Books

[Alan Holman]

I am about to purchase a 'down-on-her-luck' CD25 and I'm wondering about some advice books to help me bring her back to 'shipshape'. Two of Don Casey's intrigue me. His 'Illustrated Sailboat Maintainance Manual' and 'This Old Boat'. Can anyone tell if these books are complementary or repetitious? Is one preferred over the other?

[Joe CD MS 300]

The Don Casey volumn is a combination of several of his books:



http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Don-Ca ... =Don+Casey


Cheaper than buying the separate books.

I don't think you get much more in the This Old Baot Book.

[Will Angus]

I???m renovating as well, and had to pick up a copy of The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook Edmund Bourne and also recently purchased Personal Finance Desk Reference by Kenneth E. Little.
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[S/V Necessity]

One thing I guess to mention about "This Old Boat" is that it was just re-released this year as a second edition (2009.) However just poking about and reading reviews on amazon it would seem that the 'Illustrated Sailboat Maintainance Manual' (a book I was unaware of till now) is indeed a combination of his "other books"
Considering the size of the book (896 pages) and owning several of Don Casey's books already, my guess would be that much of the material in "This Old Boat" is included.

All that being said, I own "This Old Boat" and consider it the best all around reference for boat repair there is. My only gripe is that at 11" x 8.75" it's a bit large for a boat book. At least as a boat book on a small boat.
The only way you can go wrong purchasing a Don Casey book is to find out that he has ANOTHER book with even more material in it I've made this mistake several times it's not such a bad mistake as mistakes go.

[Bob Ohler]

Here is a good one for you:

London Goes to Sea by Peter Baumgartner

It is the story of a Cape Dory 27 restoration project.

Peter spoke at our Annual Meeting a couple of years back.

Bob Ohler
CD30
CDSOA Member #188

[mahalocd36]

I’m renovating as well, and had to pick up a copy of The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook Edmund Bourne and also recently purchased Personal Finance Desk Reference by Kenneth E. Little.

This cracked Rich and I up.

[aja]

Books I should have read before we bought a salvage boat...

Paper Airplanes With Dollar Bills, Another Way to Throw Your Money Away ... Duy Nguyen

Blunder: Why Smart People Make Bad Decisions ... Zachary Shore

Avoid the Money Pit ... R. B. Rice

Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) ... Carol Tavris

New Boat Buyer's Guide ... Tom Fournier

Too late now...
Diana

[Ed Haley]

Meddler and Will:
Like you guys, I'm doing a restoration (on a CD27) and have been looking online for advice. I've read Casey's books and he really has a lot of technique in repair advice that's invaluable. "London Goes to Sea" has little in the way of "how to" but instead is mostly a narrative of what he did to restore the boat.

Fred is rebuilding an S2 and will be our featured speaker at the CDSOA conference Nov 6 & 7th. MAybe we can corner him and pick his brain.

[Alan Holman]

Thanks for all the help everyone. I've ordered Casey's Illustrated boat maintenance book. I think I'll take pass on a the anxiety and phobia texts as I feel of got the equivalent of a Phd in those subjects already. And financial management has never been my long suit, my usual method is to keep spending until the money's gone. Then stop for awhile and replenish the till. It's pretty basic, the trick not get sucked into the debt vortex.
In early November I expect to pick up my new/old boat CD25 in Rhode Island, then truck her home to the frozen north and get to work on her.
Again many thanks,
The Meddler

[Kquist]

My husband is interested in books that have information about refinishing and/or replacing the teak trim on the exterior of our 30. Do any of these books have that information or is there a book someone could recommend? Thanks

[Maine Sail]

I have been collecting books for quite a while. This is a fairly complete list of the maintenance, repair, navigation, sail trim books I have. I know I left a bunch on the boat that I still need to bring home but this list will get you going..

Below is the list of educational boating books I have but I know I still lack lot of good books.


How To / Performance
Boat Owners Mechanical & Electrical Manual – Nigel Calder
Cruising Handbook – Nigel Calder
Marine Diesel Engines – Nigel Calder
How To Read A Nautical Chart – Nigel Calder
Refrigeration for Pleasure Boats – Nigel Calder
Cruising Sailboat Kinetics – Danny Greene N.A.
The Annapolis Book of Seamnship - John Rousmaniere
Modern Boat Maintenance – Sheridan House
Sail Better – Roger Marshall
The Klutz Book of Knots – John Cassidy
Chasing The Wind – Hal Roth
The Ocean Sailing Yacht – Donald Street Jr.
The Ocean Sailing Yacht Volume 2 – Donald Street Jr.
Crescent Color Guide to Sailing – Bob Mathias
The Boating Bible – Jim Murrant
Upgrading The Cruising Sailboat – Daniel Spurr
The Fiberglass Boat Repair Manual – Alan H. Vaitses
How Boat Things Work – Charlie Wing
The Love of Sailing – Douglas Phillips-Birt
Sailing Made Easy –Rufus G. Smith
Sailing In Windy Weather – Richard Hendersen
Sell Up & Sail – Laurel & Bill Copper
Learn To Sail In A Weekend – John Driscoll
This is Down Wind Sailing – John Oakley
Better Sailing – Richard Henderson
Good Boat Keeping – Zora & David Aiken
Everything Sold in Marine Supply Stores – Steve Ettlinger
Fiberglass Boats Revised / Fitting Out, Maintenance, Repair - Hugo DuPlessis
Passport To Worldband Radio – Graham Willson
Trouble Shooting Marine Diesels – Peter Compton
Sailing An Informal Primer – Richard Ulian
A Guide to Small Boat Emergencies – John M. Waters Jr.
The 12 Volt Bible – Miner Brotherton
The Radar Book - Kevin Monahan
Radar For Mariners - David Burch
Basic Keel Boat – US Sailing Certification Series
Chart #1 USA Nautical Chart Symbols Abbreviations & Terms – US DOD & US DOC
Basic Sailing – Hearst Marine Books
Weekend Navigator – Bruce Fraser
This Is Boat Tuning For Speed – Fred Imhoff & Lex Pranger
Sailing: A Sailors Dictionary – Henry Beard Roy McKie
Speed Sailing – Gary Jobson & Mike Toppa
The Racing Cruiser – Richard Henderson
Commisioning & Decommisioning – Practical Sailor Library
Maintenance & Reoairs - Practical Sailor Library
Do It Yourself Improvement Projects - Practical Sailor Library
The Essential Sailor – Jim Saltonstall
GPS Made Easy – Lawrence Letham
How to Buy The Best Sailboat – Chuck Gustafson
Sailing For Beginners – Moulton H. Farnham
Boat Data Book – Ian Nicolson
This Is Sailing – Richard Creagh-Osbourne
Sailing In The Fog – Roger F. Duncan
Ted Brewer Explains Sailboat Design – Ted Brewer
Modern Marlinspike Seamanship – William P. MacLean
Bowditch’s Coastal Navigation – Nathanial Bowditch
Sailboarding Basic & Advanced Techniques – Peter Brockhaus & Ulrich Stanchiu
Ready About – Garry Hoyt
Practical Boat Buying – Practical Sailor
Better Sailing – Bob Fischer
Spinnaker – R. â€