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If you love to row, have you thought of cruising? If you love to cruise, have you thought of using a rowboat? "Oar Cruising: The Boats" is about using small oar powered boats to cruise inland waters. No gasoline. No pollution. No noise. No dependence on wind. Just you, oars and your boat. The book presents over 33 professionally designed boats that can be used for oar cruising. Each chapter includes detailed specifications of the boat and any steps needed to convert it to a 'sleep-aboard' Oar Cruiser. The book contains 50 photos, 25 plan overviews, a 5 page glossary of terms and 7 pages of references; all the information you need to make a 'boat decision' for the simplest, least expensive cruising in inland waters.