THIS OLD BOAT: COMPLETELY REVISED AND EXPANDED
ONE | TH E CHOICE TEN DISTINCT CONSIDERATIONS TO HELP YOU CHOOSE THE BEST BOAT FOR WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU WANT FROM A BOAT GOOD SHAPE AND A LOW PRICE ARE NOT ENOUGH TWO | TH E DREAM MATCHING YOUR BOAT TO YOUR BOATING CONCEIVING IMPROVEMENTS THAT REALLY ARE IMAGINING ENHANCEMENTS GENERATING A MASTER LIST MINING FOR SOLUTIONS, IDEAS, AND INGENUITY THREE | TH E PLAN DEVELOPING A PLAN ASSIGNING PRIORITIES PUTTING SAFETY ISSUES ? RST BUDGETING COST ESTIMATING TIME KEEPING TRACK TAKING ADVANTAGE OF COST- SAVING OPPORTUNITIES MAINTAINING ENTHUSIASM TASK PLANNING FOUR | DOLLARS AND SENSE DI? ERENTIATING BETWEEN THRIFT AND CHEAP SUBSTITUTING TIME FOR MONEY GAINING KNOWLEDGE BY DOING IT YOURSELF TRUSTING YOURSELF KNOWING WHEN NOT TO DO IT YOURSELF TH E ECONOMY OF GOOD TOOLS SHOPPING WISELY BUYING WHOLESALE USED GEAR BARGAINS FIVE | STARTING SMALL TH IS BOOK AS A TOOL LEARNING EIGHT SKILLS CRAWLING BEFORE YOU WALK BOAT WORKER REALITIES STARTING AT THE START LEARN BY DOING FAIL SAFE TH E EMPOWERMENT OF SELF-CON? DENCE HOW CHAPTERS ARE ORGANIZED SIX | SCRATCH AND ITCH TH E ADVANTAGES OF ? BERGLASS RESTORING THE SHINE TO AGING OR NEGLECTED GELCOAT FILLING SCRATCHES AND GOUGES REPAIRING CRACKS AND CRAZING UNDERSTANDING FABRICS AND RESINS LAMINATING ? BERGLASS—A LEARN-BY-DOING PROJECT ADDING STRENGTH TO ? BERGLASS LAMINATE STI? ENING LAMINATE ATTACHING MOUNTING BLOCKS TABBING CONTENTS BULKHEADS REPAIRING GELCOAT BLISTERS APPLYING A BARRIER COAT DEALING WITH DELAMINATION CORE REPAIR IMPACT DAMAGE RECONSTRUCTION SEVEN | WINDOWS AND WALLS CLEAR PLASTICS PRIMER FABRICATING ACRYLIC COMPONENTS—CUTTING, DRILLING, AND BENDING GIVING AN OPAQUE HATCH A CLEAR LENS CLEAR DROP BOARDS INSTALLING A MANUFACTURED HATCH REPLACING HATCH LENSES NEW ? XED PORTLIGHTS SURFACE-MOUNTING PORTLIGHTS EXPANDING INTERIOR SPACE WITH ACRYLIC MIRROR WORKING WITH PLASTIC LAMINATE COVERING A SHELF—A LEARN- BY-DOING PROJECT RECOVERING THE GALLEY COUNTER COVERING BULKHEADS WITH PLASTIC LAMINATE UPGRADING COUNTERTOPS TO SOLID SURFACE MATERIAL CHOOSING THE RIGHT SEALANT APPLYING SEALANTS FOR MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE EIGHT | FORKS, EYES, AND STUDS WHAT IS THE BEST RIG? EVALUATING THE MAST MOUNTING SPREADER BASES DEALING WITH ALUMINUM CORROSION EXAMINING STAINLESS STEEL COMPONENTS FOR DEFECTS AND FATIGUE USING DYE PENETRANT DISCARDING A ROLLER BOOM DEALING WITH MASTHEAD WIRING MAINTAINING SPREADERS CHECKING WIRE RIGGING CALCULATING RIGGING LOADS SELECTING WIRE SIZE UNDERSTANDING SWAGED ? TTINGS INSTALLING MECHANICAL TERMINALS MATCHING RIG COMPONENTS MEASURING AND CUTTING RIGGING WIRE INSTALLING A HEADSAIL FURLER INSPECTING CHAINPLATES RIGGING AN INNER STAY ATTACHING HARDWARE TO SPARS ADJUSTING SPREADER ANGLES INSTALLING A MAST BOOT RIGGING TRUSTWORTHY LIFELINES MAKING WIRE PENDANTS REEVING INTERNAL HALYARDS SELECTING CORDAGE FOR RUNNING RIGGING MAKING A WIRE-TO-ROPE SPLICE NINE | NUTS AND BOLTS GETTING REACQUAINTED WITH THE ? VE SIMPLE MACHINES THAT ARE THE BASIS OF ALL THINGS MECHANICAL TOOL SELECTION GUIDANCE DEVELOPING A SENSE OF MEASUREMENT INSTALLING A BRACKET—A LEARN-BY-DOING PROJECT FASTENING A DECK CLEAT ADJUSTING/SERVICING OPENING PORTLIGHTS DISMANTLING/MAINTAINING BLOCKS SERVICING/ LUBRICATING HEADSAIL FURLERS CLEANING/ LUBRICATING HALYARD AND SHEET WINCHES ADJUSTING THE STU? NG BOX REPACKING MAINTAINING DRIPLESS SHAFT SEALS RUDDER MAINTENANCE INSPECTING/ SERVICING STEERING SYSTEMS FITTING ZINC ANODES PROPELLER OPTIONS PROP REMOVAL CUTLESS BEARING REPLACEMENT REMOVING THE PROP SHAFT ALIGNING ENGINE AND SHAFT CHANGING ENGINE OIL COOLING SYSTEM MAINTENANCE PUMP IMPELLER REPLACEMENT FILTERING FUEL BLEEDING THE FUEL SYSTEM EVALUATING EXHAUST SMOKE GASOLINE ENGINE TUNE-UP SERVICING FUEL INJECTORS SETTING VALVE LASH TESTING COMPRESSION ENGINE REPAIRS REPOWERING—NEW ENGINE SELECTION AND INSTALLATION TEN | CHIPS AND SHAVINGS