| Tugs Today: Modern Vessels and Towing Techniques | 
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Sales Rank: 1594205
Category: Book
Author: M. J. Gaston
Publisher: Patrick Stephens
Studio: Patrick Stephens
Manufacturer: Patrick Stephens
Label: Patrick Stephens
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 200
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 10 x 7.3 x 0.8
ISBN: 1852605219
Dewey Decimal Number: 623.8232
EAN: 9781852605216
ASIN: 1852605219
Publication Date: September 1996
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 You don't have to be an enthusiast to enjoy this book February 21, 2000
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
This book caught my eye in a Vancouver boat store, and I'm glad that I bought it. Tugs are part of the unseen infrastructure that brings us food and cars--we don't take them for granted so much as ignore them completely. This is unfortunate, because tugboats are a fascinatingly complex subject. They are built-to-order, specialized for open water, harbor and river service. They push, they pull, and they put out fires. This book assumes no knowledge of the subject, making concepts such as towing and thrust propulsion mechanisms accessible and interesting. Well-illustrated, well-written, and engrossing, I recommend this book for those who enjoy boats of any kind, or are merely curious about how things work.
 THE Definitive Tug Book January 20, 2000
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Jack Gaston is probably the mostly widely published tug writer and is one of the best tug photographers in the world. This book is the most complete survey of tugboating ever written, lacking only some tugboat history, which appears in his earlier "Tugs and Towing." If you want to know about tugs and tugboating, get this book. And I don't say this merely because I'm honored to call Jack a friend.
A "MUST HAVE" FOR SHIPLOVERS AND THE OCCASIONAL PORT VISITOR August 23, 1998
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
A VARY WELL WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BOOK ABOUT THE UNSUNG AND OFTEN FORGOTTEN LINK BETWEEN GENERAL SHIPPING AND THE SHORE INFRASTRUCTURE OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORTATION. THE PHOTO'S ARE OF GOOD QUALITY AND GIVE THE OUTSIDER AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE WORKHORSES OF THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY. PLENTY OF DRAWINGS AND DIAGRAMS CLARIFY SOME ASPECTS THAT ARE HARDLY NOTICEABLE WHEN WATCHING TUGS AT WORK.
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