as well as issues relating to crew safety.
Dag Pike is the world-renowned guru on powerboats. This book has attracted contributions from many of the top international powerboat designers, providing a wealth of expert knowledge and specialist insights about modern powerboats.
NZ$65.00 + Delivery
POWERBOATING COMPANIONBy Peter White. Spiral Bound, 0.05g, 80mm x 200mm, 24 Pages. 2nd Edition 2019
A compact, handy summary of the key things you need to know when powerboating in RIBs and sportsboats.
Covers all the powerboating essentials: getting ready, rules of the road, launching, recovery, manoeuvring, man overboard, first aid, troubleshooting and much more in a highly illustrated way.
Thoroughly updated, this second edition contains all the latest information in an easy-to-understand format.
NZ$22.00 + Delivery
VOYAGING UNDER POWER Fourth edition.By Robert P. Beebe, revised by Denis D. Umstot. Hardback, 0.935kg, 193mm x 238mm, 432 pages, black & white photographs and drawings, published 2013.
First published in 1975, Robert Beebe's Voyaging under Power revolutionized long-distance cruising, encouraging powerboaters to enjoy what was once exclusive to sailboats and their crews: crossing oceans to exotic, interesting, and beautiful places in comfort with a minimum of problems and expense. Now power-cruising couple Denis and Mary Umstot, whose interest in power voyaging was ignited by Beebe's work, have updated Voyaging under Power for the twenty-first century. The much anticipated fourth edition, includes Beebe's original wisdom and philosophy of passsagemaking, as wel as his groundbreaking thought on vessel stability and fuel monitoring. Fourteen new chapters provide insights into a range of additional topics vital for ocean passages and passagemakers including:
NZ$78.00 + Delivery
BUYING A MOTORBOAT - NEW OR SECONDHAND.By Barry Pickthall. Paperback, 0.36kg, 157mm x 234mm, 142 pages, full colour illustrations, published 2012.
It's all too easy to fall in love with the first boat you see, then rue the purchase at your leisure. This comprehensive guide will take you through all the options for buying a boat, provide cost-saving advice and help you select a boat that will provide many years of enjoyment.
With handy checklists and real-life examples, the buying process is broken down into logical steps, covering:
NZ$40.00 + Delivery
MANOEUVRING AT CLOSE QUARTERS UNDER POWER.By Bill Johnson. Paperback, 0.35kg, 211mm x 154mm, 128 pages, full colour illustrations.
A unique hands-on guide to manoeuvring - ideal for cockpit use or on-board reference.
Manoeuvring a yacht under engine at close quarters in a marina near other expensive boats can be a daunting prospect for the inexperienced helmsman. Add fast flowing tides and unpredictable winds that might blow from the bow, beam or stern, and the exercise becomes even more of a lottery - even for the experienced boat handler.
Ideal for cockpit use or as an aide-memoire, this visual guide, with its clear illustrations and step-by-step instructions, will enable the helmsman to cope in every possible combination of wind and tide. With one manoeuvre per page, this is the ideal teaching guide, and the perfect on-board reference
NZ$37.00 + Delivery
RYA POWERBOAT SCHEME SYLLABUS & LOGBOOK By RYA. paperback, 0.11kg, 148mm x 210mm, 44 pages.
This is the new edition of the RYA Powerboat Scheme syllabus & Logbook. This will enable you to to keep a record of your personal powerboating achievements and help you to plan your route from beginner all the way through to our Advanced levels. It details the structure and content of all courses within the RYA Powerboat Scheme and provides information on related shorebased courses.
NZ$22.50 + Delivery
RYA ADVANCED POWERBOAT HANDBOOK.
By Paul Glatzel. Paperback, 0.45kg, 170mm x 245mm, 143 pages, full colour illustrations.
An exciting new addition to the RYA Powerboat series. This book is aimed at those already working commercially, those looking to become commercial skippers, or those leisure users wanting to gain advanced knowledge.
Featuring chapters on the role of the Skipper, handling at speed, and transfers between moving craft, as well as higher-level tips on the essentials of powerboating on and off the water.
The author Paul Glatzel is an RYA Powerboat Instructor and Trainer. He runs his own Powerboat Training school and writes for several powerboating magazines.
NZ$65.00 + Delivery
RYA POWERBOAT HANDBOOK.By Paul Glatzel. Paperback, 0.4kg, 170mm x 245mm, 158 pages, full colour illustrations. 2016. 3rd Edition
Essential for everybody new to powerboating, this title includes types of boat; safety and planning, incorporating boat equipment and skippers responsibilities; launch recovery; boat handling; towing on the water, and collision regulations.
