Ebook: The Restoration Handbook

An essential guide to yacht restoration and repair with sequential photographs for step-by-step guidance. This book is a beautifully presented guide to how to completely overhaul a fibreglass cruising yacht. It is filled with colour photo-sequences, which detail how to replace the engine, hatches and rigging for example.· How to restore a cruising yacht· Colour photo-sequences for easy use· Restoration is a key topic in the sailing world· Covers every aspect of restoration in detail, e.g. deck repair, the galley, electrics, engine, the bow· Highly illustr.;The Restoration Handbook; Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1. Jobs to be done: In search of a new youth; 2. On dry land: High and dry, stripped out and inventory; 3. Stripping out interiors: The good news and the bad; 4. Osmosis: An inevitable problem; 5. Electrical installation (1 of 3): Planning the new installation; 6. Repairing the deck (1 of 3): Preparing the ground; 7. Repairing the deck (2 of 3): Filling holes; 8. Electrical installation (2 of 3): Fitting; 9. Replacing Perspex side-windows: A breath of fresh air; 10. Anchor locker (1 of 2): A support for the windlass.