Sailboat Hull and Deck Repair

Sailboat Hull and Deck Repair

Sailboat Hull and Deck Repair

Sailboat Hull and Deck Repair

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Overview

A fiberglass hull's seamless nature leads many boatowners to conclude that repair must be difficult. Wrong. Here, clearly and abundantly illustrated, is all you need to know to seal joints, bed hardware, replace portlights, locate leaks, fix cracks and even holes, restore your hull's gloss, renew nonskid decks, and much more. You'll wonder what you were worried about.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780070133693
Publisher: McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date: 01/01/1996
Series: IM Sailboat Library
Edition description: Net
Pages: 144
Product dimensions: 7.40(w) x 9.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Don Casey credits the around-the-world voyage of Robin Lee Graham, featured in National Geographic in the late 1960s, with opening his eyes to the world beyond the shoreline. After graduation from the University of Texas he moved to south Florida, where he began to spend virtually all his leisure time messing about in boats.

In 1983 he abandoned a career in banking to devote more time to cruising and writing. His work combining these two passions soon began to appear in many popular sailing and boating magazines. In 1986 he co-authored Sensible Cruising: The Thoreau Approach, an immediate best-seller and the book responsible for pushing many would-be cruisers over the horizon. He is also author of This Old Boat, a universally praised guide that has led thousands of boatowners through the process of turning a rundown production boat into a first-class yacht, and of Sailboat Refinishing, Sailboat Hull & Deck Repair, Canvaswork & Sail Repair, and Inspecting the Aging Sailboat, all part of the International Marine Sailboat Library. He continues to evaluate old and new products and methods, often trying them on his own 30-year-old, much-modified, Allied Seawind.

When not writing or off cruising, he can be found sailing on Florida's Biscayne Bay.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Leaks

Choosing a Sealant

Rebedding Deck Hardware

Preparing a Cored Deck for New Hardware

Sealing Chainplates

Sealing Portholes--A Temporary Solution

Rebedding Deadlights

Replacing Portlights

Mast Boots

Hull-to-Deck Joint

Centerboard Trunks

Through-Hull Fittings

Pressurizing to Find Leaks

Restoring the Gloss

Buffing

Sanding

Scratch Repair

Deck Repairs

Stress Cracks

Voids

Crazing (Alligatoring)

Renewing Nonskid

Teak Decks

Laminate Repair

Understanding Polyester Resin

Grinding Is Essential

The Basics of Fiberglass Lay-up

When to Use Epoxy

Core Problems

Delamination

Wet Core

Damaged Core

Reinstalling the Skin

Strengthening

Stiffening a Skin

Hull Repairs

Gouges

Blisters

Impact Damage

Keel and Rudder Damage

Weeping Keel

Keel/Centerboard Pivot Problems

Hull Damage Around Fins and Skegs

Damaged Rudder

Blade/Shaft Movement

External Ballast

Index

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