Boatowner´s Mechanical and Electrical Manual
A bordo de un velero, especialmente cuando navegamos en lugares remotos, con frecuencia será necesario hacer reparaciones y mantenimientos a muchos sistemas vitales; como por ejemplo el circuito eléctrico, el motor, la jarcia, cocina, etc.
«Boatowner´s Mechanical and Electrical Manual» de Nigel Calder, es el manual más completo y detallado que conozco, y que me ha ayudado a mantener y mejorar muchos equipos a bordo. Un libro imprescindible para tener siempre a mano.
Juan González-Aller. «Navegantes Oceánicos»
«Si tuvieras que elegir un solo libro para ayudarte a evaluar y mantener el equipamiento de tu barco, sería este»
«Practical Sailor»
Reseña de «Boatowner´s Mechanical and Electrical Manual» de Nigel Calder
The maintenance bible for boatowners is fully updated and better than ever!
If it’s on a boat and it has screws, wires, or moving parts, it’s covered in Boatowner’s Mechanical and Electrical Manual. When you leave the dock with this indispensable resource aboard, you have at your fingertips the best and most comprehensive advice on:
- Battery technologies, including recent developments in lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries and fuel cells
- 12- and 24-volt DC systems
- Electric and hybrid propulsion
- How to radically improve the energy efficiency of most boats
- Corrosion, bonding, and lightning protection
- Generators, inverters, battery chargers , wind and water generators, and solar power
- Electric motors and electric lights
- Marine electronics, including networking systems, antennas, and RFI
- Diesel engines
- Transmissions, shaft brakes, and propellers
- Refrigeration and air-conditioning
- Tanks, plumbing, and through-hulls
- Pumps and watermakers
- Steering, autopilots, and wind vanes
- Stoves and heaters
- Winches, windlasses, and bow thrusters
- Spars, rigging, and roller reefing
