Nigel Calder's Cruising Handbook (PB)
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Front Matter
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One: The Boat
Chapter 1. A Boat for Cruising
Basic Design Parameters
Length-Beam Ratio; Keel Types; Displacement Calculations; Ballast Ratio; Displacement-Length Ratio; Overhangs; Waterplanes and Immersion; Comfort Factor; Sail Area-Displacement Ratio; Stability Curves and Ratio; Capsize Screening Value and STIX Number; Maintaining Control; Speed-Length Ratio; Buttocks, Diagonals, and Aft Sections; Speed versus Comfort
Getting Down to Details
Construction Materials; Cored Hulls and Decks; Hull-to-Deck Joints; Structural Reinforcements; Keels; Rudders and Skegs; Skegs and Propellers; Bilge Water and Tankage
Conclusion
Chapter 2. On Deck
Rigs and Rigging
Rig Options; Masts, Spreaders, and Shroud Angles; Holding Up the Mast; Roller-Reefing Foresails; Mainsail; Odds and Ends
Cockpits and Deck Layout
Center or Aft Cockpit; Basic Parameters and the Comfort Factor; Steering; Dodgers and Biminis; Cockpit Flooding; Deck Design and Layout; Stowage
Dealing with Ground Tackle
Bow Platform; Deck Layout; Anchor Wells; Chain Locker; Windlasses
Addendum: Carbon Fiber Masts
Lightning and Other Survival Issues
Chapter 3. Cruising Accommodations: Fusing Functionality at Sea with Comfort on the Hook
General Considerations
Minimizing Motion; Keeping Things in Place; Insulation; Ventilation; Air Conditioning and Heating
Specific Spaces
Navigation Station; Wet Locker; Galley; Saloon; Forecabins, Quarter Berths, and Aft Cabins; Head Compartment
Conclusion
Addendum: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Carbon Monoxide Alarms
Chapter 4. Electrical Systems
A Balanced System
Keeping the Load Down; The Supply Side; Supplementary Sources of Power; Defining the Limits; Miscellaneous DC Systems Issues
DC to AC Inverters
Sizing an Inverter; DC and AC Installations
Over-Current Protection and High-Current Circuits
What Size Fuse or Circuit Breaker?; High-Current Circuits; Check Your Own Boat
Low-Energy Refrigeration
Efficiency; Versatility; Insulate, Insulate, Insulate; Enhancing Performance; Effective Refrigeration
Low-Energy Lighting
Fluorescent Lights; LED Lighting; Halogen Lights
AC Systems
Safety; Corrosion; Miscellaneous AC Systems Comments
Bonding, Zinc Anodes, and Lightning Protection
Stray-Current Corrosion and Bonding; Lightning Protection
Conclusion
Chapter 5. The Rest of the Systems
The Engine and Propeller
How Big an Engine?; Propeller Sizing; Propeller Matters; Peripheral Systems; Living with an Engine
Fuel and Water Tanks
Metal Tanks; Plastic Tanks; Freshwater Systems; Watermakers
Bilge Pumps
Flooding Rates and Pumping Capacities; Improving Performance: Hoses and Check Valves; Improving Performance: Electrical Considerations; Float Switches; Keeping Dry Below Decks
Through-Hulls, Seacocks, and Hoses
Quality Through-Hulls and Seacocks; Hoses
Propane Installations
The Problem of Refills When Cruising
Making Equipment Choices
What Spares to Carry?
Chapter 6. Acquisition Strategies
Defining Priorities
What Size Boat?; To Build or Not to Build; Commissioning Costs
Used-Boat Market
Refurbishing an Older Sailboat; Old Racing Boats; A Survey; Go Sailing as Soon as Possible!
Cruising-Boat Questionnaire and Checklist of Desirable Features
Part Two: Cruising Skills
Chapter 7. Boat Handling under Power and Sail
Maneuvering under Power
Close Quarters Maneuvering under Power; Docking (Mooring) Lines; Docking Situations; The Medi
Whether you’re a coastal or offshore cruiser, you’ll find your most pressing concerns treated with the know-how that makes for skillful, confident cruising in Nigel Calder’s Cruising Handbook. The author -- one of the most respected marine how-to authors on either side of the Atlantic, and author of the universally admired Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual, -- walks you through all key technical and practical aspects of modern cruising systems and equipment, providing you with a summary of the skills necessary for safe, enjoyable sailing.
The first half of the book includes an easy-to-use tabular method for evaluating a boat's suitability for cruising; ideas for workable deck and interior lay-outs and organization; how to choose and configure suitable boat systems for cruising; and how to install gear for trouble free operation.
The book's second half teaches you boat handling skills; core navigational expertise; anchoring techniques; weather understanding; heavy weather expertise; and specific skills for long-term and long-distance cruising.