Latitude Hooks and Azimuth Rings: How to Build and Use 18 Traditional Navigational Tools (INTERNATIONAL MARINE-RMP) - Softcover

Fisher, Dennis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0070211205 ISBN 13: 9780070211209

Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 1994

Synopsis

[ Latitude Hooks and Azimuth Rings: How to Build and Use 18 Traditional Navigational Tools By ( Author ) Dec-1994 Paperback

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Review:

This is a nifty book that will appeal to a wide variety of yacht owners.#.#.For those who like simple solutions to complex situations and those who like to create their own devices, this book with its straightforward diagrams and comprehensive information would make a delightful gift.''

.#.#.for people who like to work with their hands and appreciate traditional nautical craftsmanship.#.#.Each project emphasizes simplicity and reasonable cost and is true to the spirit and fucntion of the original instrument.''

Book Description:

Latitude Hooks and Azimuth Rings is for people who like to work with their hands and who appreciate traditional nautical craftsmanship. You don't have to be the master of any craft to undertake any of these projects--from a simple kamal or latitude hook to the more complex pelorus or octant--just a careful and enthusiastic worker.

These 18 projects fall roughly into three categories: decorative, useful, and somewhere in between. Some, such as the astrolabe, are mainly for display. On the other hand, the sounding line is an important and practical tool for small-craft navigation, particularly in the absence of an electronic sounder. The cross-staff falls somewhere in between, equally at home in the den or the ditch kit.

Each of the devices discussed here--with simple, proven building instructions complemented by clear illustrations--has at one time or another been used for the practical business of navigation, and each is worth reviving for its beauty, historic value, or sheer usefulness.

Dennis Fisher has designed these projects with an emphasis on simplicity and reasonable cost. Everything can be scratch-built using easily obtainable materials and tools, and each is true to the spirit and function of the original instrument.

About this edition

• Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0070211205
• ISBN 13: 9780070211209
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176