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How Boat Things Work : An Illustrated Guide | 
 enlarge | Author: Charlie Wing
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Category: Book
Buy New: $164.46
New (1) Used (6) from $45.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 726510
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 176
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.8
ISBN: 0071377549
Dewey Decimal Number: 797
UPC: 639785802679
EAN: 9780071377546
ASIN: 0071377549
Publication Date: July 28, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: 1st Hardcover- Chose expedited if you need it within two days. Standard shipping can take ten.- Washington residents please do not buy as sales tax is too complicated. - Westcoast
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Product Description
A look inside the mysterious machines that power, steer, and control sailboats and powerboats A fully illustrated tour of a boat's mysterious machines and gizmos, this beautifully detailed guide features more than 100 cutaway and exploded drawings to give readers a glimpse into the inner workings of both powerboats and sailboats, including engines and propulsion gear, steering, rigging, ground tackle, electronic gear, electrical systems, and plumbing. Eighty principal devices and systems are covered, each in a two-page spread complete with simple explanations of parts, tips for disassembly and assembly, and instructions for troubleshooting, maintenance, and repair. Ideal for do-it-yourselfers, this is an essential onboard resource that even the mechanically impaired can appreciate.
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Essential boating information September 12, 2005
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
An excellent and "must Have" addition to any boating library. For a small, easily read book, there is a tremendous amount of useful information from tying knots to the dynamics of a prop.
Not so Technical and Plenty Informative May 11, 2004
18 out of 19 found this review helpful
Mr. Wing covers it all, engines, transmissions, steering systems, windvanes, auto pilots, anchors, windlasses, pumps, boat heads, fresh water systems and so much more in this illustrated tour of an average cruising boat. If you live afloat then this is an indispensable book for you, one you'll go to often, both for enjoyment, because it is beautifully done, and for an education into how the various systems, machines, thing-a-ma-bobs and do-dads do their jobs on your boat. Just how does that bilge pump work? It's in there. That and just about anything else you can imagine. In conclusion I'd say that even if nothing's broke, this is a good book to browse through with a sundowner. Not so technical and plenty informative and enjoyable. And besides, wouldn't you really be a lot better of out there if you knew how all the stuff on your boat actually worked?
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