Ships & Shipbuilding - General
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex (National Book Award Winner)
$21.00 Add to cartFrom the author of Mayflower, Valiant Ambition, and In the Hurricane’s Eye–the riveting bestseller tells the story of the true events that inspired Melville’s Moby-Dick.
Winner of the National Book- Author: Philbrick, Nathaniel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 01 2001
- ISBN10: 0141001828
- Language: English
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Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage
$18.99 Add to cartIn 1914, an expedition headed by Sir Ernest Shackleton set out to be the first to cross the continent of Antarctica. Shipwrecked and marooned for months on end, their ill-fated voyage became a triumph… [more below]
- Author: Lansing, Alfred
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 01 1999
- ISBN10: 0842308245
- Language: English
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The Loss of the Ship Essex, Sunk by a Whale: First-Person Accounts
$17.00 Add to cartThe gripping first-hand narrative of the whaling ship disaster that inspired Melville’s Moby-Dick and informed Nathaniel Philbrick’s monumental history, In the Heart of the Sea
In 1820, the Nantucket- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Nickerson, Thomas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 01 2000
- ISBN10: 0140437967
- Language: English
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Beginner’s Guide to Ship Watching on the Great Lakes: What to Look For, Ship-Watching Destinations, Ports, Whistles and More
$14.95 Add to cartStart Ship Watching on the Great Lakes Today!
Ship watching on the Great Lakes is fascinating! It’s hard to fathom how big a 1000-foot-long ship is until you see one navigating on the Great Lakes or pa
- Author: Ortler, Brett
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: May 12 2015
- ISBN10: 159193527X
- Language: English
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Empty Vessel: The Story of the Global Economy in One Barge
$29.00 Add to cartThe rise of globalization and financialization as seen from a barge–one Swedish barge, to be exact, built in 1979
“The many-headed hydra of neoliberalism has found its chronicler.” –Sven Beckert, au- Author: Kumekawa, Ian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 06 2025
- ISBN10: 0593801474
- Language: English
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Building Strip-Planked Boats: With Complete Plans and Instructions for a Dinghy, a Canoe, and a Kayak You Can Build
$28.00 Add to cartThe first comprehensive book on stripbuilding almost any type of small boat
Strip-planking is a popular method of amateur boat construction, but until now there has never been a book that showed how t
- Author: Schade, Nick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: April 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0071475249
- Language: English
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Asd Tugs: Thrust and Azimuth: Learning to Drive a Z-Drive
$49.99 Read moreAn Azimuthing Stern Drive (ASD) tug or towboat is a high-performance vessel that is responsive, quick to maneuver and extremely powerful. In the hands of a skilled operator maneuvering these vessels l… [more below]
- Author: Slesinger, Jeff
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: May 28 2019
- ISBN10: 0764356828
- Language: English
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How to Build Glued-Lapstrake Wooden Boats
$39.95 Read moreWhen you finish reading this book, you?ll understand just what you need to do to build a terrific boat. A boat that is lightweight, forever appealing to the eye, a boat that doesn?t leak and doesn?t r… [more below]
- Author: Brooks, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 281
- Publish Date: March 01 2003
- ISBN10: 0937822582
- Language: English
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U.S. Submarines Since 1945, Revised Edition: An Illustrated Design History
$115.00 Read moreIn the tradition of his acclaimed warship design histories, Norman Friedman describes the forces–technical, political, and operationa–that shaped a vital element of U.S. sea power. For example, he e… [more below]
- Author: Friedman, Norman
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: October 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1682472442
- Language: English
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Dutton’s Nautical Navigation, 15th Edition
$66.95 Read moreAs paper navigational charts are replaced by vector images on computer screens, magnetic compasses enhanced by digital flux gate technology, and chronometers joined by atomic clocks, the demand has be… [more below]
- Author: Cutler, Thomas J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: December 07 2003
