This Old Boat, Second Edition: Completely Revised and Expanded

✍ Scribed by Don Casey

• Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 564
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This is the restoration bible, primarily oriented toward sailboats, but also applicable to powerboats. The author has both feet planted in reality and doesn't dwell on the "sailing mystique". Just the facts, the good with the bad, and always light and readable. His experience is invaluable for those of us pouring over catalogs and wondering how and where to start. He takes the mystery out of fiberglass care and repair, brightwork restoration, paint, electrics, engine maintenance, canvas design, plumbing, and all of the stuff that seems unduly complex. The book gives you the confidence to proceed with repairs without feeling "frozen" by myth and complexity.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 7
Acknowledgments......Page 11
Introduction to the Second Edition......Page 13
Introduction to the First Edition......Page 15
One: The Choice......Page 18
Two: The Dream......Page 29
Three: The Plan......Page 37
Four: Dollars and Sense......Page 47
Five: Starting Small......Page 58
Six: Scratch and Itch......Page 64
Seven: Windows and Walls......Page 101
Eight: Forks, Eyes, and Studs......Page 129
Nine: Nuts and Bolts......Page 161
Ten: Chips and Shavings......Page 228
Eleven: Amps and Volts......Page 277
Twelve: Going with the Flow......Page 328
Thirteen: Cold Truth......Page 372
Fourteen: Brush and Roller......Page 405
Fifteen: Material Things......Page 457
Sixteen: A Lofty Project......Page 520
Seventeen: Epilogue......Page 544
A......Page 547
B......Page 548
C......Page 549
E......Page 551
F......Page 552
G......Page 553
H......Page 554
M......Page 555
N......Page 556
P......Page 557
S......Page 559
T......Page 562
W......Page 563
Z......Page 564

✦ Subjects

Транспорт;Судостроение;Строительство яхт, катеров и маломерных судов;