Inspecting the Aging Sailboat (The International Marine Sailboat Library)

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". . . the perfect place to begin, or continue, your education."
--Sailing

Whether you are shopping for a used fiberglass boat or prioritizing maintenance tasks on the one you already own, this book saves money--and perhaps even disaster. With clear step-by-step drawings and instructions, Don Casey explains how to recognize problems--both surface and hidden--and how to separate cosmetic flaws from serious faults.

What Customers Say About Inspecting the Aging Sailboat (The International Marine Sailboat Library):

Is there just a crack on the bow or does that cause damage elsewhere in the vessel. Are those cracks just cosmetic or is there internal damage to the hull. If you can't answer these questions, you better read this book. This book provides a good overview of what is and what is not important when looking for a used sailboat. It is not an entertaining read but its short chapters get right to the heart of the matter.

Once we actually buy a boat, it will also be a good reference for keeping up with maintenance so as to repair small issues before they become expensive problems. Inspecting the Aging Sailboat (The International Marine Sailboat Library)This is an outstanding reference for initial inspection of an older sailboat. It allows you to determine whether it is worth it to spend the money on a marine survey.

This books allows you to rule some boats out on your own. This allowed me to do my own cursory review to determine if a boat warranted further consideration. Getting an inspection is costly.

And if you're not getting a survey, it may save you even more. A survey is expensive, and if you can identify a lemon before you get to that point, you'll save yourself 10 times the cost of this book in time, heartache and money. Don Casey writes in a very understandable style and the text is full of helpful illustrations. This book gives you a lot of ideas of what to look for when you're first starting to shop.

It is full of diagrams and illustrations that really provide an insight into what the book is saying. It covers everything you need to understand before making the purchase of an aging sailboat. I'm looking forward to using the information herein very soon. I'm in the market for an older sailboat. I highly recommend this book to anyone in the market for a used fiberglass sailboat. This necessitates buying an older boat. I'm not interested in spending the kind of money that many spend on their sailboats. This book is full of just the kinds of information that someone needs to make that purchase without regretting it.