{"product_id":"boatowners-mechanical-and-electrical-manual-4-e-hardcover","title":"Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4\/E - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNigel Calder\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe maintenance bible for boatowners is fully updated and better than ever \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf it's on a boat and it has screws, wires, or moving parts, it's covered in \u003ci\u003eBoatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual\u003c\/i\u003e. When you leave the dock with this indispensable resource aboard, you have at your fingertips the best and most comprehensive advice on: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e Battery technologies, including recent developments in lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries and fuel cells \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12- and 24-volt DC systems \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectric and hybrid propulsion \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to radically improve the energy efficiency of most boats \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCorrosion, bonding, and lightning protection \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerators, inverters, battery chargers, wind and water generators, and solar power \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectric motors and electric lights \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarine electronics, including networking systems, antennas, and RFI \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiesel engines \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTransmissions, shaft brakes, and propellers \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRefrigeration and air-conditioning \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTanks, plumbing, and through-hulls \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePumps and watermakers \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSteering, autopilots, and wind vanes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Stoves and heaters \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWinches, windlasses, and bow thrusters \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpars, rigging, and roller reefing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"If you had to choose a single book to help you assess and maintain your boat gear, this would be it.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003ePractical Sailor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A major achievement. . . . It would be hard to imagine anything going wrong on a boat that couldn't be figured out with this book.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003eSailing World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A truly remarkable bible. . . . This book is the best of its kind.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-- ----\u003ci\u003eWoodenBoat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The world's best technical reference and troubleshooting book.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --Sailing --\u003ci\u003eInland and Offshore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This manual will be of lasting interest to anyone who wants to know how their boat works, what has gone wrong when it doesn't, and how it could be fixed.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003eClassic Boat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Without becoming too complex, the book covers almost every imaginable mechanical or electrical matter in the marine environment.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003eWork Boat World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Calder lives what he writes, . . . [and] what he offers . . . is practical solutions to problems associated with increasingly complex marine systems. . . . [A] bargain for anyone in the construction and repair side of the boat business.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003eProfessional Boatbuilder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNIGEL CALDER\u003c\/b\u003e is widely acknowledged as the world's foremost writer on boat systems maintenance. A diesel mechanic for more than 25 years, he has also been a boatbuilder, cabinetmaker, and machinist. Calder is the author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Read a Nautical Chart\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNigel Calder's Cruising Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRefrigeration for Pleasureboats\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMarine Diesel Engines\u003c\/i\u003e. 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