This Old Boat, Second Edition: Completely Revised and Expanded / Edition 2

by Don Casey

Overview

Turn a run-down fiberglass boat into afirst-class yacht

Since it first appeared in 1991, Don Casey’s This OldBoat has helped tens of thousands of sailors refurbisholder fiberglass boats and has become a revered classicamong boat rehabbers.This second edition is revisedfrom first page to last with new information on electricalsystems, diesel engines, refrigeration, resins, plumbingand more. Plus, more than 600 newly created illustrationsenhance the book’s beauty as well as its utility.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071477949
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	03/25/2009
Edition description:	List
Pages:	568
Sales rank:	590,535
Product dimensions:	8.80(w) x 10.90(h) x 1.60(d)

About the Author

Don Casey combines three decades of sailing, akeen eye for detail, irrepressible good humor, and an elegantwriting style to deliver transparently simple and alwaysreliable how-to advice for boaters. He is a regularcontributor to SAIL and Good Old Boat magazines.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. The Choice

2. The Dream

3. The Plan

4. Dollars and Sense

5. Starting Small

6. Scratch and Itch

7. Windows and Walls

8. Forks, Eyes, and Studs

9. Nuts and Bolts

10. Chips and Shavings

11. Amps and Volts

12. Going with the Flow

13. A Cold Day in August

14. Brush and Roller

15. Material Things

16. A Lofty Project

17. Epilogue

Index