Quick and Easy Boat Maintenance: 1,001 Time-Saving Tips

Sandy Lindsey (Hollywood, FL) is the author of Quick and Easy Boat Maintenance (International Marine). A contributing editor for Boating Magazine, she has also written for SAIL, Good Housekeeping, Sports Afield, Midwest Outdoors, and Sailing.

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1 On DeckCaring for Boat MetalFiberglass Cleaning and Repair, and General Deck MaintenanceHandy Excuses for Not Cleaning Your BoatGlass and Plexiglass Windscreen TipsA Teak TutorialVinylDon't Scrub It if You Can Unscrew ItBoat CanvasDeck CarpetDock and Anchor Lines . . . and FendersChapter 2 Hull WorkFiberglass Hull Cleaning and MaintenanceBaking Soda on BoardBottom Painting Tips and TricksThru Hull Tips and MoreChapter 3 Cabin ConcernsThe Complete CabinMildew Prevention and Maintenance and Odor ControlQuickie Head CleaningIn the GalleyWaterproof Film CanistersCabin FurntitureWindowsCabin CarpetPets on BoardSigns of a Tick You Can't FindLyme Disease and Other ConcernsStow-aways (Bugs and Vermin)Chapter 4 The EngineInboard TipsOutboard TipsStern Drive TipsGeneral Engine Tips10 Clues that You've Gone Overboard on Boat MaintenanceBatteriesChapter 5 Other Critical Boat AreasThe Electrical SystemBilgeVinegar: The Boater's Wonder CleanerHolding TanksThe Freshwater SystemChapter 6 Specialty BoatingTrailer BoatingFishing Boat TipsWaterski Boat TipsInflatablesDinghies and TendersChapter 7 Winterizing and Spring CommissioningWinterizingMy First WinterizingIf You Choose to Go Winter BoatingSpring CommissioningChapter 8 Miscellaneous Tips Every Boater Should KnowThe Need for SpeedTips for Boating in Mosquito TerritoryOffbeat Sunburn PreventionOffbeat Sunburn First AidSevere Sunburn and Heat StrokeSeamanshipRules of the RoadHurricane and Other Storm PreparationPreventive Boat Maintenance: Proper Boat TowingTips for Choosing the Right Repair ShopFive Things You Don't Want to Hear from Your Boat AppraiserA Few Last TipsIndex