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Second edition - more than 8,000 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…mehr

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Second edition - more than 8,000 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. MDB2 - How Things Work & Installation Guidelines will be published in summer 2022.
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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, and in sub-Arctic Labrador, Europe, the Great Lakes, the 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 for several years, staying with Yanomami Indians for a time. He has published three books about these adventures.