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Chapman Piloting & Seamanship 65th Edition (Chapman Piloting, Seamanship and Small Boat Handling) | 
 enlarge | Author: Elbert S. Maloney
Publisher: Hearst
Category: Book
List Price: $60.00
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Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 10354
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 65
Pages: 928
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 7.4
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.7 x 2.6
ISBN: 158816232X
Dewey Decimal Number: 797
EAN: 9781588162328
ASIN: 158816232X
Publication Date: September 28, 2006
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Product Description
THE Essential Guide for All Boaters!
With millions of copies sold, Chapman Piloting has been the leading reference for both power and sail boaters for nearly 100 years. Now this absolutely essential guide—large and beautifully produced, with 928 pages, 1,500 full-color illustrations and charts, and exploded views and cutaways—is thoroughly updated with all the latest information on federal laws, regulations, and fees. In fact, NO competing book is more current. Additionally, Chapman covers the newest technology—especially in the area of communications and navigation electronics equipment, such as GPS, radar, depth sounders/fish finders, chart plotters, and other gear. Even the illustrations—photos, sketches, chart plots—have been freshened up and improved, as has all the contact information, from postal and e-mail addresses to websites.
Virtually anyone who puts a craft on water needs this vital information about boating rules, weather, tide, currents, and navigation. Here are all the facts about special seamanship for powerboats, small craft, and boats under sail; anchoring, communications, and navigation; inland boating, marlinespike seamanship, and boating customs. Decade after decade, it's the book that boaters reach for, the pilot's best mate, and an absolute necessity on board.
Chapman's is:
* The standard text for private boating schools throughout the U.S.
* The officially recommended book for the U.S. Coast Guard's boating education classes
* The guide chosen by the United States Power Squadrons
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| Customer Reviews: Read 14 more reviews...
 Excellent, Current, Comprehensive October 26, 2006
Mike Blaszczak (Mercer Island, WA, USA)
25 out of 25 found this review helpful
I don't know how you can make a more comprehensive book about boating.
I'm new to boating, and I've been asking questions of everyone I meet at the marina and at the stores. When I received this book, I read for an hour and found answers to everything I wanted. If I didn't recognize a term, phrase, or technique I read in the book, I didn't have to leave the book to find it.
Knots? It's in here; and it's the most approachable guide I've read. Safety equipment and how to use it? Everything you need to know is here. There's a great chapter on maneuvering, focusing on all the scary bits: at the marina and docking, including casting off and coming back in. The book even includes a section on using ropes and power to turn in tight quarters.
Trailering and sailboating are treated clearly, though sailing coverage might be a little light -- I'm a power boater and can't say.
The book is continually revised and is incredbily current. There's a chapter on advanced marine electronics, including all the new plotters and GPS systems, and the upcoming radio features. The book doesn't neglect the basics; there's a 40-page chapter on compasses, and plenty of information on observing weather, charting, and navigation.
There are colour illustrations throughout, a great index, and a good glossary. Unfortuantely, there are also typographical errors and formatting problems here and there, too. Sometimes, they're enough to make the material confusing or inaccurate.
This volume is giant and a bit intimidating, and you probably can't bring it aboard with you. You can't read it in bed, either.
If you own a boat, even if you're experienced, I'm sure you can use a copy of this book for reference. If you're new to boating, like I am, you'll have great use for the book and its contents. If you don't own a boat yet, you should buy one before you go to the boat show or the dealership; you'll learn more than your salesman probably knows!
THE Textbook on Seamanship March 13, 2007
J. Delbert Brooks (Camp Springs, MD USA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This was the required text in my USCG 6 Pax class. And with good reason. I cannot add to the other reviews, only that any respectable school will use this text. One of the few times I felt I got my money's worth, and then some. A READABLE textbook I will keep & refer to over and over again. There is SO much Cool stuff in this book. Like learning how to drive all over again.
 Good but not complete April 15, 2007
P. Leuenberger (Denver, CO United States)
2 out of 19 found this review helpful
I just received a copy of the 63rd edition of this book and to my big disappointment, I realized that the author(s) had no interests in multihulls. This is surprising to me as so much cruising is now done on sailing catamarans. Must say, the book is really good and detailed, if only it was discussing catamarans specifics.
I put 1 star because for a book with the ambition to be the answer to all questions of seamanship and 63 editions, it just is not acceptable.
 Great book. May 25, 2007
Don Dia (New York, NY)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Good book, just wish they would update some of the pictures and information. But otherwise, it's a great basic book for new boaters.
Chapman Piloting and Seamanship 65th edition May 30, 2007
americanrascal (Georgia)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Hands down the finest manual on all aspects of power and sail I have seen or used. The last edtion I purchased was about 1980 (50th or so). So much has improvaed and all is both current and relavant must have info for all that ply water with any craft. One can not boat in any form without this manual- its a must have document!
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