Fiberglass Boat Repair Manual

Features:

• The Fiberglass Boat Repair Manual , by A. Vaitses. is a manual for the owner of a sail or powerboat, large or small, who desires an encyclopedic source for the care of his or her boat
• Subjects covered include major repairs of structural damage, delamination, refinishing, blistering, etc
• 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
• This is the 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
• It will show you 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

Publishing Information:

• 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"