Is your boat ready to go cruising? Just about every sailboat-used and new-can make a good cruiser, but only if the hull-deck structure, rig, and systems meet certain standards. Spurr's Guide to Upgrading Your Cruising Sailboat tells you what those standards are, and gives you all the help you need to refurbish and upgrade every structure, surface, fitting, and system on your boat-stem to stern, project by project. This all-in-one guide leads you step by step to a seaworthy, crew-friendly boat with top-notch cruising performance. Not only will you learn what to look for when you buy a new or…mehr
Is your boat ready to go cruising? Just about every sailboat-used and new-can make a good cruiser, but only if the hull-deck structure, rig, and systems meet certain standards. Spurr's Guide to Upgrading Your Cruising Sailboat tells you what those standards are, and gives you all the help you need to refurbish and upgrade every structure, surface, fitting, and system on your boat-stem to stern, project by project. This all-in-one guide leads you step by step to a seaworthy, crew-friendly boat with top-notch cruising performance. Not only will you learn what to look for when you buy a new or used boat, you'll also learn how to reinforce your boat's hull and structural components, redesign and replace rigging, upgrade electrical systems, and much more. Special features include: A detailed survey of 70 used and new fiberglass sailboats best suited to offshore sailing Gear and equipment recommendations by brand name Construction details and other essential features of a strong, safe cruising boat How to make critical repairs to the deck, hull, bulkheads, blisters, and portlightsHelps cruising sailors upgrade older fiberglass sailboats for cruising. This title covers strengthening major components, interior layout, plumbing, steering systems, repowering, rigs and sails, galley systems, and more. It presents a survey that reviews 90 models of fiberglass sailboats that lend themselves to offshore sailing.
Dan Spurr is the editor-at-large of Professional Boatbuilder magazine and the author of seven sailing books. He has been senior editor of Cruising World magazine and for twelve years was the editor of Practical Sailor, the consumer report of the sailing world, for whom he recently edited a book-length collection of sailboat reviews. He has owned and upgraded eight sailboats.
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AcknowledgmentsIntroduction to the Third EditionChapter 1 The Anatomy of a Cruising Sailboat The Cruising Imperatives Design and Construction Considerations Limit of Positive Stability Multihulls Hull Material Rigs Choosing a Boat Further Reading Chapter 2 Strengthening Major Structural Components Identifying Weak Areas Glass Fibers Resins Core Materials Mold Release Agents Distributing Stress Health Deck Reinforcements Hull Flex Hull-Deck Joints Compression of the Deck at the Mast Step Chainplates External Reinforcements Why I Hate Inner Liners Reinforcing Rudders Further Reading Chapter 3 A Seagoing Interior Layout Typical Production Boat Layout My Ideal Layout Berths Stowage Head Converting V-Berths to a Double Berth Installing a Sink and Mirror in a Hanging Locker Installing a Through-Hull Toilet Installing a Top-Loading Icebox Installing a Removable Table Adding Bookshelves and Extra Storage Space Recovering All Cushions Replacing Curtains and Rods Relocating Stoves For Comfort and Safety Disaster Checklist Further Reading Chapter 4 Installing and Maintaining Seacocks Types of Sea Valves The Trouble with Gate Valves Installing Seacocks Electrical Bonding Maintenance and Operation Further Reading Chapter 5 Basic Plumbing Tanks Piping Pumps Freshwater Systems Watermakers Seawater Systems Odds and Ends Installing Pumps Pump Maintenance Further Reading Chapter 6 Steering Systems Tiller Steering Cable Steering Hydraulic Steering Worm Gear Rack and Pinion Installation Autopilot Adaptations Emergency Steering Systems Making an Emergency Rudder Wind Vane Auxiliary Rudders Weak Links in the Steering System Further Reading Chapter 7 Self-Steering Systems Autopilots versus Wind Vanes Above-Deck Autopilots Tiller-Mounted Autopilots Below-Deck Autopilots Wind Vanes Wind Vane Adjustments Self-Steering Expectations Buying a Wind Vane Further Reading Chapter 8 Repowering Gasoline Engines Emergence of the Small Diesel Going Engineless Repowering How Many Horses? Fuel Capacity Propeller Selection Filters Nonelectric Starters Cutless Bearings/Stuffing Boxes Sound Insulation Further Reading Chapter 9 An Efficient Deck Layout Bowsprits, Platforms, Pulpits Anchor Wells, Chainpipes, and Windlasses A Complete Ground Tackle System Lifelines, Stanchions, and Safety Lines Requirements of a Seaworthy Companionway Cleats Mast Pulpits Propane Tanks Water Fills and Rain Catchments Deck Drains Making a Sea Hood Cockpits Life Rafts, Man-Overboard Poles, and Other Safety Equipment Lights Boom Gallows Arches Storm Shutters Bulwarks Protected Helm Further Reading Chapter 10 Rigs and Sails Types of Rigs Spars Spinnaker Handling Systems Going Aloft Standing Rigging Inspecting Rigging Running Rigging Sails Winches Halyards, Cleats, and Clutches Further