My Boat Lists: 100 and some Lists of Basics, Tips and How-to Advice for the Simple Sailor

My Boat Lists is a comprehensive reference guide designed to assist the reader in “sailing away”: making the experience accessible and enjoyable for all, and proving once again that you don’t have to wait until you retire to start adventuring. My Boat Lists draws from the author’s 10 years of living aboard and 15 years of sailing experience, offering lists of tips and how-to advice in addition to the more traditional lists of basic necessities onboard any cruising vessel.

There are lists of websites and resources to help the dreamer find the perfect boat. Those in the process of preparing for their departure from land will find practical lists for building a ditch kit and a medical kit. Lists of provisions, safety equipment, spares, and tools ensure that you have it all when you are ready to shove off.

For the lucky ones already “out there,” My Boat Lists contains tricks to conserve energy, live without a refrigerator, and maintain a budget. Practical advice eases the tension of clearing customs, home schooling and transiting the ICW. There are storage ideas and tips for maintaining the engine. Sail handling, anchoring, staying safe off-shore, and preparing for a hurricane are all covered in concise, detailed lists. Making landfall and other good times not to miss help fuel the dream and remind us why we sail.

My Boat Lists is divided into three sections: Tips, How-to and Basics. With an interactive Table of Contents, the book is easy to navigate and its abundance of information makes it a must-have on any bookshelf: on land or onboard. By the author of Simply Sailing: A Different Approach to a Life of Adventure.

Table of Contents

TIPS:
Websites
Criteria for Cruising Boat
Criteria for Cruising Dinghy
Electricity Conservation
Water Conservation

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Quick and Easy Boat Maintenance: 1,001 Time-Saving Tips (A "Boating Magazine" Book)

A treasure chest of proven labor-savers that can help you get those pesky maintenance chores done faster--so you can get out on the water and play. Here are 1,001 tested tips from Boating Magazine's maintenance expert, giving super-effective yet environmentally friendly ways to clean and maintain all your boat's systems: deck, hull, cabin, engine, bilge, electrical systems, tanks, and gear. Stop working on your boat and go boating!Boat owners, let us remind you of this simple fact: it's better to be out on the water than working on your boat at the dock. Sandy Lindsey has compiled 1,001 tips to help you keep your boat running--and looking--its best in Boating Magazine's Quick & Easy Boat Maintenance. From deck to hull, from paint to the electrical systems, and from winterizing to preparing for opening day, Lindsey offers up advice to help you maintain your boat in less time and with less expense. Many of these tips are also happily environmentally friendly--for example, replacing expensive boat cleaners with cheaper and less caustic substitutes. With its concise text and clear layout, this guide will become a welcome addition to your boating library. --M. SteinA treasure chest of proven labor-savers that can help you get those pesky maintenance chores done faster--so you can get out on the water and play. Here are 1,001 tested tips from Boating Magazine's maintenance expert, giving super-effective yet environmentally friendly ways to clean and maintain all your boat's systems: deck, hull, cabin, engine, bilge, electrical systems, tanks, and gear. Stop working on your boat and go boating!

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Gerber 05640 River Shorty Knife

The Gerber(r) River Shorty(tm) knife is crafted from medium-carbon stainless steel that's polished to within an inch of its life to limit corrosion. The blade is 3-in long with the serrated sharp side aiming up rather than down. The sheath is constructed of a hard plastic and you can receive the knife in 2 ways. It can be worn on your belt, on your boot, or attached to your floatation vest. Ideal for whitewater rafters tackling frothing rapids and bracing the Herculean force of water crashing around boulders, the Gerber River Shorty blunt-tipped water sports knife is designed especially for the unique requirements of rafting, paddling and diving. Its 3-inch blade is constructed with a medium-carbon stainless steel at its core, which is polished to within an inch of its life to limit corrosion. The versatile River Shorty has a serrated sharp side that aims up rather than down, a glass-filed nylon handle, and a sheath is constructed of a hard plastic. It can be worn on your belt, on your boot, or attached to your floatation vest. Measuring 6.73 inches overall, the River Shorty weighs 4 ounces. Backed by a limited lifetime warranty.   Built especially for the unique requirements of rafting, paddling and diving (view larger). Gerber 05640 River Shorty
At a Glance: Ideal for rafting, paddling, and diving

Corrosion resistant stainless steel blade with high polish

Glass-filed nylon handle with open design

Serrated edge, blunt tip

Limited lifetime warranty

• Ideal for water sports; fixed blade; blunt tip with sheath
• Corrosion resistant stainless steel high polished blade
• Molded nylon ABS handle offers a good grip
• Over all length 7.73-Inch, blade length 3.02-Inch
• Sheath is constructed of hard plastic which is perfect in the wet world

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Boating Magazine's Insider's Guide to Buying a Powerboat: Featuring Tips and Traps for the Smart Boat Buyer

Boating Magazine's Insider's Guide to Buying a Powerboat features tips and traps for the smart boat buyer. If you don't have an uncle in the boat-dealership business, here's the next-best thing: a longtime boat dealer and salesman who lets you in on trade secrets so you can buy a new or used boat without getting burned. J. P. Lamy lays out a step-by-step approach to finding the right small powerboat (under 30 feet) and buying it at a fair price with favorable financing. You will learn: How salesmen are trained What their margins and markups are The use of the Internet for boat shopping What to look for, good and bad, in a new or used boat Checklists How to negotiate honestly but toughly How to shave thousands of dollars from an asking price Endorsed by Boating magazine, Lamy's guide helps you take control and win in the bargaining process. When it comes to buying a boat, knowledge is power.

