Bøger af Don Casey

A sailboat maintenance guide. It provides step-by-step instructions and illustrations for tasks such as painting, varnishing, and repairing cosmetic and structural damage on fiberglass boats, evaluating the condition of a sailboat, making and repairing sails, and repairing and improving electrical systems.

How to turn a run-down fiberglass boat into a firstclassyacht

Shows you how to evaluate the condition of an older fiberglass sailboat - the one you own or the one you'd like to purchase. this book helps you: assess the condition of a used sailboat in 30 minutes; prioritize maintenance and repair tasks for a boat you already own; and, catch potential problems early.

Helps you select the proper tools for sailboat refinishing, and prepare surfaces for painting and varnishing. This title helps you work with old and new plastic laminates, and lighten aging wood trim, oil, seal, and varnish wood surfaces.

A bright Florida sun illuminates her blonde hair and white shoulders when she finally lifts the block and breaks the surface of Card Sound. Curious, then appalled, a bridge fisherman quits his rod to find a telephone. It is 1987. Her name is Mary Clarke, missing three days earlier from the cheerful kitchen of her spacious home in an upscale Miami neighborhood. Cherished wife, two kids in primary school, by all accounts without an enemy in the world. The person tasked with finding who killed Mary Clarke is Metro Dade Homicide Detective Frank Segal, a solid cop with years of experience. Early in his investigation, Segal finds himself with a sudden personal stake in the outcome, one that surfaces some long-submerged emotions in his own life and that threatens his professional judgement. When the case takes a bizarre turn, Segal's efforts in pursuit of a suspect expand the ripple from Mary Clarke's plunge with damaging, even catastrophic consequences for everyone in any way connected with her death. A path to justice remains obscure. Pre-Publication Praise *****"delivers a satisfying quota of twists and turns...a rewarding, unstoppable read." -Ann Vanderhoof, author of An Embarrassment of Mangoes and The Spice Necklace *****"Fast and fun - a one-sitting read that will leave you hoping to meet Detective Segal again." -Beth Leonard, author of The Voyager's Handbook *****"romps along. I got hooked and read until early in the morning." -Lin Pardey, author of Self-Sufficient Sailor *****"a different kind of whodunnit, one that entertains as much as it pleases. Few authors could have dunnit as well as this." -John Vigor, author of The Seaworthy Offshore Sailboat

The skills required for top-notch canvaswork are astonishingly few, and canvas's potential to protect your boat and enhance your enjoyment of it is practically limitless. Here is all you need to tackle virtually any canvaswork project: sails and sailcovers, flags, dodgers, ditty bags, cushion covers, and awnings--including Biminis. It's clean, safe, and risk-free--and you'll save a bunch of money and get exactly what you want in the process.

Don't Be Baffled by Your Electrical System--Handle Repairs and Improvements with Ease With clear illustrations and simple explanations, Don Casey shows you exactly how to install wiring . . . make good, safe connections . . . match your battery bank and alternator to your needs . . . troubleshoot problems quickly . . . avoid shore power problems . . . and more--all without a lot of technical jargon."Don Casey's book provides clear guidance on how to create and maintain a robust electrical system. Don's lucid explanations and numerous illustrations make what is normally mysterious and invisible--electricity--into something the reader is able to understand with confidence. An excellent addition to the sailor's seagoing library."--Chuck Hawley

A fiberglass hull''s seamless nature leads many boatowners to conclude that repair must be difficult. Wrong. Here, clearly and abundantly illustrated, is all you need to know to seal joints, bed hardware, replace portlights, locate leaks, fix cracks and even holes, restore your hull''s gloss, renew nonskid decks, and much more. You''ll wonder what you were worried about.

Don Casey carefully, cheerfully explains what life afloat is all about, from the mundane to the magical.