Motor Boating Basics Av Jon Mendez

<p><b><i>Motor Boating Basics</i> is the ultimate collection of visually clear and appealing ''how-to'' guides on all aspects of motor boat handling and ownership.</b><br><br>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.<br><br>This book is an ideal introduction to motor boat ownership, driving and maintenance, and covers topics on:<br>- Essential skills (knots, tying up your boat, using a pile mooring, coiling mooring lines, lassoing a cleat)<br>- Safety (recovering an MOB, fitting a lifejacket, using a VHF, setting up a radar, mooring on one engine)<br>- Navigation (creating a route, following a route, pilotage skills)<br>- Boat maintenance (antifouling, changing an impeller, polishing your boat, replac