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Shipshape: The Art of Sailboat Maintenance
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Shipshape: The Art of Sailboat Maintenance
Current price: $29.95
Barnes and Noble
Shipshape: The Art of Sailboat Maintenance
Current price: $29.95
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In forty-six chapters, Ferenc Mate covers every aspect of sailboat maintenance, from launching a new boat, varnishing and oiling, and tuning the rigging, to maintaining the bilge pumps, heads and galley stoves, checking and repairing wood and fiberglass hulls. As well as drawing on his own many years of boatbuilding and sailing experience, Mate, author of
and
, also consulted many manufacturers and boatyard experts. The detailed practical advice from experts like North Sails (on sail care), Edson (on steering gear), Interlux Paints (on polyurethanes), British Seagull (on outboard engines), and Concordia Yacht Yard (on wooden boat maintenance) makes
an indispensable guide to keeping your sailboat in safe and bristol condition-as well as a genuine pleasure to read.