Handling Troubles Afloat: What To Do When It All Goes Wrong [Paperback]

John Mellor (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 25, 1996

This book is all about helping you keep your boat and crew out of trouble by anticipating problems and dealing with them before they become disasters. In, Handling Troubles Afloat, the author draws on his many years of experience to give solutions to a range of many potential problems, so that by acting competently in a crisis you will be able to prevent a small setback from turning into a major emergency.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Though merely thumbing through this will induce the heebie-jeebies, this could be the most useful and helpful book of the decade; when the going gets tough, get out this book! --WoodenBoat

What would you do if your engine failed while entering a harbor? Your rigging failed in a confined anchorage? A fire broke out? British author Mellor's book is as much about preventing trouble as it is about dealing with it when it happens and keeping small problems from becoming big ones. Mellor covers the subject for both sailboats and powerboats, examining engines, electronics, rigging and other systems with the goad of preventative maintenance. But the author also goes into emergency procedures, based on is own personal experiences. Chapters cover what to do when caught in a gale, when shrouded by fog, when faced with a broken steering system or a dismasting. Crew morale, which can be a determining factor in an emergency, is also discussed. Appendices cover suggested spare parts and repairs and engine troubleshooting. --Soundings magazine

About the Author

John Mellor has spent the last 35 years sailing in a variety of craft, from racing dinghies to 100-ton sailing barges. He is the author of ten books, including the bestselling Boat Handling under Power, and has had hundreds of articles published in magazines worldwide.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Sheridan House; First Edition edition (January 25, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1574090097
• ISBN-13: 978-1574090093
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,686,057 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Handling Troubles Afloat, March 23, 2004

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Ron Gabaree "Coastal_Sailor" (Conway, NH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Handling Troubles Afloat: What To Do When It All Goes Wrong (Paperback)

The book is written by a British sailor using many nautical terms unfamiliar to even an experienced sailor. Much of the information is very useful, "IF" sense can be made of it.
By the time the book would make sense to you, you would have so much experience that you wouldn't need it.
I am halfway through the book, and may not finish it because it is so frustrating trying to understand his examples. In addition, the illustrations seem to be quite old, I believe.
Incidently, I have been sailing in the US for more than 20 years, and taught sailing for a considerable period of time.
Money is better spent elsewhere, in my opinion.