John, I have the Casey book and it is quite good, it starts out with the basics. But it does not get terribly advanced, and in my opinion it caters to those who want the finished work "good enough" and not necessarily "perfect". But it will cover the work that you want to do. There is actually one on hull/deck repair and one for refinishing. Get both, they are not expensive and both are worthwhile to have even considering my previous caveat.
If good enough is good, get some nice teak pieces to cover the round holes with and to inset the new instruments into. Much easier and better looking than the "OK" fiberglass repair that I could manage. But judging by your next question, I'm not sure if you want more teak... I'm curious. Why do you want to replace nice warm beautiful wood with stainless? Chris -----Original Message----- >From: "John K. Bedford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Mar 20, 2006 3:20 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: catalina27-talk: Fibreglass Repair and Handrails > >I've removed 2 old round gauges from the starboard cockpit bulkhead of my 1982 >C-27 and am left with the 2 large round holes. I've purchased new Raymarine >ST40 instruments which require much smaller holes and am looking at fixing up >the holes. I got some advice late last year on this to repair the holes or >cover them with a wood mounting board, but now I'm looking for advice on >books... > > Don Casey has a book on Hull/Deck Repair that I believe has a section that > covers this exact issue (please correct me if I'm wrong). Does anyone else > have any opinions on this book or any others that may detail the repair > procedure that I should look at? > > I was also thinking of replacing the teak handrails with Stainless Steel > handrails. has anyone done this? Were the replacements custom built of is > there something stock that fits the bill? > > Thanks > JKB
