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How Boat Things Work by Charlie Wing (Paperback, 2007)

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Fascinating to read, it's a perfect teaching tool.". 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 of your boat's inner workings.

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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 of your boat's inner workings. This guided tour under the hood of your sailboat or powerboat includes: Engines, transmissions, bearings, stuffing boxes, propellersSteering systems, autopilots, windvanes, compassesRigging, splicing, line handling, block and tackle, sail controlsAnchors and windlassesDC and AC electrical systemsPumps, toilets, seacocks, freshwater systems

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PublisherInternational Marine Publishing Co

ISBN-139780071493444

eBay Product ID (ePID)91442023

Product Key Features

Book TitleHow Boat Things Work

AuthorCharlie Wing

FormatPaperback

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2007

GenreSports

Number of Pages176 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height277mm

Item Width216mm

Item Weight488g

Additional Product Features

Title_AuthorCharlie Wing

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States

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by taquilauk
28 May, 2025
Light on motor boat material.
Brilliant book for sailing boats; not so much for motor boats. Will be useful, but didn't have the things in it that I expected it to.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
by bxxxxxxn-12
17 Mar, 2023
Top dollar.
Very good.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned