How Boat Things Work: An Illustrated Guide

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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

What Customers Say About How Boat Things Work: An Illustrated Guide:

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. That and just about anything else you can imagine.

Not so technical and plenty informative and enjoyable. In conclusion I'd say that even if nothing's broke, this is a good book to browse through with a sundowner.

Mr. It's in there.

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. 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.

Just how does that bilge pump work.

The illustrations are FANTASTIC. They say "when in doubt, read the directions" But I hate to read directions. Now when I am in doubt I first look at this book.

Great book. This book has everything in it and he can explain thing so you can understand what he's talking about.

Necessary precursor to Nigel Calder's bible, at least for the novice. The author has a knack for writing clearly and getting to the point. Worth much more than the purchase price. The exploded images and simple explanations are just what I needed, being less than mechanically inclined but wanting to work on my 47' catamaran myself. Knowing what has gone wrong and why is invaluable to me.

Good illustrations and easy to understand explanations make it useful for the novice sailor. We are weekend sailors and I found the book useful in describing how many of the boat systems work and terminology.