Background
Spurr, Daniel was born on December 31, 1947 in Petersham, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Stephen Hopkins and Patricia Spurr.
(In this powerful memoir, the author's long-planned sailbo...)
In this powerful memoir, the author's long-planned sailboat voyage begins auspiciously, with his son and teenage daughter along for the first leg. But when Spurr and his new wife turn the boat south on the leading edge of autumn, trouble follows. Through it all, Spurr discovers that his journey is ripe with opportunities for hope and renewal.
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Carefully designed and crafted, here is a book worthy of its subject--the boat owner's ultimate idea book, destined to become a treasured resource. A useful coffee table book, as beautiful as it is inspirational. Over 500 full-color photographs.
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Is your boat ready to go cruising? Just about every sailboat―used and new―can make a good cruiser, but only if the hull-deck structure, rig, and systems meet certain standards. Spurr’s Guide to Upgrading Your Cruising Sailboat tells you what those standards are, and gives you all the help you need to refurbish and upgrade every structure, surface, fitting, and system on your boat―stem to stern, project by project. This all-in-one guide leads you step by step to a seaworthy, crew-friendly boat with top-notch cruising performance. Not only will you learn what to look for when you buy a new or used boat, you'll also learn how to reinforce your boat’s hull and structural components, redesign and replace rigging, upgrade electrical systems, and much more. Special features include: • A detailed survey of 70 used and new fiberglass sailboats best suited to offshore sailing • Gear and equipment recommendations by brand name • Construction details and other essential features of a strong, safe cruising boat • How to make critical repairs to the deck, hull, bulkheads, blisters, and portlights
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Now in its second edition, completely revised and updated, Spurr's Boatbook remains the best single source for understanding and improving your boat. You need not live with a dark or dank cabin, insufficient space for stowage or chartwork, or sheet winches, halyards, and reefing arrangements so inconvenient that you often find yourself motoring when you'd rather be sailing. Somewhere beneath your boat's crazed gelcoat, untamed rig, patchwork electrical system, and stubborn steering lies the boat of your dreams. This book will enable you to envision that boat in detail--how its deck hardware is laid out, what the rig looks like, where its hull and decks are reinforced, and how its cabin arrangements are altered to fit your needs. And the book will help you translate that vision into reality by showing you what work should be done and in what order, which projects you can do yourself and which you should probably hire out, and how much time or money might be involved. Along the way, Dan Spurr gives step-by-step instructions, supported by Bruce Bingham's beautifully clear drawings, for many useful projects any do-it-yourselfer can tackle, including autopilot installation, deck hardware modifications, and electrical system upgrades. The gear, equipment, design, and construction standards cited in this book--often in very specific detail with brand-name recommendations--are as useful for evaluating a new boat as they are for buying a used boat or improving the boat you already own.
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(Now in its second edition, completely revised and updated...)
Now in its second edition, completely revised and updated, Spurr's Boatbook remains the best single source for understanding and improving your boat. You need not live with a dark or dank cabin, insufficient space for stowage or chartwork, or sheet winches, halyards, and reefing arrangements so inconvenient that you often find yourself motoring when you'd rather be sailing. Somewhere beneath your boat's crazed gelcoat, untamed rig, patchwork electrical system, and stubborn steering lies the boat of your dreams. This book will enable you to envision that boat in detail--how its deck hardware is laid out, what the rig looks like, where its hull and decks are reinforced, and how its cabin arrangements are altered to fit your needs. And the book will help you translate that vision into reality by showing you what work should be done and in what order, which projects you can do yourself and which you should probably hire out, and how much time or money might be involved. Along the way, Dan Spurr gives step-by-step instructions, supported by Bruce Bingham's beautifully clear drawings, for many useful projects any do-it-yourselfer can tackle, including autopilot installation, deck hardware modifications, and electrical system upgrades. The gear, equipment, design, and construction standards cited in this book--often in very specific detail with brand-name recommendations--are as useful for evaluating a new boat as they are for buying a used boat or improving the boat you already own.
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Spurr, Daniel was born on December 31, 1947 in Petersham, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Stephen Hopkins and Patricia Spurr.
Bachelor of Science, Eastern Michigan U., 1974; Master of Arts, Johns Hopkins University, 1975.
Human resources administrator, CAtherine MacAuley Health Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1967-1980; senior editor, Cruising World Magazine, Newport, Rhode Island, 1980-1987; editor, Practical Sailor Magazine, Newport, Rhode Island, since 1989.
( Is your boat ready to go cruising? Just about every s...)
(Now in its second edition, completely revised and updated...)
(Now in its second edition, completely revised and updated...)
(Carefully designed and crafted, here is a book worthy of ...)
(In this powerful memoir, the author's long-planned sailbo...)
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Member of the United States Sailing Association, Ida Lewis Yacht Club, Seven Seas Cruising Association.
Married Margaret Jane Moray, August 26, 1966 (divorced). Children: Adriana Catherine, Peter Josiah. Married Andra Lee Lundwall, January 8, 1986.
1 child, Stephen Anders.