2008 PowerBoat Guide

2008 PowerBoat Guide
Author: Ed McKnew
Publisher: 2008 PowerBoat Gude
Total Pages: 604
Release: 2007-11
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780977353941

Sorensen's Guide to Powerboats, 2/E

Sorensen's Guide to Powerboats, 2/E
Author: Eric Sorensen
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 497
Release: 2007-11-22
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0071594744

Eric Sorensen, a long-time boat tester, is a go-to expert on boat buying J.D. Power & Associates is the number-one authority in customer satisfaction Includes J.D. Powers’ well-known “Power Circle” ratings for dozens of boat brands organized into the six most popular market segments

The Boat Buyer's Guide to Motor Yachts and Trawlers

The Boat Buyer's Guide to Motor Yachts and Trawlers
Author: Ed McKnew
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2006-04-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780071473545

Get the best boat for your buck Now you can access the same inside information yacht brokers and boat dealers have relied on for nearly twenty years. The Boat Buyer's Guide to Motor Yachts and Trawlers lets you compare more than 600 new and used models, making it the most authoritative and useful guide available. With photos, floorplans, performance specifications, production updates, and price comparisions, it puts the world of boats at your fingertips. Nothing else in print or online comes close when you want to find the best boat for your buck. Photos and floorplans of each boat Sizes, weights, and tankage and powering options Standard and optional features, hard-to-find performance data, distinctive characteristics, and production updates and changes Price for each model year since 1980

The Complete Wooden Runabout Restoration Guide

The Complete Wooden Runabout Restoration Guide
Author: Don Danenberg
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Total Pages: 429
Release: 2008-08-15
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1616732156

Now MBI Publishing Company’s two top-selling boating titles—written by one of the world’s top authorities on the subject of antique wooden boat restoration—are available in one volume. In this comprehensive restoration guide for owners and enthusiasts of wooden powerboats of all makes and models built from the early 1920s through the 1960s, author Don Dannenberg covers all major woodworking aspects of restoration: surveying, disassembly, repair, reconstruction, and varnishing. But when it comes to restoring a classic wooden powerboat, getting the frame, planking, and deck right is just one part of the story. Danenberg also walks enthusiasts through the topics of hardware, running gear, electrical wiring, plumbing, instruments, upholstery, trailers, and maintenance. Fully illustrated with step-by-step color photos and written in an entertaining style in which the author stresses sound reconstruction techniques over preservation of original components, this comprehensive volume also includes resource listings, glossaries, and School of Hard Knocks sidebars.

The Ultimate Guide to Collectible LEGO Sets

The Ultimate Guide to Collectible LEGO Sets
Author: Ed Maciorowski
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 643
Release: 2015-10-29
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 144024488X

Brick by Brick Brilliance LEGO bricks are the building blocks of childhood. Yet they are far from child's play. LEGO sets are fast becoming a hot commodity with collectors worldwide for fun and profit. Abundantly visual, informative and detailed, The Ultimate Guide to Collectible LEGO Sets is the definitive reference to more than 2,000 of the most collectible sets on the secondary market, illustrating the incredible value of LEGO bricks, not only from an entertainment and educational standpoint, but also as an investment. Consider a Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series Millennium Falcon, which sold at retail for $500, is now selling for more than $3,500 on the secondary market. The Ultimate Guide to Collectible LEGO Sets features: • More than 25 top themes, including Advanced Models, Batman, Ideas/Cuusoo, Star Wars UCS and non-UCS sets, Technic, Trains, and Vintage • Up-to-date secondary market prices for more than 2,000 new and used sets from 2000 to present • More than 300 full-color photos of sets in their boxes, and built models • Tips on reselling, flipping, and investing The Ultimate Guide to Collectible LEGO Sets is your brick-by-brick guide to a world of imagination and discovery.

Boating Secrets: 127 Top Tips to Help You Buy and Enjoy Your Boat

Boating Secrets: 127 Top Tips to Help You Buy and Enjoy Your Boat
Author:
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2011-08-15
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0983638144

Includes information on the following topics: Do's and don'ts when buying a boat ; Two little known tools surveyors use to determine a boat's age and condition ; Three surprising reasons why marinas require the insurance they do ; How you can still get a boat loan even if your credit score is less than 720 ; How a commercial emergency signaling technology has saved more than 25,000 lives since 1982 and is now available for pleasure boaters ; What to do when you get caught in a bad storm or heavy weather ; Why customizing your electrical and instrument panels makes sense ; How Digital Selective Calling and the Automated Identification System saves lives in a Search and Rescue operation ; The advantages and disadvantages of having a multihull craft over a monohull ; Three powerful strategies you can use to best prepare your boat for rentals ; What's changed to take sailing from an amateur sport to top of the game earning a decent living--publisher.

