Getting Started in Powerboating

Get the most from your new powerboat from day one!

theres nothing like the thrill of skimming over the waves at the helm of a fast powerboat. and the thrill is even greater when youre driving the boat thats right for you and handling it with skill and confidence. this third edition of Getting Started in Powerboating gives you all the information you need to select the boat of your dreams, maneuver it like a master, and understand the rules and conventions of powerboating.

Thoroughly updated with new developments and technologies, this new edition of the bestselling guide in its field covers all powerboatsbig and small; single-engine, twin-engine, outboard, and sterndrive; trailerable and nontrailerable. Youll discover the difference between a planing hull and a displacement hull, learn to compensate for the effects of wind and current, and master high-speed techniques. Plus this third edition features new photographs that illustrate key techniques and maneuvering sequences, including turning, backing, docking, and more. Must-have information includes:

• The latest on four-stroke outboards
  
• Jack plates, jet drives, and bow thrusters
  
• Piloting and navigation basics
  
• Anchors and anchoring techniques
  
• An updated market survey of popular powerboats
  
• State licensing requirements
  

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Bli först med att recensera och betygsätt boken Getting Started in Powerboating - du kan vinna 200 kr varje månad i tävlingen "Månadens recension".

Robert J. Armstrong, a U.S. Coast Guard Licensed Master Mariner, has been a captain since 1962 and a boating journalist and professional yacht deliverer and skipper since the mid-1970s.

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Preface

Part One: Choosing the Right Boat

Chapter 1. No Boat Is Right for Everyone

Chapter 2. Boatspeak

Chapter 3. Displacement Hulls

Chapter 4. Planing Hulls

Chapter 5. Semidisplacement Hulls

Chapter 6. Comparing the Three Hull Types

Chapter 7. Drive Systems

Chapter 8. Picking the Proper Prop

Chapter 9. How to Read Boat Reviews and Tests

Chapter 10. Twenty Questions to Codify Boat Selection

Part Two: The Whys of Powerboat Handling

Chapter 11. Why Boats Don't Behave like Cars

Chapter 12. The Twin-Screw Advantage

Chapter 13. Transom Power

Chapter 14. The Influence of Wind

Chapter 15. What Current Does

Part Three: The Hows of Powerboat Handling

Chapter 16. Know Your Boat

Chapter 17. Boathandling in Wind and Current

Chapter 18. Docking a Single-Screw Inboard

Chapter 19. The "Impossible" Moves with a Single-Screw Boat

Chapter 20. Docking a Twin-Screw Inboard

Chapter 21. Docking Transom-Powered Boats

Chapter 22. Using Springlines for Maneuvering

Chapter 23. Using Thrusters for Maneuvering?

Chapter 24. Using Docklines

Part Four: Enjoying Your Boat

Chapter 25. A Matter of Safety

Chapter 26. Rules of the Road

Chapter 27. Boating and the Law

Chapter 28. Introduction to Navigation

Chapter 29. Getting Underway

Chapter 30. The Tools and Techniques of Trim

Chapter 31. Anchors and Anchoring Techniques

Chapter 32. Inlet Running

Chapter 33. How to Handle Heavy Weather

Chapter 34. Offshore Boating

Chapter 35. Practice Makes Perfect

Appendix: A Gallery of Powerboats

Index

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