The book contains 116 illustrations to clarify text and are of use to most sailors. We provide below a few samples of those illustrations to give the reader some idea of what to expect.

Figure 22: Passing a 1" bolt through a 3/4" drilled hole will cause stress on hull and bolt alike.
Examples of fatigue spots on standing rigging.
Figure 44: An illustration of a shortcoming of the horizontal axis windlass compared with the vertical axis windlass.
Figure 49: Using extra line and a small weight can prevent rode from fouling on the prop, keel or rudder.
Figure 74: Anchoring in a river in preparation for a storm requires a little forethought.
Figure 87: Types of seacocks and valves, and their uses.
Figure 96: Using a vortex filter to polish or bleed fuel lines
Figure 102: Making a simple instrument slide.