Fiberglass Boat Repair Manual
Item #:
050369
Brand:
Paradise Cay
Model #:
978-0071569149
Packaged Weight:
1.25
Lbs.
List Price:
$29.95
Our Price:
$28.99
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In Stock


The Fiberglass Boat Repair Manual, by A. Vaitses. is a manual for the owners of sail and powerboats, large or small, who desire an encyclopedic source for the care of his or her boat.
Features:
- A definitive guide for fiberglass boat repair and beautification, covering not just cosmetic dings and scratches, but also major repairs of structural damage to hull and decks
- Invaluable for anyone seeking to buy and restore an old and perhaps damaged boat
- Are there hairline cracks in your boat's deck or topsides gelcoat
- Have her color and luster faded over the years
- Does she have deck leaks
- Has she been holed
- Is her hull oil-canning in a sea
- If your answer to any of these questions is yes, this book is for you
- Subjects covered include major repairs of structural damage, delamination, refinishing, blistering, etc.
- Complete with detailed instructions on how to:
- Replace deteriorated gelcoat, or repair the flaws in an existing gelcoat and recoat it with polyurethane or marine alkyd enamel paint
- Strengthen a weak and overly flexible hull or deck
- Tab in loose hull liners and joinerwork
- Make templates from the good side of a hull to reshape large shattered or missing areas on the other side
- Repair or replace water-saturated deck cores
- Repair keels, rudders, and centerboards
- Re-bed and refasten underwater and on-deck hardware
- Re-bed, refasten, and strengthen hull-to-deck joints
- Fix broken hatches, and make new ones when necessary
- Treat the symptoms and causes of overstressed hulls
Specifications:
- Author: Allan Viatses
- Hard Cover
- Pages: 171
- 200 Illustrations
- ISBN-10: 0071569146
- ISBN-13: 978-0071569149
- Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
- 1st Edition
- Publish date: October 1988
- Dimensions: 10" x 7.1" x 0.9"