The Insider's Guide to Boat Cleaning and Detailing: Professional Secrets to Make Your Sail-or Powerboat Beautiful (INTERNATIONAL MARINE-RMP) - Softcover

Sears, Natalie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071596933 ISBN 13: 9780071596930

Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2009

Synopsis

Restore that “showboat” look to tiredgelcoat, canvas, brightwork, upholstery,metalwork, and more

Boat cleaning isn’t as simple as taking a can of kitchencleanser and scrubbing away, and improper procedurescan cause damage to the boat or the environment. Thisis the only stem-to-stern guide to all aspects of boatcleaning and detailing. The book recommends bothgeneric and brand-name cleaning and maintenancematerials to help you make the right selections.

Lots of before-and-after photos show you how to:

• Keep your boat looking great and protect marketvalue
• Achieve maximum results with minimum work andenvironmentally safe methods.
• Use tables and checklists to keep work organized andefficient

About this title

About the Author:

Natalie Sears founded Deckhand Detailing just after completing high school in 1990. After a several-year hiatus to earn a business degree at the University of Washington and work for Microsoft as a marketing manager, she re-established Deckhand Detailing in 2002 and achieved immediate success once again, hiring staff and contracting her services to boatyards and marinas as well as boat owners and professional yacht captains. She writes a popular monthly column on boat cleaning for Norwesting, a Pacific Northwest boating magazine.

About this edition

• Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0071596933
• ISBN 13: 9780071596930
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192