Complete Book of Yacht Care

Rating:
Summary: A good collection of obsolete technology
Review: I'm afraid the Dockside review above is too optimistic about the scope of this book's coverage--little of what is here is useful to the owner of even a very old fiberglass production boat of any size. What this is, however, is a treasury of obsolete technologies for people with specialty interests such as owners or keepers of wooden schooners and the like. There are excellent diagrams of line-splicing jigs and tons of advice on wooden deck and hull painting/protection. The book was also intended for a British audience and takes up a lot of space on the usual British things such as instruction in the unthinkable practice of leaning a boat against stone piers when the tide goes out...
If you are someone dealing with an antique or wooden boat you will want this for your collection; if you are surrounded by fiberglass, best to look elsewhere.

Rating:
Summary: Tips and Ideas
Review: If you are a new boat owner, this book will give you some good tips to keep your boat in a good working order and it will also give you a good but shallow explanation/instruction to many of the jobs required onboard. However if you are an experienced yachtsman you will not be enlightened by any fantastic ideas but it will merely serve as a reminder of what you already know or a second opinion on something you think should be done differently.

Rating:
Summary: Tips and Ideas
Review: If you are a new boat owner, this book will give you some good tips to keep your boat in a good working order and it will also give you a good but shallow explanation/instruction to many of the jobs required onboard. However if you are an experienced yachtsman you will not be enlightened by any fantastic ideas but it will merely serve as a reminder of what you already know or a second opinion on something you think should be done differently.