Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4/E

Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4/E

<p><b>The maintenance bible for boatowners is fully updated and better than ever!</b></p> <p>If it’s on a boat and it has screws, wires, or moving parts, it’s covered in <i>Boatowner’s Mechanical and Electrical Manual</i>. When you leave the dock with this indispensable resource aboard, you have at your fingertips the best and most comprehensive advice on:</p> <ul> <li> Battery technologies, including recent developments in lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries and fuel cells</li> <li>12- and 24-volt DC systems</li> <li>Electric and hybrid propulsion</li> <li>How to radically improve the energy efficiency of most boats</li> <li>Corrosion, bonding, and lightning protection</li> <li>Generators, inverters, battery chargers , wind and water generators, and solar power</li> <li>Electric motors and electric lights</li> <li>Marine electronics, including networking systems, antennas, and RFI</li> <li>Diesel engines</li> <li>Transmissions, shaft brakes, and propellers</li> <li>Refrigeration and air-conditioning</li> <li>Tanks, plumbing, and through-hulls</li> <li>Pumps and watermakers</li> <li>Steering, autopilots, and wind vanes</li> <li> Stoves and heaters</li> <li>Winches, windlasses, and bow thrusters</li> <li>Spars, rigging, and roller reefing</li> </ul>