Search results for ""Author Jim Trefethen""
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Sailing into Retirement: 7 Ways to Retire on a Boat at 50 with 10 Steps that Will Keep You There Until 80
How-to guidance for retiring on a boat—for aging captains and landlubbersHave you ever thought you might want to retire on a boat? Of course you have or you wouldn’t have picked up this book! Whatever form your yearning for aquatic retirement takes, Jim Trefethen can help you realize the dream.After sailing together for over 40 years, the Jim and his wife have learned the secrets of living a content and productive life. Here Jim shares those secrets, including:● Making sure you really want to do it: then make sure you are sure.● How to upsize your ambitions while downsizing your life, in ways that will enhance your retirement● How to get all your shore-side affairs in order, then to make some important adjustments in your attitude, confidence, and self esteem● Easy-to-understand pointers and suggestions for deciding which type of retired cruising is best for you● A ten-step plan to buying a boat with as little drama as possible● How to modify your new/old floating retirement home to make it safer, more comfortable, and more elderly friendly
£27.99
International Marine Publishing Co Wooden Boat Renovation: New Life for Old Boats Using Modern Methods
This book is about fixing up old boats made of wood. For many people, a boat isn't a boat unless it's made of wood. The psychological and philosophical reasons for needing to own a boat made from honest trees instead of the material that L. Francis Herreshoff characterized as "frozen snot" needn't concern us. But in this day and age, hard-nosed economics and the ubiquitous bottom line certainly should.FACT: You can buy a repairable wooden boat and renovate and remodel it for a lot less money than you can buy and renovate a plastic or metal of similar size and condition. Jim Trefethen has renovated dozens of good old wooden boats, and in this book he's sharing his collected wisdom, craftsmanship, and penury with you. It will supply you with the basic skills you'll need to successfully renovate an old wooden boat--any old wooden boat, from a 16-foot canoe to a 50-foot cruiser, and everything in between--provided the boat actually is repairable (and you'll learn how to determine that, too). After you've read Wooden Boat Renovation, we hope you come away knowing what is possible and how to accomplish it. Then we hope you actually do it.
£34.19