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Lets Say Youre A Typical Lowpaid Working Stiff. Youve Sailed Small Boats All Your Life, Youve Saved A Little Moneyyoure Finally Ready For A Real Cruising Boat. You Drop In On Tadd, Your Friendly Neighborhood Yacht Broker, Who Is More Than Happy To Sell You That Brandnew Trickledown 32 For Only $90,000, Plus A Few Optional Extras Like Anchors, Sails, Cushions, A Compass, Instrumentsstuff Like That; Say, $115,000 Ready To Sail.'One Hundred And Fifteen Thousand . . . Dollars?''Not To Worry,' Says Tadd. 'Only 20% Down And 10 Years Of Easy Payments And Youre Off Into The Sunset. Lets See, Thats $23,000 Down And, At 10% Interest, Only $1,215.79 Per Monthplus Insurance Of Course. Send Me A Postcard From Tahiti.''How Much Per Month? Thats Half My Salary! Dont You Have Anything In My Price Range?'Tadd Glances Conspicuously At His Rolex, Sighing, And Points To A Characterless Clorox Jog With A Spindly Masta Hyperthyroid Daysailer With Bunks For The Seven Dwarfs; Not What You Had In Mind!And Then You See It, In The Back Of The Yard, Varnish Hanging In Strips Off Weatherbeaten Trim, Rigging Frayed, Sails Ripped And Stained, Dank Interior With Dangling Wires And Scurrying Anonymous Inhabitants. But Underneath All The Squalor You See The Lines Of A Real Cruising Boata Sturdy Hull With A Sprightly Sheer From The Pen Of A Philip Rhodes Or A Tom Gillmera Fiberglass Boat Built Back When Craftsmanship Still Meant Something.You Remember When You Bought Your Houseit Looked A Lot Like This Boat, And You And Your Allthumbs Husband Managed To Breathe Life Into It Over Time, Painting, Papering, Spacklinglots Of Spackling. This Boat Has Possibilities.'How Much?' You Ask.'Youre Kidding, Right?' Says Tadd, Flicking A Bit Of Cobweb From His Spotless Breton Reds. 'Take It For, Say, $8,000?'Sold.Well, Now Youve Got It Home, But Bob And Norm Arent There Every Weekend To Help Guide You Through This Restoration. Where To Turn?Turn To This Old Boat. Don Casey, Coauthor Of Sensible Cruising: The Thoreau Approach, Assumes You Know Nothingnot Even How To Use Toolsand Leads You Methodically And Goodnaturedly Through Every Step Of Turning A Castoff Fiberglass Boat Into A Real Showstopper, Including The Simplest And Most Comlete Explanation Yet Of Sailmakingthe Sailors Darkest And Most Expensive Art. Caseys Stepbystep Drawings Guide You Through A Simple Projectlaying Up A Fiberglass Instrument Case, For Examplethen Show You How To Apply Those Skills To Something More Ambitiouslike Building A New Hatch.With This Book And The Best Buyers Market In Boating History, You Can Send Tadd That Postcard From Tahitiand Have Money To Spare.Cant Afford That Brandnew Boat?Take Advantage Of The Best Buyers Market In Boating History. Turn A Rundown Production Boat Into A Firstclass Yacht With This Old Boat.Whether You Are Skilled Or Unskilled, Whether You Like Sail Or Powerboats, Here Is Everything You Need To: Find The Right Boat At The Right Price Map Out A Logical, Affordable Renovation Plan Work With Fiberglasseverything From Minor Cosmetics To Major Structural Repairs Renovate Rigging, Winches, Engines, And Other Mechanical Systems Work With Wood, Canvas, And Plastic Change The Interior From A Cramped, Dingy Dormitory To A Light, Spacious Livable Home Repair And Modernize The Electrical, Plumbing, And Refrigeration Systems Add A Stunning, Mirrorlike Finish Make Your Own Dodgers, Sail Covers, And Sailsand Much More!'Caseys Intelligent, Practical Advice Covers Just About Everything, And His Style Is Just What The Doctor Ordered For Anyone Daft Enough To Want To Fix Up An Old Boat.'Southern Boating'A Great Book For Anyone On The Water.'Maine Coastal News