Boaters Guide to Boat Handling Set

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Includes: Boaters Guide to Twin Screw Boat Handling & Improve Your Boating Skills & Knowledge

An excellent hands-on guide to the basics of twin screw boat handling for twin screw power boats in a variety of different situations. Divided into five sections, this step-by-step approach to the basics of boat handling uses a “hands on” viewing system, which enables you to get a real feel of performing a variety of basic and complicated maneuvers. Take the next step to becoming a better boater by improving your boating skills and knowledge. Marine professionals teach you the how’s & why’s, practical boating tips, techniques & procedures to become a better boater.

Teaches:
• Basics of the controls
• Maneuvers
• Docking & undocking
• Wind & current compensation
• Engine failure tactics
• Boat handling - single & twin outboards
• Trailering, launching & loading
• Docking & fueling
• Batteries & chargers
• Communications & electronics
• Advanced maneuvering skills
• Electronics, GPS, sonar
• Marlinspike seamanship
• Navigational aids
• Weather & sea conditions
• Safety on the water

$54.90 SBOATHDVD

Boaters Guide to Twin Screw Boat Handling & Marine Radar Set

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Reg. $59.90 2 DVD Set ONLY $49.90

Includes: Boaters Guide to Twin Screw Boat Handling & Boaters Guide to Using Marine Radar

An excellent hands-on guide to the basics of twin screw boat handling for twin screw power boats in a variety of different situations. Divided into five sections, this step-by-step approach to the basics of boat handling uses a “hands on” viewing system, which enables you to get a real feel of performing a variety of basic and complicated maneuvers. Plus learn how radar can assist you on the water and how to use it as an aid to safe navigation & collision avoidance.

Teaches:
• Basics of the controls
• Maneuvers
• Docking & undocking
• Wind & current compensation
• Engine failure tactics
• Principles of Radar
• Radar Picture & Marks (Range, bearing, AIS, ARPA)
• Interpreting the Display

$49.90 SBOATSMDVD

Boaters Guide to Mayday, Marine Radar & Twin Screw Boat Handling Set

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Reg. $89.85 3 DVD Set ONLY $69.85

Includes: Mayday, Mayday, Boaters Guide to Using Marine Radar & Twin Screw Boat Handling

Features the different types of VHF receivers available including transmissions, range and power while outlining U. S. & International requirements, how to obtain a VHF license, permits and the M MSI for DSC Radios. Learn how radar can assist you on the water and how to use it as an aid to safe navigation & collision avoidance. Plues, an excellent hands-on guide to the basics of twin screw boat handling for twin screw power boats in a variety of different situations. Divided into five sections, this step-by-step approach to the basics of boat handling uses a “hands on” viewing system, which enables you to get a real feel of performing a variety of basic and complicated maneuvers.

Teaches:
• VHF Radio Basics
• VHF License, permit, MMSI & channels
• Placing Mayday & non-emergency calls
• Securite & Pan-Pan Calls
• Weather Broadcast
• Principles of Radar
• Radar Picture & Marks (Range, bearing, AIS, ARPA)
• Interpreting the Display
• Basics of the controls
• Maneuvers
• Docking & undocking
• Wind & current compensation
• Engine failure tactics

$69.85 SBOATU3DVD

Boaters Guide to Inboard Power & Twin Screw Boat Handling Set

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Reg. $64.90 2 DVD Set ONLY $54.90

Includes: Twin Screw Boat Handling & Your New Inboard Powered Boat

Learn the basics of operating, maneuvering, docking, fueling & anchoring along with a “hands-on” course using single & twin engines to increase your knowledge & skills as a skipper. Learn the different types of inboard power, hull choices & drive options plus a basic do-it-yourself maintenance plan to keep your boat & engine in good working condition. Includes an excellent hands-on guide to the basics of twin screw boat handling, in a variety of different situations. Divided into five sections, this step-by-step approach to the basics of boat handling uses a “hands on” viewing system, which enables you to get a real feel of performing a variety of basic & complicated maneuvers.