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The Best of Fishing, Hunting, Camping, and Boating in Missouri: Tips from an Outdoor Enthusiast

 In The Best of Fishing, Hunting, Camping, and Boating in Missouri, Charlie Farmer, an avid outdoorsman and the author of Unspoiled Beauty: A Personal Guide to Missouri Wilderness, provides the reader with some excellent tips for making the most of the four major outdoor nature activities that are available in Missouri. He also shares many of the fascinating adventures he has had during a lifetime of participating in his favorite pastimes.Fishing—Learn about Missouri’s premier fishing lakes; trout parks and their locations; how to catch bass and bluegill; fishing for muskies; the best time to fish; the right and wrong way to catch a fish; night fishing; which fishing lures work best; the proper fishing lines to use; tips for fishing with kids; and what to include in a tackle box. Hunting—Learn the best locations for hunting; the optimal habitat for deer, turkey, and squirrels; the different species of ducks and geese and their characteristics; how to field dress birds and waterfowl; about hunting dogs and various hunting clubs; and read about the author’s hunting experiences, first with his dad and, later, with his own son.
Camping—Find out which camping companies are best and where the ultimate camping spots are located. Learn about camping checklists and safety tips; the history of camping equipment; sources for camping information; rules of public land; and camping in winter. Farmer also includes a listing of the national and state lands in Missouri and information on the recreational opportunities they offer.     
Boating—Discover the vital role that boats, canoes, and houseboats play in enhancing the splendor of the streams and lakes and learn boating safety tips. Read about Farmer’s own frightening experience on Table Rock Lake during a terrible storm. Clearly written and very readable, The Best of Fishing, Hunting, Camping, and Boating in Missouri is an informative and

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Buying A Boat (Boating Secrets: 127 Top Tips)

One of the most important days in a boater's life is buying the boat. In Buy a Boat, Robin G Coles interviews Captain Chris Kourtakis on how to find and/or buy the right boat for you and your family. Chris talks about buying a boat at a boat show, from a dealer, broker versus private. What finances are involved in making that boat purchase decision and how much your family as well as activities on the water should be part of that decision.

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Seamanship Secrets: 185 Tips & Techniques for Better Navigation, Cruise Planning, and Boat Handling Under Power or Sail

"Secrets' is the modern Bowditch, written so clearly that navigation and seamanship will be comprehensible to anyone . . ."
-- Dave and Jaja Martin, circumnavigators and authors of Into the Light: A Family's Epic Journey "It's a great book. The prose is simple and clear . . ."
--John Vigor, author of The Seaworthy Offshore Sailboat "The nautical tips and techniques presented are encyclopedic, yet the clear explanations demystify the topics . . ."
-- Don Launer, contributing editor for Good Old Boat magazine "It is a fine piece of work and should be read by anyone contemplating coastal cruising or blue water voyages. It definitely deserves a place in the offshore yacht's library . . ."
--Ted Brewer, yacht designer, author, and offshore racing and cruising sailor Be a Better Skipper In the night, wind, rain, fog, big seas, strong currents, or congested waters, when there’s no time for textbook seamanship solutions, what you need are shortcuts and techniques that work quickly and reliably every time. Distilled from the vast accumulated lore of seamanship and navigation, here are the absolute essentials--185 techniques that work without fail in the pilothouse or the exposed cockpit or flying bridge of a shorthanded sail- or powerboat. John Jamieson shows you how to: Set up a clipboard chart table for cockpit use Avoid hazards with danger bearings or a GPS grid highway Estimate current speeds with the 50-90-100 rule Track

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Marine Surveys (Boating Secrets: 127 Top Tips)

In Marine Surveys, Robin G Coles interviews Rob Scanlan on the importance of having a marine survey done and the various types. Rob talks about these key points:

- What credentials, experience, and background to look for when hiring a marine surveyor.

- Why most insurance underwriters want an updated insurance survey—structural, mechanical, and electrical—every five to seven years, but not the detailed testing done during a pre-purchase survey.

- How oil samples should be drawn when the engine’s warm, using a separate extraction hose and bottle—everything ultra clean.

- Wooden boat surveys include a close inspection of the boat’s fasteners—random pulling of the screws every four square feet below the water line.

- A fiberglass boat survey involves percussion-sounding the hull with a phenolic hammer to detect if there are any voids in the lamination of the fiberglass layup.

- Dry rot on a wooden boat is detected by picking gently at the wood in the boat’s frame and stringers. De-lignified wood looks like hair or straw.

- After sitting on the hard for a couple of years, a boat needs a full condition and valuation survey. This is more detailed than an insurance survey—it includes hull testing, a wiring systems review, a full computer diagnostic, compression testing, and engine analysis.

- Access the national crime bureau’s boat history report to see if a boat has had a problem in the past.

- If you’re buying a boat on a lake and you intend to take it out on open ocean, you can’t sea trial it on the lake—you’ll want the feel of the boat in two- to three-foot seas.

- The only people that should be at the survey, and on the boat for the sea trial,

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