The Insider's Guide to Boat Cleaning and Detailing Professional Secrets to Make Your Sail-or Powerboat Beautiful

by Sears, Natalie

• ISBN13: 9780071596930
• ISBN10: 0071596933
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-06-24
• Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press

Summary

Whether you want to maintain your new boat's showroom appearance or give your old boat some desperately needed attention, The Insider's Guide to Boat Cleaning and Detailing supplies the guidance and techniques you need to achieve professional results while saving hundreds of dollars.

Author Biography

Natalie Sears founded Deckhand Detailing.just after completing high school in 1990. After a several-year.hiatus to earn a business degree at the University of.Washington and work for Microsoft as a marketing manager,.she re-established Deckhand Detailing in 2002 and achieved.immediate success once again, hiring staff and contracting her.services to boatyards and marinas as well as boat owners and.professional yacht captains. She writes a popular monthly column on boat cleaning for Norwesting, a Pacific Northwest boating magazine..

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Washing Your Boat	p. 1
Waxing Your Boat	p. 23
Teak Decks	p. 53
Brightwork Maintenance	p. 65
Interior Cleaning	p. 79
Canvas, Carpet, Vinyl, and Plastic Windows	p. 91
Natural Cleaning Products	p. 109
Cleaning While Cruising	p. 117
Hiring a Detailer	p. 123
A Year-Round Plan	p. 131
Selling Your Boat	p. 145
Critter Prevention	p. 149
Diving Services	p. 155
Cruising with Your Non-Boating Friends	p. 157
Resources	p. 161
Index	p. 165
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