192 – Knots and Nautical

The Sextant Handbook

rocky1933 — Wed, 02 Jan 2019 19:07:09 +0000

Loran and GPS notwithstanding, there will at all times be a place for the sextant aboard any blue-water boat, if for no other reason than the thrill and mystery of finding one’s position on this planet by gazing at the heavens. Here is the indispensable reference that are supposed to accompany the instrument aboard. Cmdr. Bruce Bauer, a professional navigator and master mariner with the U.S. Merchant Marine, has distilled years of hands-on experience into an eminently readable guide to shopping for, adjusting, the usage of, and repairing sextants.

The Sextant Handbook is dedicated to the premise that electronic navigation devices, even as too convenient to overlook, are too liable to rely on exclusively. The book is designed to make beginner and expert alike conversant with this most beautiful and functional of the navigator’s tools. Topics include:

Assembly and Disassembly
Vital Adjustments
Avoiding Problems
Rough Weather Sightings
Oiling and Cleaning
Immersion Baths
Emergency Silvering
Finding and Buying Used Sextants
And Much More

You’ll also find a list of distributors, manufacturers, and dealers around the globe, a discussion of future trends, and a lot of helpful hints, including sighting with eyeglasses and the usage of a Rude starfinder. All in a thoroughly revised edition of a book acclaimed by navigation professionals.

Be Still Large Hardcover Wirebound Journal – Psalm 46:10

rocky1933 — Mon, 18 Jun 2018 14:39:42 +0000

In quest of tranquility is steadily what draws us to the sea, as our quest for peace pulls us to Scripture. The serene Lighthouse Collection is a beacon to the wonderful thing about both. Bringing together the weather of calming color, seaside motifs and verse from the Books of Psalms, this lovely collection will lend a special grace for your days and to your own home.

This inspirational writing journal features spot varnished seaside motifs and verse over a matte boathouse backdrop. The wirebound journal has a 1 inch coil and Scripture on each lined page.

Our writing journals are ideal for gift-giving, with a presentation page within the front.

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Lighthouses of the World: 130 World Wonders Pictured Inside

rocky1933 — Mon, 18 Jun 2018 14:39:37 +0000

Readers say it very best: “fascinating book” with “beautiful photos” and “information relating to a wide variety of light houses”
From precedent days until the prevailing, lighthouses have symbolized safety, homecoming, and the seafaring way of living. Lighthouses of the World provides gorgeous full-color photos showcasing lighthouses from world wide. From the Barnegat Lighthouse on Long Beach Island, to the traditional Kõpu Lighthouse in Estonia (first constructed in 1531), Lighthouses of the World traverses continents so as to provide stunning color photography and illustration showing the a variety of lighthouses that man has constructed over the centuries.