The Practical Encyclopedia of Boating

John Vigor (Bellingham, WA), a journalist for 35 years and former managing editor of Sea Magazine, has sailed more than 15,000 ocean miles. He is the author of The Practical Mariner’s Book of Knowledge (IM, 1994).

AcknowledgmentsIntroductionAAbandoning ShipAccidental CirclingAccidents on BoardAdhesivesAir MassesAir Pressure on SailsAlbatrossesAlternatorsAluminum HullsAmerica's CupAmp-Hour RatingsAnchors, AnchoringAnchoring RightsAnchor TypesAntifouling PaintsApparent WindBBackstaffBahamian MoorBalanced HelmBallast RatiosBallast TabooBarometerBarge HazardsBarrier CoatsBattens in SailsBattery ChoicesBattery NeedsBeam-to-Length RatioBeaufort ScaleBerthsBilgeBilge PumpsBinocularsBlack Box TheoryBlisters in GRPBlock and TackleBlock SizesBoarding LaddersBoatBoomsBorersBosun's ChairBottom PaintingBower and KedgeBrake and Shaft HorsepowerBrightworkBroaching ToBulwarksBuoyage SystemsBuys Ballot's LawCCalling for HelpCapsizeCapsize ScreeningCastawaysCatching WaterCavitationCenterboardsCenter of BuoyancyCenter of EffortCenter of GravityChafeChainChain LockerChain StoppersChart DatumsChartsChart ScalesChart StowageChecking a BatteryChinesChoosing a BoatCircles of PositionCircumnavigationCleatsCloudsCoast GuardCockpit DrainsCockpitsCode FlagsCoiling LineCoin Under MastCollision BearingsCollision RegulationsColor at SeaColor BlindnessCommissioningCompanionway FormulaCompass BearingsCompass CoursesCompass TestsCompass TypesComplex LightsComputersCooking AfloatCoral ReefsCoriolis ForceCounting SecondsCourse CorrectionsCranking RatingsCrew OverboardCruising AnchorsCruising Boat SizeCruising LifestyleCurrentsDDacronDanger AnglesDanger at SeaDanger BearingsDead ReckoningDeadriseDelivery TripsDepth-FindersDepth-SoundersDeviation CardsDiesel EnginesDiesel FuelDiesel MaintenanceDiesel SmokeDinghiesDinghy CapacitiesDinghy LifeDinghy OarsDipping LightsDirectionDisplacementDisplacement RatioDistance LogsDistance OffDistress SignalsDockage CostsDockingDock LinesDodgerDoldrumsDownburstDragging AnchorDrinking SeawaterDrogueDrowned Outboard MotorsDry RotEEating PlanktonEcho PilotageElectrical BondingElectrical WiringEmergency NavigationEmergency Position-Indicating Radio BeaconEngine LifeEngine OilEnlarging PlansEPIRBsEpoxyEstimated PositionEstimating AnglesExhaust LineFFaint LightsFathometerFathomsFearFendersFetchFiberglassFiddlesFighting CurrentsFigure-Eight MethodFigureheadsFire on BoardFirst AidFisherman AnchorsFishing BoatsFixesFlagsFlareFlotationFlotsam and JetsamFog PredictionFog TypesFouling SheetsFoul-Weather GearFour-Point BearingsFreak WavesFreeboardFreeing AnchorsFuel CapacityFuel ConsumptionFuel EconomyFuel WeightGGaff MainsailsGales at SeaGalley PlacementGalvanic CorrosionGasoline DangersGelcoatGimballed StovesGPSGreen FlashGroundingsHHallucinationsHalyardsHandy-BilliesHarnessesHatchesHauling OutHeadroomHeadsHeadsailsHeatersHeaving LinesHeaving ToHeavy WeatherHeight of EyeHELP PostureHobbyhorsingHolding PowerHolding TanksHorse LatitudesHorsepowerHorseshoe BuoysHull ColorsHull CostsHull ShapesHull TrimHurricane AreasHurricane TacticsHydrofoilsHypothermiaIIceboxesIce