Motor Boating Basics

Motor Boating Basics is the ultimate collection of visually clear and appealing 'how-to' guides on all aspects of motor boat handling and ownership. These guides are designed to make motor boating as easy and accessible as possible, for even the newest of motor boaters. Each feature follows the same easy-approach format covering a topic, with an introduction followed by six simple, illustrated steps to show the reader exactly what they need to do at each stage of the process. This book is an ideal introduction to motor boat ownership, driving and maintenance, and covers topics on: - Essential skills (knots, tying up your boat, using a pile mooring, coiling mooring lines, lassoing a cleat) - Safety (recovering an MOB, fitting a lifejacket, using a VHF, setting up a radar, mooring on one engine) - Navigation (creating a route, following a route, pilotage skills) - Boat maintenance (antifouling, changing an impeller, polishing your boat, replacing anodes) - Berthing (arriving, leaving, tying up, moving sideway