Second edition – more than 9, 000 copies sold worldwide
With over 350 illustrations, this book shows you everything you need to know to maintain a marine diesel system – winterize the diesel system, protect from heat and humidity, and recommission to ensure reliable and trouble-free service.
• step-by-step instructions in clear, simple drawings
• explains the complete system – fuel, lubrication, cooling, breathing, electrical, running gear (shaft, stuffing box, propeller)
• lists all necessary tools and supplies to get each task done
• covers sailboats, motorboats and canalboats
• indirect and direct cooled diesel engines
• saildrives – maintenance, lay-up, recommission
Maximize the joy and freedom of being out on the water, knowing your diesel system is properly maintained and a reliable and robust friend in all conditions. Marine Diesel Basics shows you how.
Praise for the 1st edition:
‘. . . The best guide on the subject I’ve seen, this book has a place on every diesel equipped boat.’ – Sail Magazine
‘Essential material for anybody just starting out on diesel engines due to its clear illustrations…I highly recommend it.’ – Good Old Boat
‘As good a guide as you’ll get.’ – Australian Sailing
‘Clearly knows the subject intimately and has the rare gift of being able to transfer his knowledge to the reader in an extremely easy-to-understand manner.’ – Sailboat Cruising
This book is the first in the Marine Diesel Basics series.
Companion book to the Maintenance Logbooks for Single and for Twin Engine Installations (available in 5 languages)
Tabla de materias
(This is a SUMMARY only. The full Table of Contents lists all the main concerns, all the tasks and cautionary tales.
1 Maintenance – Engine Essentials2
2 Maintenance – Diesel Fuel19
3 Maintenance – Lubrication36
4 Maintenance – Raw Water Cooling57
5 Maintenance – Coolant/Antifreeze72
6 Maintenance – Breathing77
7 Maintenance – Electrical82
8 Maintenance – Drive Train95
9 Saildrives – Maintenance, Lay-Up & Recommission108
Saildrive Lay-up Task List117
Saildrive Recommission Task List119
Lay-Up – Winter Protection & Tropical Storage121
10 Lay-Up – Engine Essentials122
11 Lay-Up – Diesel Fuel126
12 Lay-Up – Lubrication128
13 Lay-Up – Raw Water Cooling129
14 Lay-Up – Coolant/Antifreeze147
15 Lay-Up – Breathing149
16 Lay-up – Electrical152
17 Lay-Up – Drive Train155
Recommissioning159
18 Recommission – Engine Essentials159
19 Recommission – Diesel Fuel160
20 Recommission – Lubrication161
21 Recommission – Raw Water Cooling163
22 Recommission – Coolant/Antifreeze167
23 Recommission – Breathing168
24 Recommission – Electrical171
25 Recommission – Drive Train173
26 Recommission – In Water178
Task Lists187
Tools & Supplies Required203
Acknowledgements205
MDB Series206
About the Author207
Index208
Sobre el autor
DENNISON BERWICK is a sailor, marine mechanic (ABYC certified), writer and illustrator. He lives aboard his 36-foot Chevrier sloop Oceans Five. He has sailed solo across the Indian Ocean, in sub-Arctic Labrador, Europe, the Great Lakes, North Atlantic, and in South-East Asia. Before taking up sailing, he walked 3, 000 kms across India and travelled solo in a small canoe in the Amazon rain forest. He has published three books about these adventures.
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