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About this item
Highlights
- This is the only book linked to a practical surveying course.
- About the Author: Paul Stevens has been a yacht and small craft surveyor for many years.
- 208 Pages
- Transportation, Ships & Shipbuilding
Description
About the Book
This definitive practical handbook will prove essential to yacht and boat owners who want to check out defects on a boat they own or are planning to buy, as well as students of surveying and practicing surveyors.Book Synopsis
This is the only book linked to a practical surveying course. Highly practical in nature, and packed with detailed close-up photography, step by step procedures, and helpful checklists, this definitive handbook will prove a godsend to small craft owners who want to check out defects on their own boats or on boats they are planning to buy, as well as practicing surveyors and surveying students.
Featuring surveying bodies, equipment required, assessing defects (including moisture-related defects, and the use of moisture meters) and their severity, the book guides the reader through conducting a thorough inspection, from keel to topsides, coachroof, stern gear, rigging and much more. The highly practical approach of this book will be invaluable to students of surveying, qualified surveyors and yacht and boat owners everywhere.Review Quotes
'invaluable'
Nautical Magazine (July 2010)
'The highly practical approach of this book will be invaluable to students of surveying, qualified surveyors and yacht and boat owners everywhere.'
All at Sea (April 2010)
"Paul Stevens' book ...is clear, concise, methodical and comprehensive... this book is an excellent tool. I can thoroughly recommend it."
Cruising Association
About the Author
Paul Stevens has been a yacht and small craft surveyor for many years. He is a member of the YDSA, and his course is the only practical surveying course endorsed by them. It attracts delegates worldwide.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.5 Inches (H) x 7.3 Inches (W) x .7 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.45 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 208
Genre: Transportation
Sub-Genre: Ships & Shipbuilding
Publisher: Adlard Coles Nautical Press
Theme: Repair & Maintenance
Format: Paperback
Author: Paul Stevens
Language: English
Street Date: March 15, 2011
TCIN: 90818205
UPC: 9781408114032
Item Number (DPCI): 247-47-3072
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.7 inches length x 7.3 inches width x 9.5 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 1.45 pounds
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