Fibreglass boats
By: Hugo du Plessis
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Adlard Coles Nautical
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781408123058; 9781408156179; 9781408122747
Subjects: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING; Fiberglass boats; Military Science; Maintenance and repair; Design and construction
Other titles: Fiberglass boats
Description: The long-established classic on working with GRP to repair and improve your fibreglass boat.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Contents; Introduction; Section A: General principles; 1 Principles of fibreglass boatbuilding; 2 Materials; 3 Tools and working conditions; 4 Health and safety; Section B: Understanding how fibreglass can fail; 5 Physical failure; 6 Destructive influences; 7 Fatigue; 8 Factors of safety; 9 Effects of heat; 10 Fire; Section C: Turning a bare moulding into a boat; 11 Glassing-in; 12 Joins; 13 Stiffening; 14 Bulkheads; 15 Attaching fittings; 16 Sealants; 17 Hardspots and stress concentrations; 18 Double shell mouldings; 19 Sandwich or cored mouldings; 20 Wood and fibreglass.; title: 21 Fibreglass and other materials22 Access; 23 Weathering; Section D: The gel coat; title: that shiny fibreglass look; 24 Gel coat; 25 Nasty little lumps; 26 Can the gel coat be saved?; 27 Replacing a gel coat; Section E: In the beginning; title: moulding; 28 Conditions for moulding; 29 Moulding; 30 Moulding faults; 31 Mouldless construction; 32 Thickness; 33 Mechanisation; 34 Inspection and quality; Section F: Maintenance and use; 35 Design for low maintenance; 36 Maintenance and cleaning; 37 Overloading; 38 Painting; Section G: Repair; 39 Temporary repair; 40 Minor repair; 41 Major repair.; title: 42 Every crack tells a story43 Testing; 44 Disposal; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z.