Teaches:
• Operating & maneuvering
• Docking, fueling & anchoring
• Basics of the controls
• Wind & current compensation
• Engine failure tactics

$54.90 SBOATPBDVD

NEW! BOATER’S GUIDE TO RADAR, GPS & FUEL ECONOMY

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Reg. $89.85 3 DVD Set ONLY $69.85

Includes: Boaters Guide to Using Marine Radar, Fuel Economy & Boaters Guide to GPS

Valuable set for all boaters! Learn how radar can assist you on the water and how to use it as an aid to safe navigation & collision avoidance. Plus if you want to learn HOW TO reduce the costs of boat operation & improve your boats fuel economy, this is just what you need! Offers tips for conserving fuel along with fuel saving suggestions for re-powering boats. By following a few simple steps and procedures, boaters can lower their vessel fuel costs without drastically changing day to day operations and boating activities. Discover the many ways GPS can assist on the water and just how easy it can be to take full advantage of this advanced technology. Learn the various ways your boat’s position can be marked and saved, how remote locations can be entered as waypoints, how routes can be formed and saved using waypoints.

Teaches:
• Principles of Radar
• What Radar - Can Do For You
• Radar Picture & Marks (Range, bearing, AIS, ARPA)
• Interpreting the Display
• Engine & Hull Maintenance
• Propellers & Navigation
• Boat Operation & Fuel Saving Options
• What GPS can do
• Position Format
• Maps & Charts
• Speed & Course
• Saving Waypoints
• Forming Routes
• Recording & Following Tracks

140 mins.

$69.85 SBELE3DVD

MARINERS’ GUIDE TO VHF, RADAR & COAST GUARD LICENSE

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Reg. $104.85 3 DVD Set ONLY $84.85

Includes: Mayday! Mayday!, The Coast Guard License, Boaters Guide to Using Marine Radar

Valuable set for all boaters! Learn how radar can assist you on the water and how to use it as an aid to safe navigation & collision avoidance. Plus the essentials of the Coast Guard license, advanced piloting & rules of the road. Also includes the different types of VHF receivers available including transmissions, range and power while outlining U. S. & International requirements, how to obtain a VHF license, permits and the M MSI for DSC Radios.

Teaches:
• VHF Radio Basics
• VHF License, permit, MMSI & channels
• Placing Mayday & non-emergency calls
• Securite & Pan-Pan Calls
• Weather Broadcast
• Principles of Radar
• Radar Picture & Marks (Range, bearing, AIS, ARPA)
• Interpreting the Display
• Coast Guard license test & test taking tips
• Advanced piloting
• Complete rules of the road needed for the examination
• Arc & visibility of lights
• Navigation, tides, seamanship
• Fixes & bearings, set & drift

140 mins.

$84.85 SBMAY3DVD

COAST GUARD LICENSE TIPS & VHS MADE EASY!

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Includes: Mayday! Mayday!, The Coast Guard License
The quickest way to determine the competence of a boater is not by his docking abilities but by his use of the radio. Although the VHF radio is relatively easy to operate, there are some very important features about the use and operation that all boaters must know. Included are the different VHF channels and their uses along with information on how to monitor the radio. It provides specific, step-by-step instructions on how to place both emergency and non-emergency calls including Mayday Calls, Securite Calls and Pan-Pan Calls. It also teaches what you should do when you hear a Mayday Call including Seelonce Mayday, Seelonce Distress and Mayday Relay.
This set also includes the Coast Guard License, internationally recognized as one of the ultimate tests of boating ability. It covers the essentials of the license test, advanced piloting, rules of the road & seamanship.

