BoatSense: Lessons and Yarns from a Marine Writer's Life Afloat

by Doug Logan

Overview

Are you dreaming of becoming a boat-owner? Are you a new boat-owner with a lot of questions? What if you could get expert and entertaining advice from a sailor and powerboater who has spent a lifetime testing and writing about boats and boat gear, and experiencing first-hand the joys and trials of owning them? Here’s what other experts are saying about Doug Logan’s BoatSense:   I only wish Doug Logan's wonderfully engaging and instructive treatise had been around 20 years ago...  Warm, accessible, and wickedly smart, BoatSense is an instant classic. — Nathaniel Philbrick, author of In the Heart of the Sea and Second Wind   If you are even remotely interested in boats, you need to read BoatSense. — Ed Sherman, author of The Powerboater's Guide to Electrical Systems   Good sense and good boats have rarely been so clear and entertaining.  — John Rousmaniere, author of The Annapolis Book of Seamanship   BoatSense is #1 in the Book Authority's list of the "15 Best Boating Books of All Time"   In BoatSense, veteran sailor and writer Doug Logan speaks directly to those who have been bitten by the boating bug, but who may be overwhelmed by the complexity of the game and by the amount of information available. His mission is not to give all the answers, but to provide a way of thinking about the issues involved in owning and operating a boat safely and happily. At the heart of his advice are simplicity and the habits of good seamanship. His reflections would have brought a smile to experienced mariners of the past, and no doubt will do the same for mariners of the future.   Learn about the mindset of seamanship in the chapter called Walking the Beat. Understand the importance of maintenance and your own DIY skills in Embrace the Hacksaw. Think through the most important processes of evaluating, shopping for, and equipping a boat with the wisdom in Buying In and The Right Stuff.   BoatSense contains some of the most important checklists and sidebars a new boat-buyer will need, including:   ·Checklist for an Unfamiliar Boat ·Volts, Watts, Amps, and Ohms ·Marine Engine Care ·Boatyard Chores: Who Does What? ·Recommended Tools ·Basic Navigation Gear … and more

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781732547018
Publisher:	Seapoint Books and Media
Publication date:	08/16/2019
Pages:	120
Product dimensions:	6.80(w) x 9.80(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Doug Logan has been managing editor, technical editor, and executive editor of Sailing World, webmaster for Cruising World, contributing editor of Powerboat Reports, editor-in-chief of Practical Sailor, and senior editor at the websites of the Boat Group. He has written hundreds of articles and edited of dozens of books about boats, sailing, and the sea. He lives in Stony Creek, Connecticut.

Table of Contents

BoatSense, by Doug Logan Introduction CHAPTER 1 – People, Places, and Yarns Pat and the Rat Fluids, Foils, and Flow Cuttyhunk Lightning Dance No Place Like Home Waters Watch Out for Whales A Sailor’s Brain Under Power CHAPTER 2 – Seamanship: Walking the Beat Stowing and Squaring Away CHAPTER 3 – Embrace the Hacksaw Silence of the Engines CHAPTER 4 – Buying In Choose Your Seductions Boat Show Game Plan How’s the Access to Important Parts? Budgeting for Boat Maintenance: How Hands-on Will You Be? CHAPTER 5 – The Right Stuff Give Me Enough Rope In Praise of the Bucket Tools Not Your Mom’s Kitchen On the Edge Lights and Shades CHAPTER 6 – Getting Around As the World Turns CHAPTER 7 – The Tao, The Hsü, Whatever Ship to Shore LIST OF TECHNICAL SIDEBARS Checklist for an Unfamiliar Boat Volts, Watts, Amps, and Ohms Marine Engine Care Displacement Sailboat Performance Equations Boatyard Chores: What Does What? Recommended Tools for Different-Sized Boats Galley Gear Basic Navigation Gear Speed-Time-Distance Checklist for Leaving the Boat About the Author A Few Good Reference Books

Editorial Reviews

If you are even remotely interested in boats, you need to read BoatSense. Doug Logan shares his extensive personal experiences in a way that is both fun to read and educational.

Ed Sherman

Lifelong sailor and longtime boat reviewer Doug Logan knows all too well how modern marine hardware and electronics can complicate sailors’ lives, draining batteries and bank accounts. As he presents a clear alternative approach to boat ownership he calls BoatSense, Logan enlivens his views with humor, warning of pitfalls like the Gear Overkill Syndrome. Good sense and good boats have rarely been so clear and entertaining. He speaks right to the heart and head of any sailor.

John Rousmaniere

As a dinghy racer who came to sailing bigger boats relatively late in life, I only wish Doug Logan’s wonderfully engaging and instructive treatise had been around 20 years ago when I chartered my first keelboat. Warm, accessible, and wickedly smart, BoatSense is an instant classic.

Nathaniel Philbrick