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How Boat Things Work
Charlie Wing
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Description for How Boat Things Work
Paperback. Features more than 100 cutaway and drawings to give you a glimpse into the inner workings of powerboats and sailboats, including engines and propulsion gear, steering, rigging, ground tackle, electronic gear, electrical systems, and plumbing. Num Pages: 176 pages, ill. BIC Classification: WSSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 428.
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 NavigatorWhether 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 ... Read more
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 NavigatorWhether 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
International Marine Publishing Co
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Rockport, ME, United States
ISBN
9780071493444
SKU
V9780071493444
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Charlie Wing
Charlie Wing received his Ph.D. in oceanography from MIT, where he later worked as a research scientist. Since then his career has been explaining how things work--teaching physics at Bowdoin College, founding Americas first two do-it-yourself house-building schools (the Shelter Institute and Cornerstone), hosting a PBS series on energy conservation, and writing a dozen top-selling books on home building, home ... Read more
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