Fishing Boat Books Directory
Our Fishing Boat Books directory has listings for the most popular Fishing Boat Books and some hard to find titles too. Browse through the selections to find the resource that best fits your fishing needs.
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A Good Boat Speaks for Itself: Isle Royale Fishermen and Their Boats A Good Boat Speaks for Itself is an absorbing chronicle of fishing families who adapted to the rigors of Lake Superior and a valuable historical resource for anyone with an interest in wooden boats.
Adc's Chartbook of North Carolina  
Advanced First Aid Afloat First published in 1972, this indispensable handbook addresses virtually every accident or ailment that might occur when professional medical help is unavailable at sea, with clear instructions in layman's language on the best course of action to take. This new edition includes updated methods of treatment and the most appropriate drugs and dosages
Beating the Odds on the North Pacific... A Guide to Fishing Safety
Boat Book A most useful guide and reference book for all boat owners, power and sail. How to find and use boating supplies, equipment, electronics and marine hardware. How to outfit your galley, buy and prepare food for short or long term cuising. What clothes to bring, safety gear, Coast Guard regulations, First Aid, water safety and environmental protection.
Boats for Fishermen Fishing and great boats are inseparable. Prams, drift boats, canoes, kayaks, johnboats, big-water V-hulls, sea cats, flats boats, and many others—which are best for a specific angler’s needs, and how can he improve them to fit the fishing he does? Tom Earnhardt has forty years of light-tackle experience on boats of every kind and description
Boats of Alaska ... Boats of Alaska fills a long-standing need. A neophyte, with this book in hand, will be able to identify almost any of the many types of small commercial fishing boats found in Alaska's watersand to know what they fish for. Pedro Denton's detailed sketches of the mechanics of fishing for various species also make clear how fish are caught.
Breakers For fans of the Maryland writer's novel Highliners, it's about time: that novel was published a generation ago (1979, to be exact). Now Alaska fisherman Hank Crawford returns, no longer a young greenhorn. Hank's third child is on the way, he's about to buy a new boat and a new house, and he seems poised for financial security at last
Commercial Fishing Methods... An Introduction to Vessels and Gears
Cruiser's Handbook of Fishing Here at last is a handbook--detailed and definitive--for catching, processing, and cooking fish and shellfish from the decks of a cruising boat. Based on a four-part series of articles that will run in Cruising World Magazine starting in November 1998, this book is appropriately biased toward tropical and subtropical waters but will also offer useful coverage of higher-latitude fish and shellfish.
Cruising Guide to ... Called "a fine new guidebook, a bona fide keeper" by "Sailing" magazine, this guide offers thorough information on everything from the Pensacola Lighthouse in Florida to Tin Lizzie's restaurant in Louisiana. The thorough marina information is sure to make any scheduled stop a pleasant one
Deep-Draft Vessel ... 190 pages and 3,000 plus companies listed such as Bulk Carriers, Auxiliary crane, Breakbulk, Container, Chemical Tankers, Crude Oil Tankers, LASH, RO/RO, LO/LO Vessel owners, operators and managers. Fishing & Processing, Fish, Processing and Refrigeration Vessels, Fishing Charters, Independent Fishing Vessel Owners, Operators and Managers. Yacht Charters and Yacht Marina's, etc.
Drift Boat Strategies ... Neale Streeks and Rod Walinchus have crafted an excellent book with clear and concise descriptions of water types and the required strategies to successfully negotiate that type of water. I found the overview of methods to maximize fishing opportunies while drifting to be helpful as well. I did not have much use for the sections relating to rafting but I did find the vast majority of the book very interesting and insightful
Engineering Applications 3. Hydraulics for Small Fishing Vessels (Fao Fisheries Technical Paper No 296)
Evinrude, Johnson and the Legend of OMC Nominated twice for a Pulitzer Prize, this book chronicles the great success and remarkable history of the world's largest maker of outboard motors. First known as "detachable rowboat motors," a race for outboard speed and power has propelled the marine industry from Evinrude's small shed in Milwaukee into a billion-dollar worldwide company.
