Description
The visual guide to marine diesel systems.
Clear and simple – see how things work, how to select, install, maintain & troubleshoot. Seeing is understanding! With more than 300 illustrations, this explains:
- All basic maintenance tasks of the marine diesel system – fuel, lubrication, cooling, breathing, electrical, and drive train (coupling, shaft, shaft seal, propeller)
- The tasks to winterize the complete system and to prepare for tropical storage (high heat and humidity)
- All the tasks to recommission (“summerize”) the system to ensure reliable and trouble-free service
- step-by-step instructions in clear, simple drawings
- Explains all parts of the system
- Lists all necessary tools and supplies to get each task done
- Covers sailboats, motorboats and narrowboats
- Indirect and direct cooled diesel engines
- Saildrives – maintenance, lay-up, recommissioning
Comprehensive, practical and useful. This book is recommended for anyone using a diesel engine, for students and for general understanding of the basics of the technology.
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