BOAT ENGINES

 

Diesel & Petrol

Inboard & Outboard

How they work

Care & Maintenance

Troubleshooting

If your car breaks down you can call out a mechanic, but if your boat engine stops at sea you are going to have to fix it. Understanding and maintaining your engine is an essential part of good samanship, and in these pages Dick Hewitt describes how the various types of marine engine work, how to look after them, and how to get them going again if they go wrong. Aimed at the non-mechanical sailor as well as the powerboat enthusiast, Boat Engines is essential reading for anyone who puts to sea in a small craft, for at some point they will trust their life to its engine.

 

CONTENTS

Foreword.

Theory and Installations.

Basic Construction.

Petrol (Gasolene) Engines.

Diesel Engines.

Lubrication and Corrosion.

Cooling and Installation.

Transmitting the Power.

Electrics.

Outboard Engines.

Maintenance.

Trials, Tuning and Winter Care.

Troubleshooting.