Be Your Own Boat Surveyor - A hands-on guide for all owners and buyers

Boats are expensive and they are complicated - unless you are going to pay a professional to carry out a survey (at yet more expense) it is invaluable to be able to:- quickly assess a potential purchase for signs of trouble without paying for lengthy reports- carry out a detailed check on your own boat the end of the season- identify problems and get them dealt with before they get serious- get to know your boat in a lot more detail, so if a problem develops at sea you will be more able to copeOrganised into chapters covering: Tools of the trade (basic tools, moisture meters, fingers and feel, smell, mirrors, sources of information); Checking the hull (including wood construction and rot, GRP laminates, osmosis, metal construction, keels, anodes); RIBs and inflatables; Engine and systems; Stern gear; Plumbing; Mast and rigging; Electrical systems; Interiors; Safety equipment. At the end of the book there''s a handy guide to carrying out a five minute survey - invaluable when making a quick assessment of a potential purchase.Highly illustrated, with anecdotes and hands-on advice throughout, this practical book gives readers the tools to do much of the work on their own, and know when to call in the experts.>

Product details

• Authors: Dag Pike, Pike Dag
• Publisher: Adlard Coles
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.09.2014
• EAN: 9781472903679
• ISBN: 978-1-4729-0367-9
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 242 mm x 174 mm x 12 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Ships; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; SPORTS & RECREATION / Boating, SPORTS & RECREATION / Sailing, Sailing, TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / General, Motor / power boating & cruising