Thanks for the tip, Conbert, I already downloaded that and it does cover the FG part of things extemely well. My work on my boat will include much more than that though. On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 11:20 AM, Conbert Benneck <chbenneck@sbcglobal.net>wrote:
On 15-Oct-13 12:06 PM, Tom Smith wrote: .
Hi Tom,
If you are newcomer to working with fiberglass, then the first book you need is the Gugeon WEST Epoxy Manual.
It's free, and gives you a thorough grounding in how to work with fiberglass / epoxy / make repairs / and modifications to your boat.
Look them up on the Internet, and it will probably tell you how to get their Manual.
Don't start work without it!
Connie
You can get this book at Powells for 42 bucks. An order over 50 is shipped free. Surely one can find another book for 8 bucks (many sailing oriented books available)? Go to www.powells.com t
On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 8:50 AM, Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com
wrote:
Recently ordered Don Casey's book, "Sailboat Maintenance Manual". The
order sent to Practical Sailor Magazine was drop shipped to some gentleman in Washington state. Took about a month to straighten that out but now I do have the book here in Texas and it was worth the hassle. I am on the "wrong" end of a long list of things to do for my M 17 but by starting with the purchase of this tome I took the best first step. It is well written, well illustrated and after just twenty minutes of browsing through it I picked up an enormous amount of information about how to do what I have to do here. I am one of those "lets use what we have on hand" and that will NOT work on fiberglass boat repair. It looks like the procurement of the proper materials will take some time on the front end of any of the projects but all efforts expended will be in the right direction. I highly recommend this book to anybody who is starting to lavish TLC on a fiberglass boat. Don't let the price dissuade you (about $60). It will pay for itself many times over by the time you are finished with your masterpiece.
Fair winds, Tom B, M17 #258