This book describes every stage of fitting out and finishing off of a fibreglass boat. Hugo has written this book in a deliberately non-technical manner so that it will appeal equally to owners, students, surveyors and boatbuilders. A glance at the contents list shows how much this book covers. This fourth edition has been completely rewritten and updated, and concentrates on explaining the principles of fibreglass construction as well as sound practice. The many photos and illustrations in this book make for an easy to understand manual which will help any intending boatbuilder that desires to build in this material.
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'...Treats with extreme thoroughness nearly every aspect of completing a bare hull, including decking, cockpit, hatches, spars, ballast, centreboard, tanks, engine, plumbing and wiring.'    Yachting Monthly

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1. Principles of fibreglass boatbuilding
2. Materials
3. Tools and Working Conditions
4. Health and Safety
5. Physical Failure
6. Destructive Influences
7. Fatigue
8. Factors of Safety
9. Effects of Heat
10. Fire
11. Glassing-in
12. Joins
13. Stiffening
14. Bulkheads
15. Attaching Fittings
16. Sealants
17. Hard spots and Stress Concentrations
18. Double Shell Mouldings
19. Sandwich Mouldings
20. Wood and Fibreglass
21. Fibreglass and other Materials
22. Access
23. Weathering
24. Gel Coat
25. Nasty Little Lumps
26. Replacing a Gel Coat
27. Conditions for moulding
28. Moulding
29. Moulding Faults
30. Moulding Construction
31. Thickness
32. Mechanisation
33. Inspection and Quality
34. Design for Low Maintenance
35.  Maintenance and Cleaning
36. Overloading
37. Painting
38. Temporary Repair
39. Minor Repair
40.  Major Repair
41. Every Crack tells a Story
42. Testing
43.
Appendix
1. Technical Terms and Equivalents
2. Index