Optimize Your Cruising Sailboat 101 Ways to Make Your Sailboat Better

by Roberts, John

• ISBN13: 9780071419512
• ISBN10: 0071419519
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-08-18
• Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press

Summary

Comparable to a homeowner's remodeling guide,Optimize Your Cruising Sailboatoffers scores of ideas to make a cruising sailboat faster, more comfortable, more seaworthy, easier to handle, and better looking. With more than 175 detailed illustrations and technical drawings, it walks readers through projects for: Improving comfort, handling, seaworthiness, performance, and dockside appeal Adding such attractive features as a deck wash down system, tandem headsails, a pass-through porthole between galley and cockpit, and many more

Author Biography

John Roberts has been sailing and writing about sailing for more than two decades. He finished his 36-foot cruising sailboat, Sea Sparrow, from a bare hull and has cruised her more than 25,000 miles. His articles have appeared in SAIL, Yachting, and Sailing World. His other books include Fiberglass Boats: Construction, Repair, and Maintenance, Choosing Your Boat, and Why Didn't I Think of That?.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 Make Your Boat Better: The Practical Alternative

2 Make Your Boat More Comfortable

Livability; Seakindliness; Security

3 Make Your Boat Easier to Handle

Anchoring; Docking; Fuel System; Headsails; Removable Inner Forestays; Lifting; Mainsails; Piloting; Sail Handling; Steering; Taking on Fuel and Water

4 Make Your Boat More Seaworthy

Guarding against Collision; Keeping Crew on the Boat; Keeping Crew Safe below Deck; Keeping the Ocean outside the Boat; Preparing for Foul Weather; Protecting Rig and Propeller

5 Make Your Boat Sail Faster

Taking Off Weight; Below the Waterline; Above the Waterline

6 Make Your Boat Look Better

Dressing Up Your Boat; Making Your Boat Saltier; Making Your Boat Look More Substantial

Appendix--Marine Vendors

Metric Conversion Table

Index