The Wooden Boat Care and Repair Bible
The Complete Guide for Dinghy and Yacht Owners
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Product details:
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
- Date of Publication 19 November 2026
- ISBN 9781399429030
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages160 pages
- Size 246x189 mm
- Weight 454 g
- Language English
- Illustrations Colour photographs and black and white illustrations throughout 700
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Short description:
A comprehensive maintenance and repair manual covering everything you need to know to care for and restore your wooden boat properly.
MoreLong description:
A comprehensive maintenance and repair manual covering everything you need to know to care for and restore your wooden boat properly.
Classic wooden yachts and dinghies evoke the craftsmanship and elegance of a golden age of boatbuilding, and preserving them is a labour of love. But with beauty comes complexity. Wooden boats demand careful attention and present unique challenges, from rot and rust to cracked caulking and worn fittings. This manual by master boat builder Uwe Baykowski, who brings over 50 years of hands-on experience, is a trusted guide for owners who want to take repairs into their own hands.
Packed with clear step-by-step instructions, diagrams, and photographs, the book covers everything from hull caulking and deck plug replacement to repairing wooden frames, renewing teak decks and replacing corroded screws. It also helps you detect hidden damage, assess keel bolts, and gain the confidence to tackle more complicated jobs before deciding when professional help is needed. Whether you're restoring a sea-going yacht, an open keelboat or a small dinghy, this manual offers seasonal care advice, product recommendations and troubleshooting tips. It's the indispensable companion for anyone passionate about preserving the character and seaworthiness of their wooden boat.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
1. Findings and condition determination
-Disclosure
-Damage pictures
-Wooden components
-Corrosion on wooden yachts
2. Components of a classic wooden yacht
-Problems and repair possibilities
-Ballast keel
-Judging and drawing
-Exterior panelling
-The different types of covering
-Cross bands, frames and floor
-Frames
-Repair of wooden frames
-Floor water
-Repair of wood floor
-Decks on classic yachts
-Deck panels
-Superstructures
-Windows in cabin superstructures
-Cabin roof
-Everything that works: Backbox lid, skylights and sliding hatches
-Masts and spars
-Types of wood for pole construction
-Construction types, damages and their repair possibilities
3. Materials
-Boat building timber
-The stuff of boats - boat timbers and their procurement
-Non-European timber
-European timbers and plywood
-Coatings
-Preservation
-Underwater area
-Yacht coatings
-Staining and tinting wood surfaces
-Golding
-Resins on classic yachts
4. Minor repairs - practical instructions
-Releasing and setting of wood plug
-Customising and fitting of spins
-Detach and replace bolts
5. Storage and inspection for beginners
-Winter storage
-Detailed inspection
-Maintenance and care in summer
Glossary
Index
