1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910460118703321

Autore

Du Plessis Hugo

Titolo

Fibreglass boats [[electronic resource] ] : construction, gel coat, stressing, blistering, repair, maintenance / / Hugo du Plessis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Adlard Coles Nautical, 2010

ISBN

1-4081-5617-2

1-282-95973-5

9786612959738

1-4081-2305-3

Edizione

[5th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (297 p.)

Disciplina

623.8/458

623.8207

623.8458

Soggetti

Fiberglass boats - Maintenance and repair

Fiberglass boats - Design and construction

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previous ed.: 2006.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Introduction; Section A: General principles; 1 Principles of fibreglass boatbuilding; 2 Materials; 3 Tools and working conditions; 4 Health and safety; Section B: Understanding how fibreglass can fail; 5 Physical failure; 6 Destructive influences; 7 Fatigue; 8 Factors of safety; 9 Effects of heat; 10 Fire; Section C: Turning a bare moulding into a boat; 11 Glassing-in; 12 Joins; 13 Stiffening; 14 Bulkheads; 15 Attaching fittings; 16 Sealants; 17 Hardspots and stress concentrations; 18 Double shell mouldings; 19 Sandwich or cored mouldings; 20 Wood and fibreglass

21 Fibreglass and other materials22 Access; 23 Weathering; Section D: The gel coat - that shiny fibreglass look; 24 Gel coat; 25 Nasty little lumps; 26 Can the gel coat be saved?; 27 Replacing a gel coat; Section E: In the beginning - moulding; 28 Conditions for moulding; 29 Moulding; 30 Moulding faults; 31 Mouldless construction; 32 Thickness; 33 Mechanisation; 34 Inspection and quality; Section F: Maintenance and use; 35 Design for low maintenance; 36 Maintenance



and cleaning; 37 Overloading; 38 Painting; Section G: Repair; 39 Temporary repair; 40 Minor repair; 41 Major repair

42 Every crack tells a story43 Testing; 44 Disposal; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

The long-established classic on working with GRP to repair and improve your fibreglass boat.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910150464903321

Autore

Pimsleur

Titolo

Pimsleur Chinese (Mandarin) Level 3 Lessons 26-30 : Learn to Speak and Understand Mandarin Chinese with Pimsleur Language Programs

Pubbl/distr/stampa

: Pimsleur (Simon & Schuster)

ISBN

1-4423-1672-1

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Musica

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

The Pimsleur® Method: the easiest, fastest way to learn a new language. Completely portable, easily downloadable, and lots of fun. Youll be speaking and understanding in no time flat! Mandarin Chinese Phase 3, Units 2630 build on material taught in prior units. Each lesson provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, and new vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation. Each lesson contains practice for vocabulary introduced in previous lessons. The emphasis is on pronunciation and comprehension, and on learning to speak Mandarin Chinese. One hour of recorded Cultural Notes are included at the end of Unit 30. These Notes are designed to provide you with some insight into Chinese culture. A Notes Booklet is also included in PDF format.