Simon Jollands

The Boatyard Book

A boatowner's guide to yacht maintenance, repair and refitting

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Boatyard Book is a practical, comprehensive reference manual that provides sensible, accessible advice for boatowners on planning and carrying out annual maintenance, repairs, upgrades and refits of sailing yachts and motorboats, up to 20 metres in length. Beginning with all the information owners will need to care for their boat, including how to budget and plan tasks to be done through the year, The Boatyard Book goes on to help them choose the best boatyard for their needs, then provides essential how-to reference material and ideas for a comprehensive range of projects large and small to be carried out ashore. There's advice and tips from highly respected boatyard owners, specialists and surveyors, as well as from the author's own 25 years' experience of boat ownership, all fully illustrated with step-by-step photos and illustrations. Topics covered include: - laying up - hull and deck care - mast and rigging - sail care - engines - electrics - maintenance of plumbing and gas systems - more complex projects, including re-wiring a boat, overhauling an engine, how to treat osmosis and how to go about a complete refit. This is a book to be kept at the yard, or on the boat, and used time and time again by those who are either happy to keep things ticking along with the minimum of effort or by those who want to get stuck into bigger projects.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. September 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 251mm x 200mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 738g
• ISBN-13: 9781472977106
• ISBN-10: 1472977106
• Artikelnr.: 60865653

Autorenporträt

A lifelong sailing enthusiast, Simon Jollands has filmed many major sailing events as well as producing and directing several sea safety films for the RNLI. He is the co-founder of app developer Safe Skipper Apps, which specialises in producing nautical reference apps, and is author of The Boatyard Book, Safe Skipper, Reeds Lights, Shapes and Buoyage Handbook and Go Sailing, all published by Adlard Coles.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction Who is this book for? Part One 2. Boat care Boat ownership
Boat care fundamentals Your boat's history Keeping records Doing regular
checks Research and advice Calling in the professionals Owners'
associations What does maintenance work involve? Repairing and refurbishing
Refit The rewards of boat ownership 3. Planning, costs and budgeting
Choosing a boatyard Boat survey Maintenance log Costs and budgeting 4.
Laying up Lift out After lift out 5. Tools and spares Tools Spares
Sealants, adhesives and adhesive sealants 6. Health and safety Protective
clothing Dust creation Antifouling Shot/sandblasting Engine work and
servicing Part Two 7. Hull Composite hulls Osmosis Steel and aluminium
hulls Wooden hulls Antifouling Keel maintenance and repair Rudders and
steering systems 8. Deck and superstructure Inspection Teak decks Winches
Leaking decks 9. Mast and rigging Rig care Owner rig check Wooden masts and
booms Running rigging 10. Sails Materials and construction Ultraviolet
exposure Inspection Cleaning Storage Repairs 11. Engine and propulsion
Know your engine How diesel engines work Electric motors and hybrid systems
Outboard motors Diesel engine winterisation Other engine maintenance ashore
Stern gear Overhauling an engine 12. Electrics Basic electrics Electrics
inspection checklist Batteries Avoiding and identifying electrical problems
Common electrical problems Rewiring a small yacht 13. Interior Cleaning
Interior inspection and checks Plumbing Gas system Varnishing Interior
painting 14. Fitting out and launching Essentials Other jobs Launch day
Glossary Further reading Photo credits and Acknowledgements Index
Specifications and Inventory