Don Casey's Complete Illustrated Sailboat Maintenance Manual: Including Inspecting the Aging Sailboat, Sailboat Hull and Deck Repair, Sailboat Refinishing, Sailbo
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.26 (695 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0071462848 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 896 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He and his wife, Olga, cruise the Caribbean aboard their 35-year-old, much-modified Allied Seawind. 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 clar
More than 2,500 clear and detailed illustrations guide you step by step through every procedure. The definitive guide from the world's best-known sailboat maintenance expertDon 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. 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 . 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
Jeffrey Garmon said A Must Have for the Do-It-Your-Selfer. This book is a must have for the occasional do-it-your-selfer. Being a compilation of all of the Don Casey books on sailboat maintenance, I find myself pulling this book off the shelf more often than any other maintenance book I own.I find the drawings and step by step instructions to be well thought out and easy to follow. Geared for the occasional weekend warrior, this book shows you how to do it right while pointing out many of the pitfalls that often accompany a sailboat maintenance project.I highly recommend it for those like me who own an aging sailboat but don. "Amazing book with much detail about almost everything" according to Andrew K.. Oh I love this book, so many different project ideas it gives me and ways I can check on stuff, currently having a problem with the tach and this at least shows me how one works which I never quite paid attention to so hopefully I'll be able to fix it. I really do want to just read this whole book anyway as it is always good to know as much as you can so you can fix something when it goes out. This book though stays on the boat at all times just for that purpose of an emergency issue. Although there is some stuff such as tach I wish they'd go into more detail about.. Amazon Customer said Boat Owners Bible. I've lived on sailboats for the last 6 years. This is the only book I own.
From the Back CoverThe definitive guide from the world's best-known sailboat maintenance expertDon 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. He and his wife, Olga, cruise the Caribbean aboard their 35-year-old, much-modified Allied Seawind. The reader can almost feel the hand-holding this book provides through each step of a repair."DocksideDon Casey is the author of the universally praised This Old Boat, which has helped tens of thousands of boatown