Teaches:
• VHF Radio Basics
• VHF License, permit, MMSI & channels
• Placing Mayday & non-emergency calls
• Securite & Pan-Pan Calls
• Weather Broadcast
• Coast Guard license test & test taking tips
• Advanced piloting
• Complete rules of the road needed for the examination
• Arc & visibility of lights
• Navigation, tides, seamanship
• Fixes & bearings, set & drift

95 mins.

$64.90 SBCOVH2DVD

BOATERS GUIDE RADAR NAVIGATION & COAST GUARD LICENSE

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Includes: Boaters Guide to Using Marine Radar, The Coast Guard License
The ultimate value of radar & all electronic equipment lies with the boater’s ability to understand and properly use the information on the display. The primary purpose of marine radar is to serve as an aid to collision avoidance. It can increase boaters’ safety on the water more than any other electronic devise allowing boaters to “see” through rain, darkness, poor visibility and fog. Learn how radar can assist you on the water and how to use it as an aid to safe navigation & collision avoidance.
This set also includes the Coast Guard License, internationally recognized as one of the ultimate tests of boating ability. It covers the essentials of the license test, advanced piloting, rules of the road & seamanship.

Teaches:
• Principles of Radar
• Radar System Configurations, Range & Unusual Propagation
• Radar Terminology, Controls
• What Radar - Can Do For You
• Radar Picture & Marks (Range, bearing, AIS, ARPA)
• Sea & Rain Clutter
• Aids to Navigation
• Interpreting the Display
• Radar Picture & Target Properties
• Target Material & Reflected Echo
• Precipitation
• Influence of Waves & Precipitation
• Advanced Radar Operation
• Coast Guard license test & test taking tips
• Advanced piloting
• Complete rules of the road needed for the examination
• Arc & visibility of lights
• Navigation, tides, seamanship
• Fixes & bearings, set & drift

95 mins.

$64.90 SBRAD2DVD

BOATERS GUIDE TO USING VHF & MARINE RADAR

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Includes: Mayday! Mayday!, Boaters Guide to Using Marine Radar

“In the hands of a knowledgeable user, radar is a valuable aid to safe navigation, allowing boaters to “see” through rain, darkness, poor visibility and fog.”
A VHF radio is one of the most important tools on board a boat. Like any other tool, however, there are right ways and wrong ways to use it. The quickest way to determine the competence of a boater is not by his docking abilities but by his use of the radio. Although the VHF radio is relatively easy to operate, there are some very important features about the use and operation that all boaters must know. Included are the different VHF channels and their uses along with information on how to monitor the radio. It provides specific, step-by-step instructions on how to place both emergency and non-emergency calls including Mayday Calls, Securite Calls and Pan-Pan Calls. It also teaches what you should do when you hear a Mayday Call including Seelonce Mayday, Seelonce Distress and Mayday Relay.
This set also teaches boaters’ what radar is, how it works and how you can get the most from these important navigators. It teaches boaters how alarms can be set, to alert you that targets are entering a particular location or that your own boat is nearing a dangerous area. Radar can also be used to determine your position to back up chart information, electronic aids to navigation and used to navigate to a specific location.

Teaches:
• Principles of Radar
• Radar System Configurations, Range & Unusual Propagation
• Radar Terminology, Controls
• What Radar - Can Do For You
• Radar Picture & Marks (Range, bearing, AIS, ARPA)
• Sea & Rain Clutter
• Aids to Navigation
• Interpreting the Display
• Radar Picture & Target Properties
• Target Material & Reflected Echo
• Precipitation
• Influence of Waves & Precipitation
• Advanced Radar Operation
• VHF Radio Basics
• VHF License, permit, MMSI & channels
• Placing Mayday & non-emergency calls
• Securite & Pan-Pan Calls
• Weather Broadcast

80 mins.

$49.90 SBMARV2DVD

MAYDAY! MAYDAY!

The Mariners' Guide to VHF Ship-to-Ship & Ship-to-Shore Communication

A VHF radio is one of the most important tools on board a boat. Like any other tool, however, there are right ways and wrong ways to use it. The quickest way to determine the competence of a boater is not by his docking abilities but by his use of the radio.

