The Finely Fitted Yacht: The Boat Improvement Manual, Volumes 1 and 2

IN ITS ELEVENTH PRINTING, this nautical classic is firmly established as the standard reference for all sailboat owners and builders. The more than two hundred projects it contains--described with great clarity and unfailingly irreverent humor by Ferenc Mate--are guaranteed to enhance the seaworthiness, safety, comfort and beauty of any weekend or long-distance cruiser. Divided into two parts. Interior and Exterior, this book will help you tune every corner of your boat to its utmost with small, manageable projects for the galley, chart-table, engine room, cockpit and deck, all illuminated with over 400 photographs and charming drawings by Candace Mate. As in his other nautical bestsellers--"From a Bare Hull, Shipshape and "The World's Best Sailboats--Mate stresses both practicality and pride in the beauty of fine craftsmanship. Authoritative, engaging and a joy to read, this is a major work that should be in every ship's library.