Understanding Boat Diesel Engines - Softcover

Payne, John C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1574092006 ISBN 13: 9781574092004

Publisher: Sheridan House, 2005

Synopsis

This popular series features easy-to-understand yet thorough treatments of technical issues facing every boat owner, sail or power. Each volume is fully illustrated with photos and technical drawings. Author John C. Payne is one of the foremost international authorities and is the author of two major volumes on marine electronics.

Book 4 in the series, Understanding Boat Diesel Engines includes discussion of the following subjects: fuel system maintenance; the function of filters; keeping the engine space cool; how to inspect a water pump impeller; the function of oil lubrication; engine layup; electrical troubleshooting checklist; testing the gauges; and much more.

About this title

About the Author:

John C. Payne is a cruising sailor and professional marine electrical engineer and surveyor with a 28-year career in merchant shipping and the offshore oil industry. His unique combination of technical know-how and practical experience at sea has made him a much sought-after authority.

Review:

Apart from being an internationally respected authority on marine electrical systems and electronics, the author is a sailor and also spent some of his career in the offshore oil industry. Boat Diesel Engines is another of his slim-line books in the Understanding series. Like the others, it is compact, concise and well illustrated.

Starting with basic diesel theory, the author takes you through fuel system maintenance, filters, keeping the engine cool, inspecting a water-pump impeller, lubrication and electrical troubleshooting. You'll certainly be better armed in the end than you were in the beginning. (Sailing)

About this edition

• Publisher: Sheridan House
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1574092006
• ISBN 13: 9781574092004
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 112