Although the VHF radio is relatively easy to operate, there are some very important features about the use and operation that all boaters must know. The VHF radio is one of the most valuable pieces of safety equipment you can have onboard. It can be used to deliver a call for assistance, provide the latest weather reports and keep you in touch with other boats and marine facilities on the water.

This program covers the different types of VHF receivers available including the types of transmissions, range, power and specific features. It outlines the U. S. and International requirements and provides information on how to obtain a VHF license, permits and the Maritime Mobile Service Identity or MMSI numbers for DSC Radios.

Included are the different VHF channels and their uses along with information on how to monitor the radio. It provides specific, step-by-step instructions on how to place both emergency and non-emergency calls including Mayday Calls, Securite Calls and Pan-Pan Calls. It also teaches what you should do when you hear a Mayday Call including Seelonce Mayday, Seelonce Distress and Mayday Relay.

Teaches:
• VHF Radio Basics
• License, Permit & MMSI
• Types of VHF Radios
• Channels
• Monitoring the Radio
• Placing Non-emergency Calls
• Placing Mayday Calls
• If You Hear a Mayday Call
• Securite Calls
• Pan-Pan Calls
• Weather Broadcast

40 mins.

$29.95 N8988DVD

THE BOATERS GUIDE TO IMPROVING YOUR BOATS FUEL ECONOMY

Learn HOW TO Reduce the COSTS of Fuel Consumption & Boat Operation

If you want to learn HOW TO reduce the costs of boat operation & improve your boats fuel economy, the Boater’s Guide to improving your Boats Fuel Economy is just what you need!

Increased fuel prices are hurting commercial and sport fishermen, charter boat operators and recreational boaters. Saving fuel is a complex issue, dependent largely on your particular vessel and how you operate. There isn’t much boaters can do about the price of fuel, but they can follow some basic procedures to help reduce the amount of fuel needed and lower the cost of fuel consumption. Saving money on boat fuel can be as easy as simply slowing down or as complicated as replacing a boats engine and results vary greatly depending on the vessel. This program offers tips for conserving fuel along with fuel saving suggestions for re-powering boats.

By following a few simple steps and procedures, boaters can lower their vessel fuel costs without drastically changing day to day operations and boating activities.

If you’re in the market for a new or used boat, you’ll also find tips and suggestions to help you make the right purchase decisions.

Teaches:
• Engine & Hull Maintenance
• Propellers
• Navigation
• Weight Considerations
• Fueling the Boat
• Boat Operation
• Fuel Saving Options
• Purchasing Considerations

40 mins.

$29.95 N8990DVD

The Boaters Guide to Using Marine Radar

Learn HOW RADAR can assist you on the water, HOW TO USE IT as an aid to SAFE navigation & COLLISION avoidance

“In the hands of a knowledgeable user, radar is a valuable aid to safe navigation, allowing boaters to “see” through rain, darkness, poor visibility and fog.”

Radar is the most interactive aid to navigation. Using it with competence demands far more expertise than with a GPS unit. The primary purpose of marine radar is to serve as an aid to collision avoidance. It can increase boaters’ safety on the water more than any other electronic devise allowing boaters to “see” through rain, darkness, poor visibility and fog. It can confirm your position relative to landmarks and navigational aids and alert you to other vessels and coastal outlines.

However, the ultimate value of radar and all electronic equipment lies with the boater’s ability to understand and properly use the information on the display.

Within the last few years the costs of radar units, especially the smaller LCD display units, have been substantially reduced, making it feasible even for small boats to take advantage of radar equipment.

This program teaches boaters’ what radar is, how it works and how you can get the most from these important navigators. It teaches boaters how alarms can be set, to alert you that targets are entering a particular location or that your own boat is nearing a dangerous area. Echo trails can help you access the movement of targets relative to your own boat. Radar can also be used to determine your position to back up chart information, electronic aids to navigation and used to navigate to a specific location. For Fishermen, Radar is often used to locate sea birds that help them locate fish and improve their catch!

