Wreck and Resurrection: How I Made $60,000 Repairing My Sailboat
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (580 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1893561038 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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David PittCopyright © American Library Association. Although the book is perhaps a tad too detailed for readers unfamiliar with boats and boatbuilding (there is a lot of technical information), this is nevertheless a fascinating story: the author's battle to get his insurance money is itself a remarkable tale of endurance and frustration. With his insurance money in hand, Harris decided to repair Top Cat himself, and despite the skepticism of pretty much everyone he encountered, he not only repaired his boat but did it so inexpensively that he made himself a tidy profit on the deal. All rights reserved. A must for boaters. And the saga of rebuilding a boat with little more expertise than the average home handyman is downright inspirational. The boat was not a complete wreck, but it suffered enough damage for the
Part memoir, part how-to the book describers the wreak of a cruising sailboat moored during hurricane George and the step-by-step details of its repair
For anyone who has ever contemplated rebuilding a boat Midwest Book Review Five days after hurricane Georges savaged the Florida Keys in September 1998, David Harris was on the sea in his dinghy and trying to locate his boat, Top Cat. His 32-foot catamaran sailboat had been anchored in a shallow, protected cove before the storm hit. When Harris finally found his boat it was up on the shore, upside down, and with a hull spiked by mangroves. Declared a total loss by the insurer, Harris refused to give up his beloved craft. With little more than a homeowner's carpentry, electr. Disappointing Quality William Yearout After reading Wreck and Resurrection, I was disappointed with the quality of the publication. Illustrations are of a poor quality by the publisher: Tortuga Books. They are such poor quality, that the book would have been more enjoyable without them. It was interesting reading about David Harris's experience in dealing with the insurance settlement process.. Surviving every boat owner's worst nightmare Wood and Metal Worker I imagine every boat owner has a nagging worry about what would happen if the forces of nature severely damaged or destroyed your boat? How do you get the boat salvaged and repaired without being eaten alive by all the pirates out there? David Harris tells the story of how his family's beloved sailing catamaran was wrecked when Hurricane Georges swept the Florida Keys, and the long journey to reclaim and rebuild his boat.Perhaps the first third of the book deals with the loss, and the amazing struggl