Knights Modern Seamanship A Van Nostrands Nautical Manual by Rear
Admiral Austin M Knight, US Navy VGC.1941 848 pages.
This massive book covers everything in exhaustive detail,and I mean
everything! All aspects of seamanship with a profusion of
photos,diagrams,rigging diagrams,knotwork,anchorwork & charts. Superb
book for the mariner. There is some bias towards ships as opposed to
small scale cruisers etc.although it does cover the smaller scale
operations too.

Some headings :- Hull & fittings /Knotting & splicing / Mechanical
devices / Handling boats in surf / Mooring / Towing / Rescuing crew of
a wreck / Stranding / Maneuvering to avoid collision /Weather etc.

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