Marine Diesel Basics1 shows everything sailors need to know to maintain their diesel system,
protect from winter and recommission for trouble-free running.
• 350+ simple, clear drawings
• 212 pages
• 64 maintenance tasks
• 66 lay-up tasks
• 53 recommissioning
• complete system - fuel, lubrication, cooling, breathing, electrical, drive train (shaft, stern gland, propeller etc.)
• lists (and shows) all tools and supplies to get each task done
• covers sailboats, motorboats and canal boats
• indirect and direct cooled diesel engines
• saildrives - maintenance, lay-up, recommission
• Tables of Content and Index
Praise for Marine Diesel Basics 1
“The best guide on the subject I’ve seen, this book has a place on every diesel-equipped boat."
Peter Nielsen, Sail Magazine
"...clearly knows the subject intimately and has the rare gift of being able to transfer his knowledge to the reader in an extremely easy-to-understand manner." - Dick McClary, editor Sailboat Cruising