runabout renovation

For those who own a cherished but dilapidated fiberglass runabout or for those who want a boat but are turned off by the high prices and often poor quality of today’s offerings, this book explains everything there is to know about turning a rundown runabout into a real showpiece for a fraction of the cost of a new model. Author Jim Anderson, a runabout renovator from Minnesota’s Land of Ten Thousand Lakes, leads readers through the whole renovation process. For those who think a project like this may be more than they can handle, renovating an old runabout is actually less complicated and expensive than adding on a deck or redoing a room (two of the most popular projects for home handymen) and Anderson’s sense of humor and gift for providing simple solutions make “Runabout Renovation” as fun to read as it is easy to understand.

You’ll learn how to:

– Choose and survey a boat

– Make cosmetic repairs and repaint your boat

– Replace the floor

– Reupholster and carpet the interior

– Build a new transom

– Upgrade electrical and mechanical systems… and much more!

There’s even a section on repairing aluminum boats and one on installing and repairing horns, lights, bilge pumps, live wells and other speedboat accessories.

Edition: 1992