Fix It and Sail

By Brian Gilbert

Book Overview

Find a small cruising sailboat and restore it to pristine condition on a budget that won't sink your budget

Small, trailererable cruising sailboats are more popular than ever as mooring spaces dwindle and marina dockage and winter storage costs soar. Fix It and Sail helps you discover boatloads of fun far less than a single ski weekend or golf club membership. Veteran sailor and journalist Brian Gilbert shows you how to select and inspect a boat, then restore it from keel to rigging.

Gilbert's clear, step-by-step instructions guide you through every phase of the restoration process from repairing keels, hulls, ports, and cabins to painting, wiring, and sealing. You'll learn how to evaluate, repair and replace hardware, upholstery, canvaswork, and more. Profusely illustrated appendices give you a vivid picture of the costs, tasks, and labor involved in an actual restoration project.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0071458093
• ISBN13: 9780071458092
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: International Marine Publishing
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

I am amazed that this was ever published.

An inexperienced sailor (the author) buys the cheapest sailboat he can find and uses handy-dad skills and mostly salvaged materials to "restore" it. He bases this book on that single experience. I have been sailing small boats for years and thought there might be some useful information in the book. I was mistaken. Any other book on the subject is more insightful and has more useful information. Buy Don Casey's books instead.