CONTENTS
FIGURES vii
PREFACE ix
1: CRUISING BOAT BASICS
| Finding a Boat 1 Surveying Used Boats 3 Building Your Dream 9 US Coast Guard Documentation 12 The Comfort Factor 15 Ventilation of Living Quarters 17 Auxiliary Engines 20 Refrigeration, With or Without It? 22 DC Electrical Systems 25 Cabin Lighting 28 Electrical Grounding 30 Sails 31 Climbing Masts 35 Dinghies 41 Selecting An Inflatable 43 |
2: CRUISING PREPARATIONS
| Getting Organized 45 Ham Radio, Should You Get Licensed? 48 Ship's Medicine Chest 51 Money Considerations 55 Food Provisioning Basics 57 Refrigeration Alternatives 63 Supplies In Tropical America 75 Foods For Under Way 79 Cooking Fuel Alternatives 82 Clothing For Under Way 84 Items For Trade and Good Will 87 Cameras & Photographs 88 Alternative Energy Products 91 |
3: LIVING ABOARD
| Fresh Water Supplies 94 Catching Rain 97 Water Storage 100 Water Treatment 101 Desalinators and Solar Stills 102 Cooking Aboard 106 Dry Storage Containers 109 Mildew Control 111 Bugs 114 Getting Along In Foreign Ports 121 Dos & Don'ts 127 |
4: EASIER MAINTENANCE
| The Maintenance Free Yacht 130 Replacement Parts 132 Auxiliary Engine Maintenance 134 Electrical Problems 140 Metal Corrosion 145 Radio Care 146 Wood Work 147 Storing Paints And Solvents 151 Bottom Maintenance 153 Topside Maintenance 158 Deck Maintenance 161 Sail Care 167 Wire Rigging 169 Anchor Line Chafe 170 Avoiding Dry Rot 174 Better Calking and Sealing 176 A Drier Bilge 180 Reducing Plumbing Problems 183 Working With Resins and Fibers 185 Fewer Cotter Pin Injuries 189 |
5: NAVIGATION & HANDLING
| Nautical Charts 190 Obsolete Charts 195 An Alternative To High Priced Charts 195 Computerized Charts 197 Guide Books 199 Hurricane Preparation 202 Weather Radio Broadcasts 206 Weather Fax 211 Maritime Mobile Ham Nets 212 Other Short Wave Radio Broadcasts 214 Radio Direction Finders 218 Auto Pilots 222 Speedometers 225 Depth Sounders 226 Anchoring 228 Making and Following Lists 232 Single Handing 234 Final Note 237 |
INDEX 239