Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4/E

£63.00

Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4/E

Shipbuilding technology, engineering and trades Sport: general Boating: Sport and leisure Motor / power boating and cruising

Author: Nigel Calder

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Language: English

Published by: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press

Published on: 3 July 2015

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 139 Mb

ISBN: 9780071790345


The maintenance bible for boatowners is fully updated and better than ever!

If it’s on a boat and it has screws, wires, or moving parts, it’s covered in Boatowner’s Mechanical and Electrical Manual. When you leave the dock with this indispensable resource aboard, you have at your fingertips the best and most comprehensive advice on:

Topics Covered

  • Battery technologies, including recent developments in lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries and fuel cells
  • 12- and 24-volt DC systems
  • Electric and hybrid propulsion
  • How to radically improve the energy efficiency of most boats
  • Corrosion, bonding, and lightning protection
  • Generators, inverters, battery chargers, wind and water generators, and solar power
  • Electric motors and electric lights
  • Marine electronics, including networking systems, antennas, and RFI
  • Diesel engines
  • Transmissions, shaft brakes, and propellers
  • Refrigeration and air-conditioning
  • Tanks, plumbing, and through-hulls
  • Pumps and watermakers
  • Steering, autopilots, and wind vanes
  • Stoves and heaters
  • Winches, windlasses, and bow thrusters
  • Spars, rigging, and roller reefing

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