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Canal Boat Magazine April 2008Canal Boat Magazine April 2008
In the April issue:-

Cruising guide Try the Worcs and Birmingham if its tunnels and locks you want.

Boat test "Black Magic" 69ft prestige spells out a difference

Get connected -staying in touch out and about on the cut.

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

Win £590 of electrical kit.

Plus all the usual features 


Price:   £3.25 


Buy a Canal Boat - Your complete guide to buying a canal boat
How to buy - new and used

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

see also "The Canal Boat Manual" - sister publication 


Price:   £6.95 

Buy a Canal Boat - Your complete guide to buying a canal boat


A Girl at the Tiller - Geoffrey LewisA Girl at the Tiller - Geoffrey Lewis
This is the second book in what is to be the Michael Baker Trilogy.

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.

 


Price:   £7.99 


Sally Ann's Summer - Leo McNeir
The new bestseller from the author of "Getaway with murder" and "No Secrets"

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.

Softback 288 pages. 


Price:   £8.99 

Sally Ann's Summer - Leo McNeir


Canal Planner CD version 7Canal Planner CD version 7
Canal Planner for Windows 2000/XP& Vista. Route planning and timing software. Details of over 150 navigable waterways and over 3500 individual locations.Over 2500 pictures. Search for locations, facilities, boatyards, churches. Run virtual canal cruises. Plan and print your own routes.

Canal Planner version 7 also introduces maps for the first time. The maps have locations boatyards, pubs and attractions. 


Price:   £62.50 


Boatowner's Practical and Technical Cruising Manual - Nigel Calder
This book is the most comprehensive, helpful and up to date guide ever written on selecting, equipping and sailing a cruising yacht.

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

Hardback 588 pages approx A4 


Price:   £39.99 

Boatowner's Practical and Technical Cruising Manual - Nigel Calder


Boatowner' s Illustrated Wiring Handbook - Charles WingBoatowner' s Illustrated Wiring Handbook - Charles Wing
Boatowner's Illustrated Wiring Manual is a user-friendly, practical manual for all onboard electrical projects - from fixing loose connections to rewiring the entire boat.

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.

Hardback 264 pages approx A4 size 


Price:   £35.00 


Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual - Nigel Calder
The boatowner's bible - now better than ever

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.

280x215mm 640pp hardback 


Price:   £45.00 

Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual - Nigel Calder


Inland Waterways of The Netherlands - Louise Busby and David BroadInland Waterways of The Netherlands - Louise Busby and David Broad
With 6,000km of navigable waterways, the Netherlands offers one of the most extensive yet compact cruising grounds in Europe. This book is a user's guide to the whole network, covering all the mast-up routes and excluding only those waterways which offer less than 3.5m bridge height.

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

 


Price:   £30.00 


Inshore Britain - Stuart Fisher
Inshore Britain is the one book that covers almost everything that you need to know when planning a journey by small boat anywhere around Britain's coast.

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

 


Price:   £29.50 

Inshore Britain - Stuart Fisher


Overboard! -John CookOverboard! -John Cook
As one of the leading hire boat companies claims "Your family or crew will never forget the fun of learning to handle a narrowboat and the shared experience of working the locks"

'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

 


Price:   £4.99 


Nicholson Boating Handbook - Emrhys Barrell
The essential guide to getting afloat

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

This book is a comprehensive guide for anyone wishing to find out more about inland boating. 


Price:   £12.99 

Nicholson Boating Handbook - Emrhys Barrell