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Yes, you should be able to get a copy of Chapman's from amazon.com The
full, official title is Chapman Piloting, Seamanship, & Small Boat
Handling.

Even though you *could* get Chapman's from Amazon, you might consider
patronizing a local, independent seller of nautical books or chandlery
instead. My personal practice is to support the local boating
infrastructure when at all possible, and order from some soulless,
non-boating, mega marketeer very reluctantly.

I agree with supporting local business, and I do, but I don't have the
necessary time in many cases, as I usually start work before they open,
and am still working long after they close. In my haste to find this
book, I indeed searched Amazon for it immediately, and only came up
with
one marine related title on entering "Chapman's." That was "Chapman's
Guide to Piloting - 63rd Edition." Thinking that had to be what you
were
talking about, I ordered it. Then after checking back here and finding
your statement of the complete title, I promptly cancelled it. They
ignored that directive, then sent it anyway. I've bought on the
internet
for many years now and am finding myself increasingly dis-satisfied
with
the behavior of seller's all the time. I won't buy from Amazon, or
Boater's World any more.


You don't need a "license" to drive a boat in Oregon, but you will be
required to get a passing grade in a boating education course.

According to http://www.boatoregon.com/
only if I'm younger than 50 in the year 2006. I'm not, I'm well over
that.

You will
be required to carry a card when you boat confirming that you have
done
so, and if a law enforcement officer stops you for any reason he or
she
can demand to see it. Most of the qualifying courses are very low
cost,
or even free. (Some use Chapman's as the textbook, but in those cases
you are required to own or purchase the book even if the instruction
itself is free of charge).


Thanks again for your time.

It is the correct book, but should be the 64th edition when I looked at
Amazon.

Did they officially change the title? I concur that it is undoubtedly
the same book.
My copy is from the early 1980's- could something have changed since
then? :-)
Nearly everybody just calls it "Chapman's," of course.


Maybe we are just old, Chuck. Mine says same title as yours, but does not
have an edition number. Says, 1971 Edition, 49th year.

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Yes, you should be able to get a copy of Chapman's from amazon.com
The
full, official title is Chapman Piloting, Seamanship, & Small Boat
Handling.

Even though you *could* get Chapman's from Amazon, you might consider
patronizing a local, independent seller of nautical books or
chandlery
instead. My personal practice is to support the local boating
infrastructure when at all possible, and order from some soulless,
non-boating, mega marketeer very reluctantly.

I agree with supporting local business, and I do, but I don't have the
necessary time in many cases, as I usually start work before they
open,
and am still working long after they close. In my haste to find this
book, I indeed searched Amazon for it immediately, and only came up
with
one marine related title on entering "Chapman's." That was "Chapman's
Guide to Piloting - 63rd Edition." Thinking that had to be what you
were
talking about, I ordered it. Then after checking back here and
finding
your statement of the complete title, I promptly cancelled it. They
ignored that directive, then sent it anyway. I've bought on the
internet
for many years now and am finding myself increasingly dis-satisfied
with
the behavior of seller's all the time. I won't buy from Amazon, or
Boater's World any more.


You don't need a "license" to drive a boat in Oregon, but you will be
required to get a passing grade in a boating education course.

According to http://www.boatoregon.com/
only if I'm younger than 50 in the year 2006. I'm not, I'm well over
that.

You will
be required to carry a card when you boat confirming that you have
done
so, and if a law enforcement officer stops you for any reason he or
she
can demand to see it. Most of the qualifying courses are very low
cost,
or even free. (Some use Chapman's as the textbook, but in those cases
you are required to own or purchase the book even if the instruction
itself is free of charge).


Thanks again for your time.

It is the correct book, but should be the 64th edition when I looked at
Amazon.

Did they officially change the title? I concur that it is undoubtedly
the same book.
My copy is from the early 1980's- could something have changed since
then? :-)
Nearly everybody just calls it "Chapman's," of course.


Maybe we are just old, Chuck. Mine says same title as yours, but does not
have an edition number. Says, 1971 Edition, 49th year.


Mine is "Chapman Piloting", 57th Edition Completely Updated, 1985. I
believe it replaced an earlier edition I once had. ;-)