Books written by Peter H. Spectre

  • The Mariner's Book of Days 2006
    The Mariner's Book of Days 2006

    In legend , Mother Carey is the wife of Davy Jones , but in actuality Mother Carey is the mispronunciation of the anglicization of Mater Cara , “ Dear ... Mother Carey's chickens are stormy petrels , Puntly birds found far out at sea .

  • A Mariner's Miscellany
    A Mariner's Miscellany

    ... the rigging - good omen ; improving weather ahead Light shining on a sailor's face - warning of death within twenty - four hours Superstitions about Mother Carey's chickens Mother Carey's chickens are storm 218 A Mariner's Miscellany.

  • Painting & Varnishing
    Painting & Varnishing

    You can't get a good job another , spreading paint from bow to stern or stern with a cheap brush , let alone a fast job , because the to bow , help hold the wet edge . On a large boat this bristles are so coarse they leave big brush ...

  • Planking and Fastening
    Planking and Fastening

    Well-known as the editor of the best-selling annual Mariner's Book of Days, Peter Spectre lives in Spruce Head, Maine.

  • A Passage in Time: Along the Coast of Maine by Schooner
    A Passage in Time: Along the Coast of Maine by Schooner

    Looks at the role of the schooner in Maine's maritime history, and describes a journey in Maine's coastal waters This book is an informative account of the schooner's role in Maine's maritime history.

  • The Expectant Father's Cradle Boat Book
    The Expectant Father's Cradle Boat Book

    Discusses the tradition of cradle boats, shows examples of a variety of styles, and includes plans and instructions for two cradle boats

  • Wooden Ship: The Art, History, and Revival of Wooden Boatbuilding

    Covers the art of wooden shipbuilding from the canoe to the pleasure craft of modern times.

  • A Mariner's Miscellany
    A Mariner's Miscellany

    This book is both an engaging compendium of nautical knowledge and a random accounting of the ways of the sea.