Fibreglass boats : construction, gel coat, stressing, blistering, repair, maintenance / Hugo du Plessis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Du Plessis, Hugo, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fiberglass boats--Design and construction.

Fiberglass boats.

Fiberglass boats--Maintenance and repair.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Bloomsburry Publishing Plc, [2010]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The long-established classic on working with GRP to repair and improve your fibreglass boat.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Introduction; Section A: General principles; 1 Principles of fibreglass boatbuilding; 2 Materials; 3 Tools and working conditions; 4 Health and safety; Section B: Understanding how fibreglass can fail; 5 Physical failure; 6 Destructive influences; 7 Fatigue; 8 Factors of safety; 9 Effects of heat; 10 Fire; Section C: Turning a bare moulding into a boat; 11 Glassing-in; 12 Joins; 13 Stiffening; 14 Bulkheads; 15 Attaching fittings; 16 Sealants; 17 Hardspots and stress concentrations; 18 Double shell mouldings; 19 Sandwich or cored mouldings; 20 Wood and fibreglass

21 Fibreglass and other materials22 Access; 23 Weathering; Section D: The gel coat - that shiny fibreglass look; 24 Gel coat; 25 Nasty little lumps; 26 Can the gel coat be saved?; 27 Replacing a gel coat; Section E: In the beginning - moulding; 28 Conditions for moulding; 29 Moulding; 30 Moulding faults; 31 Mouldless construction; 32 Thickness; 33 Mechanisation; 34 Inspection and quality; Section F: Maintenance and use; 35 Design for low maintenance; 36 Maintenance and cleaning; 37 Overloading; 38 Painting; Section G: Repair; 39 Temporary repair; 40 Minor repair; 41 Major repair

42 Every crack tells a story43 Testing; 44 Disposal; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Notes:

Previous ed.: 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786612959738

9781408156179

1408156172

9781282959736

1282959735

9781408123058

1408123053

OCLC:

1151184830