Surveying Yachts and Small Craft by Paul Stevens

Surveying Yachts and Small Craft by Paul Stevens

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. 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.

"Paul Stevens' book..is clear, concise, methodical and comprehensive... this book is an excellent tool. I can thoroughly recommend it." Cruising Association 'The highly practical approach of this book will be invaluable to students of surveying, qualified surveyors and yacht and boat owners everywhere.' All at Sea (April 2010) 'invaluable' Nautical Magazine (July 2010) 'excellent and very comprehensive...Unbelievably detailed.' www.bairdmaritime.com (1st September 2010) 'excellent and very comprehensive...Unbelievably detailed.' Work Boat World (May2011) 'The journey is a kaleidoscope of history, Canadian and American; of ever-changing scenery and an introduction to some well-known, and some out of the way places; of weather foul and fair. [...] It all makes for a very good read.' Sailing (August 2011)

Paul Stevens has been a yacht and small craft surveyor for many years. He is a member of the YDSA, and his course is the only practical surveying course endorsed by them. It attracts delegates worldwide.

SKU	Nicht verfügbar
ISBN 13	9781408114032
ISBN 10	1408114038
Titel	Surveying Yachts and Small Craft
Autor	Paul Stevens
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Erscheinungsjahr	2011-03-15
Seitenanzahl	208
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.