Boatowner's Illus Elec Hndbk 2E (PB)

Boatowner's Illus Elec Hndbk 2E (PB)
Author: Charlie Wing
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2006-03-09
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0071486933

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Keep your boat's electrical systems running and reliable “Boatowner’s Illustrated Electrical Handbook is perfect for learning how your boat’s electrical system and much of its equipment works, and it will be an invaluable guide when adding equipment as well. This book needs to be in every boater’s library as a ready reference on how to make effective repairs and modifications that comply with ABYC standards.”—Ed Sherman, Senior Instructor and Curriculum Designer, American Boat and Yacht Council “A definitive technical book that is easy to read. Buy this book and throw out the rest.”—Motorboat & Yachting Whether you take to the sea under power or sail, bounce around the bay in your runabout, or cross oceans in your cruiser, you’ll find everything you need to maintain, repair, and upgrade your boat’s DC and AC electrical systems with this comprehensive and fully illustrated guide. Tackle onboard electrical projects and learn how to: Meet ABYC standards for both DC and AC wiring Install solar- and wind-power systems Add electrical components Prevent corrosion of your electrical system . . . and more

Boatowner's Illustrated Handbook of Wiring

Boatowner's Illustrated Handbook of Wiring
Author: Charlie Wing
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1993
Genre: Boats and boating
ISBN: 9780070710924

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Provides instructions for wiring marine electronics and dozens of weekend projects, such as installing cabin and navigation lights, burglar alarms, battery charge indicators, bilge alarms, and more. This is a user-friendly manual for on-board electrical projects, from fixing loose connections to rewiring your boat.

Boatowner's Illustrated Wiring Handbook

Boatowner's Illustrated Wiring Handbook
Author: Charles Wing
Publisher: Adlard Coles Nautical Press
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2007
Genre: Boats and boating
ISBN: 9780713682922

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Boatowner's Illustrated Wiring Manualis a user-friendly, practical manual for all onboard electricalprojects - from fixing loose connections to rewiring the entire boat.Simple, clear and abundantly illustrated, it is the key tounderstanding and customising all aspects of a boat's electricalsystems. This new edition includes new battery, alternator and othertechnologies as well as new 3D perspective drawings and a colour wiringsection. Wing explains DC and AC wiring materials and systems, batteries,alternators, inverters, generators, corrosion control, and alternativeenergy installations (solar, wind and water). There are detailedinstructions for wiring radios and navigation equipment, installingcabin lights, navigation lights, burglar alarms, battery chargeindicators, bilge alarms, and extensive tables summarise the mostimportant specifications in a handy quick-reference format. This book, from an author who specialises in making the complex simple, will be a godsend for all boatowners. 'Deserves a permanent place on your shelves.' Boating World

Understanding Boat Wiring

Understanding Boat Wiring
Author: John C. Payne
Publisher: Sheridan House, Inc.
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2003
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781574091632

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John C. Payne is a professional marine electrical engineer with 23 years merchant marine and off-shore oil experience.

Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual

Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual
Author: Nigel Calder
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 2454
Release: 2017-04-17
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1472947738

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This manual takes both novice and experienced boatowner through minor to major repairs of electrical systems, engines, electronics, steering systems, generators, pumps, cookers, spars and rigging. When it was first published in 1990, the Boatowner's Mechanical & Electrical Manual broke new ground. It was hailed as the first truly DIY manual for boatowners and has sold in its thousands ever since. There have been significant changes in boat systems since then, particularly electrical systems, and this fourth edition has been fully updated to reflect these developments and expand its predecessor's worldwide popularity. 'Probably the best technical reference and troubleshooting book in the world' Yachting Monthly 'It deserves to come standard with every boat' Yachting World

How Boat Things Work

How Boat Things Work
Author: Charlie Wing
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2007-06-05
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0071511083

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“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

Sailboat Electrical Systems: Improvement, Wiring, and Repair

Sailboat Electrical Systems: Improvement, Wiring, and Repair
Author: Don Casey
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 191
Release: 1999-04-21
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0070366497

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With clear illustrations and simple explanations, Don Casey shows you exactly how to install wiring ... make good, safe connections ... match your battery bank and alternator to your needs ... troubleshoot problems quickly ... avoid shore power problems ... and more - all without a lot of technical jargon.

Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual

Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual
Author: Nigel Calder
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1996
Genre: Boats and boating
ISBN: 9780070096189

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In his latest book, Calder walks the reader through the repair, maintenance, and setting up of the boat's primary systems, including the electrical system, electronics equipment, generator sets, solar panels, wind and water generators, the engine, transmission, pumps, steering, waste disposal systems, and more. Destined to become a highly trusted companion aboard all types of boats for years to come.

Safe Skipper

Safe Skipper
Author: Simon Jollands
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 373
Release: 2015-03-12
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 147291547X

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Whether out for an afternoon's sail or embarking on a long offshore passage, there is always an element of chance and uncertainty about being at sea. To be responsible for the wellbeing of both crew and vessel, a good skipper needs to know their limitations and ensure they are operating well within the margins of safety. Safe Skipper is a practical and thought provoking guide for yacht skippers of all levels of experience, full of invaluable advice and tips on how to reduce to the minimum the risks of mishaps and equipment failure at sea. There's a wide range of information on seamanship, preparation, seaworthiness, gear, boat handling, leadership, teamwork, watch keeping, communications, navigation, weather and emergency procedures, all delivered in a highly practical, lively, non-preachy fashion. Included throughout are useful checklists, box-outs and case studies of accidents and their causes, with survivors' testimonials and explanations of how disasters were avoided, or could have been, all of which provides valuable lessons for everyone who goes to sea.

The 12-Volt Bible for Boats

The 12-Volt Bible for Boats
Author: Miner K. Brotherton
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2002-11-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 0071660739

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The 12-Volt Bible for Boats is a clear, nonthreatening introduction to the 12-volt electrical systems used on small boats to power everything from reading lights to bilge pumps. This second edition is thoroughly updated with respect to modern batteries, breaker and panel design, alternative energy sources, and troubleshooting equipment, but it retains the fundamental simplicity that is the source of its enduring popularity (more than 100,000 copies sold).