Sailor's Sketchbook

Chapter One: Deck Hands Compass Mounting Without Pedestals Compass Pedastals Without Wheels Three Cockpit Navigation Centers Cockpit Tables Getting On the Stick A Unique Non-Skid System Wooden Planking on Fiberglass Hatches Self-Contained Deck Vents Deck Drainage On-Deck Line Stowage Custom Wooden Coaming Caps Wooden Transoms for Fiberglass Boats The Boom Gallows Chapter Two: Of Sails and Rigging The Roller-Furling Storm Sleeve Furling with Shock Cord Genoa Reefing Wood-Shelled Blocks Belaying Pins Modern Baggywrinkles Whence the Wind? Tell-Tales that Work The Trucker's Hitch Single-Handed Masting Chapter Three: Cabin Comforts A Seagoing Galley Quarter Berth Galley Extension Sabrina's Hot Water System Port-o-Showers for Minicruisers Towel Tricks Shedding Light on a Dark Subject Fancy Lamps The Gliding Light A Folding End Table Gimbaled Tables Bulkhead Box Bins Ladder Bins Cassette Tape Racks Convertible Fiddles Acrylic Accessories Bunk Boards Keeping Up the Books Wooden Hull Ceiling for Fiberglass Boats The Jones Plug Chapter Four: Tender Topics The Boat Boom Stepping Up Tender Towing Boat Dangles Chapter Five: Hooks and Harbors A Chain-Hook Pendant The Riding Sail Safer Rafting Rules Clear the Foredeck! Anchors Away Bumper Boards An "Earth-Shaking" Idea Chapter Six: Gingerbread Charlie Tinker's New Boat Showin' Off Salty Signatures Remembering Sailing Friends Plush, Practical Pillows Boat Lettering Fiberglass "Stained, Leaded Windows" The Three-Strand Turk's Head Captain Dolph's Finishing Bench Chapter Seven: Fitting Solutions The "Tick-Stick" Pattern Trick Mock-Up Patterns Making Things Fit Laminating A Simple Scarfing Jig Chapter Eight: Practical Potpourri An Entertaining and Useful Flytrap "Velcroisms" Bug Screens Sherman's Short Ship Tips Secret Super Solvent Chapter Nine: A Seagoing Gallery . . . For Moments Like These Atlantic Gale Wing 'n' Wing What Dreams Are Made Of Frostbiting Winter's Rewards Tender Towing Rafting Relatives A Yacht A Yacht Owner's Checklist Great Names Sail OnBingham, Bruce is the author of 'Sailor's Sketchbook' with ISBN 9780071550963 and ISBN 0071550968.