Exploring the San Juan and Gulf Islands... Boaters around here know the Douglasses as the king and queen of cruisers, and their handbooks are our bibles. They've been everywhere, done everything, and they take *really* good notes. This guide is one result; it includes details on every anchorage, waypoint and description in the area. If you plan to spend any time in Pacific Northwest waters, this book is a must have.
Fatal Storm... On Boxing Day, 1998, the 115 boats jockeying at the starting line off Sydney's Nielsen Park Beach had been warned that low-pressure weather systems were conspiring to guarantee a wild and chancy race. Yet few sailors anticipated the ferocity of the storm that descended around two o'clock the next morning, whipping up gale-force winds and waves tall enough to send 25-ton yachts....
First Light A boy, perhaps in his early teens, enjoys working on models. But his father, who got out more when *he* was young, believes that what he needs is to go out fishing on the bay before first light. There are stranger things in the bay than either of them know, and through their experience they learn both awe and to understand each other a little better.
Fisherman's Boating Book  
Fishing Basics  
Fishing Boats  
Fishing Boats & Their Equipment  
Fishing for Islands ... From bamboo rafts to the double-hulled voyaging canoe, this book is a celebration of the history of the traditional boats of Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands. The lives of the people in these island countries have depended on the sea, and their ships reflect their mastery of sailing and shipbuilding.
Giant Bluefin Bluefin tuna are the largest finfish in the ocean and the fishermen who harpoon them, one at a time, lead a traditional, athletic, even heroic life, according to Whynott. The author spent two seasons in the company of a 47 year-old Cape Cod harpooner and tells the story of his "passionate hunt for his noble and elusive prey," as well as the struggle between the fishermen and conservationists.
Great Shark Writings Sharks have been a source of continuing terror and fascination to mankind from time immemorial. In the forty-two selections in this book, there is probably more information about sharks, their species, the seas in which they live, and their relationship with humans than has ever been gathered in the pages of one volume
Guide to Freshwater Fishing Boats  
Hearst Marine Books Guide to Freshwater Fishing Boats  
Hearst Marine Books Guide to Saltwater Fishing Boats  
Heavy Weather Boating Emergencies ... Fresh-water boaters will find life-saving information on how to maintain control in emergency situations. Written specifically for powerboaters, this book details what to do when encountering heavy weather and on-board emergencies such as engine failure, man overboard, or loss of position. Also, learn how to prevent accidents by learning how to identify storms.
Hungry Ocean The term fisherwoman does not exactly roll trippingly off the tongue, and Linda Greenlaw, the world's only female swordfish boat captain, isn't flattered when people insist on calling her one. "I am a woman. I am a fisherman... I am not a fisherwoman, fisherlady, or fishergirl. If anything else, I am a thirty-seven-year-old tomboy. It's a word I have never outgrown."
In the Land of White Death In the early 20th-century era of daring polar exploration, the less-trumpeted fishing and hunting expeditions went largely unrecorded. Except, that is, for a recently discovered tale about a Russian hunter and his shipmate. Valerian Albanov's account of his 18-month-long survival in the Siberian Arctic remained unknown until a group of polar-literature enthusiasts rediscovered it in 1997.
In the Slick of the Cricket Who can forget the scene in Jaws when Quint, the weathered, steely-eyed captain scrapes his fingernails down the blackboard and announces to the quibbling town elders that they're dealing with a great white shahk? In all his hard-nosed glory, Quint might seem like a creation of Hollywood, but in fact he was based on a real fishing captain out of Montauk, Long Island
Ingenious Angler... Hundreds of Do-It-Yourself Projects and Tips to Improve Your Fishing Boat and Tackle
Iron Fist Iron Fist: The Lives of Carl Kiekhaefer, reveals the breathtaking life of the indomitable founder of Mercury Marine. Kiekhaefer was a modern-day giant killer, who delighted in spoiling the well-laid plans of competition. To achieve his obsession of making Mercury the largest manufacturer of marine propulsion in the world, he would sacrifice almost anything.
