Powerboat Care and Repair: How To Keep Your Outboard Sterndrive or Gas-Inboard Boat Alive and Well — Allen Berrien

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Do-it-yourself troubleshooting and maintenance prescriptions from the Boat Doctor himself.

The boat-maintenance bible for small powerboats, Powerboat Care and Repair covers all you need to know to keep your boat running and looking like a million bucks. Youll find step-by-step guidance on:

• Troubleshooting electrical wire and gear.
  
  
• Electrolysis and how to protect your boats underwater hardware.
  
  
• The nuts and bolts of boat plumbing, from pumps and seacocks to your boats head and holding tank system.
  
  
• Troubleshooting your engine, whether inboard, sterndrive, or outboard.
  
  
• A complete winterizing program, including comprehensive checklists for safeguarding your engine and all other freeze-vulnerable equipment.
  
  
• Springtime commissioning guidelines, including tune-ups, lubrication, and preventive maintenance.
  
  
• Assembling a maintenance and repair tool kit (including spare parts).

If you'd like to save time and money, get to know your boat inside and out, and acquire the tools, techniques, and troubleshooting skills it takes to be a competent, comfortable boater, this book is for you.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments | Introduction | Warnings | Cleaning and Exterior Maintenance | Bottom Painting | Troubleshooting Gasoline-Fueled Inboards and Sterndrives | The Care and Feeding of Outboards | Wiring and Electrolysis | Plumbing and Pumps | Winterizing | Commissioning | Tools, Spares, and Emergency Preparedness | Index.

About the Author:

Allen Berrien was Boating magazine's "Boat Doctor" columnist for many years. He has over three decades of boat repair and maintenance expertise and is a full-time boat repair expert in a family-owned boatyard on the Connecticut shore.

Powerboat Care and Repair: How To Keep Your Outboard Sterndrive or Gas-Inboard Boat Alive and Well — Allen Berrien