The boat improvement Bible : practical projects to customise and upgrade your boat.: practical projects to customise and upgrade your boat. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Contents: Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Welcome to boat improvement; Setting up; Safety and tools; Types of tools; Types of tools 2; A working toolkit; Setting up a portable workshop; Hull and deck; Woodworking skills; Cockpit grating; Nameplate; Dorade vents; Passarelle; Passarelle 2; Cockpit table; Grab rails; Faced-ply cabin sides; Faced-ply cabin sides 2; Faux decks -- floor; Faux decks -- fore and sidedecks; Replacing aluminium fittings; Pulpit and pushpit; Gantries and goalposts; Gantries and goalposts 2; Roll reducer; Lightweight tiller; Lightweight tiller 2; Bathing platform DavitsCanvas and upholstery; Care and repair; Cockpit cushions; Cockpit cushions 2; Bimini; Low profile windscoop; Hatch covers; Hatch covers 2; Dodgers; Dodgers 2; Lee cloths; Lee cloths 2; Domestic; The ideal galley; Gimballing the stove; Galley straps; Deck handholds and footholds; Fiddle rails; Simple veneers; Simple veneers 2; Charcoal heater; Hot air diesel heating; Hot air diesel heating 2; Diesel cooker; Diesel cooker 2; Fridge and cool box; Fridge and cool box 2; Air conditioning; LED interior lighting; iPod; Domestic tips; General mechanics; Mechanical skills; Manual water pumps Pressurised waterHot water; Shower; Electrically operated heads; Bilge pump and alarms; Engine-driven bilge pump; Watermaker; Watermaker 2; Ventilation; Ventilation 2; Gas alarm; Generator; Generator 2; Fuel capacity; Tank level gauge; Windlass; Chain counter; Chain counter 2; Wheel steering; Bow thruster; Bow thruster 2; Stern thruster; Trim tabs; General mechanics tips; Electrical; Electrical skills; Radar; Radar 2; Navtex/AIS; Inboard autopilot; Inboard autopilot 2; LED navigation lights; Underwater lights; Underwater lights 2; Lightning protection; Battery-charging inputs Battery-charging inputs 2Battery capacity; Shore power; Inverters; Inverters 2; Electrical and systems tips; Mast, rigging and sails; Rigging and sail-mending skills; Lazy jacks; Lazy jacks 2; Headsail furling; Headsail furling 2; Additional forestay; Backstay adjuster; Jackstays; Deck gear; Leading halyards aft; Leading halyards aft 2; Sheeting points; Single-line reefing; Single-line reefing 2; Cruising chute; Spinnaker; Mast steps; Pop-riveting; Windvane self-steering; Windvane self-steering 2; Tiller pilot; Electric winches; Electric winches 2; Sails and rigging tips; Eco upgrades Solar energySolar energy 2; Wind power; Wind power 2; Go electric; Go electric 2; Fuel cells; Better insulation; Better insulation 2; Holding tank; Holding tank 2; 'Greener' antifouling; Glossary; Index; Acknowledgements
• Publisher Details: London : Adlard Coles Nautical Bloomsbury
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 623.8202; Sports & Recreation -- Boating; Boatbuilding -- Amateurs' manuals; Boats and boating -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science; Boatbuilding; Boats and boating; Boatbuilding -- Amateurs' manuals; Boatbuilding -- History; Boatbuilding; Boats and boating -- Design and construction; Boating; Electronic books; Handbooks and manuals; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781408155905; 1408155907; 9781408158982; 1408158981
• Related ISBNs: 9781408154199; 1408154196
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.