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Title: Self-Sufficient Sailor by Larry Pardey, Lin Pardey ISBN: 0-9646036-7-5 Publisher: Pardey Productions Pub. Date: March, 1997 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.43 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: modern man is loosing his ability to use his own hands
Comment: I read this book fifteen years ago, then bought the new edition because someone borrowed my old one. Yup, as the previous reviewer said, the Pardyes have only updated this edition, adding maybe 30 percent new info. But their message is as modern as today. Only by knowing how to get along without al the fancy gadgets can you be have a chance to feel completely in charge of your cruising life. You may never need to get along without your engine, or without your electronics, but if they do fail you will not feel stuck,if you think through what they say. By the way, I happened to go to their website and am amazed at the wonderful life they have made for themselves, a small but grand cruising boat and a boatyard and home in New Zealand that makes a perfect safe haven that I would love to have for my later years.
Rating: 1
Summary: Outdated
Comment: This book is so old it should not be sold anymore. The so called "updates" are simply token and the whole book is too old to be of help. Also, the people are so spartan they really don,t relate to the modern cruiser..ie.. they spend time on the merits of kerosene lights. When they finally retire to land I sure they will end up in a trailer park.
Rating: 5
Summary: Practical knowledge for the serious sailor
Comment: Lin and Larry's reprint/update is well worth the investment. Yes, the chapters here, like many of their books, started off life as magazine articles and, yes, they were published many years ago, but that is completely beside the point. Their advice is timeless because it deals with real knowledge and experience about techniques and material that will never go out of practical use. Varnish, sailcloth, kerosene lamps, dinghies, three strand rope, planes and chisels, none of these or the hundreds of other topics will ever disappear from sailing, unlike a long dissertation on LORAN or RDF or epoxy, or other topics rapidly becoming obsolete. A hundred years from now there will still be sailors on engineless boats with kerosene lamps and sextants, because simple things work. Period. Always have, always will. If this truth appeals to you, then these are your books.
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Title: The Cost Conscious Cruiser by Lin Pardey, Larry Pardey ISBN: 0964603659 Publisher: Paradise Cay Publications Pub. Date: 1998 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Storm Tactics Handbook: Modern Methods of Heaving-To for Survival in Extreme Conditions by Lin Pardey, Larry Pardey ISBN: 0964603667 Publisher: Pardey Productions Pub. Date: March, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Capable Cruiser by Lin Pardey, Larry Pardey ISBN: 0964603624 Publisher: Paradise Cay Publications Pub. Date: July, 1995 List Price(USD): $32.00 |
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Title: Nigel Calder's Cruising Handbook: A Compendium for Coastal and Offshore Sailors by Nigel Calder ISBN: 0071350993 Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: 07 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: Boatowner's Mechanical & Electrical Manual: How to Maintain, Repair, and Improve Your Boat's Essential Systems by Nigel Calder, Charlie Wing ISBN: 007009618X Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 1995 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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