Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual
Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual
ISBN: 9780071432382
作者: Nigel Calder
出版社: McGraw-Hill
出版年: 2005-6
页数: 832
定价: $ 56.44
装帧: HRD
内容简介
The boatowner's foremost troubleshooting guide, now 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 book aboard, you have at your fingertips the best and most comprehensive advice on: Battery technologies 12- and 24-volt DC systems Corrosion, bonding, and lightning protection Generators, inverters, and battery chargers Electric motors and electric lights Marine electronics, 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 "If you had to choose a single book to help you assess and maintain your boat gear, this would be it."--"Practical Sailor" "A truly remarkable bible. . . . This book is the best of its kind."--"WoodenBoat" "A major achievement. . . . It would be hard to imagine anything going wrong on a boat that couldn't be figured out with this book."--"Sailing World" "The world's best technical reference and troubleshooting book."--"Sailing Inland and Offshore" "This manual will be of lasting interest to anyone who wants to know how their boat works, what has gone wrong when it doesn't, and how it could be fixed."--"Classic Boat" "Without becoming too complex, the book covers almost every imaginable mechanical or electrical matter in the marine environment."--"Work Boat World" "Calder "lives" what he writes, . . . [and] what he offers . . . is practical solutions to problems associated with increasingly complex marine systems. . . . [A] bargain for anyone in the construction and repair side of the boat business."--"Professional Boatbuilder"