Boat Docking (Close Quarters Maneuvering for Small Craft)
by: Charles T. Low
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Product Description:
Boat Docking (Close Quarters Maneuvering for Small Craft)is a book about how to dock a boat!
It contains many concrete examples of boat docking, from theelementary to the advanced, and also has chapters discussing thetheory of close quarters maneuvering. The book is comprehensive, yetachieves its depth using language and tone which are accessible andminimally technical.
Although Boat Docking can be read through from start to finish, eachof its various sections also stands alone, so items of interest may bereferred to individually.
Boat Docking contains an "Overview" section, followed by achapter describing every basic docking example imaginable, and most ofthe esoteric ones. Other chapters explain the interactions of the hullwith water and air, how a boat steers (it's not completelystraightforward!), how to use lines and fenders (there is more to goodline work than one would think), and then there is a short section onthe psychology and sociology of docking. Don't worry, it's funto read! The conclusion draws an intriguing parallel between boatdocking and affairs of the heart, using an extended metaphor on"close quarters maneuvering"!
If there's anything important to say about close quartersmaneuvering, you'll find it in Boat Docking.
Boat Docking (Close Quarters Maneuvering for Small Craft)is a book about how to dock a boat!
It contains many concrete examples of boat docking, from theelementary to the advanced, and also has chapters discussing thetheory of close quarters maneuvering. The book is comprehensive, yetachieves its depth using language and tone which are accessible andminimally technical.
Although Boat Docking can be read through from start to finish, eachof its various sections also stands alone, so items of interest may bereferred to individually.
Boat Docking contains an "Overview" section, followed by achapter describing every basic docking example imaginable, and most ofthe esoteric ones. Other chapters explain the interactions of the hullwith water and air, how a boat steers (it's not completelystraightforward!), how to use lines and fenders (there is more to goodline work than one would think), and then there is a short section onthe psychology and sociology of docking. Don't worry, it's funto read! The conclusion draws an intriguing parallel between boatdocking and affairs of the heart, using an extended metaphor on"close quarters maneuvering"!
If there's anything important to say about close quartersmaneuvering, you'll find it in Boat Docking.
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Valuable Docking Info for Beginners
I bought this book after I bought my first boat, a Catalina 30 auxiliary sailboat. I wish I had bought the book first.It might have saved me some expense and frayed nerves.It is an excellent book for people who are new to docking small craft. As the years go by I still find the book helpful when encountering unfamiliar close quarters maneuvering situations.Therefore even intermediate or experienced skippers may find value in the book. I keep the boat onboard.
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Rating: - Boat Docking
I am a first time large boat owner and found the book along with it's simple diagrams quite helpful.
Rating: - Quick read
This book proved to be very useful, filled with practical information with a little humor salted in. My initial criticism was that the book is geared more to single engine boats than twin screws, but I realized as I read on that the single engine basics, once understood, more than apply to twin engine boats. This is a quick read and a couple of hours spent with this book will save you hundreds of hours (and dollars) of boat and dock repair!
Rating: 
- Great Book
This is a great book with humor in it.Its loaded with information.By admitting that docking is difficult, it sets the stage for the reader to understand the challenges of docking.
Well worth the price.
Rating: 
- Lacking Technique
I was disappointed with and returned this particular book for a refund.Very little inside concerning twin engine inboard operation.
- Valuable Docking Info for BeginnersI bought this book after I bought my first boat, a Catalina 30 auxiliary sailboat. I wish I had bought the book first.It might have saved me some expense and frayed nerves.It is an excellent book for people who are new to docking small craft. As the years go by I still find the book helpful when encountering unfamiliar close quarters maneuvering situations.Therefore even intermediate or experienced skippers may find value in the book. I keep the boat onboard.
Some suggestions ... Read More
- Boat DockingI am a first time large boat owner and found the book along with it's simple diagrams quite helpful.
- Quick readThis book proved to be very useful, filled with practical information with a little humor salted in. My initial criticism was that the book is geared more to single engine boats than twin screws, but I realized as I read on that the single engine basics, once understood, more than apply to twin engine boats. This is a quick read and a couple of hours spent with this book will save you hundreds of hours (and dollars) of boat and dock repair!
- Great BookThis is a great book with humor in it.Its loaded with information.By admitting that docking is difficult, it sets the stage for the reader to understand the challenges of docking.
Well worth the price.
- Lacking TechniqueI was disappointed with and returned this particular book for a refund.Very little inside concerning twin engine inboard operation.
