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If it's on a boat and it has screws, wires, or moving parts, it's covered in "Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual". Packed with new and updated information, this third edition maintains the book's highly praised tradition of rich illustrations, clear text, and diagnostic troubleshooting charts, and brings boaters completely up to speed with the technological advances of the past decade, including:
- Battery technologies
- 12 and 24 volt DC systems
- New generators, inverters, and battery chargers
- Galvanic isolators, corrosion protection, tanks, hoses, lighting, antennas, pumps, watermakers, refrigeration, rigging, and much more.



Índice:

List of troubleshooting charts
List of tables
Preface and acknowledgments to the second edition
Introduction

CHAPTER 1. ESTABLISHING A BALANCED BATTERY-POWERED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Introduction
Batteries
Getting down to specifics
Putting the pieces together
Summary: a balanced system

CHAPTER 2. ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FOR ENERGY-INTENSIVE BOATS
Additional energy sources
Dual-voltage DC systems
Fuel cells, higher-voltage DC boats, and electric propulsion

CHAPTER 3. MAINTAINING AND TROUBLESHOOTING A BATTERY-POWERED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Batteries
Alternators
Voltage regulators
Diodes

CHAPTER 4. UNDERSTANDING AND TROUBLESHOOTING ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS
Basic concepts and measurements
DC circuits
AC circuits
Proper electrical installations

CHAPTER 5. CORROSION, BONDING, LIGHTNING PROTECTION, AND GROUNDING
Corrosion
Bonding and cathodic protection
Lightning protection
Grounding

CHAPTER 6. BATTERY CHARGERS, INVERTERS, WIND AND WATER GENERATORS, AND SOLAR PANELS
Battery chargers
Inverters
Wind and water generators
Solar panels

CHAPTER 7. AC GENERATORS, DC GENERATORS, ELECTRIC MOTORS (DC AND AC), AND ELECTRIC LIGHTS
AC Generators
DC Generators
Electric motors
Electric lights

CHAPTER 8. MARINE ELECTRONICS: ANTENNAS AND RADIO GROUNDS, ELECTROMAGNETIC AND RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE, AND SAVING SOAKED EQUIPMENT
Marine electronics
Antennas and radio grounds
Electromagnetic and radio frequency interference
Saving soaked equipment

CHAPTER 9. DIESEL ENGINES: OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING, AND WINTER LAYUP
Operation and maintenance
Troubleshooting Part 1: failure to start
Troubleshooting Part 2: operating problems
Winter layup and recommissioning

CHAPTER 10. FROM TRANSMISSION TO PROPELLER
Transmissions and shaft brakes
Connecting a transmission to a propeller shaft
Shaft seals
Struts, bearings, and propellers

CHAPTER 11. REFRIGERATION AND AIR-CONDITIONING
CFSs and the Ozone Hole
Balancing refrigeration needs with boat use
Air-conditioning
Refrigeration and air-conditioning: maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair
Charging and topping-off procedures

CHAPTER 12. TANKS, PLUMBING, TOILETS, AND THROUGH-HULL FITTINGS
Tanks and fittings
Plumbing
Marine toilets (heads)
Through-hulls and seacocks

CHAPTER 13. PUMPS AND WATERMAKERS
Pumps
Pump switches
Watermakers

CHAPTER 14. STEERING SYSTEMS, AUTOPILOTS, AND WIND VANES
Steering systems
Autopilots
Wind vane self-steering

CHAPTER 15. STOVES, CABIN HEATERS, GAS-POWERED WATER HEATERS, AND LANTERS
Gas
Alcohol, kerosene, and diesel appliances
Carbon monoxide poisoning

CHAPTER 16. BLOCKS, WINCHES, WINDLASSES, AND BOW THRUSTERS
Blocks
Winches
Windlasses
Bow thrusters

CHAPTER 17. SPARS, STANDING RIGGING, AND ROLLER REEFING
Spars
Standing rigging
Roller reefing and furling

Glossary
Appendix A: Checklist of winterizing procedures
Appendix B: Freeing frozen parts and fasteners
Appendix C: Tools and spare parts
Appendix D: Useful tables
Index