Lament for an Ocean One of Canada's most high-profile investigative journals<-->to date his work has triggered four royal commissions of inquiry<-->delves into why the once plentiful fish came so near extinction that the Canadian government declared a moratorium on fishing the stock in 1992 and left thousands of people in Atlantic Canada without work.
Legend of Bertram  
Legend of Chris-Craft This luxurious 9"x12" coffee-table volume details the history of the company, people and products that made Chris-Craft world famous. The third edition contains new information, a new chapter, additional photos and a precise new index to over 1,500 models built between 1874 and 1998. Even owners of the original will want the new third edition for their collections
Legend of Mercury ... The Legend of Mercury Marine by, four time Pulitzer Prize nominee, Jeffrey L. Rodengen is destine to join the best-selling ranks with Jeff's other nautical best seller's, The Legend of Chris Craft, Evenrude Johnson and The Legend of OMC, Serving The silent Service: The Legend of Electric Boat, and Iron Fist: The Lives of Carl Kiekhaefer.
Lifeboat Sailors Lifeboat Sailors is an excellent tribute to the crews of the U.S. Coast Guards small boat stations and their selfless efforts to save the lives of those in peril in dangerous waters. It also offers a perceptive insight into the Coast Guards management of its small boat stations and raises concern for the future. For those interested in that future, it is a must read
Lobster Gangs of Maine I live here in the midst of the coast of Maine, and this book is factual, absorbing, entertaining (to me, anyway), and historically significant. The world of the independent lobsterman is rapidly changing, but these guys are competent, tough, and they have their own code of discipline. If you want to understand better this unique part of America, this book is for you.
Maine Lobsterboats ... Have you ever ridden a lobsterboat through rolling seas, or seen one under construction at a boat yard? Few people have been given a look into the craftsmanship that makes Maine lobsterboats so special. Nor have many had a chance to meet the men and women who design, build, and work aboard these ruggedly beautiful vessels. Until now.
Model Boat Building ... The downeast coast of Maine is a special place. It is studded with picture postcard harbors and towns reminiscent of Norman Rockwell paintings. Swinging on their moorings, in the quiet harbors are the working boats of Maine's indigenous fishery, the lobster boats. The boat in this new book by Steve Rogers was originally built in Jonesport, Beals Island area, north and east of Acadia National Park.
Modern Sportfishing Boats  
Nights of Ice Addicts of true adventure tales will find few more exciting collections than this account of eight battles fought by men against the sea off the coast of Alaska between 1980 and 1994. Walker (Working on the Edge) has been a crewman on crab and salmon boats for nine years. And knows many of those who survived the ordeals he describes here so vividly.
Northeast Guide to Saltwater Fishing and Boating Al all-in-one where-to when-to how-to fishing guide for the coastal waters from Passamaquoddy Bay, Maine, to False Cape, Virginia including Delaware Bay and the Chesapeake Bay. Features contributions from such angling lumanaries as A. J. Campbell, Betty GIbson, Jack Fallon, Pete Barrett, Russ Wilson, George Reiger, Al Riston and others.
Old Outboard Book I grew up on a lake and so was around boats and outboards most of my life. My Dad had a book on outboards that was writen by one of his friends. When Dad died I looked for it, but could not find it. I checked with Amazon.con and was told it was out of print. They did have Peter Hunn's book however. I liked the review and bought it. When it came, I could not put it down.
On and Off the Beaten Path The Central and Southern Bahamas Guide : From South Florida to the Turks and Caicos
Perfect Storm The Perfect Storm is the tale of a doomed ship caught in the middle of what some meteorologists have called the storm of the century. At its heart is a gripping narrative about struggling for survival in a tempest of ferocious winds and 100-foot waves. But rookie author Sebastian Junger does more than simply spin a good yarn.
