The Restoration Handbook
by Enric Rosello
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Author: Enric RoselloEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-11-13
ISBN: 0470512644
Number of pages: 276
Publisher: Wiley
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Book Review: Different to other restoration guides
Summary: 5 Stars
I very much enjoyed this book, and find it to be a continuing source of useful information. It is unlike any other book concerned with boat restoration or maintenance that I have seen. All the other books take a thematic approach - a section on diesel engines, a section on rigging, etc.
This book, however, is a photographic log of the restoration of a specific fibreglass boat - a 25 year old, 40ft North Wind called "Samba". The author meticulously recorded the entire process of restoration, and the book contains hundreds of high quality colour photographs of the job. The text is not as exhaustive, and does not go into technical details most of the time, but that's fine because that is not the point of the book.
The book is also organized chronologically, which is most unusual. It starts with a chapter assessing the boat prior to restoration and each chapter thereafter looks at one restoration phase, as it was undertaken. This means that issues to do with deck hardware, for example, appear in several chapters throughout the book. At first this may seem a poor way to structure things, but it actually works very well.
I especially liked this book for three reasons:
Firstly, the photos document real people doing real jobs. I have an aversion to DIY books that only have line drawings and diagrams - I like to see that the author actually did themselves what they advise you to do.
Secondly, the book is quite inspiring. It makes you itch to get at your own boat and tackle problems - even ones you might have been putting off as too awkward or expensive.
Thirdly, the solutions he offers are sensible, seamanlike, and appropriate. When something can be done cheaply or with used materials then that is done, but when it is best to buy a brand new component, he does that.
The book reminded me a lot of Michael Naujok's two books "Boat Interior Construction" and "Fitting Out Your Boat", which I also enjoy. It is not a true reference book, but if you have Calder's "Boatowner's Electrical and Mechanical Manual" in one hand, and this book in the other you are set. The former will give you "just the facts, ma'am" while this one will make you feel like doing the work. I often pick it up to just to browse for relaxation.
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