The essential guide to cruising, geared to the charms of inland waterways Have you been dreaming about buying a boat and cruising the waterways? Not sure how to start living your dream? Experienced sailor and devoted inland voyager Danny Davis brings you an inside look at what life on the seas is really like. In The Inland Voyager's Handbook, he reveals everything you need to know to safely and smoothly cruise in hundreds of miles of canals, rivers, and locks dotting the earth. You'll find expert advice on choosing the right boat in your price range, preparing for a thunderstorm, dropping…mehr
The essential guide to cruising, geared to the charms of inland waterways Have you been dreaming about buying a boat and cruising the waterways? Not sure how to start living your dream? Experienced sailor and devoted inland voyager Danny Davis brings you an inside look at what life on the seas is really like. In The Inland Voyager's Handbook, he reveals everything you need to know to safely and smoothly cruise in hundreds of miles of canals, rivers, and locks dotting the earth. You'll find expert advice on choosing the right boat in your price range, preparing for a thunderstorm, dropping anchor, transiting locks, and much more. Inland voyaging means there are no big ocean swells or storms to contend with and boats within modest price tags-making this an attractive and attainable lifestyle no matter what your age or pocketbook. The Inland Voyager's Handbook features: . Descriptions of how and where to travel, including all North American loops from Alaska to Florida, as well as European waterways . Soup-to-nuts explanations of the type of boats used, the lifestyle, and the many places for inland cruising . How-to information pertinent to the inland areas covered, including locks and canal transits . Down to earth instructions on how to choose and prepare a boat for voyaging, and much moreHinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Danny L. Davis learned basic yacht design from the Westlawn Institute and received his 50-ton Masters License with Towing and Auxiliary Sailing endorsements from the Coast Guard. He has been a member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary for over ten years performing many safety patrols, boat safety inspections, and teaching boating safety to hundreds of new boaters. For more than 25 years, he and his partner have explored the inland waterways from Corpus to the Eire Canal, Puget Sound, and Hawaii.
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Introduction How this book can help you What are the Inland Waterways? Part One: Boats for Inland Voyaging Chapter One: The Desire to Own a Cruising Boat Steel, Fiberglass, or Something Else? New Boats or Used? Fuel and Propulsion Issues Pre-Ownership Resources Chapter Two: Accommodations Overview Staterooms Saloons Inboard Engine Noise Trawler and Sailboat Saloons The Head The Galley The Engine Room Chapter Three: Boat Engineering Fiberglass History A Look at Four Different Boat Styles Design Ratios and Engineering Considerations Hulls and Designs Developing the Basic Design Out-of-Bounds Extremes Chapter Four: The Business of Buying a Boat Working with a Broker Contracts Surveyors and Sea Trials Negotiations The Boat that Did Not Finish Chapter Five: Upgrading Your Boat Thoughts on Upgrades Prop Pullers Dinghies Deck Lights Chapter Six: Cruising on the ICW Schuckers and Thompsons: Two Lesser-Know Boats Worth Consideration Chapter Seven: Ropes, Lines, and Rigging Chapter Eight: Where Will I Store the Boat? Yacht Clubs Marinas Boatyards Seasonal Storage Peculiarities of Sailboats and Their Care Steering Systems Through-Hulls and Seacocks Lightning Protection Boatyard Time Chapter Nine: Life Aboard Provisioning: Buying Strategies Housekeeping Tips Money and Mail Part Two: Inland Boating Chapter Ten: Boater Safety Boater Training Safety Gear Life Jackets Vessel Safety Check Mixing People and Water Chapter Eleven: First Lessons First Time at Sea Boat Stores Chapter Twelve: Impediments to Life Aboard Ship The Biggest Cruising Problem Electrical Power: Generation and Storage Refrigeration Chapter Thirteen: Anchoring Systems How Anchors Work Selecting Anchors Problems with Stock Type Anchors Anchor Sizing Scope Anchor Chain Fitting the Chain on the Boat Refining the Ground-Tackle System Snubbers The Art of