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how boat things work

31,00

Subtitle: an illustrated guide

Author: wing c.

Publisher: international marine (mcgraw hill education)

ISBN: 9780071493444

Provided on request

Provided on request

Description

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