Make your boat shine again No improvement to a tired-looking boat will have a more dramatic impact than refinishing, and few tasks are easier. Here is everything you need to achieve a fabulous finish on your fiberglass boat's bottom, topsides, deck, spars, wood trim, and belowdeck surfaces while saving time, money, and grief. What reviewers have said about Don Casey's boat maintenance books: "Astonishingly clear text and illustrations. The reader can almost feel the hand-holding this book provides through each step."--Dockside "I own many books filled with advice, but I strongly suspect that this is the one I will consult most."--Sailing "Casey makes tricky points clear in hundreds of illustrations and lively prose."--SailNet "If you have an older sailboat, you need this book."--The Ensign Don Casey is the author of the universally praised This Old Boat, which has led tens of thousands of boatowners through the process of turning a run-down production boat into a first-class yacht, and of Don Casey's Complete Illustrated Sailboat Maintenance Manual, which includes Sailboat Refinishing along with five other boat maintenance classics.Make your boat shine again No improvement to a tired-looking boat will have a more dramatic impact than refinishing, and few tasks are easier. Here is everything you need to achieve a fabulous finish on your fiberglass boat’s bottom, topsides, deck, spars, wood trim, and belowdeck surfaces while saving time, money, and grief. What reviewers have said about Don Casey's boat maintenance books: “Astonishingly clear text and illustrations. The reader can almost feel the hand-holding this book provides through each step.”--Dockside “I own many books filled with advice, but I strongly suspect that this is the one I will consult most.”--Sailing “Casey makes tricky points clear in hundreds of illustrations and lively prose.”--SailNet “If you have an older sailboat, you need this book.”--The Ensign Don Caseyis the author of the universally praisedThis Old Boat, which has led tens of thousands of boatowners through the process of turning a run-down production boat into a first-class yacht, and ofDon Casey’s Complete Illustrated Sailboat Maintenance Manual, which includesSailboat Refinishingalong with five other boat maintenance classics.The most dramatic way to improve a tired-looking boat is to refinish it. This text helps readers select the proper tools for the job, prepare surfaces for painting and varnishing, work with old and new plastic laminates, lighten aging wood trim, and more.The most dramatic way to improve a tired-looking boat is to refinish it. Don Casey's classic Sailboat Refinishing has been helping sailors make quick, easy work of this seemingly daunting task for more than 10 years. Casey helps readers select the proper tools for the job; prepare surfaces for painting and varnishing; work with old and new plastic laminates; lighten aging wood trim; oil, seal, and varnish wood surfaces; and save a lot of time, money, and grief in the process.Make your boat shine again No improvement to a tired-looking boat will have a more dramatic impact than refinishing, and few tasks are easier. Here is everything you need to achieve a fabulous finish on your fiberglass boat's bottom, topsides, deck, spars, wood trim, and belowdeck surfaces while saving time, money, and grief. What reviewers have said about Don Casey's boat maintenance books: "Astonishingly clear text and illustrations. The reader can almost feel the hand-holding this book provides through each step."--Dockside "I own many books filled with advice, but I strongly suspect that this is the one I will consult most."--Sailing "Casey makes tricky points clear in hundreds of illustrations and lively prose."--SailNet "If you have an older sailboat, you need this book."--The EnsignImprove your tired-looking boat with tips from the respected boat refinishing expert Don Casey’s classic Sailboat Refinishinghas been helping sailors make quick, easy work of this seemingly daunting task for more than 10 years. Casey helps you select the proper tools for the job; prepare surfaces for painting and varnishing; work with old and new plastic laminates; lighten aging wood trim; oil, seal, and varnish wood surfaces; and save a lot of time, money, and grief in the process.
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