Sailboat Maintenance Manual / Edition 1

by Don Casey

Overview

The definitive guide from the world's best-known sailboat maintenance expert

Don Casey’s Complete Illustrated Sailboat Maintenance Manual combines six core volumes into a single, utterly dependable resource that answers every frequent question, explains every major system, and helps you keep your boat and its components shipshape.

More than 2,500 clear and detailed illustrations guide you step by step through every procedure. Casey’s technical virtuosity, his user-friendly explanations, and Peter Compton's diesel engine expertise make even the more complicated repairs and improvements easy to understand. This must-have guide saves you time, money, and grief as you learn the fastest, easiest, most effective ways to:

• Evaluate the condition of your boat or one you’re about to purchase
• Repair structural damage to your fiberglass sailboat
• Improve or repair your sailboat’s electrical system
• Troubleshoot, maintain, and repair your boat’s diesel engine
• Put a professional-looking finish on your boat’s hull, deck, spars, wood, and trim
• Make and repair sails, sail covers, dodgers, awnings, sailbags, and bimini tops

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071462846
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	10/31/2005
Edition description:	List
Pages:	896
Sales rank:	537,503
Product dimensions:	7.60(w) x 9.40(h) x 1.60(d)

About the Author

Don Casey is the author of the universally praised This Old Boat, which has helped tens of thousands of boatowners turn their rundown production boats into first-class yachts. A regular contributor to SAIL and Good Old Boat magazines, he combines more than three decades of sailing, an innate curiosity, a knack for clarity, and an eye for the telling detail to deliver reliable expertise. He and his wife, Olga, cruise the Caribbean aboard their 35-year-old, much-modified Allied Seawind.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Inspecting the Aging Sailboat

Introduction

Hull

Deck

Rig

Interior

Engine and Steering

Electrical System

Other Considerations

Boat-Buyer's 30-Minute Survey

Appendix: Hiring a Professional

Sailboat Hull and Deck Repair

Introduction

Leaks

Restoring the Gloss

Deck Repairs

Laminate Repair

Core Problems

Hull Repairs

Keel and Rudder Damage

Sailboat Refinishing

Introduction

The Basics

Inside the Cabin

Wood Finishes

Below the Waterline

Topsides and Deck

Finishing Touches

Sailboat Electrics Simplified

Introduction

Safety First

Understanding the Basics

Battery

Wire

Circuits

Troubleshooting

Charging Systems

Alternating Current

Heaven and Earth

Troubleshooting Marine Diesel Engines by Peter Compton

Introduction

Maintaining Your Diesel

Troubleshooting Marine Diesels

The Mechanical System

The Lubrication System

The Raw-Water Circuit

The Coolant Circuit

The Fuel System

The Intake and Exhaust System

The Electrical System

Controls and Instruments

Appendix: Diesel Engine Toolkit

Canvaswork and Sail Repair

Introduction

What You Need

Flat-Sheet Projects

The Pocket

The Bag

The Closed Box

Custom Canvas

Sail Repair

Index