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Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
Country of Origin
United States
Type
Activity Book
Subjects
Leisure, Hobbies & Lifestyle
Age Level
Adults
ISBN
9780071493444
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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
Number of Pages
176 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Topic
Boating, Sailing
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Sports & Recreation
Author
Charlie Wing
Format
Perfect

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
14.3 Oz
Item Length
10.8 in
Item Width
8.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
623.8231
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
Synopsis
"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
LC Classification Number
VM341

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