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How Boat Things Work An Illustrated Guide by Charlie Wing (2007)
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- Buy It NowHow Boat Things Work An Illustrated Guide by Charlie Wing (2007)
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller notes
- “Very Good Condition, see pictures”
- Features
- Illustrated
- ISBN
- 9780071493444
- Book Title
- How Boat Things Work : an Illustrated Guide
- Item Length
- 10.8in
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Format
- Perfect
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Genre
- Sports & Recreation
- Topic
- Boating, Sailing
- Item Width
- 8.5in
- Item Weight
- 14.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 176 Pages
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Product Information
"Anyone who contemplates any onboard do-it-yourself work should have this book at his or her elbow."-- Cruising World "This book reduces a boat to its most rudimentary parts in simple drawings and clear explanations. Fascinating to read, it's a perfect teaching tool."-- Ocean Navigator Whether you're a new mariner or a lifetime veteran, How Boat Things Work is a resource you can't afford to be without. With intricate two-color cutaway drawings of eighty different systems and devices, as well as detailed explanations of how they're assembled, how they work, and how they can go wrong, this book covers every primary component of your boat's inner workings. This guided tour "under the hood" of your sailboat or powerboat includes: Engines, transmissions, bearings, stuffing boxes, propellers Steering systems, autopilots, windvanes, compasses Rigging, splicing, line handling, block and tackle, sail controls Anchors and windlasses DC and AC electrical systems Pumps, toilets, seacocks, freshwater systems
Product Identifiers
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
ISBN-10
0071493441
ISBN-13
9780071493444
eBay Product ID (ePID)
58673737
Product Key Features
Book Title
How Boat Things Work : an Illustrated Guide
Format
Perfect
Language
English
Topic
Boating, Sailing
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Sports & Recreation
Number of Pages
176 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
10.8in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
8.5in
Item Weight
14.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Vm341
Table of Content
Introduction Chapter 1. Propulsion Drivetrain Principle of the Diesel Engine Four-Stroke Diesel Cycle Yanmar 2GM Cylinder Block Piston Crankshaft Camshaft Cylinder Head Timing Gear Housing Flywheel Housing Valve Cover Air Intake and Breather Fuel System Primary Fuel Filter Fuel Lift Pump Secondary Fuel Filter Fuel Injection Pump Fuel Metering Fuel Injectors Lubrication System Lubricating Pump Seawater Cooling System Freshwater Cooling System Freshwater Thermostat Seawater Pump Freshwater Pump Heat Exchanger Starter Motor Transmissions Yanmar KM2-A Two-Shaft Reduction and Reverse Gear Planetary-Type Transmission Cutless Bearings Shaft Couplings Drivesaver Stuffing Boxes Rigid Stuffing Box Flexible Stuffing Box Shaft Seals Propellers Fixed Propellers Folding Propellers Two-Blade, Feathering Max-Prop Three-Blade, Feathering Max-Prop Automatic, Variable-Pitch Autoprop Chapter 2. Steering and Controls Cables and Controls Powerboat Controls Outboard Mechanical Steering Single-Station Hydraulic Dual-Station Hydraulic Outboard Hydraulic Steering Sailboat Steering Pedestals Rack-and-Pinion Pedestal Linkage Twin-Rudder Rack-and-Pinion Pedestal Linkage Chain-and-Wire Drives Radial and Quadrant Drives Forward-Mounted Rack-and-Pinion Steering Autopilots Servopendulum Windvane Magnetic Compass Chapter 3. Standing Rigging Wire and Fittings Wire Rope Swaged Fittings Swageless Fittings Rigging Terminology Masthead Rig Fractional Rig Rig Tuning Chapter 4. Line Handling Rope Splices Long Splice Short Splice End Splice Eye Splice Wire Rope Eyes Eye Splice in Double-Braid Coiling and Cleating Knots Reef (Square) Knot Sheet Bend Bowline Bowline on a Bight Clove Hitch Two Half Hitches Tautline Hitch Rolling Hitch Trucker''s Hitch Becket Hitches Stopper Knot and Heaving Line Knot Anchor Bend Block and Tackle Sail Control Systems Cunninghams Self-Tacking Jibs and Staysails Mainsheets Outhauls Mainsail Jiffy Reefing Spinnaker Controls Travelers Boom Vangs Winches Roller Furling Chapter 5. Ground Tackle Moorings Anchor Windlass Anchors Lightweight Plow Bruce Kedge Grapnel Snubbers and Shock Absorbers Anchoring Single Anchor Two Anchors off the Bow Bahamian Moor Mediterranean Moor Retrieving the Anchor Chapter 6. Electrical DC Circuits A Common DC Circuit DC Grounding Batteries Battery Construction Series and Parallel Connections Measurement Units Optimal Fast Charging of Batteries Galvanic Corrosion Cathodic Protection and Bonding Stray-Current Corrosion Bonding Bonding or Grounding? To Bond or Not to Bond? AC Circuits Grounding and Safety Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) Alternators A Rotary-Current Generator Increasing Current Output Three-Phase Output Converting AC to DC Controlling the Alternator The Rotor A Real Rotor Volvo MD31A Alternator Chapter 7. Plumbing Pumps Centrifugal Pump Flexible Impeller Pump Vane Pumps Diaphragm Pumps Whale Flipper Pump Mk. 4 Whale V Pump Mk. 6 Whale Babyfoot Pump Mk. 2 Whale Gusher Galley Mk. 3 Jabsco Par-Mate Electric Diaphragm Pump Water Systems Raritan GMPT Galley Mate Pump Assembly Marine Toilets The LectraSan MC Raritan PHII Marine Toilet PHII Electric Conversion Kit Valves
Copyright Date
2007
Dewey Decimal
623.8231
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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