This slim handbook explains the working principles and technical details behind the position-fixing systems, echo sounders, fishfinders, SONAR, radar, autopilots, instrument panels, and security syste
A marine electrical engineer explains how to install and use VHF, SSB, and HF radio communication units, and lists public correspondence and weather broadcast channels for North America, Europe, and A
Modern piracy is a billion-dollar business that takes advantage of inadequate international law, lax enforcement and under-staffed ships. Gangs armed with AK-47s and small rocket launchers have been e
From John C. Payne, one of the foremost international authorities on marine electrical systems and electronics, comes a new title in his successful series of easy to understand yet thorough treatment
A concise, authoritative and illustrated reference on boat wiring, including boat wiring standards, basic electrical principals and how to plan and install boat wiring.
Here's a book to hurl at the culinary barbarian on your crew, though it's a lot more than a simple defense against digestion...John Payne, who writes with wit and clarity, makes the business of learni
Reedle-ee Rootle-ee Vroom-pety BANG! Young Farkle McBride is a musical genius: He plays the violin, the flute, the trombone, and the drums with incredible skill. But he's never satisfied: Something
Reedle-ee Rootle-ee Vroom-pety BANG! Young Farkle McBride is a musical genius: He plays the violin, the flute, the trombone, and the drums with incredible skill. But he's never satisfied: Something
A squirrel named Micawber loves the paintings he sees through the windows of the nearby art museum. One day he notices an artist copying the old masters, and he decides to do the same -- with surprisi
