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Title: Save your money
Review: At first glance it would appear this book would be a bible for all power boaters. This is not the case. The writer seems content passing his "war stories" off as fact and the only explanation as to why/how certain things happen on a boat. This is the 2nd. Edition and it reads and looks like it was written 20 years ago. Some care could have been taken to make a 1999 publication look like a 1999 publication. Early on in the "Becoming an informed buyer" section there is not one mention of using the internet as an information source. I think Newsgroups (like rec.boats) and other sites should be given at least a mention.In the equipment section he mentions a 200,000 or 300,000 candle power portable searchlight are sufficient for nighttime cruising. PLEASE! Anyone who has seen/used one knows they are complete junk. In 1999 they sell great 1 million candlepower portables for next to nothing.Finally the author calls Dock Line, "Rope". Do I need to say more?
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