The restoration handbook

Content: Foreword. Preface. 1. Jobs to be done: In search of a new youth. 2. On dry land: High and dry, stripped out and inventory. 3. Stripping out interiors: The good news and the bad. 4. Osmosis: An inevitable problem. 5. Electrical installation (1 of 3) : Planning the new installation. 6. Repairing the deck (1 of 3): Preparing the ground. 7. Repairing the deck (2 of 3): Filling holes. 8. Electrical installation (2 of 3): Fitting. 9. Replacing Perspex side-windows: A breath of fresh air. 10. Anchor locker (1 of 2): A support for the windlass. 11. Repairing the deck (3 of 3): Hatches and thru-hulls. 12. Mast (1 of 3): Turning the old into new. 13. Cleaning the winches: Pulling power. 14. Painting the interiors: A touch of colour. 15. Engine (1 of 2): Time for a change. 16. Bow pulpit: A touch of haute couture. 17. Refi tting the head: A complete rethink. 18. Bottom: A new epoxy skin. 19. Painting topsides: Beauty treatment. 20. Painting the deck: The icing on the cake. 21. Deck hardware (1 of 4): Putting her back together. 22. Interior carpentry (1 of 7): Design and planning. 23. Deck hardware (2 of 4): Winches, deck organisers and rope clutches. 24. Interior carpentry (2 of 7): The value of experience. 25. Interior carpentry (3 of 7): Setting the scene. 26. Installing the electronics: Here's to modernity. 27. Renewing upholstery and foam fi llings: A question of comfort. 28. Installing the refrigerator: On-board cold. 29. Plumbing (1 of 2): Pressurised freshwater system. 30. Plumbing (2 of 2): Bilge systems. 31. Deck hardware (3 of 4): Advancing on various fronts. 32. Mast (2 of 3): Ready to raise the mast. 33. Mast (3 of 3): Installing a furler. 34. Interior carpentry (4 of 7): Soles, table and sides. 35. Engine (2 of 2): Engine replacement. 36. Lining ceilings and walls: Plenty of craftsmanship. 37. Anchor locker (2 of 2): Readying the bow. 38. Deck hardware (4 of 4): Objective accomplished. 39. Interior carpentry (5 of 7): Galley: from start to fi nish. 40. Electrical installation (3 of 3): Finishes and testing. 41. Sails: Updating the canvas. 42. Interior carpentry (6 of 7): Never-ending finishes. 43. Interior carpentry (7 of 7): Attention to detail. 44. Final tally: Done! 45. Appendix I: Waste management: A more ecological toilet. 46. Appendix II: Steering system: Appearances can be misleading.