The Complete Book of Anchoring and Mooring

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Summary: Great book, tons of detail
Review: I'm just getting started boating in the Pacific Northwest and I felt a lot more comfortable with anchoring after reading this book. Tremendous detail about the subject.

Rating:
Summary: Great book, tons of detail
Review: I'm just getting started boating in the Pacific Northwest and I felt a lot more comfortable with anchoring after reading this book. Tremendous detail about the subject.

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Summary: Just Pointing out an Error
Review: If you'll note, the author's review gives the book zero stars instead of five. The average rating was showing up as three stars as a result. Something tells me the author didn't mean to give his own book zero stars.

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Summary: Excellent anchoring book, readable, practical
Review: Mr. Hinz's The Complete Book of Anchoring and Mooring contains a great deal of detailed information that I didn't even know I needed to know. How much more there is to anchoring than dropping the hook and letting out some line! As well as the basic techniques, he covers heavy-weather anchoring, with some fascinating case histories, and also goes into great detail about the different types of anchor, and about bitts, winches, rope and chain rodes, and rode lockers. Mr. Hinz writes well - the book is easy to read, and he manages to convey the technicalities in accessible, layman's terms. This is a very practical, interesting, useful book for anyone who is serious about anchoring well and safely. Charles T. Low