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Having trouble getting excited about maintenance? Entertaining while at the same time cautionary, Pascoe has a way of educating you on maintenance better than almost any other writer. Priorities, techniques, danger spots, and human nature are all discussed.
[Yachtsurvey.com]
A liveaboard details the maintenance chores on his boat, dividing them into four categories. Here′s an excellent description of basic methods, schedule, time and cost.
[Robert Doty, Jacksonville, FL, USA]
Here′s a prediction of what pieces will fail on your ocean-voyaging boat and in what order they will fail. Particularly useful if you are considering buying a boat for long-distance sailing.
[Ocean Voyager, January 2001]
The interplay between stunning islands, interesting people, soft winds on the one hand and long lists of boat chores on the other. The author learned to keep each from interfering with the other. It wasn′t easy.
[SailNet, 21 January 2004]
An extensive list of inspections and tasks covering the hull, deck, mechanical systems, plumbing, electrical systems, engine, anchoring and mooring gear, the rig, electronics, safety gear and other items.
[SailNet, 4 May 2004]
Even modern well-maintained boats have a surprising number of breakdowns, often in systems that are critical to a comfortable passage. The author ranks the most bug-prone systems.
[SailNet, 7 December 2001]
A cruising guru has a theory about luck at sea.
[Bill Dillon and Pat Watt, USA]
An argument that almost any boat owner can quickly learn to do maintenance tasks without compromising the boat′s safety or looks.
[SailNet, 21 November 2002]
Here′s a list of chemicals that are likely to be found on even a small cruiser. This should get you started thinking about how to store and handle them safely.
[San Juan 23 Internet Fleet, USA]
A long-distance cruising couple use their laptops for and managing ship′s business, e-mail and writing, weather forecasting, route planning, and research. A walk-through of these functions, with a list of 14 software programs used. 3 pages.
[Cruising World, March 2003]If you can′t repair it, maybe it shouldn′t be on board.
Lin and Larry Pardey
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