Niger Calder is the author of Marine Diesel Engines (1987, 1991) and Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual (1989, 1995), the success of which has made him the most sought-after marine how-to writer in the U.S. and U.K. He has published more than 800 magazine articles in SAIL, Cruising World, Ocean Navigator, Yachting World, etc., and lectures on cruising to sell-out crowds. He is also the author of The Cruising Guide to The Northwest Caribbean (IM, 1991) and Cuba: A Cruising Guide (Imray, 1996). He will be testing his newest ideas with his family during a six-month cruise to the Caribbean and South America this winter.

"Iceboxes, compressors, condensers, expansion valves, everything you were wondering about." WoodenBoat

• PrefaceIntroductionOzone Alert and Update, 1994One: The Refrigeration Cycle: How It WorksTwo: Iceboxes: The Key to Determining What Size Refrigeration Unit You NeedThree: Refrigeration ChoicesFour: Cold Plates: The Limitng FactorFive: Compressors: The Heart of a SystemSix: Condenser: Ensuring LiquiditySeven: Expansion Valves: The Brain of a SystemEight: Putting Things Together: Avoiding Liquid Slugging, Flash Gas, Pressure Drop, Seizure, and Other Diseases of the CirculationNine: System ControlsTen: Charging, Testing, Fine Tuning, and Performance AnalysisEleven: TroubleshootingTwelve: Compressor OverhaulAppendix One: Summary of Unit Sizing ProceduresAppendix Two: Useful DataAppendix Three: Useful BooksAppendix Four: Useful AddressesAppendix Five: Abbreviated GlossaryIndex

1. 4/5

   Kylaggregat båt

   Bra tips och instruktioner när man konstruera och bygga systemet själv Utförlig med många tekniska beräkningar som underla för systemuppbyggnaden

   Ewert J

   21 augusti 2025

Niger Calder is the author of Marine Diesel Engines (1987, 1991) and Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual (1989, 1995), the success of which has made him the most sought-after marine how-to writer in the U.S. and U.K. He has published more than 800 magazine articles in SAIL, Cruising World, Ocean Navigator, Yachting World, etc., and lectures on cruising to sell-out crowds. He is also the author of The Cruising Guide to The Northwest Caribbean (IM, 1991) and Cuba: A Cruising Guide (Imray, 1996). He will be testing his newest ideas with his family during a six-month cruise to the Caribbean and South America this winter.

"Iceboxes, compressors, condensers, expansion valves, everything you were wondering about." WoodenBoat

• PrefaceIntroductionOzone Alert and Update, 1994One: The Refrigeration Cycle: How It WorksTwo: Iceboxes: The Key to Determining What Size Refrigeration Unit You NeedThree: Refrigeration ChoicesFour: Cold Plates: The Limitng FactorFive: Compressors: The Heart of a SystemSix: Condenser: Ensuring LiquiditySeven: Expansion Valves: The Brain of a SystemEight: Putting Things Together: Avoiding Liquid Slugging, Flash Gas, Pressure Drop, Seizure, and Other Diseases of the CirculationNine: System ControlsTen: Charging, Testing, Fine Tuning, and Performance AnalysisEleven: TroubleshootingTwelve: Compressor OverhaulAppendix One: Summary of Unit Sizing ProceduresAppendix Two: Useful DataAppendix Three: Useful BooksAppendix Four: Useful AddressesAppendix Five: Abbreviated GlossaryIndex

1. 4/5

   Kylaggregat båt

   Bra tips och instruktioner när man konstruera och bygga systemet själv Utförlig med många tekniska beräkningar som underla för systemuppbyggnaden

   Ewert J

   21 augusti 2025