Poor Fishermen With Boats "Much like the weather-tested, broken-in look of the author himself --- with the long black beard and seemingly endless smile peering out from under a dusty old cowboy hat -- the book is immediately inviting. It truly beckons readers to kick off their boots, ease back, relax, read and, oh, yes, get ready to laugh --- loudly.
Powerboat Guide The new 2001 PowerBoat Guide, the most authoritative reference book in the marine industry.
Scottish Fishing Boats  
Sightings... Although the islands off the Maine coast have been photographed many times, no one has captured the islands and their people like Peter Ralston in Sightings: A Maine Coast Odyssey. There is a fundamental honesty and integrity to these photographs unavailable anywhere else. The
Small Ships ... A Book of Study Plans for Tugs, Freighters, Ferries, Excursion Boats, Trawler Yachts, Houseboats & Fishing Vessels : Working Vessels & w
Snake River Secrets This book is a must for anyone who travels the rivers and streams of the Snake River Basin by canoe, small raft, rowboat, or drift boat. This comprehensive guide includes: distances, float times, scenery, historical information, fishing opportunities, how technical each section is, accessibility, wildlife you'll encounter. No trip to the Snake River is complete without this book. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches.
Southeast Guide to Saltwater Fishing and Boating A comprehensive where-to, how-to encyclopedia covering the waterfront from Virginia to the Florida Keys and Gulf Coast, this guide is crammed with valuable information for recreational fishermen. It supplies charts showing the best fishing areas for all the most popular gamefish species in every state; how to access each area by boat or on foot, what the services are, and how the fishing's likely to be in each month of the year.
Sportfishing Boats, 28'-82', 1975-Current: 1996 Edition  
Storm Tactics Handbook ... Lin and Larry Pardey have voyaged togethre for over 26 years, covering the equivalent of 5 circumnavigations on board their own self-built cutters, Seraffyn and Taleisin. Larry worked as first mate on a 140-ton, 85-foot schooner, Double Eagle, voyaging from Newport Beach, California, to Hawaii and back and along the Mexican coast before meeting Lin
Surviving the Storm Surviving the Storm is the most sweeping manual on heavy-weather sailing I know. Encyclopedic in scope yet precise in analysis, it is extremely strong on the theories of seamanship and meteorology and also on actual practices in all types of boats. The Dashews...avoid careless overgeneralizing as they sympathetically examine how particular crews in particular boats handled particular storms
The Cruiser's Handbook of Fishing  
The Fisherman's Boating Book  
The little boats : inshore fishing craft of Atlantic Canada  
The World of the Oregon Fishboat:  
This Old Boat I found that the book lacked certain basic information. for example: when restoring an old boat, one must typically contend with transporting the boat (perhaps mention of trailer, and cradle designs), or de-masting and storage, removing the multi-layers of antifoulant paint, correct the grazing of the gelcoat.
Traditional Fishing Boats of Britain & Ireland ... Design, History and Evolution
Ultimate Bass Boats  
What Were You Thinking? "Look back on your youth and just about everyone participated in some wild or crazy things. Many were hilarious and you have often retold them. But there were some experiences that even now you can't believe you did or lived through them. Certainly, you hope your children never follow in your footsteps.
Whitecaps The Gulf waters are warm and mild, the abode of marlin, swordfish, tuna, sharks; majestic fish that give a sports fisherman the fight of his life. This is the exciting world that has sunk its hooks into Bull, a young boat captain just beginning to make his name in the business.
Working on the Edge Gripping, true-adventure account of crewing on deep-sea Alaskan fishing boats. In 1978, Walker arrived in Kodiak, Alaska, with $20, one skipper's name, and a determination to hook a berth on a crab boat. That year saw an unprecedented increase in the numbers of king crab on the continental shelf, boats fishing them, and prices paid at the canneries.
World of the Small Commercial Fisherman