Survival Reference Library
Seamanship & Navigation
Chart reading, dead reckoning, coastal piloting, celestial fixes, and marine rules of the road.
83 Manuals
Search all topics →A Floating Home 1918-Ionides
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1918). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
A Manual Of Naval Architecture 1877-Wright
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1877). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
A Manual Of Yacht And Boat Sailing 1880-Kemp
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1880). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
A Practical Course In Boat And Ship Building 1919-Gaasbeek
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1919). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
A Sailing Directory For The South Atlantic Ocean 1883-Findlay
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1883). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
A Short Treatise On The Application Of Steam 1785-Rumsey
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1785). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
American Cruisers Own Book 1859-Little
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1859). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
American Practical Navigation 1916-Bowditch
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1916). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
American Practical Navigation 1920-Bowditch
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1920). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
American Practical Navigation 2004-Bowditch
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (2004). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Ancient And Modern Ships 1906-Holmes
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1906). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Boat Building And Boating 1931-Beard
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1931). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Boat Sailing In Fair Weather And Foul 1905-Kenealy
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1905). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Boat-Building And Boating 1931
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1931). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Boating Trips On New England Rivers 1884
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1884). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Boating-Woodgate 1888
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1888). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Boys Book Of Model Boats 1920
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1920). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Boys Own Book Of Boats 1868
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1868). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Canoe And Boat Building 1889
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1889). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Electrical Boats And Navigation 1894
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1894). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Four Months In A Sneak Box 1879
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1879). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Handbook Of Ship Calculations 1917
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1917). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Hints On Boat Sailing 1882
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1882). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Historic Waterways 1888
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1888). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
How To Build A Motor Launch 1901
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1901). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Iron Ship Building With Practical Illusustrations 1868
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1868). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Latitude And Declination Tables 1869
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1869). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Laying Down And Taking Off 1919
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1919). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Man On The Ocean 1862
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1862). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Manual Of Yacht And Boat Sailing And Architecture 1913
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1913). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Mccrackens Practical Navigation 1921
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1921). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Model Yachts And Model Yacht Sailing 1880
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1880). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Modern Seamanship 1921
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1921). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Motorboats Hydroplanes 1917
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1917). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Naval Architecture 1904
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1904). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Naval Architecture 1911
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1911). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Ocean Life In The Old Sailing Ship Days 1908
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1908). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Ocean Steamships 1891
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1891). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
On Marine Motors And Motor Launches 1901
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1901). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
On Yachts And Yacht Handling 1901
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1901). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Open Boats 1917
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1917). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Outlines Of A Mechanical Theory Of Storms 1854
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1854). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Practical Boat Sailing 1879
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1879). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Practical Motorboat Handling-Seamanship And Piloting 1871
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1871). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Practice Of Navigation At Sea 1902
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1902). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Principles Of Ocean Transportation 1920
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1920). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Pugsleys New Guide 1915
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1915). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Rudiments Of Naval Architecture 1849
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1849). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Sailing Alone Around The World 1901
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1901). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Sailing Directions 1851
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1851). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Sailing Directions For Nova Scotia Bay 1891
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1891). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Sailing Directions For The Gulf And River Of St Lawrence 1862
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1862). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Sailing Directory For The Coast Of The Usa 1875
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1875). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Sailing On The Great Lakes And Rivers Of America 1874
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1874). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Sailing Ships 1909
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1909). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Scientific Timber Cruiser 1910
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1910). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Ship Building In Iron And Wood 1863
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1863). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Ship Building Made Easy 1865
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1865). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Shipbuilding
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding. Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Shooting Boating And Fishing 1871
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1871). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Small Boat Building 1922
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1922). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Southward By The Inside Route 1902
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1902). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Southward In Roamer 1907
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1907). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Specifications For Construcion Of Steel Cargo Steamers
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding. Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Steel Ship Building 1919
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1919). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Stem To Stern 1886
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1886). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Tables For Azimuth 1916
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1916). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Text-Book Of Theoretical Naval Architecture 1899
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1899). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Textbook Of Ocean Meterology 1887
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1887). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
The Boat Sailers Manual 1896
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1896). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
The Building Of A Wooden Ship 1918
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1918). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
The Colombian Navigator Or Sailing Directory 1839
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1839). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
The Sailing Boat 1870
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1870). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
The Science Of Ship Buillding 1863
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1863). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
The Sloops Of The Hudson 1908
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1908). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
The Square Rigged Cruiser 1855
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1855). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Theoretical Naval Architecture 1877
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1877). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Through The Wilderness Of Brazil 1910
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1910). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Triumph Of The N.C.S 1920
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1920). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Twice Across North America By Motorboat 1960
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1960). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Useful Tables From The Practical Navigator 1874
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1874). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Wooden Ship Building 1919
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1919). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.
Woods And Lakes Of Maine 1883
Historical public domain reference on shipbuilding (1883). Digitized from the Survivor Library collection.