Reading Chapter 11 Galley Systems Requirements of a Good Galley Types of Fuel Installing an LPG System Refrigeration Contemplating Changes Further Reading Chapter 12 Generating Electrical Power Batteries Measuring Electricity Engine Alternators Regulators Making AC with Inverters and Fuel-Powered Generators Water-Driven Generators Wind-Driven Generators Solar Installation Further Reading Chapter 13 Instruments and the Electrical System Navigation Instruments Marine Radiotelephones How Much Do You Really Need? Electrical Bonding Lightning Ground Protection Some Basics About 12-Volt DC Electrical Systems Installing Shore Power Further Reading Chapter 14 Beating the Heat and Cold Air Conditioning Heating Simpler Solutions Ventilation Deck Prisms Further Reading Chapter 15 Painting and Varnishing Bottom Painting Varnishes and Oils Topside Painting Fiberglass Restorers Painting the Boat's Name Further Reading Chapter 16 Dinghies Hard versus Inflatable Types of Inflatables Production Dinghies Building from Plans Nesting Dinghies Stitch-and-Tape Construction Dinghy Stowage Further Reading Appendices A. Characteristics of Common Woods B. Characteristics of Common Metals C. Good Old Boats Index
AcknowledgmentsIntroduction to the Third EditionChapter 1 The Anatomy of a Cruising Sailboat The Cruising Imperatives Design and Construction Considerations Limit of Positive Stability Multihulls Hull Material Rigs Choosing a Boat Further Reading Chapter 2 Strengthening Major Structural Components Identifying Weak Areas Glass Fibers Resins Core Materials Mold Release Agents Distributing Stress Health Deck Reinforcements Hull Flex Hull-Deck Joints Compression of the Deck at the Mast Step Chainplates External Reinforcements Why I Hate Inner Liners Reinforcing Rudders Further Reading Chapter 3 A Seagoing Interior Layout Typical Production Boat Layout My Ideal Layout Berths Stowage Head Converting V-Berths to a Double Berth Installing a Sink and Mirror in a Hanging Locker Installing a Through-Hull Toilet Installing a Top-Loading Icebox Installing a Removable Table Adding Bookshelves and Extra Storage Space Recovering All Cushions Replacing Curtains and Rods Relocating Stoves For Comfort and Safety Disaster Checklist Further Reading Chapter 4 Installing and Maintaining Seacocks Types of Sea Valves The Trouble with Gate Valves Installing Seacocks Electrical Bonding Maintenance and Operation Further Reading Chapter 5 Basic Plumbing Tanks Piping Pumps Freshwater Systems Watermakers Seawater Systems Odds and Ends Installing Pumps Pump Maintenance Further Reading Chapter 6 Steering Systems Tiller Steering Cable Steering Hydraulic Steering Worm Gear Rack and Pinion Installation Autopilot Adaptations Emergency Steering Systems Making an Emergency Rudder Wind Vane Auxiliary Rudders Weak Links in the Steering System Further Reading Chapter 7 Self-Steering Systems Autopilots versus Wind Vanes Above-Deck Autopilots Tiller-Mounted Autopilots Below-Deck Autopilots Wind Vanes Wind Vane Adjustments Self-Steering Expectations Buying a Wind Vane Further Reading Chapter 8 Repowering Gasoline Engines Emergence of the Small Diesel Going Engineless Repowering How Many Horses? Fuel Capacity Propeller Selection Filters Nonelectric Starters Cutless Bearings/Stuffing Boxes Sound Insulation Further Reading Chapter 9 An Efficient Deck Layout Bowsprits, Platforms, Pulpits Anchor Wells, Chainpipes, and Windlasses A Complete Ground Tackle System Lifelines, Stanchions, and Safety Lines Requirements of a Seaworthy Companionway Cleats Mast Pulpits Propane Tanks Water Fills and Rain Catchments Deck Drains Making a Sea Hood Cockpits Life Rafts, Man-Overboard Poles, and Other Safety Equipment Lights Boom Gallows Arches Storm Shutters Bulwarks Protected Helm Further Reading Chapter 10 Rigs and Sails Types of Rigs Spars Spinnaker Handling Systems Going Aloft Standing Rigging Inspecting Rigging Running Rigging Sails Winches Halyards, Cleats, and Clutches Further Reading Chapter 11 Galley Systems Requirements of a Good Galley Types of Fuel Installing an LPG System Refrigeration Contemplating Changes Further Reading Chapter 12 Generating Electrical Power Batteries Measuring Electricity Engine Alternators Regulators Making AC with Inverters and Fuel-Powered Generators Water-Driven Generators Wind-Driven Generators Solar Installation Further Reading Chapter 13 Instruments and the Electrical System Navigation Instruments Marine Radiotelephones How Much Do You Really Need? Electrical Bonding Lightning Ground Protection Some Basics About 12-Volt DC Electrical Systems Installing Shore Power Further Reading Chapter 14 Beating the Heat and Cold Air Conditioning Heating Simpler Solutions Ventilation Deck Prisms Further Reading Chapter 15 Painting and Varnishing Bottom Painting Varnishes and Oils Topside Painting Fiberglass Restorers Painting the Boat's Name Further Reading Chapter 16 Dinghies Hard versus Inflatable Types of Inflatables Production Dinghies Building from Plans Nesting Dinghies Stitch-and-Tape Construction Dinghy Stowage Further Reading Appendices A. Characteristics of Common Woods B. Characteristics of Common Metals C. Good Old Boats Index
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