| Description |
1 online resource (241 pages) : illustrations, portrait |
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desLibris. Books collection
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| Contents |
Front Cover; Advance Praise; Title Page; Rights Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; A Note on the Chapter Icons; Dedication; Part One: For Yourself; Chapter 1: How to Use This Book; Chapter 2: What Does It Mean to Boat Green?; Chapter 3: The Health of Our Oceans; Chapter 4: The Health of Our Wetlands, Rivers, Streams and Lakes; Chapter 5: Boat Green and Global Warming; Chapter 6: One Boater Can Make a Difference; Chapter 7: Make Sure Your Vessel Complies with Coast Guard Regulations; Chapter 8: Maintain Situational Awareness; Chapter 9: A Personal Vision of Protecting Our Waters |
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Part Two: Operating Your VesselChapter 10: Fill 'er Up!; Oil Spill Reporting and Prevention; Chapter 11: Oil Spill Reporting and Prevention; Chapter 12: Use Biodiesel; Chapter 13: Use Ethanol; Chapter 14: Different Strokes for Different Boats; Chapter 15: Electrify Your Boating Experience; Chapter 16: Use Your Head to Protect Our Waters; Chapter 17: Use a Pump-out Facility Whenever Possible; Chapter 18: A Gray Area of Protecting Our Waters; Chapter 19: Prevent Onboard Fires; Chapter 20: Use Radar Prudently; Chapter 21: Recycle Underway; Part Three: For the Upkeepand Maintenance ofYour Vessel |
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Chapter 22: Let Your Engine and the Environment BreatheChapter 23: A Boat Green Oil Change; Chapter 24: Boat Green with that Green Liquidin Your Engine; Chapter 25: Keep Your Engine in Top Shape; Chapter 26: Use Solar Power; Chapter 27: Running with the Wind; Chapter 28: On Dock, Off Grid; Chapter 29: Keep Your Batteries Going ...and Going ... and Going; Chapter 30: Best Boatyard Practices; Chapter 31: Bilge Busting; Chapter 32: Bottoms Up; Chapter 33: Recipes for a Clean Boat; Chapter 34: Skirt Your Boat; Chapter 35: Use a Dustless Sander |
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Part Four: For the Enjoyment and Protection of Our WatersChapter 36: Boating on Environmental Credit; Chapter 37: Enjoy Safe Encounters with Marine Mammals; Chapter 38: Boat Green with Pets; Chapter 39: Protect the Water's Bottom; Chapter 40: Leave No Wake, No Trace Behind; Chapter 41: Chart a Course to Boat Green; Part Five: In Your Community; Chapter 42: Form an Environmental Committee within Your Club; Chapter 43: Host a Boat Green Event; Chapter 44: Adopt a Waterway; Chapter 45: Work with Your Local Marina; Chapter 46: Get Involved with Boating and Environmental Issues |
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Chapter 47: Teach Children the Value of Boat GreenChapter 48: Go Online to Boat Green; Chapter 49: Join an Organization Working for the Marine Environment; Chapter 50: Pass Along Your Boat Green Tips; Endnotes; Index; About the Author |
| Summary |
Boat Green provides a host of environmentally sound boating practices, based on scientific research and practical boating experience. In this book, boaters will learn ways to: reduce vessel operation and maintenance costs, improve vessel performance, increase safety and health of vessel operators and crew, increase awareness of marine issues and enhance enjoyment of the marine environment. All of these steps will help lessen the impact of recreational boating on the marine environment |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Boats and boating -- Environmental aspects
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Boats and boating -- Maintenance and repair -- Environmental aspects
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Marine pollution -- Prevention
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Water -- Pollution -- Prevention
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Boats and boating -- Environmental aspects
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Marine pollution -- Prevention
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Water -- Pollution -- Prevention
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781550923681 |
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1550923684 |
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