Boat Maintenance: The Essential Guide Guide to Cleaning, Painting, and Cosmetics
Boat MaintenanceMost boaters spend too much time and money trying to find cleaning and maintenance products that can keep their vessels in top-notch shape.Bill Burr'sBoat Maintenanceends those costly searches by providing this comprehensive guide to the techniques and products that can preserve and protect your boat year after year. This is the first book to combine practical, how-to instructions with objective product recommendations.Combining Burr's varied experience in boating and chemical engineering with the advice of marine professionals,Boat Maintenanceshows you how to clean and maintain fiberglass, wood, metal, fabric, and plastics. You'll also learn how to select and apply paints, varnishes, and other coatings, in addition to sealants and adhesives. WithBoat Maintenance,you getExpert advice on more than 150 brand-name productsQuick answers to typical boat problemsMoney-saving tips on using low-cost generic substitutesWeekly, monthly, and seasonal preventive maintenance schedulesData on the chemical components and environmental dangers of productsSafety tips on proper product handling