Heavy Weather Boating Emergencies: What to Do When Everything Goes Wrong [Paperback]

Chuck Luttrell (Author), Jean Luttrell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1999

Fresh-water boaters will find life-saving information on how to maintain control in emergency situations. Written specifically for powerboaters, this book details what to do when encountering heavy weather and on-board emergencies such as engine failure, falling overboard, or loss of position. Readers will also learn how to prevent accidents and catastrophes by learning how to identify storms before they arise.

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About the Author

Chuck Luttrell has more than 14 years of professional boating experience. He is a search and rescue specialist and a certified instructor in motorboat operation for the Department of the Interior. Jean Luttrell is a lifelong boater.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Marlor Press (February 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 094340097X
• ISBN-13: 978-0943400976
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,058,422 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book for Freshwater Boaters, July 18, 2000

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This review is from: Heavy Weather Boating Emergencies: What to Do When Everything Goes Wrong (Paperback)

This is like a Boy Scout Handbook for power boaters. Filled with detailed information and great illustrations, it is a must for every boater. Whether you are an occasional boater or an faithfull weekend warrior this book should be read and kept on board. The rescue techniques and boat handling methods are very important for all of us to practice when we are out on the waters. Luttrell's book should be required reading for every person who rents boats for the occasional trip to the lake.

5.0 out of 5 stars A critically important survival guide, August 7, 2006

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This review is from: Heavy Weather Boating Emergencies: What to Do When Everything Goes Wrong (Paperback)

Simply put, Heavy Weather Boating Emergencies: What To Do When Everything Goes Wrong is a critically important survival guide that should be considered "must reading" for anyone operating a powerboat of any size or dimension on a freshwater lake or river system. Author and powerboat expert Chuck Luttrell (a Search and Rescue Specialist and a Department of the Interior certified instructor in motorboat operation with more than fourteen years of professional boating experience that included being a boat patrol ranger in Kentucky, Texas, and Lake Mead, Nevada) shows how to deal with flooding, capsizing and sinking; people overboard; engine failure and grounding; navigational loss of position; other boaters in need of rescue; and much more. Black-and-white photographs and diagrams illustrate the key points of this literally lifesaving guide.