Books

How to Paint Your Boat, 2nd edition

Concise, non-technical advice on how to do the job right using contemporary materials and techniques. Covers all paint, varnish situations and application challenges. A fault-finding section deals with when things go wrong. Line drawings and photos.

Understanding Boat Wiring

Well illustrated, confidence-inspiring guide to wiring and wiring standards, electricity basics, circuit protection, planning and installation, switches, grounding and much more. Makes boat wiring much more logical and far less intimidating.

Understanding Boat Batteries & Battery Charging

An easy-to-understand guide to the foundation of a marine electrical system: batteries and the systems that charge them. Topics include types, selection, safety, installation, maintenance, charging, alternators, regulators and more. Photos.

Cape Horn: The Logical Route: 14,216 Miles Without a Port of Call

This is the story of Bernard and Françoise Moitessier's honeymoon voyage aboard Joshua, sailing from Europe to the islands of the Pacific and back by way of Cape Horn, the "logical route," because it was the fastest. Setting out from Tahiti, they make...

Sailing Around the World

The author, a French racing sailor, buys a replica of the Spray and sets off in 1995 for three years with wife and young son to retrace Slocum's circumnavigation. A fresh take on the seagoing travelogue and a story of a happy family at sea.

Red Sea Peril

Records in dramatic detail the ordeal of Peter and Shirley Billing who were taken from their yacht at gunpoint in the Red Sea and only released after a month of the most extraordinary efforts by friends, family and their government.

Aluminum Boatbuilding, 3rd edition

Authoritative book highlighting the advantages of building in aluminum, as well as discussing limitations. Material on machinery, tools and techniques, setup, corrosion, more. Well illustrated. Sections on bonding and adhesives, welding, plasma and...

Celestial Navigation in a Nutshell

A easy-to-use guide that takes the reader through the basic methods involved in position finding using sun, moon and star sights. Uses several examples and situations to make this an effective self-teaching text.

Using Radar

Explains how to make best use of small craft radar including discussions of navigation and collision avoidance. A thoroughly practical guide for every small boat navigator.

South From Alaska: Sailing to Australia with a baby for crew

"As a sailor who raised his daughter aboard, I was touched by this book. Litzow writes from the heart." - Fatty Goodlander When marine biologists Mike Litzow and Alisa Abookire decide to follow their dream and sail from Alaska to Australia,...

Big Book of Boat Canvas

36 projects for power and sailboats. Hatch covers, dodgers, dinghy covers, much more. Excellent drawings and instructions.

Real-Time Boatbuilding

Real-time Boatbuilding is a beautiful photographic book put out by Salt Spring residents Bianca and Gordon Barnes, chronicling 20 years of a project that Gordon began in 1967 - a project that still has some steps to go before the boat is finished. The...