Bug Out Vehicles and Shelters

Bug Out Vehicles and Shelters
Author: Scott B. Williams
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2011-10-18
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1569759979

A CATACLYSMIC DISASTER STRIKES YOUR AREA. How will you evacuate your family to safety? Do you have a vehicle you can count on? Can it double as a mobile retreat, or do you have a shelter prepared in advance? What’s your plan for reaching the shelter? Bug Out Vehicles and Shelters gives you the vital answers and options for becoming a survivor instead of a refugee: VEHICLES • Prepping fast-escape vehicles • Using specially equipped vehicles for unique situations • Planning for backup vehicles if your main escape option fails • Utilizing bikes, canoes, kayaks, rowboats and other human-powered means of escape SHELTERS • Preparing temporary shelters • Locating and stocking longterm shelters • Using an RV, motorhome, camper trailer or converted utility vehicle • Living aboard boats, from motorboats to houseboats to blue-water sailboats Explaining the advantages and drawbacks of each vehicle and shelter option, this survival handbook zeroes in on the key considerations and essential equipment for planning all your bug-out needs.

Florida 2008

Florida 2008
Author: Jacinta O'Halloran
Publisher: Fodors Travel Publications
Total Pages: 690
Release: 2007-09-04
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1400017963

Provides complete travel information on the cities, small towns, and resorts of Florida with advice on transportation, dining, sightseeing, accommodations, sports, shopping, and other attractions

Valuation Handbook - U.S. Guide to Cost of Capital

Valuation Handbook - U.S. Guide to Cost of Capital
Author: Roger J. Grabowski
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2017-06-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1119446074

The Valuation Handbook – U.S. Guide to Cost of Capital, 2008 Essentials Edition includes two sets of valuation data: Data previously published in the 2008 Duff & Phelps Risk Premium Report Data previously published in the Morningstar/Ibbotson 2008 Stocks, Bonds, Bills, and Inflation (SBBI) Valuation Yearbook The Valuation Handbook – 2008 U.S. Essentials Edition includes data through December 31, 2007, and is intended to be used for 2008 valuation dates. The Valuation Handbook – U.S. Guide to Cost of Capital, Essentials Editions are designed to function as historical archives of the two sets of valuation data previously published annually in: The Morningstar/Ibbotson Stocks, Bonds, Bills, and Inflation (SBBI) Valuation Yearbook from 1999 through 2013 The Duff & Phelps Risk Premium Report from 1999 through 2013 The Duff & Phelps Valuation Handbook – U.S. Guide to Cost of Capital from 2014 The Valuation Handbook – U.S. Essentials Editions are ideal for valuation analysts needing "historical" valuation data for use in: The preparation of carve-out historical financial statements, in cases where historical goodwill impairment testing is necessary Valuing legal entities as of vintage date for tax litigation related to a prior corporate restructuring Tax litigation related to historical transfer pricing policies, etc. The Valuation Handbook – U.S. Essentials Editions are also designed to serve the needs of: Corporate finance officers for pricing or evaluating mergers and acquisitions, raising private or public equity, property taxation, and stakeholder disputes Corporate officers for the evaluation of investments for capital budgeting decisions Investment bankers for pricing public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and private equity financing CPAs who deal with either valuation for financial reporting or client valuations issues Judges and attorneys who deal with valuation issues in mergers and acquisitions, shareholder and partner disputes, damage cases, solvency cases, bankruptcy reorganizations, property taxes, rate setting, transfer pricing, and financial reporting For more information about Duff & Phelps valuation data resources published by Wiley, please visit www.wiley.com/go/valuationhandbooks.

Birnbaum's Disney Cruise Line 2008

Birnbaum's Disney Cruise Line 2008
Author: Birnbaum Travel Guides,
Publisher: Disney Editions
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2007-09-18
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781423103899

Birnbaum's Disney guides take to the high seas with this comprehensive look at the Disney Cruise Line and all the events, activities, and ports of call to sample aboard the Wonder and the Magic. In "Before You Sail," receive advice on what to do and pack prior to your journey. Then get a deck-by-deck, cabin-by-cabin introduction to your vacation "home," as well as personal dining tips, from midday snacks to gourmet dinners. Find out the characters' favorite hangouts, and, for adults only-find out some of our little-known hideaways./DIV The guide also includes a chapter on Ports of Call to help you decide which tours and shore excursions to take, plus a fun-filled guide to activities for kids of all ages-tots and teens and in-betweens. Additionally, we'll show you where to massage your cares away, the best places to be after dark, how to celebrate in style whether you're just married or renewing your vows, marking a special birthday or anniversary, or just rejoicing, and the secrets to planning a successful family reunion. DIV This year's edition includes details on dry-dock improvements to both the Disney Magic and Disney Wonder ships-including the recently expanded Vista Spa and Salon. We've also added info on new Cruise itineraries, updates on Shore Excursions and Ports of Call, and expanded coverage of the wildly popular Pirates IN the Caribbean deck party.