Crusing Sailboat

Learn to represent complex details and irregular shapes of a sailboat using graphite, white pastel, and luxurious paper.

This large collection of drawings and images of sailboats from antiquity to modern times are presented. The drawings are detailed enough, given in high resolution and can be used to create ship models, as well as study the history of construction of sailboats.

Don Casey’s Complete Illustrated Sailboat Maintenance Manual combines six core volumes into a single, utterly dependable resource that answers every frequent question, explains every major system, and helps you keep your boat and its components shipshape.

With clear illustrations and simple explanations, Don Casey shows you exactly how to install wiring . . . make good, safe connections . . . match your battery bank and alternator to your needs . . . troubleshoot problems quickly . . . avoid shore power problems . . . and more–all without a lot of technical jargon.

Temping the night shift in a high-rise cubicle, Erik Orton knew something had to change. He felt the responsibility of providing for his wife and their five children—the youngest with Down syndrome—but craved a life that offered more than just surviving.