How Boat Things Work

AvCharlie Wing

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

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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

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-06-16
Mått:215 x 274 x 20 mm
Vikt:403 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:176
Förlag:McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN:9780071493444

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Mer om författaren

Charlie Wing received his Ph.D. in oceanography from MIT, where he later worked as a research scientist. Since then his career has been explaining how things work--teaching physics at Bowdoin College, founding America’s first two do-it-yourself house-building schools (the Shelter Institute and Cornerstone), hosting a PBS series on energy conservation, and writing a dozen top-selling books on home building, home maintenance, and remodeling. Wing lived aboard a cruising sailboat for six years, during which time he wrote the first edition of this book on a solar-powered Macintosh computer. He is the author of four other IM books.

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionChapter 1. PropulsionDrivetrainPrinciple of the Diesel EngineFour-Stroke Diesel CycleYanmar 2GMCylinder BlockPistonCrankshaftCamshaftCylinder HeadTiming Gear HousingFlywheel HousingValve CoverAir Intake and BreatherFuel SystemPrimary Fuel FilterFuel Lift PumpSecondary Fuel FilterFuel Injection PumpFuel MeteringFuel InjectorsLubrication SystemLubricating PumpSeawater Cooling SystemFreshwater Cooling SystemFreshwater ThermostatSeawater PumpFreshwater PumpHeat ExchangerStarter MotorTransmissionsYanmar KM2-A Two-Shaft Reduction and Reverse GearPlanetary-Type TransmissionCutless BearingsShaft CouplingsDrivesaverStuffing BoxesRigid Stuffing BoxFlexible Stuffing BoxShaft SealsPropellersFixed PropellersFolding PropellersTwo-Blade, Feathering Max-PropThree-Blade, Feathering Max-PropAutomatic, Variable-Pitch AutopropChapter 2. Steering and ControlsCables and ControlsPowerboat ControlsOutboard Mechanical SteeringSingle-Station HydraulicDual-Station HydraulicOutboard Hydraulic SteeringSailboat SteeringPedestalsRack-and-Pinion Pedestal LinkageTwin-Rudder Rack-and-Pinion Pedestal LinkageChain-and-Wire DrivesRadial and Quadrant DrivesForward-Mounted Rack-and-Pinion SteeringAutopilotsServopendulum WindvaneMagnetic CompassChapter 3. Standing RiggingWire and FittingsWire RopeSwaged FittingsSwageless FittingsRigging TerminologyMasthead RigFractional RigRig TuningChapter 4. Line HandlingRopeSplicesLong SpliceShort SpliceEnd SpliceEye SpliceWire Rope EyesEye Splice in Double-BraidCoiling and CleatingKnotsReef (Square) KnotSheet BendBowlineBowline on a BightClove HitchTwo Half HitchesTautline HitchRolling HitchTrucker's HitchBecket HitchesStopper Knot and Heaving Line KnotAnchor BendBlock and TackleSail Control SystemsCunninghamsSelf-Tacking Jibs and StaysailsMainsheetsOuthaulsMainsail Jiffy ReefingSpinnaker ControlsTravelersBoom VangsWinchesRoller FurlingChapter 5. Ground TackleMooringsAnchor WindlassAnchorsLightweightPlowBruceKedgeGrapnelSnubbers and Shock AbsorbersAnchoringSingle AnchorTwo Anchors off the BowBahamian MoorMediterranean MoorRetrieving the AnchorChapter 6. ElectricalDC CircuitsA Common DC CircuitDC GroundingBatteriesBattery ConstructionSeries and Parallel ConnectionsMeasurement UnitsOptimal Fast Charging of BatteriesGalvanic CorrosionCathodic Protection and BondingStray-Current CorrosionBondingBonding or Grounding?To Bond or Not to Bond?AC CircuitsGrounding and SafetyGround Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI)AlternatorsA Rotary-Current GeneratorIncreasing Current OutputThree-Phase OutputConverting AC to DCControlling the AlternatorThe RotorA Real RotorVolvo MD31A AlternatorChapter 7. PlumbingPumpsCentrifugal PumpFlexible Impeller PumpVane PumpsDiaphragm PumpsWhale Flipper Pump Mk. 4Whale V Pump Mk. 6Whale Babyfoot Pump Mk. 2Whale Gusher Galley Mk. 3Jabsco Par-Mate Electric Diaphragm PumpWater SystemsRaritan GMPT Galley Mate Pump AssemblyMarine ToiletsThe LectraSan MCRaritan PHII Marine ToiletPHII Electric Conversion KitValves