Description
Mustin's part-by-part look at hull, deck, rig, and machinery is both a minicourse for transforming used-boat shopping from a game of craps to a science, and the first step in a holistic boat maintenance program. His discussion of the significance of cracks found in aging hulls and decks is the most thorough in print. He is not shy in assessing the lack of regulation of professional surveyors, nor does he shrink from pointing a finger at shoddy building practices.
Having a used boat surveyed is a critical prelude to buying it. Yet a professional survey is expensive--several hundred dollars. Surveying Fiberglass Sailboats will enable you to conduct your own surveys while narrowing the field, then monitor a professional surveyor's performance when selecting your target boat.
Author: Henry Mustin
Publisher: International Marine Publishing
Published: 01/22/1994
Pages: 139
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 9.30h x 7.39w x 0.44d
ISBN13: 9780070442481
ISBN10: 0070442487
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Water Sports | Sailing
- Sports & Recreation | Water Sports | Boating
About the Author
Henry C. Mustin, proprietor of H. C. Mustin Co., Yacht & Ship Surveyors, based in Marblehead, Massachusetts, has 20 years in the boat business, 14 of them as a surveyor. He is certified by the National Association of Marine Surveyors in the U.S. and is the only U.S. member of the Yacht Designers & Surveyors Association Ltd. of England.
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