The Best of SAIL Magazine's Things That Work: 200 Sea-Tested Improvements for Your Boat (Hardcover)

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Product Description

In the "Things That Work" column, SAIL readers share practical solutions for making sailing easier, safer, and more fun. Now the editors have compiled the best ideas. All have been "sail-tested" for at least a year, and are easy to do on almost any sailboat. This book incorporates the best tips from SAIL's Things That Work and adds more than 100 new ones.

From the Back Cover

Ideas to stir your imagination-ideas that, with a tweak here and a fudge there, you can adapt to your own sailing, boathandling, and maintenance needs.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press; 1 edition (April 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070580537
• ISBN-13: 978-0070580534
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 4.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #362,337 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great tips for your sailboat, April 6, 2001

By	Rod "sailnw" (Lake Forest Park, WA USA) - See all my reviews

You will find "Best of Sail Magazine's Things that Work" a very good publication with 200 tips that were tested by sailboat owner over the years. They cover tips for maintenance, modifications, and techniques. The tips are nicely described and have excellent illustrations that are complimentary. I have used a number of these on my Catalina 27 and have been very please with the publication and refer to it periodically. If you have a sailboat and like to improve and make it more efficient then this publication is good for you.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great tips, October 3, 2008

By	John F. Sullivan "Renaissance man" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this hoping to find one or two tips that would more than pay for the cost of the book. It has done that. If you have an older sail boat, you should be able to find ideas in this book that will start your creative juices flowing to resolve issues in a simple and effective way. There are things in here for all boaters, but it works better for owners of older sailboats.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful, January 11, 2008

By	Nadine Van Hees - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This was a gift for my husband and he loved it. Had much usefull information.