This book includes 100 ways to transform the sailboat you settled for into the one you dream about! Comfort versus performance, seaworthiness versus accommodations, ease of sailing versus appearance - let's face it, you just can't have it all. Or can you? In "Optimize Your Cruising Sailboat," experienced cruising sailor and author John Roberts draws upon his extensive research among sailmakers, riggers, boat designers, boatbuilders, and, of course, other sailors to describe methods for improving virtually every aspect of your sailing experience."Optimize Your Cruising Sailboat" features hundreds of crystal-clear illustrations along with step-by-step instructions on how to complete more than 100 boat improvement projects ranging from quick, inexpensive improvements, like creating a pass-through porthole between galley and cockpit, to more elaborate projects, such as installing a backup headstay. "Optimize Your Cruising Sailboat" is the total-solutions guide for cruising sailboat owners.
- ISBN13 9780071419512
- Publish Date 16 September 2003 (first published 8 September 2003)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 21 May 2013
- Publish Country US
- Imprint International Marine Publishing Co
- Format Paperback
- Pages 176
- Language English