Yachting books: inspection and purchase of yachts

Be Your Own Boat Surveyor - A hands-on guide for all owners and buyers

This practical Adlard Coles handbook empowers the reader to carry out a survey on their own boat, or one they are thinking of buying, before calling in the expensive professionals.
Organised into chapters covering: Tools of the trade (basic tools, moisture meters, fingers and feel, smell, mirrors, sources of information); Checking the hull (including wood construction and rot, GRP laminates, osmosis, metal construction, keels, anodes); RIBs and inflatables; Engine and systems; Stern gear; Plumbing; Mast and rigging; Electrical systems; Interiors; Safety equipment.

At the end of the book there's a handy guide to carrying out a five minute survey - invaluable when making a quick assessment of a potential purchase.
Highly illustrated, with anecdotes and hands-on advice throughout, this practical book gives readers the tools to do much of the work on their own, and know when to call in the experts.

Contents: Why survey your own boat? - The tools of the trade - The hull - Deck and superstructure - Engines and their systems - Stern gear - Plumbing - Masts and rigging - The electrical system - The interior - Safety equipment - Ribs and tenders - The ten minute survey - After the survey.

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Surveying Yachts and Small Craft - A Hands-on Insider's Guide to Surveying Second-hand Boats

Highly practical in nature, and packed with detailed close-up photography, step by step procedures, and helpful checklists, this definitive handbook will prove a godsend to small craft owners who want to check out defects on their own boats or on boats they are planning to buy, as well as practicing surveyors and surveying students.

Featuring surveying bodies, equipment required, assessing defects (including moisture-related defects, and the use of moisture meters) and their severity, the book guides the reader through conducting a thorough inspection, from keel to topsides, coachroof, stern gear, rigging and much more.

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The Modern Cruising Sailboat - A Complete Guide to Its Design, Construction, and Outfitting

A comprehensive guide to help you identify and equip the boat that best suits your needs. Well-known boating writer Charles Doane unravels the complexity of cruising sailboat design and explains the fundamentals and the ramifications of each design decision.
In easy-to-understand terms, Doane explains theoretical aspects of design, pragmatic issues like keel shape and berth configuration, pros and cons of various construction methods and materials, outfitting, propulsion,rigging and much more.

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Inspecting the Aging Sailboat - Know what to look for in the boat you own or would like to buy

Become an expert judge of used sailboats. Step by step, the author of the bestselling "This Old Boat" shows you how to evaluate the condition of an older fiberglass sailboat - the one you own or the one you'd like to purchase.
Don Casey's expert advice helps you: assess the condition of a used sailboat in 30 minutes; prioritize maintenance and repair tasks for a boat you already own; catch potential problems early; know where to look and what to look for (and how to interpret what you see).

A professional survey is recommended before purchasing a boat - and usually required for financing - but with "Inspecting the Aging Sailboat", you can consider and reject any number of boats before settling on 'the one'.
This book will streamline your used-boat shopping while saving you hundreds or even thousands of dollars in professional survey fees.

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Handbuch Yachtsicherheit - Diebstahl, Einbruch und Überfälle vermeiden

Recent acts of piracy have shown that pleasure boats, with their equipment and furnishings, often represent great material value. This book contains tactics for preventing and defending against theft, burglary or robbery and helps you to realistically assess risks, prepare for them and face them with more calm.

Using practical advice and real-life case studies, skippers and crew are guided through the process of planning the trip, setting up and equipping the boat, and preparing for, defending against and dealing with current threats.

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