Fibreglass Boats: Construction, Gel Coat, Stressing, Blistering, Repair, Maintenance
Ebook
Overview
This masterly work will continue to be an invaluable source of reference for
anyone wanting practical advice on working with GRP, in order to make
repairs and improvements correctly and thus extend the life of their
boat.
Since it was first published 45 years ago, Hugo du Plessis’ Fibreglass Boats has become a classic, relied upon by owners, surveyors and boat builders keen
to understand how fibreglass behaves, and obtain practical advice on
working with GRP. In a deliberately non-technical manner, he explains
the peculiar nature of fibreglass, its durability, its weaknesses,
where its likely to fail, the effects of use and the weather, plus the latest research into causes of the biggest worry for owners - blistering and osmosis.
’One of the most respected works on the subject... thorough and its scope is vast’ Yachting Monthly
‘A long-established classic’ Kelvin Hughes
The long-established classic on working with GRP to repair and improve your fibreglass boat.
This is the classic work on the subject of fibreglass, relied upon by
owners and professionals keen to understand how fibreglass behaves
It will equip an owner with the information needed to diagnose and treat all fibreglass problems
Includes latest research into causes of the biggest worry for owners - blistering and osmosis
Written in a deliberately non-technical manner so that it will appeal equally to owners, students, surveyors and boatbuilders
95% of all leisure craft today (both sail and power) are built of fibreglass
- Title: Fibreglass Boats: Construction, Gel Coat, Stressing, Blistering, Repair, Maintenance
- Author: Hugo du Plessis
- Publisher: Adlard Coles
- Print Publication Date: 2013
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Pages: 312
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781408156179, 9781408122747, 140812274X, 1408156172
- Resource ID: LLS:9781408156179
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-22T09:56:58Z
Hugo du Plessis has spent a lifetime working with fibreglass. Fifty
years ago he was one of the pioneers, starting as a moulder and
boatbuilder and later becoming a surveyor specialising in fibreglass.
He has owned boats for over sixty years and his books have sold all
around the world.