DamageInertiaIsobarsJJacklinesJet DrivesJet StreamsJib NumbersJumping LightsJunk RigsJury RigsKKayaks as TendersKeelsKnotsLLateen RigLatitude, LongitudeLead LinesLead PercentageLeaksLeeboardsLee HelmLeewayLength-to-Beam RatioLife JacketsLifelinesLife RaftsLifesling SystemLighthousesLightning ProtectionLights at AnchorLightweight AnchorsLines of PositionLines PlansLocating BatteriesLocksLookoutsLubber LineLying AhullMMainsail SlidesMaking FastMan OverboardMarine OperatorsMastsMast StepsMast VibrationMayday CallsMilesMooringMotorsailersMultihullsNNavigation LightsNet TonnageNew AnchorsNighttime BoatingNoises in FogNonskid SurfacesNylon LineOOcean CurrentsOcean TemperaturesOcean VoyagingOcean WaterOil BagsOsmosisOutboard MotorsOverhangsOverloadingPPaint AmountsPainting TimePaintsPan-Pan CallsPassages, GangwaysPilotingPitchpolingPlaningPlankingPlanktonPlasticsPlow AnchorsPlunging BreakersPolypropylenePolyurethane PaintPooping SeasPortholesPowerboat EnginesPreventersPrivacyPropeller AdvancesPropeller DragPropeller FactsPropeller FoulingPropeller OptionsPropeller ThrustPropeller VibrationPropeller WalkProvisioningPulling PowerPurchasesPurifying WaterQQuadrantQuarantineQuarter BerthsQuick-Stop MethodRRadar ReflectorsRadar SetsRadio TransmittersRafting UpRangesRDF SetsReciprocal BearingsReefingReefing OptionsRefrigerationRegistrationRenaming a BoatResins for BoatsResistanceRhumb LinesRigging TensionRight of WayRigging SizesRodesRogue WavesRoller-Furling and Roller-Reefing HeadsailsRoll TimesRope StrengthRope StretchRope Versus LineRudder LossRuddersRules of the RoadRum PunchRunning InletsRunning OffSSafe AnchorageSafe Anchor WeightSail AreaSailboat EnginesSailboat HandlingSailboat RigsSail ClothSailing in GustsSailing on FridaySails and "Lift"SaloonSalvageSandpaperScope for AnchorsScuddingScullingScurvySea AnchorsSeacocksSeakindlinessSea, Land BreezesSealantsSeamanshipSeasicknessSeaworthinessSelf-SteeringSelling a BoatSentinelsSetting AnchorsSextants"She" Is for ShipsSheet SizesA Ship's LogShrouds and StaysSingle-Handed SailboatsSingle-Handed SailingSkegsSkid FinsSlack and StandSlips Versus MooringsSmart RegulatorsSolar PanelsSoundingsSound SignalsSpeed LimitsSpeed of BoatsSpeed TrialsSplicing LineSpreadersStabilityStability LimitsStainless SteelStanchionsStarter DrawSteel HullsSteering SystemsStern AnchoringStern DrivesStern GlandsStove FuelsSun ExposureSurveyorsSynthetic FibersTTackingTacking DownwindTanksTeak FinishesThrough-HullsThunder and LightningTidal StreamsTidal WavesTidesTillersTime SignalsTime ZonesTonnagesToolsTorqueTowingTowing DroguesTrade WindsTraffic SchemesTrailerboatsTrim TabsTrysailsTurnbucklesTwelfths RuleTwin ScrewsUUnlucky ColorsUnlucky NamesVVarnish DetailsVarnishingVentilationVoices in the NightWWasted FuelWatchkeepingWaterma
kersWater NeedsWaterplane AreaWaterproof ClothesWaterspoutsWatertight BulkheadsWave HeightWavesWaves in GalesWeather FrontsWeather HelmWeather InformationWheel TurnsWhistlingWinchesWind and AltitudeWind GeneratorsWindlassesWind SystemsWinterizingWire TerminalsWooden HullsWooden SparsX - ZXebecsYacht DefinitionYacht DesignYour PerformanceZinc Anodes BibliographyIndex