Understanding Boat Plumbing and Water Systems
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (569 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1574092634 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 112 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
John C. His unique combination of technical know-how and practical experience at sea has made him a much sought-after authority. . Payne is a cruising sailor and professional marine electrical engineer and surveyor with a 28-year career in merchant shipping and the offshore oil industry
There s plenty of good advice for the owner who wants a better understanding of these essential but often overlooked systems. The result is the comprehensive and thoroughly user friendly instructional compendium Understanding Boat Plumbing and Water Systems as a concise, compact, and fully illustrated shipboard reference. KNOW YOUR SYSTEMS.No one thinks much about their onboard plumbing systems until something goes wrong; maybe the pump is cycling on and off, the water tastes funky, the holding tank overflows, or your bilge fills up with fre
"not worth it" according to C. Richards. I purchased this book hoping to have a good reference volume for the water systems on my sailboat. This book is not it. Its kind of like an outline for what such a book would look like if an author took the time to actually write it. There is a paucity of useful diagrams, most pages in the book don't even fill the entire page. Over half of the pages don't have any written or printed material on more that half a page. This is enough material in this book to complete a. "NOTHING NEW OR INSITEFUL" according to D. CHRISTIANSON. I am restoring an older boat and wanted to gain more knowledge about water and waste systems. You can waste a lot of money on a boat and this book is a good example. Small,100 page (most of them half blank) paperback that contains nothing that you can't find easily online. Holding tanks - "The biggest issue for boaters is selecting the right sized tank". Duh. He does not offer any guide as to the size of tank for a certain no. of people etc. I am so upset that I wast. S. A. Turner said Basic book, not helpful. Just covers a basic explaination of marine plumbing. Was expecting more details and explaination of system variations, troubleshooting/problem solving, etc. I wouldn't waste your $.
Each volume is concise, compact, and fully illustrated for easy reference.Understanding Boat Plumbing and Water Systems covers the following major topics: Water Systems Water Tanks Pressure Pumps Hot Water Calorifiers Diesel Hot Water Heaters Desalination Systems Bilge Pump Systems Bilge Alarms Bilge Pump Maintenance Sewage Systems MSD Systems Shower Drain and Sink Systems. From John C. Payne, one of the foremost international authorities on marine electrical systems and electronics, comes a new title in his successful series of easy to understand yet thorough treatments of technical issues facing every boat owner whether sail or power