Table of Contents
Preface 8
Section 1 Boating Design and Construction 10
Hull Design-Displacement Hulls
Planing Hulls
Multiple Hulls
Boat Construction-Wood
Aluminum
Fiberglass
Fabric
Section 2 Boats for Outdoor Recreation 28
Boats For Fishing-Boats for Sheltered Waters
Float-Trip Boats
Offshore Outboard-Powered Boats
Boats for Open Waters
The Sportfisherman
Boats for Hunting-Float Hunting
Duckboats
Boats for Camping-Camping with Small Boats
Family Runabouts
Houseboats and Cruisers
Kayaks and Canoes-Paddling a Kayak
Fishing Kayaks
Ins and Outs of Canoes
Unswamping a Canoe
Paddleboards
Personal Watercr Aft (Jet Skis)
Water Sports-Water Siding
Wakeboarding
Ski Aids for the Young Beginner
Tubing
Section 3 Outfitting Your Boat 66
Marine Motors-Outboard
Electrics
Inboard (Gasoline)
Diesel
Stern Drive
Jet Drive
Boating Electronics-Depthsounders
Marine Radios
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Radar
EPIRB Anchors, Moorings, And Ropes-How to Set a Mooring
Boat Knots
Anchor Lines and Strength
Boat Trailers-Choosing a Trailer
Loading Your Boat and Trailer
Trailer Maintenance
On the Road and Launching
Preparing For Winter Storage
Preparing For Spring Launching
Section 4 Boating Safety and Tips 98
Safe Boating-Basic Tool Kit
Spare Parts All-Purpose Kit
Safe Boating Procedures
Small Boat, Big Water
Coast Guard-Approved Equipment
Navigation Lights
Loading Your Boat
Small-Boat Navigation-Global Positioning Systems, Latitude, and Longitude
Magnetic North
Dead Reckoning
Fixes
Prudent Navigator
Handling Wind, Weather, and Water-How to Forecast Weather
Lightning and Your Boat
Get Ready for Hurricanes
Man Overboard!
Why Boats Sink
Why Boats Blow Up
Section 5 Fishing Basics for Boaters 120
Spinning-The Reel
The Rod
Fly Fishing-The Reel
The Rod
Baitcasting-The Reel
The Rod
Flipping
Spin Casting-The Reel
The Rod
Conventional Tackle for Saltwater Trolling and Casting-Trolling Reels
Trolling Rods
Casting and Boat Reels
Casting and Boat Rods
Kite Fishing
How to Set Drag
Lines-Braided Fishing Lines
Fly Lines
Fishhooks-Hook Wire She
Shank Length
Hook Characteristics
Artificial Lures-Plugs
Spoons
Spinners
Buzz Baits
Jigs
Plastic Lures
Pork Rind
Flies
Natural Freshwater Baits-Big Shiners for Big Bass
Natural Saltwater Baits
How To Catch Bait And Keep It Fresh-Worms
Sea Worms
Minnows
Crayfish
Frogs
Terminal-Rig Accessories
Knots
Avoiding Line Twist-Open-Face Spinning Reel
Revolving-Spool Reel
Spincast Reel
Care and Repair of Fishing Tackle-Care of Rods
Care of Lines
Care of Reels
Care of Tackle Accessories
Rod-Wrapping Tricks of the Trade
Selecting the Tip Top and Other Guides
Selecting Rod Ferrules
Spacing of Rod Guides
Estimating Fish Weight
Easy Fish Release-10 Tips for Proper Catch and Release
Fishing by the Birds-Frigates
Blue-Footed Boobies
Petrels
Shearwaters
Pelicans
Seagulls
Terns
Gannets
Water Temperature and Fish
Section 6 Freshwater Game Fish 218
Section 7 Saltwater Game Fish 248
Section 8 Cooking Techniques 278
From Hook to Table
Field Care and Dressing of Fish
How to Fillet Fish
Smoking Your Fish
How to Freeze Fish
Section 9 Survival 292
Planning Ahead
Preparing a Survival Kit-Boating Survival Kit
Sustenance-Making Potable Water
Surviving the Cold
Surviving the Heat and Sun-Intense Sunlight and Heat
Dealing With Dangerous WATER-Rivers and Streams
Rapids
Surviving in Cold Water
Section 10 First Aid for Boaters 304
Emergency Medical Treatment-Bleeding
Artificial Respiration
Choking
Bites and Poisonous Plants-Snakebites
Coping with Bugs
Bee Stings
Chigger and Tick Bites
Spider and Scorpion Bites
Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, and Poison Sumac
Sunburn
Surviving Heat and Cold-Sunstroke
Hypothermia
Frostbite
Sun and Eyes
Sprains
Other Injuries-Eye Injuries or Foreign Body in Eye
Cuts Abrasions, and Bruises
Puncture Wounds
Fishhook Removal
Illness-Appendicitis
Diarrhea
Toothache
First-Aid Kit
Index 326
Acknowledgments and Photography Credits 334
About the Author 336