Maintenance Manual Recommendations

No one’s mentioned the PBO Essential Boat Maintenance book. A lot cheaper than the others and a very good coverage of maintenance and some repairs.
 
PeterV said:
No one’s mentioned the PBO Essential Boat Maintenance book. A lot cheaper than the others and a very good coverage of maintenance and some repairs.
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PBO over the years produced some excellent books / cards / notebooks ....

I used to have the series of 'Sletchbooks' with all sorts of sketches covering all sorts of tips / topics ... sadly ex wife put all in shed and they ended up wet ... in fact I lost about 10 years of PBO mags ....
 
Refueler said:
PBO over the years produced some excellent books / cards / notebooks ....

I used to have the series of 'Sketchbooks' with all sorts of sketches covering all sorts of tips / topics ...
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Istill have all but one of the PBO sketchbook

If wife disposed of mine that would be grounds for divorce of worse
 
Groucho said:
As a new would-be boat owner, I think I am going to need some source of information about maintenance and how to fix stuff of all sorts (engine, electronics, deck gear -everything). YouTube is very useful but WiFi is not always available and I want something comprehensive and up to date. Don Casey's book and the Nigel Calder book both get good reviews on Amazon but which is better? Or are there other options?
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The public library. Read everything they have. Free.
 
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ashtead said:
As an aside for sorce of info while I don’t know your location there are secondhand book shops with nautical sections -one such is based in Cowes but I guess others might exist. As a non technical boat owner for some 20 odd years a few thoughts which might help knowledge:-
1 find a mechanic who will visit your boat and help service engine -it will take him longer and while you may get a degree of plumber type behaviour with criticism of whoever last serviced worked on diesel if you select a trusted mechanic based on personal recommendations it might help spot any issues on your diesel that to the regular boater lik me even if I can change oil and filters if pushed might not be spotted. So get this trusted chap(they tend to be blokes who have set up on own with a van to travel to your location ) and might even tell you where to buy best filters in advance as opposed to rip off volvo dealer prices So you have bits -he will also have views on oils and coolants etc. you don’t say which diesel you have but a separate question on any queries will elicit loads of comments on forum;
2 for tasks like water pipe replacement (eg replacing heads pipes) again while books can help again a few quid spent with a general boat maintained chap might help eg removing the pipe etc;
3 for rigging I would tend to consult a known sailmaker for suggestions;
4 you might find others at your club or marina have a list of such experts eg someone who can show you how to do a grp repair if large or change an anode or whatever;
5as to books some can be quite scary for novice -I guess it depends on the complexity of task -some books rate tasks
6 a lot on a boat ie finding things and how the services route can be very specific to make so general books give an idea but there is a risk you end up searching for something which isn’t on your boat and getting worried about absence even though there is actually no issue;
7look at adverts for your type of boat online as this can sometimes give ideas etc ;
8 if interested in plotters then contact raymarine say to see if any day trading courses on their kit being run -I found a day course on their radar helpful but they also had one on plotter use;
Good luck with finding reliable tradesmen though as in the marine world customer centricity in some suppliers can be as rare as a unicorn but also ask for views on any third party you plan to consult.
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All good advice, thanks. I am based East Coast and the engine is a Yanmar GM10
 
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