Calgary Public Library

The boat repair bible, a comprehensive repair guide for power and sail

eng

no index present

non fiction

The boat repair bible

electronic resource

dictionaries

799768309

a comprehensive repair guide for power and sail

Even the most well designed boats will suffer from wear and tear due to normal use on the water. Whilst accidents are less common, they too can result in damage which needs to be repaired on the spot. Highly illustrated, with step by step instructions, this book equips the reader with the vital 'first aid' skills he needs to make temporary repairs until he can get back to harbour. The Boat Repair Bible helps anyone who owns a boat to develop essential repair skills in the areas where problems most commonly arise. The section on hull and deck repairs covers fibreglass, wood, steel and ferro-cem

Cover; Contents; Welcome to Boat Repair; Essential repair skills; Safety; Surveying your boat; Essential tools; Essential spares & materials; Setting up a portable workshop; Hull & deck repairs; Fibreglass skills; Impact & surface damage; Cracks, voids & crazing; Treating osmosis & delamination; Core damage; Resealing the hull to deck joint; Moulding from a sister ship; Cutting & polishing after repairs; Rudder damage; Replacing rudder bearings; Weeping keel; Lifting keel problems; Damaged bulkhead; Re-bedding loose fittings; Repairing teak-finished decks; Leaking windows or hatchesReplacing a hatchSheered or bent guardrails; Upgrading aluminium fittings; Refurbishing old fittings; Replacing anodes; Wooden boat repairs; Woodworking skills; Dealing with minor hull leaks; Repairing a damaged deck; Doubling up fastenings; Replacing damaged or rotten planks; Replacing a sawn frame; Making a laminated deck beam; Making & fitting a graving piece; Caulking & paying methods; Refurbishing solid teak decks; Resurfacing a leaking coachroof; Dropping keel bolts; Repainting after a repair; Steel & ferro-cement repairs; Metalworking skills; Welding new panelsShot blasting & paintingReplacing deck fittings; Repairing ferro-cement hulls; Working with ferro-cement; Domestic repairs; Repairing upholstery; Relaminating interior surfaces; Repairing interior linings; Fixing domestic water pumps; Tracing & fixing water leaks; Tracing & fixing gas leaks; Replacing gas piping & fittings; Troubleshooting diesel heaters; Troubleshooting for manual heads; Troubleshooting for electric heads; General mechanics; Mechanical skills; Freeing seized fittings; Freeing seized seacocks; Replacing through-hull fittings; Split fuel & water tanksStripping a seized manual windlassLeaking hydraulics; Repairing wind vane self-steering; Electrical repairs; Electrical skills; Replacing damaged wiring; Soldering & replacing connectors; Tracing connection problems; Earth leaks; Navigation instruments; Autopilot repairs; Windscreen wiper repair; Engine repairs; Engineering skills; Starter problems; Blocked fuel pipe & water in fuel; Bleeding an engine; Adjusting the belt drive; Water pump repair; Heat exchanger problems; Beating the diesel bug; Water & oil contamination; Broken or loose engine mounts; Damaged engine controlsReplacing cutlass bearingsDripless shaft seals; Propeller evaluation; Prop & bracket damage; Replacing the prop & shaft; Clearing a fouled propeller; Fitting a new engine; Troubleshooting engines; Troubleshooting diesel engines; Troubleshooting petrol engines; Motorboat repairs; Fitting trim tabs; RIB & centre-console boats; Repairing an outdrive; Repairing duo props; Sailboat repairs; Rigging & sailmaking skills; Aluminium mast repairs; Glue failure in a wooden mast; Repairing rot in a wooden mast; Repairing seized blocks; Repairing seized winches; Repairing seized roller furling