Fitting Out Your Boat: In Fiberglass or Wood
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.38 (911 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1574091859 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 166 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Amazon Customer said Useful book. Great book with lots of useful information!. Midwest Book Review said A thorough, extensive, highly practical "must-have". Expert mechanical engineer Michael Naujok presents Fitting Out Your Boat In Fibreglass Or Wood, a plainly written reference for sailors and boat owners striving to renovate their prized vessel. Explicit color photographs on every page and step-by-step walkthrough instructions cover everything from insulation and interior linings to treating the keel of a wooden yacht to repairing a teak deck, underwater sections and bilges, and much more. A thorough. Amazon Customer said There are much better books.. Your money may be better spent purchasing Don Casey's books. Casey's books are written for all levels of experience, detailed, inclusive, and complete.Mr. Naujok's is much more general - more of an overview.
Got some boat projects? Yeah, who doesn't? Well, this book could come in handy then. (Sailing)Expert mechanical engineer Michael Naujok presents Fitting Out Your Boat in Fiberglass or Wood, a plainly written reference for sailors and boat owners striving to renovate their prized vessel. The step-by-step color photos are particularly well done. Fitting Out Your Boat includes tips on repair and refurbishing, with chapters detailing everything from replacing deck fittings and stripping down the galley to installing new hatches. It covers both fiberglass and wood boats and gives step by step instructions with plenty of pictures to walk you through all kinds of renovations and upgrades. (Midwest Book Review
Whether repairing or laying teak decks. refurbishing an old keel or rudder, installing new windows and hatches, fitting headlining, replacing deck fittings, stripping down winches or modernising the galley, the author takes the DIY boat owner through all the stages of refitting a boat, with the help of detailed photo sequences and step-by-step instructions.
In 1971 he built his first seven-meter cruiser. He also wrote the bestselling book Boat Interior Construction, published by Sheridan House.. In 1975 he joined the staff of Yacht Magazine in Hamburg, and since 1980 has been responsible for boat test and DIY construction projects. Michael Naujok worked in a designer's office for three years, after finishing with his degree in mechanical