Of all the improvements to a tired-looking boat, none will have a more dramatic impact than refinishing. And few boat tasks are easier. This is a combination forged in Valhalla, which makes it surprising that Sailboat Refinishing is the first basic book on the subject. Author Don Casey focuses on the hulls, decks, cabins, spars, and wood trim of fiberglass boats. Painting, varnishing, repairing gelcoat, and applying hull graphics are all covered with step-by-step illustrated instructions.

Sailboat Refinishing

Sports & Outdoors

Casey,Don

Water Sports

International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press

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.

Sailboat Hull and Deck Repair (IM Sailboat Library)

Engineering & Transportation

Transportation

The skills required for top-notch canvaswork are astonishingly few, and canvas's potential to protect your boat and enhance your enjoyment of it is practically limitless. Here is all you need to tackle virtually any canvaswork project: sails and sailcovers, flags, dodgers, ditty bags, cushion covers, and awnings--including Biminis. It's clean, safe, and risk-free--and you'll save a bunch of money and get exactly what you want in the process.

Canvaswork and Sail Repair

Step by step, picture by picture, here is a complete reference on evaluating the condition of fiberglass sailboats using common sense and proven advice rather than complicated methodology. Current owners will find out how to prioritize maintenance tasks or prepare a boat to sell, while prospective owners will learn how to find good value and avoid pitfalls. "Surveying" a boat conjures an image of complex diagnostics using moisture meters and ultrasound. But premier boating writer Don Casey shows that, most of the time, owners and shoppers can learn what they need to know by rapping, poking, looking, and listening. Hull, deck, rig, interior, engine, electrical system--all are covered in a lavishly illustrated format. Casey also guides readers through the process of hiring a professional surveyor, but it won't often be necessary. Whether maintaining or shopping, readers can save hundreds, even thousands, of dollars in survey fees with the help of this peerless guide.

Inspecting the Aging Sailboat

When it comes to leading the weekend warrior through any boat-improvement project, nobody beats Don Casey. Every step of these projects is illustrated by clear and simple drawings, and Casey's explanations tell you exactly what to do and how to do it. Any one of these nifty projects can be done in a weekend. The result? You can transform your boat into the neatest, sweetest-sailing, best-looking blow-boat on the waves.

100 Fast & Easy Boat Improvements

Intl Marine Pub

Don't Be Baffled by Your Electrical System--Handle Repairs and Improvements with Ease 
With clear illustrations and simple explanations, Don Casey shows you exactly how to install wiring . . . make good, safe connections . . . match your battery bank and alternator to your needs . . . troubleshoot problems quickly . . . avoid shore power problems . . . and more--all without a lot of technical jargon. 
"Don Casey's book provides clear guidance on how to create and maintain a robust electrical system. Don's lucid explanations and numerous illustrations make what is normally mysterious and invisible--electricity--into something the reader is able to understand with confidence. An excellent addition to the sailor's seagoing library." --Chuck Hawley

Sailboat Electrics Simplified

"Loaded with genuinely good ideas." --Dockside From the acclaimed author of This Old Boat comes a unique collection of do-it-yourself projects that any boat owner can complete over the course of a single weekend--with simple tools and minimal skills. Profusely illustrated in an easy-to-follow step-by-step format, this handy guide features dozens of boat-improvement projects, including: <ul>
<li>Mug racks </li>
<li>Drop-down bins </li>
<li>Nonskid surfaces for dishes </li>
<li>Engine oil-change pumps </li>
<li>Electrical conveniences </li>
<li>And many more </li>
</ul>

International Marine/McGraw-Hill

". . . the perfect place to begin, or continue, your education." --Sailing 
Whether you are shopping for a used fiberglass boat or prioritizing maintenance tasks on the one you already own, this book saves money--and perhaps even disaster. With clear step-by-step drawings and instructions, Don Casey explains how to recognize problems--both surface and hidden--and how to separate cosmetic flaws from serious faults.

Inspecting the Aging Sailboat (The International Marine Sailboat Library)

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

Don Casey's Complete Illustrated Sailboat Maintenance Manual: Including Inspecting the Aging Sailboat, Sailboat Hull and Deck Repair, Sailboat Refinishing, Sailbo

Turn a run-down fiberglass boat into a first-class yacht Since it first appeared in 1991, Don Casey’s This Old Boat has helped tens of thousands of sailors refurbish older fiberglass boats and has become a revered classic among boat rehabbers.This second edition is revised from first page to last with new information on electrical systems, diesel engines, refrigeration, resins, plumbing and more. Plus, more than 600 newly created illustrations enhance the book’s beauty as well as its utility.

This Old Boat, Second Edition: Completely Revised and Expanded

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Sailboat Refinishing

Sailboat Hull and Deck Repair (IM Sailboat Library)

Canvaswork and Sail Repair

Inspecting the Aging Sailboat

100 Fast & Easy Boat Improvements

Sailboat Electrics Simplified

100 Fast & Easy Boat Improvements

Inspecting the Aging Sailboat (The International Marine Sailboat Library)

Don Casey's Complete Illustrated Sailboat Maintenance Manual: Including Inspecting the Aging Sailboat, Sailboat Hull and Deck Repair, Sailboat Refinishing, Sailbo

This Old Boat, Second Edition: Completely Revised and Expanded