Sailboat repair ebook

Thread starter brian Start date Dec 1, JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Status Not open for further replies. Hi everyone. As many know, we are restoring and refitting a H I do have a couple cracks in the transverse stiffener and have a very good plan for attacking the problem.

Considering that, Don Casey came to mind. I found this book.. Additionally, I am using West System materials. If anyone thinks this is the best book available, OR has other links that will be helpful, please post them. Thanks to all of you in advance Sep 6, They say much of the same things but prefer This Old Boat for reference, your library will probably have a copy. I check out books there before investing in them.

There are many schools of thought. Nigel Calder is another good author but I haven't read much on fiberglass repair from him. Both are very nice to have when something pops up. On a side note I saved significantly by buying used books from Amazon.

I was a little reluctant to try this but glad I did. Mar 9, CS 36T Seattle. Ed Schenck. Brian, did I give you the West System booklets? I have been doing glass work the last few days on my locker lid. May 31, Hunter 37 cutter Blind River. Post some photos of the damaged area. The more experience I have in boat repair, the less I like epoxy as a resin. In certain applications it is the only way to go but for most boat repairs it is not necessary and is slow to work with, harder to control and finish and is very toxic.

Done properly, repairs with poly will be stronger than the original and will have as good an adhesive strength as the underlying material.

Let me know Sailcruiser and Wetass, those are the books I am considering I did also pour over the West System materials as well. It is the transverse stiffener that goes from port to starboard inside the boat The pan or liner as it is called There is keel weight in this area and strength as well as peace of mind are my concern.

I also have a crack in the foward transverse stiffener in the shower area. With the keel weighing pounds, I just want to make sure that it stays in its place with all of the lateral motion when heeling over. Even though it is a bit more cash, I am pretty sold on West System. Not needing them Brian. Already an expert, remember? The hull and deck of Shirley Rose had been repaired, but what kind of sailboat would she be without a sturdy rig?

I was told she was ready to sail, and that the owner replaced the standing rigging a few years before. Shirley Rose Squalls are well known to sailors who cruise the middle Latitudes. Eventually, you become complacent to their bluster.

But squalls vary in magnitude, and while crossing from Tahiti to Oahu, our 47ft Custom Stevens sloop paid the price for carrying too much canvass as we were Thankfully, the deck and cockpit of my decades-old Santana 27, Shirley Rose, were in pretty good shape.

The balsa core, in particular, was for the most part nice and solid. Nonetheless, there was still a fair bit of work to do. Real Estate. Digital Boat Show. Cruisers 30FTFT. Cruisers Under 30FT. Racing Boats. Dinghies and Daysailers. Boater's University. Marine Services. Best Boats. Boat Reviews. Design and Technology.

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