Motor Boating Basics: The Step-By-Step Guide to owning, Helming and Maintaining a Motor Boat

Motor Boating Basics is the ultimate collection of visually clear and straightforward 'how-to' guides on all aspects of motor boat handling and ownership, designed to make motor boating as accessible as possible for even the newest enthusiasts. Each chapter follows the same helpful format covering a topic, with an introduction followed by six simple, illustrated steps to show you exactly what you need to do at each stage of the process.

This book is an ideal introduction to motor boat ownership, driving and maintenance, and covers topics on:

• Essential skills
• Boat maintenance
• Navigation
• Berthing
• Boat handling

By breaking everything down into easy to follow steps, even the most inexperienced boater can master new skills quickly, and old hands will find something new in the useful hints and tips added by the author, Motor Boat and Yachting magazine's Jon Mendez.