Ships & Shipbuilding
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Ninety Years Crossing Lake Michigan: The History of the Ann Arbor Car Ferries
$24.95 Add to cart“A must buy for anyone interested in the Great Lakes.”
—Frederick Stonehouse, maritime historianIn 1892, the Ann Arbor Car Ferries shook the transportation world by doing what was then deemed impossi
- Author: Brown, Grant
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: August 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0472050494
- 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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Expedition Whydah
$19.99 Add to cartA Captivating Account of the Golden Age of Piracy, the Search for Sunken Treasure, and the Business of Underwater Exploration
Bored by his successful life and obsessed with a boyhood dream of lost pira
- Author: Clifford, Barry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 11 2002
- ISBN10: 0060929715
- Language: English
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Workboats for the World: The Robert Allan Story
$99.95 Add to cartAlong the West Coast waterfront and in ship-handling circles around the world, few names are more respected than that of Robert Allan Ltd., the marine architecture firm that has been based in Vancouve
- Author: Allan, Robert G.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 600
- Publish Date: April 04 2023
- ISBN10: 155017987X
- 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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Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea
$19.00 Add to cartOriginally published in 1998 and a best seller in its hardcover and paperback publications, Gary Kinder’s Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea tells the story of the sinking of the SS Central America, a … [more below]
- Author: Kinder, Gary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: October 20 2009
- ISBN10: 080214425X
- Language: English
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Floating Palaces of the Great Lakes: A History of Passenger Steamships on the Inland Seas
$26.95 Add to cartThrough much of the nineteenth century, steam-powered ships provided one of the most reliable and comfortable transportation options in the United States, becoming a critical partner in railroad expan… [more below]
- Author: Stone, Joel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: June 29 2015
- ISBN10: 047205175X
- 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
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Historic Shipwrecks and Rescues on Lake Michigan
$23.99 Read moreFacing the fury and danger of Lake Michigan
Ever since French explorers first cast their eyes on Lake Michigan, this huge inland sea has been the scene of thousands of shipwreck rescues and tragedies.
- Series: Disaster
- Author: Passwater, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 03 2022
- ISBN10: 1467151963
- Language: English
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The Propeller Handbook: The Complete Reference for Choosing, Installing, and Understanding Boat Propellers
$23.00 Add to cartOn the surface, choosing the correct propeller for a particular boat seems simple. But one factor affects another, which then affects another factor, leading many boaters to believe that propeller sel
- Series: Complete Reference for Choosing, Installing and Understandin
- Author: Gerr, Dave
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: July 02 2001
- ISBN10: 0071381767
- Language: English
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The Book of Outdoor Knots
$26.83 Add to cartCampers, hikers, naturalists, sailors, fishermen, hunters, and anyone else who ventures into the outdoors MUST take along The Book of Outdoor Knots.
- Author: Owen, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1493039733
- Language: English
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Barons of the Sea: And Their Race to Build the World’s Fastest Clipper Ship
$20.99 Add to cart“A fascinating, fast-paced history…full of remarkable characters and incredible stories” about the nineteenth-century American dynasties who battled for dominance of the tea and opium trades (Nathan… [more below]
- Author: Ujifusa, Steven
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: July 02 2019
- ISBN10: 1476745986
- Language: English
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Surveying Yachts and Small Craft
$39.95 Add to cartThis is the only book linked to a practical surveying course. Highly practical in nature, and packed with detailed close-up photography, step by step procedures, and helpful checklists, this definitiv
- Author: Stevens, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: March 15 2011
- ISBN10: 1408114038
- Language: English
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Boatowner’s Illus Elec Hndbk 2e (Pb)
$61.00 Add to cartKeep your boat’s electrical systems running and reliable
“Boatowner’s Illustrated Electrical Handbook is perfect for learning how your boat’s electrical system and much of its equipment works, and it
- Author: Wing, Charlie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: April 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1265627444
- Language: English
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The Ice Master: The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk
$24.99 Add to cartThe Karluk set out in 1913 in search of an undiscovered continent, with the largest scientific staff ever sent into the Arctic. Soon after, winter had begun, they were blown off course by polar storms… [more below]
- Author: Niven, Jennifer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: January 27 2010
- ISBN10: 0786884460
- Language: English
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Shipwrecks and Lost Treasures: Great Lakes: Legends And Lore, Pirates And More!
$14.95 Add to cartA collection of fascinating true stories about the mysteries of hidden shipwrecks and lost treasure in the Geat Lakes.
- Author: Varhola, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: October 01 2007
- ISBN10: 0762744928
- Language: English
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American Small Sailing Craft: Their Design, Development and Construction
$52.99 Add to cartAmerican Small Sailing Craft (originally published 1951) is considered the classic among small-boat builders and historians. In it Chapelle has documented many fast-vanishing working boats, making thi… [more below]
- Author: Chapelle, Howard I.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 392
- Publish Date: February 28 2011
- ISBN10: 0393031438
- Language: English
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The Sailor’s Book of Small Cruising Sailboats: Reviews and Comparisons of 360 Boats Under 26 Feet
$43.00 Add to cartFor the first time ever, a comparative survey of 95 percent of the fiberglass pocketcruising sailboats ever built
Author Steve Henkel has researched hundreds of cruising sailboats less than 26 feet lo
- Author: Henkel, Steve
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: January 01 2010
- ISBN10: 0071636528
- Language: English
