Boat Mechanical Systems Handbook: How to Design, Install, and Recognize Proper Systems in Boats

GET THE FULL STORY ON YOUR BOAT'S MECHANICAL SYSTEM

The first book to cover the design, selection, installation and evaluation of mechanical systems on boats, Boat Mechanical Systems Handbook will be an invaluable guide for boat designers, builders, owners, buyers, mechanics, surveyors and insurers.

Dave Gerr recommends design guidelines and components for drive trains, engine fuel and exhaust systems, bilge pumps, steering, ventilation, anchor handling systems and more.

Table of Contents

List of Figures, Tables, and Formula
Acknowledgments
Author's Notes
Introduction

PART ONE - DRIVETRAIN INSTALLATIONS:
Propellers and Shafts | Struts, Propeller Apertures and Shaft Angle | Transmission Geometry, CV Joints, Stuffing Boxes, and Engine Mounts and Beds

PART TWO - FUEL SYSTEMS
Fuel Piping and Fuel System Bonding | Fuel Tank and Fittings | Tank Capacity and Range: The Free-Surface Effect

PART THREE - EXHAUST SYSTEMS
Wet Exhaust Systems | Engine Cooling Systems and Their Exhausts | Dry Exhaust Systems

PART FOUR - RUDDERS AND STEERING SYSTEMS
Rudder Geometry, Shape and Size | Rudder-Stock Size, Construction, and Bearing Specification | Rudder-Stock Angle, Control, and Installation Considerations | Unusual and Special Rudders: High-Lift Rudders

PART FIVE - VENTILATION, AIR-CONDITIONING, AND HEATING
Ventilation of Passengers and Storage Areas | Air-Conditioning and Heating with Notes on Refrigeration | Ventilation of Machinery Spaces

PART SIX - PLUMBING SYSTEMS WITH NOTES ON FIRE SUPPRESSION
Sea Suction | Bilge Systems, Fire Mains, and Fire Extinguishers | Selecting and Sizing Pumps | Freshwater Systems | My Favorite Head: Thoughts and Recommendations on Marine Toilets and Installations

PART SEVEN - ANCHORING SYSTEMS
Anchoring Systems, Anchor Types, and Anchor Selection | Anchor Rode | Sizing the Anchor and Rode and Selecting Anchor-Handling Gear

APPENDICES:
Calculating Areas of Plane Figures | International Pipe Standards and Pipe-Size Tables | Pipe-to-Hose Connections | Measure and Unit Conversion Tables | Insulation Products and Sources

About the Author

Dave Gerr is the director of the Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology—the only accredited distance-learning school of small-craft design in the United States—and since 1983 the principal of Gerr Marine, Inc., a designer of yachts and commercial vessels.