Outfitting the Offshore Cruising Sailboat

Name: Outfitting the Offshore Cruising Sailboat
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ISBN: 9780939837991

ISBN-10: 0939837994

ISBN-13: 9780939837991

Edition: N/A

Authors: Peter Berman

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Several books have been offered on buying used sailboats for the purpose of long distance voyaging including John Vigor’s 20 Small Sailboats and Gregg Nestor’s Twenty Affordable Sailboats. The used boats reviewed in these books are all available to those on a modest budget, and there are plenty other used fiberglass production boats out there which are solid candidates for the would-be cruiser.In Outfitting the Offshore Sailboat, Peter Berman reviews the criteria for selecting a used fiberglass hull sailboat, but picks up where Vigor and Nestor leave off. Berman shares his 40+ years’ experience of overhauling and refitting a myriad of different sailboats in preparation for offshore…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Publisher: Paradise Cay Publications
Publication date: 8/1/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Preface


Introduction



The Rig


Masts


How Well Was She Built in the First Place?


Beware Corrosion


Problem Areas


Watch Those Spreaders


How's She Set?


Keep it Simple, Sailor


Wire Shroud Terminal Ends


Turnbuckles and Toggles


Jib Furlers


Mainsail Furlers


Full Length Battened Mainsails


Sails


Sailing Hardware


Boom Vangs and Preventers


Lines and Sheets


Split Rigs


Mast Electrics


Grounding the Mast



The Engine


Marine Diesels


Engine Installation Improvements


Engine Spares


Power Boat Engine Installation Insights



Ground Tackle


Double Bow Rollers


Anchors


Shackles


Chain and Nylon Rodes


Windlasses



Safety Gear


Keeping the Vessel Afloat


Staying Afloat When the Vessel is Lost


Communication Gear


Keeping Crews Afloat


Fire Extinguishers


Propane Stoves


Visibility


Comprehensive Medical Kits


Dinghies


Automated Information System



Interior Equipment


Autopilot


Refrigeration


Desalinators


Electronic Navigation


Radar


GPS


Pressure Water


Lighting


Heating



Electric Installations


Batteries


Distribution Bus


Switchboards


Connection Boxes


Shore Power Cables


Electric Wire and Cable


Battery Charging


The Electric Tool Kit



The Hull


CCA Hull Designs


Problem Areas


Bulkheads, Chainplates, and Mast Steps


Rudders and Steering Gear


Decks



The Cockpit


Aft Cockpits


Center Cockpits


Center Cockpit Enclosures



Accommodations


Berths


Heads


Galley


Chart Table


Table


Lockers


Ventilation


Hatches



Buying the Boat


The Market


Some Pearls of Advice For Buying a Cruiser


The Professional Broker


An Old Pricing Rule of Thumb


The Survey



End Note


Index


About the Author