Maintenance manual recommendation

[Rol1964]

After months of pondering, I finally bought an old boat to practice what I learned this past summer. 1974 Pearson 26. I have no practical fibreglass experience but I'm pretty handy and have lots of tools. I'm looking for a general keel boat maintenance manual... Don Casey or Nigel Calder both look pretty good.
Are there any others that are highly recommended?
I find YouTubes are hit or miss depending on what you need.
Thx.

[tkeithlu]

The Nigel Calder series is a very good bet. There are tricks to fiberglass, but once you've got them in mind, it's just a lot of heavy labor. Plumbing and electrical systems are the ones where a manual is particularly important. Calder's Mechanical and Electrical Manual has good conceptual discussions, and got me over the humps with occasional help from this forum.

[mlydon]

Don Casey's this old boat, 2nd addition - hands down best book you'll ever buy. Mine is dog-eared, stained, well thumbed-up, and generally committed to memory at this point.

Matt

https://www.amazon.com/This-Old-Boat.../dp/0071477942