Galley: How Things Work
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (777 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 157409288X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"I had experience putting things together," (Launer) says. (Cruising World) . Any nautical library must have this, a satisfying practical nautical title. It's all about the structure of a boat galley: the equipment, how it works, types of plumbing, refrigeration, marina water connections, and more. "It seemed appropriate to help others who were either modifying or building their galleys from scratch. (Midwest Book Review)Donald Launer's The Galley: How Things Work is a thorough compilation of galley infrastructure and resources, materials choices, and galley hardware, from types of water tank materials to stoves, fuels, pumps, electrical requirements, as well as construction considerations. Donald Launer's The Galley: How Things Work provides a fine survey that's NOT a cookbook
He was Field Editor for the yearly Waterway Guide and he is currently contributing editor for Good Old Boat. He is the author of A Cruising Guide to New Jersey Waters, Dictionary of Nautical Acronyms and Abbreviations (Sheridan House), Lessons from My Good Old Boat (Sheridan House), and Navigation Through
galley organizing This is about the hardware of your galley. How much insulation should an icebox have? What are the advantages and disadvantages of different types of range fuels? What type of cooking equipment should you have? It addresses these issues. Don't look for a hundred ways to use tuna fish on an around the world cruise.. "A satisfying practical nautical title" according to Midwest Book Review. Donald Launer's THE GALLEY: HOW THINGS WORK provides a fine survey that's NOT a cookbook. It's all about the structure of a boat galley: the equipment, how it works, types of plumbing, refrigeration, marina water connections, and more. Any nautical library must have this, a satisfying practical nautical title.
Instead, this book delves in depth into the infrastructure of a boat galley the equipment that is available and how those devices work, along with installation requirements and suggestions.Although on the surface the boat's galley may seem to be a very simple affair, in truth it can be a rather complicated amalgam of various, and sometimes advanced, technologies. This is not the usual galley book. Food is barely mentioned and there are no recipes. It explains how each of the components of a galley works, the advantages and disadvantages of each, as well as upgrading options.. The galley equipment described includes: water pumps; types of plumbing; the pros and cons of water-tank materials; reverse-osmosis watermakers; types of stoves and fuels; ice box insulations; electrical and mechanical refrigeration; marina water connections; raw water faucets; electrical and heat-exchanger water heaters; fume detectors; inverters; galley appliances; fire extinguishers; barbecues; shore-power connections and much more.It is the purpose of this book to explain these technologies and present the wide range of options that the boat-owner has when tackling a galley project, either large or small