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The Hinckley Guide to Yacht Care

The Hinckley Guide to Yacht Care

How to Keep Your Boat the Hinckley Way

Hank Hinckley

This unique guide will enable discriminating boatowners to maintain, finish, or upgrade their sailboats and powerboats to Hinckley Company standards. Day-to-Day Care. Developing a Maintenance Plan. Interior Design Varnish and Paint Application. Mechanical System Maintenance. Electrical Systems. Masts, Sails, and Riggings. The Shipboard Tool Kit. Hull and Deck Maintenance. Upgrades.

** Contents **

Part I: The Elegant Yacht. Day-to-Day Care. Developing a Maintenance Plan. Interior Design. Part II: Varnish and Paint Application. Exterior Brightwork. Interior Brightwork. Topside, Deck, and Interior Paints. Bottom Paints and Barrier Coatings. Part III: Hull and Deck Maintenance and Upgrades. Maintaining Fiberglass and Gelcoat. Minor Fiberglass Structural Repair. Repairing a Nonskid Deck. Boat Improvement Projects and Upgrades. Part IV: Mechanical System Maintenance. Main Engine Care. Water Systems. Installing a Through-Hull or Seacock. Marine Heads. Steering Systems. Part V: Electrical Systems. An Overview of Marine Electrical Systems. Batteries. Alternators, Battery Chargers, Converters, and Inverters. Bonding Systems. Part VI: Masts, Sails, and Rigging. Sail Maintenance. Mast and Rigging. Appendices: I: Basic Electric Principles and Procedures. II: The Shipboard Tool Kit.

Hard: 0070289972 (Oct 1997) tent. 240p. 120 Illus. 7 3/8 x 9 1/4 

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