Simple boat maintenance

This book welcomes you to the world of boat maintenance. Take this book in one hand, a spanner in the other and set to work.

It concentrates on the 67 most common jobs. Each is rated for difficulty on a scale of 1-5 and is explained in simple steps with lots of photos and diagrams. No special tools are required and no skill is assumed.

You will learn how to:

• solve most engine problems
• look after the gas, water, fuel & electrical systems
• service pumps, winches, windlasses & sterngear
• repair cracks & holes in fibreglass
• find & cure leaks