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ISBN10: 0071845623 | ISBN13: 9780071845625
ISBN10: 0071845623
ISBN13: 9780071845625
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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 more
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
Offshor
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