Steve D'Antonio

Your Boat Inside and Out: The Photographic Guide to Symptoms, Causes, Cures, and Best Practices for Sail- And Powerboat Hulls. by Steve D'Antoni

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A visual guide to what's right in a boat, what's wrong, and how to fix it Your Boat Inside and Out is the spectacular guide every marine professional, boat buyer, and owner needs. Through 1,000 full-color photographs, boat construction and repair expert Steve D'Antonio shows you what to look for in a boat and its systems, including the hull, decks, finishes, hardware, steering system, engine, drive train, plumbing, electrical system, tanks, keel, rudder, rigging, metal fittings, windlass, and more. This pro-level guide empowers boat owners to do self-guided inspections, boat buyers to make self-guided surveys and appraisals, marine surveyors to organize their work and improve their diagnoses, and builders and repairers to improve their practices. Thorough explanations accompany valuable, practical advice for planning a boat's maintenance schedule, finding small problems before they become big ones, prioritizing refitting plans, and estimating how much repairs and upgrades will cost.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McGraw Hill LLC
• Seitenzahl: 496
• Erscheinungstermin: Mai 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780071495837
• ISBN-10: 0071495835
• Artikelnr.: 29300624

Autorenporträt

Steve DAntonio (Cardinal, VA) has been employed in the marine industry since 1988, beginning as a mechanic/electrician. In that same year he published his first article, "Upgrading the Electrical System." Since that time he has written hundreds of technical, seamanship, destination, boat review, and historical articles for various publications, including Ocean Navigator (Contributing Editor), PassageMaker (Technical Editor), Cruising World, Nautical World, Seaworthy, Soundings, Practical Sailor, and Professional Boat Builder, among others. His stock photographic library encompasses over 50,000 boat images. He is a frequent lecturer on marine subjects such as preparing for blue-water passagemaking, yacht systems, and the annual Safety at Sea seminars. He has been the manager at Zimmerman Marine Inc., a custom boatbuilder and refit yard on Mobjack Bay, Virginia, since 1996, and vice president of operations since January 2000.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Hull and deck finishes
2. Gelcoat damage, osmosis, repairs
3. Structural hull and deck repairs
4. Core and composite construction techniques and problems
5. Diesel engine
6. Drive train, running gear, propeller, shaft alignment
7. Engine room and exhaust systems
8. Tanks, hoses, and plumbing
9. Centerboard, keel, and rudder
10.Steering system
11.Metal and corrosion issues
12.Spars and rigging
13.More