Boatowner's mechanical and electrical manual : how to maintain, repair, and improve your boat's essential systems

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    • Calder, Nigel

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Boatowner's mechanical and electrical manual : how to maintain, repair, and improve your boat's essential systems

Nigel Calder

International Marine, c1996

2nd ed.

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Includes index

内容説明・目次

目次

  • List of Troubleshooting Charts List of Tables Acknowledgments/Preface to the Second Edition Introduction Chapter 1. Establishing a Balanced Battery-Powered Electrical System Introduction The Peculiarities of Boats Batteries How They Work
  • Electrolyte Variations
  • Modes of Failure
  • Automotive (Cranking) Versus Deep-Cycle Batteries
  • Wet-Cells Versus Gel-Cells
  • Nicads--The Ultimate Battery Getting Down to Specifics Determining Power Requirements
  • Providing the Necessary Capacity
  • Providing Adequate Charging Capabilities
  • Establishing Correct Voltage Regulation Putting the Pieces Together Is It Better to Have One or Two Battery Banks for House Use?
  • Charging More Than One Battery Bank from a Common Alternator
  • Monitoring and Control Summary: A Balanced System Postscript Chapter 2. Maintaining and Troubleshooting a Battery-Powered Electrical System Batteries Safety
  • Routine Maintenance
  • Testing a Battery
  • Problem Batteries Alternators How They Work
  • Installation and Maintenance
  • Charging Problems
  • Repairing Alternators Voltage Regulators How They Work
  • Different Regulators: Internal, External, P and N
  • Voltage Regulator Bypass Devices
  • Troubleshooting Voltage Regulators
  • Emergency Voltage Regulation Diodes Identification and Rating
  • Heat Sinks
  • Testing Battery Isolation Diodes Chapter 3. Understanding and Troubleshooting Electrical Circuits
  • Proper Installation Practices Basic Concepts and Measurements The Water Analogy
  • Making Measurements
  • The Multimeter: An Essential Tool DC Circuits Ground Versus Insulated Return
  • Troubleshooting with a Voltmeter
  • Troubleshooting with an Ohmmeter
  • Ground Faults ("Earth" Leaks)
  • Don't Leave Port Without a Multimeter AC Circuits The Importance of Grounding
  • Safety Versus Corrosion
  • Typical AC Circuits Afloat
  • Testing AC Circuits Proper Electrical Installation Cables
  • Connections and Terminals
  • Installing Cables
  • Distribution Panels Chapter 4. Corrosion, Bonding, Lightning Protection, and Grounding Corrosion Galvanic Corrosion
  • Stray-Current Corrosion Bonding and Cathodic Protection Cathodic Protection
  • Unbond and Isolate Lightning Protection The Importance of Grounding
  • The Path to Ground
  • Protecting Electrical Circuits and Electronics
  • Lightning Protection The Common Ground Point Chapter 5. Battery Chargers, Inverters, Wind and Water Generators, and Solar Panels Battery Chargers How They Work
  • Ferro-Resonant as a Yardstick
  • Performance Implies Regulation
  • Troubleshooting Inverters How They Work
  • Batteries: The Limiting Factor
  • Matching the Demand to the System
  • Inverter Installation
  • Troubleshooting Wind and Water Generators How They Work
  • Pros and Cons
  • Installation and Maintenance
  • Troubleshooting and Repair Solar Panels Basic Terminology
  • Key Factors in System Design
  • Installation
  • Troubleshooting Chapter 6. AC Generators and Electric Motors (DC and AC) AC Generators Generators: How They Work
  • General Maintenance
  • Troubleshooting Operating Problems
  • No Output: Armature Type
  • No Output: Alternator Type with Brushes
  • No Output: Brushless Alternator Type
  • Disassembly and Bearing Replacement
