How to Install a New Diesel
Published on 5. January 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-0-7136-3777-9 (ISBN)
Description
Covers all the factors relevant to choosing and installing a new diesel engine into a boat, whether the work will be done by the owner or by a boatyard or engineer. It includes selecting the right size and type of engine; designing fueltanks, filters and exhaust systems; deciding on transmissions and stern gear; installing electrics, instruments and engine controls; choosing the right propeller and fitting sacrificial anodes; and evaluating marine batteries and charge control systems. By the author of Motor Boat Crew and Channel Crossings Around Britain.
Reviews / Votes
'The big advantage of this book is the extensive diagrams, photographs, etc, that are very clear, uncluttered adn not over annotated, and thus, easy to understand.' Nautical Magazine (March 2007)More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
25 b&w photographs, 38 line drawings
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 135 mm
Weight
259 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7136-3777-9 (9780713637779)
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Peter Cumberlidge
How to Install a New Diesel
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07/2006
Adlard Coles Nautical
€38.56
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Content
Selecting the right size and type of engine. Designing fuel tanks, filters and exhauts systems. Deciding on transmissions and stern gear. Installing electrics, instruments and engine controls. Choosing the right propeller and fitting sacrificial anodes. Evaluating marine batteries and charge control systems.