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Nigel
Calder |
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
Table of Contents:
List of Troubleshooting Charts
List of Tables
Preface and Acknowledgments to
the Third Edition
Preface and Acknowledgments to
the Second Edition
Introduction
Chapter 1. Establishing a Balanced
Battery-Powered Electrical System
Introduction
Batteries
Getting Down to Specifics
Putting the Pieces Together
Summary: A Balanced System
Chapter 2. Electrical Systems for
Energy-Intensive Boats
Additional Energy Sources
Dual-Voltage DC Systems
Fuel Cells, Higher-Voltage DC Boats, and Electric Propulsion
Chapter 3. Maintaining and Troubleshooting
a Battery-Powered Electrical System
Batteries
Alternators
Voltage Regulators
Diodes
Chapter 4. Understanding and Troubleshooting
Electrical Circuits
Basic Concepts and Measurements
DC Circuits
AC Circuits
Proper Electrical Installations
Chapter 5. Corrosion, Bonding, Lightning
Protection, and Grounding
Corrosion
Bonding and Cathodic Protection
Lightning Protection
Grounding
Chapter 6. Battery Chargers, Inverters,
Wind and Water Generators, and Solar Panels
Battery Chargers
Inverters
Wind and Water Generators
Solar Panels
Chapter 7. AC Generators, DC Generators,
Electric Motors (DC and AC), and Electric Lights
AC Generators
DC Generators
Electric Motors
Electric Lights
Chapter 8. Marine Electronics: Antennas
and Radio Grounds, Electromagnetic and Radio Frequency Interference,
and Saving Soaked Equipment
Marine Electronics
Antennas and Radio Grounds
Electromagnetic and Radio Frequency Interference
Saving Soaked Equipment
Chapter 9. Diesel Engines: Operation
and Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Winter Layup
Operation and Maintenance
Troubleshooting Part 1: Failure to Start
Troubleshooting Part 2: Operating Problems
Winter Layup and Recommissioning
Chapter 10. From Transmission to
Propeller
Transmissions and Shaft Brakes
Connecting a Transmission to a Propeller Shaft
Shaft Seals
Struts, Bearings, and Propellers
Chapter 11. Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning
CFCs and the Ozone Hole
Balancing Refrigeration Needs with Boat Use
Air-Conditioning
Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning: Maintenance, Troubleshooting,
and Repair
Charging and Topping-Off Procedures
Chapter 12. Tanks, Plumbing, Toilets,
and Through-Hull Fittings
Tanks and Fittings
Plumbing
Marine Toilets (Heads)
Through-Hulls and Seacocks
Chapter 13. Pumps and Watermakers
Pumps
Pump Switches
Watermakers
Chapter 14. Steering Systems, Autopilots,
and Wind Vanes
Steering Systems
Autopilots
Wind Vane Self-Steering
Chapter 15. Stoves, Cabin Heaters,
Gas-Powered Water Heaters, and Lanterns
Gas
Alcohol, Kerosene, and Diesel Appliances
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Chapter 16. Blocks, Winches, Windlasses,
and Bow Thrusters
Blocks
Winches
Windlasses
Bow Thrusters
Chapter 17. Spars, Standing Rigging,
and Roller Reefing
Spars
Standing Rigging
Roller Reefing and Furling
Glossary
Appendix A: Checklist of Winterizing
Procedures
Appendix B: Freeing Frozen Parts
and Fasteners
Appendix C: Tools and Spare Parts
Appendix D: Useful Tables
Index
832 Pages - 8-1/2 x 11 in.
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