Table of contents for How boat things work : an illustrated guide / Charlie Wing.


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Introduction Chapter 1. Propulsion Drivetrain Principle of the Diesel Engine
Four-Stroke Diesel Cycle Yanmar 2GM
Cylinder Block
Piston
Crankshaft
Camshaft
Cylinder Head
Timing Gear Housing
Flywheel Housing
Valve Cover
Air Intake and Breather
Fuel System
Primary Fuel Filter
Fuel Lift Pump
Secondary Fuel Filter
Fuel Injection Pump
Fuel Metering
Fuel Injectors
Lubrication System
Lubricating Pump
Seawater Cooling System
Freshwater Cooling System
Freshwater Thermostat
Seawater Pump
Freshwater Pump
Heat Exchanger
Starter Motor Transmissions
Yanmar KM2-A Two-Shaft Reduction and Reverse Gear
Planetary-Type Transmission Cutless Bearings Shaft Couplings
Drivesaver Stuffing Boxes
Rigid Stuffing Box
Flexible Stuffing Box
Shaft Seals Propellers
Fixed Propellers
Folding Propellers
Two-Blade, Feathering Max-Prop
Three-Blade, Feathering Max-Prop
Automatic, Variable-Pitch Autoprop Chapter 2. Steering and Controls Cables and Controls Powerboat Controls
Outboard Mechanical Steering
Single-Station Hydraulic
Dual-Station Hydraulic
Outboard Hydraulic Steering Sailboat Steering
Pedestals
Rack-and-Pinion Pedestal Linkage
Twin-Rudder Rack-and-Pinion Pedestal Linkage
Chain-and-Wire Drives
Radial and Quadrant Drives
Forward-Mounted Rack-and-Pinion Steering Autopilots Servopendulum Windvane Magnetic Compass Chapter 3. Standing Rigging Wire and Fittings
Wire Rope
Swaged Fittings
Swageless Fittings Rigging Terminology
Masthead Rig
Fractional Rig Rig Tuning Chapter 4. Line Handling Rope Splices
Long Splice
Short Splice
End Splice
Eye Splice
Wire Rope Eyes
Eye Splice in Double-Braid Coiling and Cleating Knots
Reef (Square) Knot
Sheet Bend
Bowline
Bowline on a Bight
Clove Hitch
Two Half Hitches
Tautline Hitch
Rolling Hitch
Trucker's Hitch
Becket Hitches
Stopper Knot and Heaving Line Knot
Anchor Bend Block and Tackle Sail Control Systems
Cunninghams
Self-Tacking Jibs and Staysails
Mainsheets
Outhauls
Mainsail Jiffy Reefing
Spinnaker Controls
Travelers
Boom Vangs Winches Roller Furling Chapter 5. Ground Tackle Moorings Anchor Windlass Anchors
Lightweight
Plow
Bruce
Kedge
Grapnel
Snubbers and Shock Absorbers Anchoring
Single Anchor
Two Anchors off the Bow
Bahamian Moor
Mediterranean Moor
Retrieving the Anchor Chapter 6. Electrical DC Circuits
A Common DC Circuit DC Grounding Batteries
Battery Construction
Series and Parallel Connections
Measurement Units
Optimal Fast Charging of Batteries Galvanic Corrosion Cathodic Protection and Bonding
Stray-Current Corrosion
Bonding
Bonding or Grounding?
To Bond or Not to Bond? AC Circuits
Grounding and Safety
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) Alternators
A Rotary-Current Generator
Increasing Current Output
Three-Phase Output
Converting AC to DC
Controlling the Alternator
The Rotor
A Real Rotor
Volvo MD31A Alternator Chapter 7. Plumbing Pumps
Centrifugal Pump
Flexible Impeller Pump
Vane Pumps
Diaphragm Pumps
Whale Flipper Pump Mk. 4
Whale V Pump Mk. 6
Whale Babyfoot Pump Mk. 2
Whale Gusher Galley Mk. 3
Jabsco Par-Mate Electric Diaphragm Pump Water Systems
Raritan GMPT Galley Mate Pump Assembly Marine Toilets
The LectraSan MC
Raritan PHII Marine Toilet
PHII Electric Conversion Kit Valves
Tapered-Plug Seacocks
Expanding-Plug Seacocks
Ball-Valve Seacocks
Y-Valves Refrigeration
Condenser
Evaporator
Controls
Adler Barbour Cold Machine Diesel Stove and Heater
Dickinson Fuel Metering Valve LP Gas Installations
Index


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