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The Motor Boat (Legacy Edition): A Timeless Classic on Captaining, Maintenance, Selection, Care, and Use of Vintage Early Gas-Powered Watercraft - Hardcover

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by Harold Whiting Slauson (Author)

A Classic Timeless Handbook on Gas-Powered Motorboating from the Early Years


This unabridged reprint Legacy Edition of Harold Whiting Slauson's The Motor Boat is a must-have for any boating buff, experienced captain, or even newcomer to the sport of piloting watercraft. Originally published in 1910, Whiting presents readers with the ins-and-outs of motorboat maintenance, design, and proper use during the earliest years of gas motors and small-engine craft. Over 100 years old, this antique manual is a wonderful study on the history of motorboating and still full of timeless tips for watercraft control and maintenance.


This comprehensive guidebook for motorboat maintenance and use includes chapters on the kinds and uses of motor boats, what to do when your boat balks, tips for throttling your boat, getting the most out of your engine or boat "power plant", how to install power supplies and engines, accessories for motor boats, how to camp and cruise on your boat, and etiquette for the boathouse. Also included is an in-depth glossary of terms commonly used by motor boaters in the day.


This vintage book includes timeless knowledge about watercraft life Although this book represents thought from a former time, it also reveals much about the rich history of boating and outdoors recreation, and many of the tips, tricks, and discussions are still relevant for study today


A part of The Classic Outing Handbooks Collection: Volume 10


This Doublebit Legacy Edition reprint of The Motor Boat is professionally restored and presented from the original source, including inspiration from the book's original cover, with the highest degree of fidelity possible. Readers can enjoy this Legacy Edition for generations to come and learn from its timeless knowledge.


About the Doublebit Press Legacy Editions


Sometimes we need to remember our history to move forward. Sometimes, remembering our heritage is just fun or inspirational. With technology playing a major role in everyday life, sometimes we need to take a step back in time to find those basic building blocks used for gaining mastery - the things that we have luckily not completely lost and has been recorded in books over the last two centuries. These skills aren't forgotten, they've just been shelved. It's time to unshelve them once again and reclaim the lost knowledge of self-sufficiency


As a part of the Doublebit Press Legacy Edition Collection, this unabridged volume is reprinted in the exact form as it was presented in the original publication. Both important and minor details have equally both been accounted for by our publishing staff, down to the cover, font, layout, and images. It is the goal of Doublebit Legacy Edition series to preserve outdoors heritage, but also be cherished as collectible pieces, worthy of collection in any handcrafter's or outdoorsperson's library and that can be passed to future generations.


Number of Pages: 230
Dimensions: 0.69 x 8 x 5 IN
Publication Date: November 09, 2020
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