Practical Boat Mechanics: Prevent, Diagnose and Repair Engine and Mechanical Problems

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Item # MH-45054  ISBN: 9780071445054




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The Book no Offshore Passagemaker or Workboat Skipper Should be Without!

Whether your engine is diesel or gasoline, you'll find the information you need to keep it running smoothly, diagnose problems, make or commission necessary repairs, and devise emergency get-you-home fixes at sea.

Practical Boat Mechanics includes:

• Troubleshooting information organized around five senses—what you can see, hear, touch, taste, and smell
  
  
• A note with each symptom telling you whether it requires an immediate response, a response at your future convenience, or just continued monitoring
  
  
• Work-around emergency fixes to get you home using ordinary tools and materials found on most boats
  
  
• An array of solutions for freeing frozen fasteners
  
  
• The technical vocabulary you need to order parts or radio a marine mechanic for advice
  
  
• Resources for tracking down vibrations and overseeing shaft and engine alignment corrections in the boatyard

Table of Contents:

• Systems Overview
• The Nature of the Beast
• Understanding Marine Engines
• Marine Engine Cooling Systems
• Belts and Hoses
• Fuel, Lube Oil, and Filtration Systems
• The Marine Transmission and Power Take-Off
• The Mechanical/Electrical Interface
• Marine Exhaust Systems
• Rudders and Steering
• Troubleshooting
• Engine Troubleshooting by Symptom
• Diesel Engines
• Gasoline Engines
• Troubleshooting with the Five Senses: Diesel Engines
• Troubleshooting with the Five Senses: Gasoline Engines
• Troubleshooting with the Five Senses: Cabin & Engine Room
• Troubleshooting with the Five Senses: Transmissions & Power-Take-Offs
• Troubleshooting with the Five Senses: Steering & Engine Controls
• The Resourceful Boat Mechanic
• Detection of Cracks, Leaks, and Other Defects in Vital Parts
• Shaft and Engine Alignment
• Tables and Conversions
• Index

About the Author:

Ben L. Evridge maintained many of the hundreds of fishing and pleasure vessels in Kodiak, Alaska, for 25 years. He is a regular contributor to the MER Equipment Technical Blog and the author/co-author of several books. He taught diesel mechanics at Kodiak Community College.

Practical Boat Mechanics: Prevent, Diagnose and Repair Engine and Mechanical Problems