In this modern age, the choices facing the fisherman are numerous. Technology has revolutionised the structure of vessels, the type and range of equipment they can carry, the engines that power them and the effect that advances in electronics have had on wheelhouse technology is staggering. In a highly competitive and, currently, very difficult business, it is essential that the fisherman makes the correct choices when it comes to purchasing and equipping a vessel, re-fitting and/or upgrading his present boat and buying new gear. In each edition of his book, Dag Pike has provided exactly the kind of information that the fisherman requires to make the right choices. This new third edition is no exception. This is a practical guide for practical fishermen. In this latest edition a revised chapter thoroughly reviews the rapidly changing world of electronics and an up-dated section carefully examines safety and safety equipment. New hull designs are covered in full and, throughout this new edition, strong emphasis is placed on the practical application of design and construction to produce a reliable fishing boat.
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In this modern age, the choices facing the fisherman are numerous. Technology has revolutionised the structure of vessels, the type and range of equipment they can carry, the engines that power them and the effect that advances in electronics have had on wheelhouse technology is staggering. In a highly competitive and, currently, very difficult business, it is essential that the fisherman makes the correct choices when it comes to purchasing and equipping a vessel, re-fitting and/or upgrading his present boat and buying new gear. In each edition of his book, Dag Pike has provided exactly the kind of information that the fisherman requires to make the right choices. This new third edition is no exception. This is a practical guide for practical fishermen. In this latest edition a revised chapter thoroughly reviews the rapidly changing world of electronics and an up-dated section carefully examines safety and safety equipment. New hull designs are covered in full and, throughout this new edition, strong emphasis is placed on the practical application of design and construction to produce a reliable fishing boat.
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position finding equipment, bilge pumping system, fish finding equipment, trawl winch, wheelhouse top, freeing ports, stern gear, most fishing boats, fishing boat use, deck machinery, stern gland, fish hold, engine beds, rudder stock, many fishing boats, stern trawler, steering position, controllable pitch propeller, synthetic ropes, deck layout, hull structure Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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The variety of fishing boats is vast. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
position finding equipment, bilge pumping system, fish finding equipment, trawl winch, wheelhouse top, freeing ports, stern gear, most fishing boats, fishing boat use, deck machinery, stern gland, fish hold, engine beds, rudder stock, many fishing boats, stern trawler, steering position, controllable pitch propeller, synthetic ropes, deck layout, hull structure Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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