Shipshape

The Art of Sailboat Maintenance

Ferenc Máté

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Albatross Publishing
08 January 2010

Shipbuilding technology, engineering & trades; Sailing

In forty-six chapters, Ferenc Mate covers every aspect of sailboat maintenance, from launching a new boat, varnishing and oiling, and tuning the rigging, to maintaining the bilge pumps, heads and galley stoves, checking and repairing wood and fiberglass hulls. As well as drawing on his own many years of boatbuilding and sailing experience, Mate, author of?

From a Bare Hull, The Finely Fitted Yacht, Best Boats?and?

The World's Best Sailboats, also consulted many manufacturers and boatyard experts. The detailed practical advice from experts like North Sails (on sail care), Edson (on steering gear), Interlux Paints (on polyurethanes), British Seagull (on outboard engines), and Concordia Yacht Yard (on wooden boat maintenance) makes?

Shipshape?an indispensable guide to keeping your sailboat in safe and bristol condition-as well as a genuine pleasure to read.

By: Ferenc Máté
Imprint: Albatross Publishing
Country of Publication: Canada
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 239mm, Width: 203mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 909g
ISBN: 9780920256336
ISBN 10: 0920256333
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 08 January 2010
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ferenc Mate is the author of 15 books translated into 12 languages, including New York Times Notable Book A Vineyard in Tuscany and the Dugger/Nello historical sea adventure fiction series. He lives in a 13-century friary with his family tending vines and olives in Tuscany. Visit www.ferencmate.com

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