This fully revised third edition of a classic manual is a mine of information for yachtsmen to customise their boats.

Want to improve stowage, protect your sails or stop the anchor chain from rumbling? Look no further than Dick Everitt's highly acclaimed Skipper's Sketch Book. Brought to you by Practical Boat Owner magazine, Dick's beautiful illustrations offers nifty solutions to those niggly problems we all encounter at sea. The text is brief but the drawings speak for themselves. The knowledge behind them is hard won, the solutions practical, and the ideas have since been adopted by thousands of sailors across the globe. The first in a series of five, this is a truly unique, fun and inspirational reference guide for every cabin and workshop.

Ian Nicolson provides a wide range of easy-to-follow designs for the owner, user, builder or repairer of any yacht or small boat.

The first guide to design aimed at every sailor. The authors examine a range of boats, from a 14-foot dinghy to a 40-foot cruiser, a catamaran to an offshore singlehander, to show what makes hulls, keels, ballast, rudders, foils, masts, and sails work. Their explanations include state-of-the-art graphics, dynamic charts, and photographs.

“Anyone who contemplates any onboard do-it-yourself work should have this book at his or her elbow.”--Cruising World “This book reduces a boat to its most rudimentary parts in simple drawings and clear explanations. Fascinating to read, it’s a perfect teaching tool.”--Ocean Navigator Whether you’re a new mariner or a lifetime veteran, How Boat Things Work is a resource you can’t afford to be without. With intricate two-color cutaway drawings of eighty different systems and devices, as well as detailed explanations of how they’re assembled, how they work, and how they can go wrong, this book covers every primary component of your boat's inner workings. This guided tour “under the hood” of your sailboat or powerboat includes: Engines, transmissions, bearings, stuffing boxes, propellers Steering systems, autopilots, windvanes, compasses Rigging, splicing, line handling, block and tackle, sail controls Anchors and windlasses DC and AC electrical systems Pumps, toilets, seacocks, freshwater systems