Getting Started In Powerboating

Thoroughly updated with new developments and technologies, this bestselling book now features stunning new photographs that illustrate key techniques and maneuvering sequences, including docking, inlet running, and more. New and expanded coverage includes: Four-stroke outboards, jackplates, water jets, and bow thrusters High-speed boat handling and navigation basics A completely revised and updated market survey of popular entry-level powerboats State licensing requirements

Robert J. Armstrong , a U.S. Coast Guard Licensed Master Mariner, has been a captain since 1962 and a boating journalist and professional yacht deliverer and skipper since the mid-1970s.

Preface

vi

PART ONE: Choosing the Right Boat

No Boat Is Right for Everyone

2

(7)

Boatspeak

9

(6)

Displacement Hulls

15

(10)

Planing Hulls

25

(12)

Semidisplacement Hulls

37

(2)

Comparing the Three Hull Types

39

(9)

Drive Systems

48

(16)

Picking the Proper Prop

64

(10)

How to Read Boat Reviews and Tests

74

(3)

Twenty Questions to Codify Boat Selection

77

(7)

PART TWO: The Whys of Powerboat Handling

Why Boats Don't Behave Like Cars

84

(5)

The Twin-Screw Advantage

89

(4)

Transom Power

93

(3)

The Influence of Wind

96

(4)

What Current Does

100

(4)

PART THREE: The Hows of Powerboat Handling

Know Your Boat

104

(3)

Boathandling in Wind and Current

107

(3)

Docking a Single-Screw Inboard

110

(5)

The ``Impossible'' Moves with a Single-Screw Boat

115

(4)

Docking a Twin-Screw Inboard

119

(6)

Docking Transom-Powered Boats

125

(6)

Using Springlines for Maneuvering

131

(9)

Using Thrusters for Maneuvering?

140

(7)

Using Docklines

147

(9)

PART FOUR: Enjoying Your Boat

A Matter of Safety

156

(16)

Rules of the Road

172

(7)

Boating and the Law

179

(13)

Introduction to Navigation

192

(13)

Getting Underway

205

(9)

The Tools and Techniques of Trim

214

(8)

Anchors and Anchoring Techniques

222

(13)

Inlet Running

235

(5)

How to Handle Heavy Weather

240

(6)

Offshore Boating

246

(5)

Practice Makes Perfect

251

(2)

Appendix: A Gallery of Powerboats

253

(22)

Index

275

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Getting Started In Powerboating

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