Phracktal wrote:
what books would you suggest for a novice cruiser and what type of
books do you all keep on your boats? i have only a few as of yet but
barns&noble is just down the street. any suggestions?

chris

Small (and I'm just barely kidding). I have built up a collection of small
reference books that "fit" the shelves and take up as little space as
possible. There are books on birds, shells, coral reefs, fishing,
seamanship, and so on. There are quite a few larger books that I cannot
avoid, and these fall mostly into the category of cruising guides. When you
start adding in the pleasure reading, the boat fills up pretty quickly.

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