Boat Mechanical Systems Handbook

Author : Dave Gerr
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071643346
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Boat Mechanical Systems Handbook (PB) written by Dave Gerr and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2009-01-09 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The First Ever Guide for Optimizing Boat Systems This guide is invaluable for anyone designing or installing mechanical systems on a new boat, retrofitting an existing boat, or evaluating a boat's operating condition. Writing for designers, builders, owners, buyers, mechanics, surveyors, and insurers of sailboats, powerboats, and commercial vessels, Dave Gerr provides design and installation guidance for each major mechanical system plus pragmatic guidelines and real-world interpretations of American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC) and European standards. No marine professional or serious boater should be without Boat Mechanical Systems Handbook. "Dave Gerr has a knack for breaking down the more esoteric concepts of naval architecture into language that’s easily understood by the layman, which is one of the reasons why his writing often appears in the pages of SAIL. Another reason is his deep practical knowledge of the intricacies and subtleties of boat construction and systems, and the way they relate to each other. The subhead of Boat Mechanical Systems Handbook says it all--'how to design, install and recognize proper systems in boats.' Light reading this isn’t, but if you’re about to refit your boat or upgrade outdated systems, perhaps with some serious voyaging in mind, this book is a worthwhile investment. This is a unisex book, for both powerboaters and sailors; there’s no mention of sailing rigs, but every other conceivable system is covered more or less exhaustively." --PETER NIELSEN, SAIL, November 2009 Praise for Dave Gerr's previous books: The Elements of Boat Strength: “Certain books, because of their thoroughness, tend to become industry standards; such is the case with The Elements of Boat Strength.” --Ocean Navigator Propeller Handbook: “The best layman's guide we've ever read.” --Practical Sailor “Gerr made a complicated topic understandable and put it into a handbook that is easy to use.” --WoodenBoat The Nature of Boats: “Offers, in a disarmingly charming fashion, a look at all aspects of what makes a boat work. If you are not nautically obsessed prior to reading this book, you most certainly will be afterward.” --Sailing

Author : Gerr
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
ISBN 13 : 9781265807221
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Boat Mechanical Systems Hb written by Gerr and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 2008-12-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Author : Nigel Calder
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472947738
Total Pages : 960 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual written by Nigel Calder and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-04-17 with total page 960 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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

Author : Charlie Wing
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071511083
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How Boat Things Work written by Charlie Wing and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2007-06-05 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “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

Author : Dave Gerr
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071703217
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Elements of Boat Strength: For Builders, Designers, and Owners written by Dave Gerr and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 1999-08-31 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This work is significant. It is the first to include a method of assessing structural strength in the context of the modern marine environment." --Commander M. C. Cruder, U.S. Coast Guard Acclaimed author and naval architect Dave Gerr created this unique system of easy-to-use scantling rules and rules-of-thumb for calculating the necessary dimensions, or scantlings, of hulls, decks, and other boat parts, whether built of fiberglass, wood, wood-epoxy composite, steel, or aluminum. In addition to the rules themselves, The Elements of Boat Strength offers their context: an in-depth, plain-English discussion of boatbuilding materials, methods, and practices that will guide you through all aspects of boat construction. Now you can avoid wading through dense technical engineering manuals or tackling advanced mathematics. The Elements of Boat Strength has all the formulas, tables, illustrations, and charts you need to judge how heavy each piece of your boat should be in order to last and be safe. With this book, an inexpensive scientific calculator, and a pad of paper, you'll be able to design and specify all the components necessary to build a sound, long-lasting, rugged vessel. What reviewers have said about Dave Gerr's books: Propeller Handbook "By far the best book available on the subject."--Sailing "The best layman's guide we've ever read."--Practical Sailor Dave Gerr and International Marine made a complicated topic understandable and put it into a handbook that is easy to use."--WoodenBoat "Without doubt the definitive reference for selecting, installing, and understanding boat propellers."--Royal Navy Sailing Association Journal The Nature of Boats "If you are not nautically obsessed before reading this book, you will most certainly be afterward."--Sailing Fascinating potpourri of information about today's boats, modern and traditional."--WoodenBoat

Author : Charlie Wing
Publisher : International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
ISBN 13 : 9780070710924
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Boatowner's Illustrated Handbook of Wiring written by Charlie Wing and published by International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Nigel Calder
Publisher : Adlard Coles
ISBN 13 : 9780713642919
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual written by Nigel Calder and published by Adlard Coles. This book was released on 1996 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An enlarged and updated edition, this manual provides guidance tonovice and experienced boatowners on major or minor repairs ofelectrical systems, engines, electronics, steering systems, generators,plumbing, pumps, cookers, spars and rigging. Itcontains new drawings and photographs, and revised troubleshootingcharts, and is said to cover everything that has bolts, screws, movingparts, wires or grease and can break."

Author : Norman L. Skene
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493082264
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Elements of Yacht Design written by Norman L. Skene and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-11-14 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Skene's is one of the most famous books on yacht design ever written. First published in 1904, Skene did several revisions, the last of which was published in 1938 and reprinted here in its original form. In 1962, the book was completely revised by Francis S. Kinney and re-published as Skene's Elements of Yacht Design. Kinney's last version was in 1973 and it is long out of print. While the experts are divided on the relative merits of the different editions, it appears that there is strong demand for Skene's original work. At last the book is again available to the many boatbuilders. aspiring naval architects and sailors who need it for frequent reference. The index has been completely revised and expanded to make it more useful for today's readers. "This book is intended to be a practical and concise presentation of some of the operations involved in designing yachts of all types. Cumbersome and impractical methods which are so often found in more pretentious works on naval architecture have been avoided. Those presented have been in everyday use by the author." Thus wrote Norman L. Skene int he preface to the fifth edition of Elements of Yacht Design.

Author : John C. Payne
Publisher : Sheridan House, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781574091632
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Boat Wiring written by John C. Payne and published by Sheridan House, Inc.. This book was released on 2003 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John C. Payne is a professional marine electrical engineer with 23 years merchant marine and off-shore oil experience.