American Boating & Yacht Council Standards, new or older for 1/16 the price ?
I'm looking to acquire a copy of the ABYC Standards and can buy a 1985
version for about $25 vs $400 to join and buy the latest. My boat is not the latest anything, and having never seen a copy of the standards, ...... is the additional expense worth it or does the older version sufficiently cover the basics to be adequate for a pre-1985 boat ? Appreciatively, Courtney |
American Boating & Yacht Council Standards, new or older for 1/16 the price ?
ABYC standards issues revisions to their book every year. With that
said, you're missing out on 20+ years of some really fantastic technical committees reviewing and revising their standards. Although I'm not personally familiar with the '85 version, I can only imagine that the differences are substational. That's my .02 Courtney Thomas wrote: I'm looking to acquire a copy of the ABYC Standards and can buy a 1985 version for about $25 vs $400 to join and buy the latest. My boat is not the latest anything, and having never seen a copy of the standards, ..... is the additional expense worth it or does the older version sufficiently cover the basics to be adequate for a pre-1985 boat ? Appreciatively, Courtney |
American Boating & Yacht Council Standards, new or older for1/16 the price ?
Courtney Thomas wrote:
I'm looking to acquire a copy of the ABYC Standards and can buy a 1985 version for about $25 vs $400 to join and buy the latest. My boat is not the latest anything, and having never seen a copy of the standards, ..... is the additional expense worth it or does the older version sufficiently cover the basics to be adequate for a pre-1985 boat ? You can't possibly need ALL the standards. Nor do you have to spend $400 to join ABYC...boat owner (not in the marine biz) memberships are much less. Buy only the standards you need. Or better yet... Unless you're doing a complete rehab, it's far more important that there be nothing that puts your boat at risk than it is for every system to meet current standards. So find a NAMS certifed or SAMS accredited surveyor and pay 'em $100-$150 to check out the critical systems--fuel, electrical, below waterline connections etc. If you're doing a rehab, make friends with 'em and take 'em to lunch to pick his/her brain as you need to. The best surveyors love to educate. That's MY $.02 worth. -- Peggie ---------- Peggie Hall Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987 Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor" http://shop.sailboatowners.com/books...ku=90&cat=1304 |
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