Sunday, January 1, 2017

Keeping a Cruising Boat for Peanuts--Table of Contents



Keeping a Cruising Boat on Peanuts…
… or How to Maintain Her for Embarrassingly Little.

Table of Contents     
Acknowledgments                                                                                                                                          4
Preface                                                                                                                                                         8
            Chapter 1: Overhead                                                                                             10
Chapter 2: Value                                                                                                    16
Chapter 3: Maintaining What You’ve Got                                                               19
Chapter 4: Getting Stuff Cheap                                                                              42
Chapter 5: Shaving Weight                                                                                     55
Chapter 6: Getting it Done                                                                                      63
Chapter 7: Cruising Cheap                                                                                     89
Chapter 8: Kids                                                                                                     101
Chapter 9: Whose Beach is it Anyway?                                                                  104
Chapter 10: Summer Heat                                                                                      107
Chapter 11: Winter                                                                                                 109
Chapter 12: How to Fall Out of Love With Your Boat                                             117
Summary                                                                                                                            119
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Glossary                                                                                                                             120
Appendix I:         The End of Season Routine; Survey and Winterizing                                  122
Appendix II:       Low Dollar Projects                                                                                  133
Appendix IIa. On Deck                                                                                          136
1.       Re-glazing Opening Hatch
2.       Snap-On Canvas Hatch Covers
3.       Fiberglass Hatch Covers
4.       Restoring Aged Vinyl Windows
5.       Repairing Torn or cracked Vinyl Windows
6.       Renovating a Lifesling2 Cover
7.       Unbreakable Wind Vane
8.       Boat Hook Brackets
9.       Chain Lock
10.    Lifeline Gate for Pennies
11.    High Lifelines
12.    Climbing Gear
13.    Jacklines
14.    DIY Fender Board
15.    Sheet Bags from Shoe Bags.
16.    Runt Steps
17.    Rot-Proofing Wood  with Glycol Borate
18.    Painting Phifertex
19.    Marking Chain
20.    Rope to Chain Splice
Appendix IIb. Sails and Rigging                                                                           201                        
21.    Sail Re-Cutting.
22.    Stiffer Battens
23.    No-Sew Sail and Canvas Repair
24.    Stitching Rope and Webbing
25.    Strops
26.    Soft Shackles
27.    Snap Stretchers
28.    Traveler and Furler Bearings. 
29.    Re-Thread Furler PS 2-2016
Appendix IIc. In the Cabin                                                                                 250
30.    Storage Trays
31.    Salon Pilot Berth
32.    Pipe Berths
33.    Cloth Selves
34.    Counter Guards
35.    Discount AC (Fans)
36.    Bathroom Fan
37.    Storm Windows
38.    Salted Varnish
Appendix IId. Hull and Bottom                                                                           266
39.    Transoms Extension
40.    Keel Fairing and Extension
41.    Rudder Straightening
Appendix IIe. Systems                                                                                        292
42.    Holding Tank Vent Filter
43.    Gasoline and Diesel Tank Vent Filter
44.    Water Treatment
45.    Rainwater Collection
46.    Rigid Solar Panels
47.    Semi-Flexible Solar Panels
48.    Heating
49.    Air Conditioning
Appendix IIf.  Assorted                                                                                     353
50.    Glue-On Mountings
51.    Sealing the Core
52.    Bolts and Backing plates
53.    Re-Hooking Lures
54.    Boot Drier
55.    Curing Oven for Polyurethane
56.    Fender Washers—Basically Useless
57.    Finishing Bench
58.    Sea Chest
59.    Fire Blanket
Appendix III: Falling From the Mast—A Catalog of Errors                                             377
Appendix IV: Climbing the Mast, Ladders, and Falling                                                    382
Appendix V: Preparing a Boat for Sale                                                                           390
Appendix VI: A Sample Budget                                                                                     396

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