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Brum boat show -New Boats, new gear at the NEC

Win £590 of electrical kit.

Choosing the right boat for you

Designing a great interior

How much should you spend

Ins-and outs of moorings and marinas

Running you boat

Check out the latest kit and much more.

100 pages approx A4 size soft back full colour

Follows Mr Lewis' characters through the early post - war years until September 1948. seeing them through the long winter of 1947 and the advent of Nationalisation.

Marnie Walker had no desire to get involved with an ageing narrowboat. Soon she discovered that there was much more to taking care of a canal boat than she ever imagined. Taking off for the summer, Marnie embarked on her travels blissfully ignorant of the malevolent forces following in her wake.

The journey, with its strange encounters, its triumphs and disasters, its humour and its pathos would change her life forever. And this is where her new life begins.

Indispensable for prospective boat buyers and cruisers, whether coastal or world-girdling, it covers all the technical and practical aspects of cruising yachts and systems in one unique book.

Nigel Calder, one of the most respected nautical how-to authors with extensive cruising experience and a rare ability to reduce complexities to simple explanations, explains not only how to select and equip a yacht for coastal or offshore cruising, but also how to sail and navigate it, addressing the concerns of beginners and experienced owners alike.

This is the book the cruising world has welcomed as a must have reference. There is, quite literally, nothing else like it.

'The indispensable crew - no boat should sail without Calder aboard' Yachting Monthly

'This is the one book you would choose for your desert island shipwreck scenario - it would solve all your problems!' Kelvin Hughes

Simple, clear and abundantly illustrated, it is the key to understanding and customising all aspects of a boat's electrical systems.

This new edition includes new battery, alternator and other technologies as well as new 3D perspective drawings and a colour wiring section.

Wing explains DC and AC wiring materials and systems, batteries, alternators, inverters, generators, corrosion control, and alternative energy installations (solar, wind and water). There are detailed instructions for wiring radios and navigation equipment, installing cabin lights, navigation lights, burglar alarms, battery charge indicators, bilge alarms, and extensive tables summarise the most important specifications in a handy quick-reference format.

This book, from an author who specialises in making the complex simple, will be a godsend for all boatowners.

How to maintain, repair and improve your boat's essential systems

If it's on a boat and it has screws, wires, or moveing parts, it's covered in the "Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual". Packed with new and updated information, this third edition maintains the book's highly praised tradition of rich illustrations, clear text, and diagnostic troubleshooting charts, and brings boaters completely up to speed with the technological advances of the past decade.

Navigational details are provided for each waterway; comprising dimensions and obstacles to be expected, including service arrangements for bridges and locks. This is followed by details of over 300 stopping places across all twelve provinces; some which are large or popular harbours, and others which are well off the beaten track. Comments on the significant features are expanded for nearly 100 principal venues where more details on things to do and see are provided, as well as information on practical facilities ashore and the authors selective and subjective restaurant tips!

The book is designed to be of interest to all crew members, not just the skipper or navigator, to establish not only how to approach a place but also what to do or see, and whether it will be of interest on arrival. Easy to browse, the book's illustrations have been selected to give a flavour of this water-loving country as well as to prepare the visiting yachtsman, whether under power or sail.

Soft cover A4 285 pages

It is an anthology of articles, each dealing with a particular stretch of coast around Britain, that were first published in the Canoeist magazine.

Designed to provide guidance for sea kayakers, Stuart Fishers commentary is a fascinating read for anyone interested in Britain's long and varied coastline.

The text is fully illustrated with coloured mapping and the author's photos.

A4; 357pp; Soft Cover; Full Colour

'Overboard and other Canalling Mishaps' hilariously explains how true this statement can be, and even has some helpful advice such as:- "One of the first lessons lock-workers need to learn is which is the right side of a balance beam to stand. Loitering in the wrong place can lead to pain, a sudden ducking and instant notoriety."

This book is as must read if only to find out how stupid you might have been.

softback approx A5 117 pages

Chapters on Holidays afloat, Buying a boat, Where and when to go.

The necessary preparation, Boat handling, Saftey on board, Extra-special places to visit.

Canals and rivers in the Uk, Ireland and Europe.

Semi hardback 8"x 6" 244 pages with maps of UK Ireland and Europe full colour photographs