Chapter 1
Getting the right boat; analyzing what sort of boat you need for the type of passages you plan; staying within your budget.
Chapter 2
Skills needed to complete a boat renovation project; assessing skills you may already have; matching boat and skills for a successful project.
Chapter 3
Assessing the boat for the sort of sailing you plan to do. Why you don't want a blue-water boat for weekends coastal sailing with the family!
Chapter 4
Finding a practical renovation project. What makes a boat a good project boat? When to pull the trigger and when to run away!
Chapter 5
Be your own surveyor; how to value and survey a potential project boat.
Chapter 6
Assessing boat systems and planning a renovation project; making the boat safe and seaworthy.
Chapter 7
A deeper delve into boat design; what makes a boat a good family weekender versus an ocean cruiser.
Chapter 8
Tools!
This book is a hands-on, practical guide to successfully completing the restoration of a small to medium sized cruising sailboat.
Starting by assessing what sort of boat to buy, the book then sets out to help you find out what needs doing and how to do it.
Find the perfect boat for you and make her safe and seaworthy.