Boat Maintenance: The Essential Guide Guide to Cleaning, Painting, and Cosmetics [Hardcover]

William Burr (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 28, 2000

Boats require constant care. Any boater who doesn't know the difference between a silicone-modified alkyd enamel and a one-part urethane needs this book for its invaluable advice on:

* How to save money with generic substitues
* Product recommendations for every job
* Keeping weekly, monthly, and seasonal maintenance schedules

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Boat Maintenance

Most boaters spend too much time and money trying to find cleaning and maintenance products that can keep their vessels in top-notch shape.

Bill Burr's Boat Maintenance ends those costly searches by providing this comprehensive guide to the techniques and products that can preserve and protect your boat year after year. This is the first book to combine practical, how-to instructions with objective product recommendations.

Combining Burr's varied experience in boating and chemical engineering with the advice of marine professionals, Boat Maintenance shows you how to clean and maintain fiberglass, wood, metal, fabric, and plastics. You'll also learn how to select and apply paints, varnishes, and other coatings, in addition to sealants and adhesives. With Boat Maintenance, you get

• Expert advice on more than 150 brand-name products
• Quick answers to typical boat problems
• Money-saving tips on using low-cost generic substitutes
• Weekly, monthly, and seasonal preventive maintenance schedules
• Data on the chemical components and environmental dangers of products
• Safety tips on proper product handling

About the Author

William M. Burr Jr. is a lifelong boater and the author of Sailing Tips: 1,000 New Ways to Solve Old Problems, a popular guide for boaters for over 10 years. He retired after 40 years in the chemical industry and then spent a year selling coatings and compounds in a marine store as part of his research for Boat Maintenance. He now lives aboard his 37-foot Jeanneau sailboat, facing and solving the problems addressed in his latest guide.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press; 1 edition (April 28, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071357033
• ISBN-13: 978-0071357036
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #101,208 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #98 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Outdoor Recreation > Boating

More About the Author

After writing three non-fiction books on Boating, William Burr moved over to fiction with his new paperback and ebook, Chinchorro Reef, to describe in vivid detail the results of a kidnapping at sea.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Finally, a book devoted to boat maintenance., May 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Boat Maintenance: The Essential Guide Guide to Cleaning, Painting, and Cosmetics (Hardcover)

The people at International Marine know a subject that was in desperate needed of a book. This book not only describes methods to keep your boat looking great but also names names! It provides the brand names you can buy from your local marine store. This is a must buy for any boater's library.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book to keep forever!!, July 14, 2006

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John's wife (Wrightsville Beach, N.C., USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Boat Maintenance: The Essential Guide Guide to Cleaning, Painting, and Cosmetics (Hardcover)

Being boating enthusiasts, this book provided our family with the detailed information needed to keep "our baby" (Boat) in tip top shape! We have been looking for answers to the many questions concerning grooming and upkeep of our boat for years. We just ordered two more copies to pass onto other boating friends, as well.
Too bad they didnt make the pages water proof!!
This is the BIBLE for your BOAT! A must have! A must Keep!

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gold, December 5, 2002

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"dpropson" (On the water, Mi. United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Boat Maintenance: The Essential Guide Guide to Cleaning, Painting, and Cosmetics (Hardcover)

Excellent book, buy it. Packed with insightful tips for the novice. If you are set to begin a boat project, start here.