Boatworks: Sail Maintenance, Repair and Improvement Advice You Can t Get Anywhere Else [精裝]

Expert guidance for the hands-on sailor—whether you're varnishing a handrail or replacing bulkheads

With contributions from leading how-to experts, this wide-ranging collection of projects from BoatWorks magazine ranges from structural, mechanical, and electrical projects to plumbing and cosmetic repairs and improvements. Much of this full-color guide's information cannot be found in any other book. Nigel Calder, Don Casey, Mark Corke, Peter Nielsen, Charles Doane, Paul Esterle, Charles Mason, Aussie Bray, and other sailboat experts show you with step-by-step photography how to:


Buy and survey an older sailboat
Replace bulkheads
Fix below-the-waterline holes
Repair gelcoat, portlights, or rotten cores
Paint, varnish, spray polyurethane, mark a waterline, or rebed deck hardware
Choose a mainsail system, install a headsail furler or an inner forestay, assemble rigging terminals, or build a spinnaker or even a new aluminum mast
Pamper an Atomic 4 gas engine, replace a Cutless bearing, maintain your diesel, and know when it's time to repower
Install a new fuel or water tank, upgrade to wheel steering, replace a propeller or deck hardware, or install seacocks
Troubleshoot electrical problems, install cockpit speakers, or rewire your boat
Replace lifelines, install a forehatch, secure your cabin sole, and much, much more