Teaches:
Principles of Radar:
• Types of Radar Antenna
• Types of Radar Displays
• What Radar - Can Do For You
• How Radar Works
• Radar System Configurations
• Radar Range
• Unusual Propagation
• Radar Terminology
• Radar Controls

Radar Picture and Marks:
• Measuring Range
• Measuring Bearing
• Sea Clutter
• Rain Clutter
• AIS
• ARPA
• Aids to Navigation

Interpreting the Display:
• Radar Picture & Target Properties
• Target Material & Reflected Echo
• Precipitation
• Influence of Waves & Precipitation
• Advanced Radar Operation

40 mins.

$29.95 N8991DVD

Designed to simplify all of the dials and switches to turn you into a SSB expert. Covers radio telephone, frequency, channel selection, antennas, tuners and grouding.

$29.95 N788DVD

Boating's Top 60 Tips - Navigation

Produced in association with BOATING MAGAZINE.

Covers all the basic navigation requirements required plus several vital tips that will make navigating from one point to another much simpler and safer. Boaters of all ages and levels will discover vital steps that will make your boating experience more enjoyable. 45 min.

$34.95 H473DVD

Modern Coastal Piloting

"This tape is well planned and executed and is well worth viewing by those who want to recall or launch themselves for the first time into the fundamentals of marine coastal navigation." - Navigator's Newsletter

With this tape, not only will you learn the traditional methods of coastal piloting, compass use, speed/time/distance equations, deviation and variation, bow and beam bearings, running fixes, lat and long, navigation aids, but also the modern ways of position determination; Loran, Radar and T.D.'s. 68 min. $29.95 N391DVD

$34.95 N391DVD

Wm. F. Buckley Jr.'s Celestial Navigation Simplified

Join this world-renowned personality for the most unique program on celestial navigation ever. Mr. Buckley simply and clearly explains the theory and practice of Celestial Navigation and teaches the noon shot. Using computer graphics, he illuminates on the finer points of GP (Geographical Position), GHA and GMT. Worth twelve weeks of night school! 39 min. $29.95 N203DVD

$34.95 N203DVD

$34.95 N201DVD

All boaters have to follow the appropriate regulations with respect to their operation on the water. This program covers 38 United States Coast Guard Navigation Rules and Regulations, which have been developed for both inland and international waters. Not only will you learn what the rules are, but how to apply, understand and operate your vessel under any condition of visibility. You'll also learn how to assess risk situations and to avoid collisions whether in narrow channels, while overtaking, crossing or in head-on situations to make your boating safer and more enjoyable.

Also teaches the step-by-step techniques for navigating with both classic dead reckoning piloting and electronic navigation instruments. Clear demonstrations are shown on the water and the simulator of a Coast Guard certified navigation school. Detailed close-ups, graphics and imaginative presentations of how objects appear on the chart, radar scope and water are shown in both good and bad visibility.127 mins

$65.90 SNAV

Not only will you learn what the rules are, but how to apply, understand and operate your vessel under any condition of visibility. You'll also learn how to assess risk situations and to avoid collisions whether in narrow channels, while overtaking, crossing or in head-on situations to make your boating safer and more enjoyable.

Subjects covered include: Requirements for navigational lights and day shapes, Maneuvering and warning signals, Towing and pushing, Sound signals, Distress signals, Sailing and steering rules for different size vessels.

Our waterways are controlled by a system of markers commonly known as "Aids to Navigation." This consists of a system of buoys, daybeacons, lights, light platforms, radio beacons and foghorns. Whether a powerboater or sailor, this excellent guide will teach you how to read these markers to improve your overall boating skills and enhance your enjoyment on the water.95 mins

$40.95 N3775DVD