Product Overview
Sportsman's Best: Boats is the comprehensive guide to today's most popular types of fishing boats and family-friendly boats in the trailerable, 14' to 38' range. This insightful and up-to-date book from James Crounse and the editors of Florida Sportsman provides the knowledge and advice to make every boater's time spent on the water, better, safer and more enjoyable.
Sportsman's Best: Boats offers 256 pages of useful information and tips, helpful how-tos and practical advice, all illustrated with hundreds of quality pictures and graphics.
When prospective boat buyers need help choosing a new or used boat, they can turn to Sportsman's Best: Boats for expert advice. The most in-demand types of recreational boats, for both freshwater and saltwater, are classified and profiled. Hull and deck design, types of motors and accessories that will best meet specific boating and fishing needs are all covered, as well as all of the other most pressing concerns boaters, both new and experienced, might have. Transportation and trailering requirements, storage, safety guidelines, launching, docking and much more are examined and portrayed with helpful photos and illustrations. And of course, from Florida Sportsman, there are plenty of helpful recommendations on how to rig boats for fishing and how to find those fish.
Sportsman's Best: Boats is an indispensable volume for anyone considering buying a boat, and a must-read for current boat owners interested in saving time and money and making the most of their days on the water.
The included bonus DVD features co-author Dave East, Boating Editor of Florida Sportsman magazine and host of Florida Sportsman Best Boat TV, demonstrating and providing tips on how to trailer and launch your boat, boat handling and navigation, anchoring, and docking. East also offers sage advice for selecting the right boat for you and your boating adventures.
