Stress-Free Motorboating by Duncan Wells

Stress-Free Motorboating by Duncan Wells

Stress-free Motorboating is the answer to all single- or short-handed crews’ prayers. Highly illustrated with step-by-step photographs, 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, fast-flowing rivers, managing locks and even picking up a man overboard. QR codes link to helpful instructional action videos to clarify the procedurees, and invaluable advice is given about fuel monitoring, engine care and maintenance - in fact all the essential issues that affect motorboats.

Whether you're aboard a 60-foot 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.

Covers groundbreaking and dependable procedures for getting off (and then back on to) a berth, anchoring, picking up mooring buoys, boat-handling in tides, managing locks and picking up a man overboard* All at Sea *

Duncan Wells is an RYA instructor and sailing school principal. He has written for many leading boating magazines in the UK and US. He is the author of the bestselling Stress-free Sailing, which has helped countless sailors learn helpful boat handling and berthing techniques (also published by Adlard Coles Nautical).

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ISBN 13	9781472927828
ISBN 10	1472927826
Title	Stress-Free Motorboating
Author	Duncan Wells
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2017-03-23
Number of pages	160
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.