Maps, Guides and other Cruising Books
This department includes all the maps and guides to help you cruise, technical books to help you sort out your boat.
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Nicholsons Guide
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The Nicholsons Guide is the standard guide for navigating around Britains Waterways. The country is split into 7 regions with Scotland having its own book

This is the revised version, published this year.

Book 1 includes: Grand Union, Oxford and the South East

Book 2 includes: Severn, Avon and Birmingham

Book 3 includes: Birmingham and the Heart of England

Book 4 includes: Four Counties and Welsh Canals

Book 5 includes: North West and the Pennines

Book 6 includes: Nottingham, York and the North East

Book 7 includes: River Thames and Southern Waterways

Pearsons Guide
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The Pearsons Guides come in a handy size and give very good descriptions of the towns and countryside through which you are passing. The guides do not cover the whole country, but tend to concentrate on cruising 'rings' and popular routes.

First Mate Guide - (Individually Priced)
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The First Mate Guide is the only guide to tell you how to find facilities near to your route.

Each book lists doctors, chemists, dentists, laundrettes, Post Offices and so on as well as shops and supermarkets. Maps of each town or village highlight their location. The accuracy of the guides is guaranteed by the fact that the author regularly cruises the waterways checking the information. Prices vary according to the size of the book and the amount of information provided.

Geo Projects Canal Maps - (Individually Priced)
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If you prefer to be able to lay out a map and plot your route rather than keep turning pages, then these maps are ideal.

Each map covers a section of canal or several depending on their length. The price varies according to the size of map.

12 Volt Bible
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Exactly what it says on the label!
This book is a good starting point for those wishing to un derstand their boat's 12 volt electrical system. It covers everything from basic lectrical theory through batteries, wiring, connections and equipment.

Getting Afloat
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