Surveying Yachts and Small Craft
Bloomsbury · Print & ebook · March 15, 2011
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- Who it’s for
- A practical guide to inspecting small craft, assessing defects, and judging their severity.
- Themes
- Small-craft surveying, Boat defect assessment, Vessel inspection procedures
- Genres
- Ship Repair & Maintenance, Marine & Naval Engineering, Practical Guides
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This is the only book linked to a practical surveying course. Highly practical in nature, and packed with detailed close-up photography, step by step procedures, and helpful checklists, this definitive handbook will prove a godsend to small craft owners who want to check out defects on their own boats or on boats they are planning to buy, as well as practicing surveyors and surveying students.
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Featuring surveying bodies, equipment required, assessing defects (including moisture-related defects, and the use of moisture meters) and their severity, the book guides the reader through conducting a thorough inspection, from keel to topsides, coachroof, stern gear, rigging and much more. The highly practical approach of this book will be invaluable to students of surveying, qualified surveyors and yacht and boat owners everywhere.
Boat Inspection
A practical guide to inspecting small craft, assessing defects, and judging their severity.
Come here for
- Step-by-step boat inspection procedures
- Close-up photography and checklists
Expect
- Coverage from keel to topsides, coachroof, stern gear, and rigging
- Guidance on moisture-related defects and moisture meters
Where it sits
| Ship Repair & Maintenance | 77% |
|---|---|
| Marine & Naval Engineering | 63% |
| Practical Guides | 38% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Ship Repair & Maintenance
- Authors
- Paul Stevens
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury
- Published
- March 15, 2011
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Small-craft surveying · Boat defect assessment · Vessel inspection procedures
- Reading lane
- Ship Repair & Maintenance