With a relaxed, easy to follow text, lots of colour photographs and diagrams, the book will have great appeal to a wide range of readers.
The author Paul Glatzel is an RYA Powerboat Instructor and Trainer. He runs his own Powerboat Training school and writes for several powerboating magazines.
NZ$45.00 + Delivery
RYA POWER SCHEMES INSTRUCTORS HANDBOOK.By RYA. Paperback, 0.47kg, 170mm x 245mm, 150 pages, full colour illustrations. Updated 2015.
The RYA Power Schemes Instructor handbook comprehensively covers the entire process of training as an RYA Powerboat instructor. It includes information on the whole RYA Powerboat Scheme, the instructing qualifications available through the RYA, and the methods required to teach each of the courses, including inland waterways and personal watercraft. This edition includes full-colour illustrations and photographs, and a logbook to record instructing activity and qualifications.
NZ$45.00 + Delivery
RYA START POWERBOATING.By Jon Mendez. Paperback, 0.14kg, 170mm x 210mm, 48 pages, full colour illustrations.
This is the official course book for Levels 1 and 2 of the RYA National Powerboat Scheme. (Formally Powerboat Practical Course Notes)
It goes through everything you need to know as a novice powerboater, from basics such as the boat and the equipment you need, through to heavy weather techniques and night navigation.
Jon Mendez developed an interest in boats at a young age with friends and family on the River Thames and has been teaching professionally for the last ten years. Jon is a RYA Yachtmaster Instructor Examiner and a Powerboat Trainer, and was the RYA Chief Powerboat Instructor. His work has taken him across the world from Scotland to New Zealand skippering yachts of up to 40m. He now runs his own marine business doing what he enjoys most working with boats, people and having fun on the water.
NZ$25.00 + Delivery
POWERBOATING - THE RIB AND SPORTSBOAT HANDBOOK.3rd Edition 2009By Peter White. Pbk, 170mm x 210mm, 191 pages, full colour photographs and drawings.Reprinted 2018
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 for anyone thinking about going afloat in any powered craft up to 30 ft long, whether you're a beginner needing an introduction or an expert seeking a refresher.
With over 300 photographs 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$45.00 + 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$38.00 + Delivery
STRESS-FREE MOTORBOATING.By Duncan Wells, Paperback, 0.46kgs, 190mm x 246mm, 160 pages, full colour photographs. Published 2017.
Stress-Free Motorboating is the answer to all single and short-handed crews’ prayers. Extensively illustrated with step-by-step photographs and diagrams, this highly practical handbook tackles the most common motorboating scenarios anyone will ever have to manage, whether cruising along a river or around the coast.
The author covers groundbreaking and dependable procedures for getting off (and then back on to) a berth, anchoring, picking up mooring buoys, boat-handling in tides and fast-flowing rivers, managing locks and even picking up a man overboard. QR codes link to helpful instructional action videos to clarify the procedures, and individual advice is given about fuel monitoring, engine care and maintenance – in fact all the essential issues that affect motorboats.
Whether you are aboard a sports runabout or a 60ft displacement cruiser, crossing the Channel or pottering along a river or coast Stress-Free Motorboating will make life aboard that much easier – and with less stress comes more enjoyment for everyone.
NZ$37.00 + Delivery
THE COMPLETE RIB MANUAL.By Dag Pike, Hardback, 0.88kgs, 180mm x 250mm, 270 pages, full colour photographs. Published 2013.
First built in the 1960s for rescue work, the Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) has since revolutionised the leisure, commercial and military sectors of the marine market. The Complete Rib Manual is the ultimate practical reference on all aspects of a RIB's design, handling and maintenance for all owners and users - commercial, military and leisure.
With all of the information you need to get the best out of a RIB, this book covers:
This is the definitive reference, packed with illustrations, photographs, and all the information necessary to handle and maintain a RIB of any size.
NZ$75.00 + Delivery
POWERBOAT HANDLING ILLUSTRATED.By Bob Sweet. Paperback, 216mm x 276mm, 173 pages, full colour drawings, diagrams and some photo's.
Master boating educator Bob Sweet takes the mystery out of boat handling and show you how to perform every manoeuvre smoothly and effectively. Understand the unique characteristics of planing and displacement hulls, single and dual engines, and outboard, inboard, jet, and stern drives, and make your boat do what you want it to do.
You'll learn how to:
NZ$55.00 + Delivery.
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