100 Fast and Easy Boat Improvements (International Marine Sailboat Library) - Hardcover

Casey, Don

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0070134022 ISBN 13: 9780070134027

Publisher: TAB Books Inc, 1998

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Review:

"Loaded with genuinely good ideas." - Dockside "Casey has a gift for explaining boat maintenance tasks in visual terms." - The Nautical Magazine "Should make your life aboard easier." - Lloyds List"

From the Back Cover:

Fast, Frugal, and Functional Boat Improvements Anyone Can Make

When it comes to leading the weekend warrior through a boat-improvement project, nobody beats Don Casey. With his help, you can ratchet up your boat's appearance, safety, performance, and resale value while transforming it into the best-kept, most comfortable boat on the water.

Illustrated instructions will guide you every step of the way as you create:

• Stowage conveniences such as locker baffles and drop-down bins
• Creature comforts including companionway screens, a deckwash/shower, and a cockpit snack table
• Boat-care aids like an engine oil-change pump and an anchor-chain scrubber
• On-deck enhancements such as cockpit speakers, block silencers, and a cockpit chart board
• And 90 other projects and grace notes that will improve your boat and your time aboard it

You need only simple tools and no special skills. Let 100 Fast & Easy Boat Improvements be your guide to a safer, more comfortable, and better-looking boat.

"A book loaded with genuinely good ideas that will make your boat better and more enjoyable."—Dockside

"Casey has a gift for explaining boat maintenance tasks in visual terms."—Nautical Magazine

"Should make your life aboard easier."—Lloyd's List

Don Casey is one of today's best and most trusted do-it-yourself boating writers. His seven books include the bestselling This Old Boat and Sailboat Electrics Simplified. He writes the long-running "Ask Don Casey" column for BoatUS.com and is a monthly columnist for Sailnet.com and a regular SAIL magazine contributor.

About this edition

• Publisher: TAB Books Inc
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0070134022
• ISBN 13: 9780070134027
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 138