Weighing Anchor Where to Anchor Anchoring Choices and Your Cruising Style Cruising Guides Water Depth Boat Behavior on the Hook Windage Chapter Fourteen: Weather Weather Basics Weather Patterns Clouds and Forecasts Weather Reports Chapter Fifteen: Communications VHF Radios VHF Range VHF Radio Safety Features Safety Issues A Case of Search and Rescue Information Sources Radio Types Radio Etiquette Chapter Sixteen: Navigation Dead Reckoning Charts Navigating When You Can't See Chapter Seventeen: Rules of the Road COLREGS Chapter Eighteen: Bridges Bridges that Open Running the Bridges Wet Road Rage Chapter Nineteen: Locks Transiting a Lock The Industrial Canal Lock Avoiding the Industrial Canal Lock Part Three: The Inland Waterways Chapter Twenty: Cruising on the Waterways Cruising Speed Meeting and Passing Stopping Along the Way Firearms On Board Chapter Twenty-One: Memorable Trips and Lessons The Great Loop Trip The Hudson River The Okeechobee Waterway Offshore Delights Offshore Seas European Canal Cruising Favorite Places Seafaring Lessons Learned Postmortem Appendices A: Suppliers and Resources B: Tools and Maintenance Supplies C: Reference Books D: Sample Contract E: Sea Spirit (ex-Digger's Dream) Survey Sea Jay Survey Index
Introduction How this book can help you What are the Inland Waterways? Part One: Boats for Inland Voyaging Chapter One: The Desire to Own a Cruising Boat Steel, Fiberglass, or Something Else? New Boats or Used? Fuel and Propulsion Issues Pre-Ownership Resources Chapter Two: Accommodations Overview Staterooms Saloons Inboard Engine Noise Trawler and Sailboat Saloons The Head The Galley The Engine Room Chapter Three: Boat Engineering Fiberglass History A Look at Four Different Boat Styles Design Ratios and Engineering Considerations Hulls and Designs Developing the Basic Design Out-of-Bounds Extremes Chapter Four: The Business of Buying a Boat Working with a Broker Contracts Surveyors and Sea Trials Negotiations The Boat that Did Not Finish Chapter Five: Upgrading Your Boat Thoughts on Upgrades Prop Pullers Dinghies Deck Lights Chapter Six: Cruising on the ICW Schuckers and Thompsons: Two Lesser-Know Boats Worth Consideration Chapter Seven: Ropes, Lines, and Rigging Chapter Eight: Where Will I Store the Boat? Yacht Clubs Marinas Boatyards Seasonal Storage Peculiarities of Sailboats and Their Care Steering Systems Through-Hulls and Seacocks Lightning Protection Boatyard Time Chapter Nine: Life Aboard Provisioning: Buying Strategies Housekeeping Tips Money and Mail Part Two: Inland Boating Chapter Ten: Boater Safety Boater Training Safety Gear Life Jackets Vessel Safety Check Mixing People and Water Chapter Eleven: First Lessons First Time at Sea Boat Stores Chapter Twelve: Impediments to Life Aboard Ship The Biggest Cruising Problem Electrical Power: Generation and Storage Refrigeration Chapter Thirteen: Anchoring Systems How Anchors Work Selecting Anchors Problems with Stock Type Anchors Anchor Sizing Scope Anchor Chain Fitting the Chain on the Boat Refining the Ground-Tackle System Snubbers The Art of Weighing Anchor Where to Anchor Anchoring Choices and Your Cruising Style Cruising Guides Water Depth Boat Behavior on the Hook Windage Chapter Fourteen: Weather Weather Basics Weather Patterns Clouds and Forecasts Weather Reports Chapter Fifteen: Communications VHF Radios VHF Range VHF Radio Safety Features Safety Issues A Case of Search and Rescue Information Sources Radio Types Radio Etiquette Chapter Sixteen: Navigation Dead Reckoning Charts Navigating When You Can't See Chapter Seventeen: Rules of the Road COLREGS Chapter Eighteen: Bridges Bridges that Open Running the Bridges Wet Road Rage Chapter Nineteen: Locks Transiting a Lock The Industrial Canal Lock Avoiding the Industrial Canal Lock Part Three: The Inland Waterways Chapter Twenty: Cruising on the Waterways Cruising Speed Meeting and Passing Stopping Along the Way Firearms On Board Chapter Twenty-One: Memorable Trips and Lessons The Great Loop Trip The Hudson River The Okeechobee Waterway Offshore Delights Offshore Seas European Canal Cruising Favorite Places Seafaring Lessons Learned Postmortem Appendices A: Suppliers and Resources B: Tools and Maintenance Supplies C: Reference Books D: Sample Contract E: Sea Spirit (ex-Digger's Dream) Survey Sea Jay Survey Index
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