Boating Magazine's Quick & Easy Boat Maintenance: 1001 Time-Saving Tips

1,001 tested tips from the worlds largest boating magazine: Sandy Lindsey, a boat-maintenance contributor for Boating Magazine for many years, has culled the best of her years of advice and the top suggestions from her readers. These handy, natural solutions work amazingly well—and are environmentally friendly.

Boats last longer and look more beautiful with proper care. But that care takes a lot less time when you work smart. See how you can make your winterizing and spring commissioning chores go much faster. Learn Lindsey's labor-saving secrets for tackling:

Teak, canvas, and carpet care.
Painting, metal cleaning, and polishing.
Fiberglass and gelcoat cleaning and repair.
Engine care and winterizing.
Mildew—how to get rid of it, how to prevent it.

Boating Magazine's Quick & Easy Boat Maintenance covers all your boats systems: deck, hull, cabin, engine, bilge, electrical systems, tanks, and gear.

And it's all in a concise, easy-to-read format that makes finding answers to your questions a snap.

Putting these helpful hints to work can change your boating life. Less time working means more time boating!

Table of Contents:

Preface | Acknowledgments

Chapter 1 — On Deck: Caring for Boat Metal | Fiberglass Cleaning and Repair, and General Deck Maintenance: Handy Excuses for Not Cleaning Your Boat | Glass and Plexiglass Windscreen Tips | A Teak Tutorial | Vinyl | Don't Scrub It if You Can Unscrew It | Boat Canvas | Deck Carpet | Dock and Anchor Lines...and Fenders.

Chapter 2 — Hull Work: Fiberglass Hull Cleaning and Maintenance | Baking Soda on Board | Bottom Painting Tips and Tricks | Thru Hull Tips and More.

Chapter 3 — Cabin Concerns: The Complete Cabin | Mildew Prevention and Maintenance and Odor Control | Quickie Head Cleaning | In the Galley | Waterproof Film Canisters | Cabin Furntiture | Windows | Cabin Carpet | Pets on Board: Signs of a Tick You Can't Find, Lyme Disease and Other Concerns | Stow-aways (Bugs and Vermin).

Chapter 4 — The Engine: Inboard Tips | Outboard Tips | Stern Drive Tips | General Engine Tips: 10 Clues that Youve Gone Overboard on Boat Maintenance | Batteries.

Chapter 5 — Other Critical Boat Areas: The Electrical System | Bilge - Vinegar: The Boaters Wonder Cleaner | Holding Tanks | The Freshwater System.

Chapter 6 — Specialty Boating: Trailer Boating | Fishing Boat Tips | Waterski Boat Tips | Inflatables | Dinghies and Tenders.

Chapter 7 — Winterizing and Spring Commissioning: Winterizing: My First Winterizing | If You Choose to Go Winter Boating | Spring Commissioning.

Chapter 8 — Miscellaneous Tips Every Boater Should Know: The Need for Speed | Tips for Boating in Mosquito Territory | Offbeat Sunburn Prevention | Offbeat Sunburn First Aid: Severe Sunburn and Heat Stroke | Seamanship: Rules of the Road | Hurricane and Other Storm Preparation | Preventive Boat Maintenance: Proper Boat Towing | Tips for Choosing the Right Repair Shop: Five Things You Dont Want to Hear from Your Boat Appraiser | A Few Last Tips.

About the Author:

Sandy Lindsey, contributing editor for Boating Magazine, has also written for SAIL, Good Housekeeping, Sports Afield, Midwest Outdoors, and Sailing, among other magazines. Over the years, she has protected a succession of boats from the fierce Florida sun and salt air.