- ISBN10: 155750248X
- Language: English
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Farallon: Shipwreck and Survival on the Alaska Shore
$18.95 Read moreOn a snowy morning in January 1910, the Alaska Steamship Company liner Farallon ran aground on Black Reef in lower Cook Inlet, Alaska. Thirty-eight men escaped in the ship’s lifeboats and reached the
- Author: Lloyd, Steve K.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: May 10 2000
- ISBN10: 0874221943
- Language: English
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Coming Back Alive: The True Story of the Most Harrowing Search and Rescue Mission Ever Attempted on Alaska’s High Seas
$22.00 Add to cartWhen the fishing vessel La Conte sinks suddenly at night in one-hundred-mile-per-hour winds and record ninety-foot seas during a savage storm in January 1998, her five crewmen are left to drift withou
- Author: Walker, Spike
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 11 2002
- ISBN10: 0312302568
- Language: English
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Trade Winds: A Voyage to a Sustainable Future for Shipping
$29.95 Add to cartIn 2020, Christiaan De Beukelaer spent 150 days covering 14,000 nautical miles aboard the schooner Avontuur, a hundred-year-old sailing vessel that transports cargo across the Atlantic Ocean. Embarkin
- Author: Beukelaer, Christiaan de
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: January 24 2023
- ISBN10: 1526163098
- Language: English
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The Panama Guide: A Cruising Guide to the Isthmus of Panama
$39.95 Add to cartThe Panama Guide, 2nd ed. is the most comprehensive guide written about the extraordinarily beautiful waters of the Caribbean and Pacific coasts of Panama. It contains vital information for planning w… [more below]
- Author: Zydler, Nancy Schwalbe
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 348
- Publish Date: September 11 2015
- ISBN10: 1892399091
- Language: English
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Boat Mechanical Systems Handbook (Pb)
$55.00 Add to cartThe First Ever Guide for Optimizing Boat Systems
This guide is invaluable for anyone designing or installing mechanical systems on a new boat, retrofitting an existing boat, or evaluating a boat’s ope
- Author: Gerr, Dave
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: June 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1265807221
- Language: English
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12volt Bible Fr Boats 2e
$25.00 Add to cartThe 12-Volt Bible for Boats is a clear, nonthreatening introduction to the 12-volt electrical systems used on small boats to power everything from reading lights to bilge pumps. This second edition is
- Author: Brotherton, Miner K.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: November 11 2002
- ISBN10: 0071392335
- Language: English
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Shipwrecks of the Lakes
$16.95 Read moreTales of shipwrecks have a definite fascination and a universal appeal. They are not only exciting and thrilling but usually contain some element of mystery. They recount the struggle of man to surviv… [more below]
- Author: Bowen, Dana Thomas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: June 01 1952
- ISBN10: 0912514213
- Language: English
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Instant Boatbuilding with Dynamite Payson: 15 Instant Boats for Power, Sail, Oar, and Paddle
$27.00 Add to cartFrom the acknowledged master of the “instant boat”–tips, techniques, and designs for quick-and-easy plywood boatbuilding
Dynamite Payson offers you a new guide to building 15 exciting boats from mast
- Author: Payson, Harold
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: April 30 2007
- ISBN10: 0071472649
- Language: English
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Building the Greenland Kayak: A Manual for Its Contruction and Use
$27.00 Add to cartThis step-by-step guide to building a lashed-frame, fabriccovered sea kayak is both a means to a sleek, fast, universally admired boat and an excellent introduction to woodworking and boatbuilding for
- Author: Cunningham, Christopher
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: December 17 2002
- ISBN10: 0071392378
- Language: English
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Complete Guide To Outboard Engines
$24.95 Add to cartAfter many years in the boating industry and writing countless articles for your favorite boating magazines, John Fleming has put his wealth of knowledge into his new book, The Complete Guide To Outbo… [more below]
- Author: Fleming, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 188
- Publish Date: September 05 2000
- ISBN10: 1892216310
- Language: English
