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Fibreglass Boats
Hugo Du Plessis
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Description for Fibreglass Boats
Paperback. The long-established classic on working with GRP to repair and improve your fibreglass boat. Num Pages: 312 pages, 50 b/w photos 50 line drawings plus 16 page colour photo section. BIC Classification: TRL; WSSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 172 x 16. Weight in Grams: 770. Construction, Gel Coat, Stressing, Blistering, Repair, Maintenance. 312 pages, 50 b/w photos 50 line drawings plus 16 page colour photo section. The long-established classic on working with GRP to repair and improve your fibreglass boat. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: TRL; WSSN. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 16. Weight: 770.
This masterly work will continue to be an invaluable source of reference for anyone wanting practical advice on working with GRP, in order to make repairs and improvements correctly and thus extend the life of their boat. Since it was first published 45 years ago, Hugo du Plessis' Fibreglass Boats has become a classic, relied upon by owners, surveyors and boat builders keen to understand how fibreglass behaves, and obtain practical advice on working with GRP. In a deliberately non-technical manner, he explains the peculiar nature of fibreglass, its durability, its weaknesses, where its likely to fail, the effects of ... Read more
This masterly work will continue to be an invaluable source of reference for anyone wanting practical advice on working with GRP, in order to make repairs and improvements correctly and thus extend the life of their boat. Since it was first published 45 years ago, Hugo du Plessis' Fibreglass Boats has become a classic, relied upon by owners, surveyors and boat builders keen to understand how fibreglass behaves, and obtain practical advice on working with GRP. In a deliberately non-technical manner, he explains the peculiar nature of fibreglass, its durability, its weaknesses, where its likely to fail, the effects of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408122747
SKU
V9781408122747
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Hugo Du Plessis
Hugo du Plessis has spent a lifetime working with fibreglass. Fifty years ago he was one of the pioneers, starting as a moulder and boatbuilder and later becoming a surveyor specialising in fibreglass. He has owned boats for over sixty years and his books have sold all around the world.
Reviews for Fibreglass Boats
'amply illustrated with drawings, photographs and tables, and contains just about everything that the owner of a fibreglass boat would wish to know' Nautical Magazine (November 2010) 'This is a brilliant book and a must for all who maintain their own boats. It is also an invaluable source of reference for anyone wanting pratical advice on working with GRP.' ... Read more