Of all the improvements to a tired-looking boat, none will have a more dramatic impact than refinishing. And few boat tasks are easier. This is a combination forged in Valhalla, which makes it surprising that Sailboat Refinishing is the first basic book on the subject. Author Don Casey focuses on the hulls, decks, cabins, spars, and wood trim of fiberglass boats. Painting, varnishing, repairing gelcoat, and applying hull graphics are all covered with step-by-step illustrated instructions.
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“If you have some work to do on the boat, and who doesn’t, this is a great resource.” (Ontario Sailor Magazine )
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Make your boat shine again
No improvement to a tired-looking boat will have a more dramatic impact than refinishing, and few tasks are easier. Here is everything you need to achieve a fabulous finish on your fiberglass boat’s bottom, topsides, deck, spars, wood trim, and belowdeck surfaces while saving time, money, and grief.
What reviewers have said about Don Casey's boat maintenance books:
“Astonishingly clear text and illustrations. The reader can almost feel the hand-holding this book provides through each step.”--Dockside
“I own many books filled with advice, but I strongly suspect that this is the one I will consult most.”--Sailing
“Casey makes tricky points clear in hundreds of illustrations and lively prose.”--SailNet
“If you have an older sailboat, you need this book.”--The Ensign
Don Casey is the author of the universally praised This Old Boat, which has led tens of thousands of boatowners through the process of turning a run-down production boat into a first-class yacht, and of Don Casey’s Complete Illustrated Sailboat Maintenance Manual, which includes Sailboat Refinishing along with five other boat maintenance classics. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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Clear guide to the Do's and Don'ts of painting a boat,
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Another crystal clear Don Casey book. Explains painting, varnishing, surface prep, brushes, solvents, sanding, basic gelcoat, fixing small blisters, painting the mast, applying the name, fixing non-skid surfaces, fixing crazing and alligatoring, and bottom painting. If I screw it up now, it won't be Casey's fault :)!
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Book is perfect for anyone about to embark on a project boat or one who may be testing the water to see how well prepared you need to be. The book indicates what is necessary to have on hand in order to re-do a sailboat. Having just begun my boat refinishing, I can say I personally took a number of bits of advice into consideration and these may have saved me time and money already. Cheap insurance and a great mentor to have in hand as you get ready.
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Great book -- contains enough information for beginners and seasoned sailors alike. It is worth it's weight in gold for the many tips on how to make my 40 year old sailboat look like new.
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antifouling bottom coating, recoat time, bronze wool, new laminate, recommended solvent, disk sander, linear polyurethane, marine coatings, sanding between coats, alkyd enamel, bottom paint, cabinet scraper, foam roller, palm sander, roller cover, epoxy primer, orbital sander, old varnish, spar varnish, wet edge, multiple coats Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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antifouling bottom coating, recoat time, bronze wool, new laminate, recommended solvent, disk sander, linear polyurethane, marine coatings, sanding between coats, alkyd enamel, bottom paint, cabinet scraper, foam roller, palm sander, roller cover, epoxy primer, orbital sander, old varnish, spar varnish, wet edge, multiple coats Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Canvaswork and Sail Repair by Don Casey in Back Matter
- Inspecting the Aging Sailboat (The International Marine Sailboat Library) by Don Casey in Back Matter
- Hull and Deck Repair (Maintenance Manuals) by Don Casey in Back Matter
- Sailboat Hull and Deck Repair (IM Sailboat Library) by Don Casey in Back Matter
- This Old Boat by Don Casey in Back Matter
- Sailors' Secrets by Mike Badham on page 56, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Sailors' Secrets: Advice from the Masters by Mike Badham on page 56, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- 100 Fast & Easy Boat Improvements by Don Casey in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Sailboat Electrics Simplified by Don Casey in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Canvaswork and Sail Repair by Don Casey in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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