  • Variable-Speed Technology (VST) Electric Motors How They Work
  • Speed Regulation
  • Troubleshooting
  • Starter Motors Chapter 7. Marine Electronics Troubleshooting Electronic Equipment Preliminary Troubleshooting Antennas and Grounds Siting an Antenna
  • Antenna Installation
  • Grounds Radio Interference Sources of Interference
  • Tracking Down Interference
  • Preventing (Suppressing) Interference Saving Soaked Equipment Chapter 8. Diesel Engines Operation and Maintenance How They Work
  • Preventive Maintenance Troubleshooting Part 1: Failure to Start Failure to Crank
  • Engine Cranks But Won't Fire Troubleshooting Part 2: Operating Problems Overheating
  • Smoke
  • Loss of Performance
  • Water in the Crankcase
  • Low Oil Pressure
  • Inadequate Turbocharger Performance
  • Problems with Engine Instrumentation Winter Layup Recommissioning Chapter 9. From Transmission to Propeller Transmissions and Shaft Brakes Transmissions: How They Work
  • Maintenance
  • Troubleshooting
  • Shaft Brakes Connecting a Transmission to a Propeller Shaft Couplings
  • Engine Alignment
  • Constant-Velocity Joints Shaft Seals Stuffing Boxes (Packing Glands)
  • Mechanical Seals
  • Lip-Type Seals
  • A Dripless Future? Bearings and Propellers Cutless Bearings and Struts
  • Propellers Chapter 10. Refrigeration and Air Conditioning CFCs and the Ozone Hole Marine Refrigeration Balancing Refrigeration Needs with Boat Use Iceboxes: The Key to Sizing
  • Refrigeration Choices Operation, Troubleshooting, and Repair How Refrigeration Works
  • Routine Maintenance Charging and Topping-Up Procedures Handling Refrigerant
  • Gauge Sets Chapter 11. Plumbing, Toilets, Through-Hull Fittings Plumbing Copper Pipe or Tubing
  • Metal Pipe
  • Plastic Pipe
  • Hoses Marine Toilets (Heads) Discharge Regulations
  • Heading Off Toilet Problems
  • Troubleshooting and Repair Through-Hulls and Seacocks Types of Seacock
  • Installation Chapter 12. Pumps and Pump Switches Pumps How They Work
  • Pros and Cons
  • Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Repair Pump Switches Pressure Switches
  • Level Switches Chapter 13. Steering Systems, Autopilots, and Wind Vanes Steering Systems Types of Steering
  • Maintenance and Troubleshooting Autopilots How They Work
  • Problems with Autopilots Wind Vane Self-Steering How It Works
  • Maintenance and Troubleshooting Chapter 14. Stoves, Cabin Heaters, Water Heaters, and Lanterns Basic Safety Gas Liquefied Petroleum Gas and Compressed Natural Gas
  • Installation
  • Troubleshooting Gas Appliances Alcohol, Kerosene, and Diesel Appliances Fuel Quality
  • Troubleshooting
  • Overhaul
  • Diesel Drip-Pot Stoves Electric Water Heaters and Stoves Water Heater Problems Chapter 15. Spars and Standing Rigging Spars Wooden Spars and Spreaders
  • Aluminum Spars and Spreaders
  • Downwind, Whisker, and Spinnaker Poles Standing Rigging Wire Rope
  • Fitting End Connections (Terminals) to Wire Rope
  • Rod Rigging
  • Fitting Rigging to a Boat
  • Inspection and Maintenance
  • Tuning a Rig Chapter 16. Running Rigging, Deck Hardware, and Roller Reefing Blocks Terminology and Loading Factors
  • Maintenance Winches How They Work
  • Servicing and Overhaul
  • Powered Winches Anchor Windlasses General Maintenance
  • Problems Common to All Windlasses
  • Horizontal Manual Windlasses
  • Vertical Manual Windlasses
  • Electric Windlasses
  • Hydraulic Windlasses Roller Reefing and Furling How It Works
  • Problems and Answers
  • Summary: Do's and Don'ts
  • Maintenance
  • In-Mast and Behind-the-Mast Reefing Glossary Appendix A: Checklist of Winterizing Procedures Appendix B: Freeing Frozen Parts and Fasteners Appendix C: Tools and Spare Parts Appendix D: Useful Tables Index

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