Description The maintenance bible for boatowners is fully updated and better than ever! If it’s on a boat and it has screws wires or moving parts it’s covered in Boatowner’s Mechanical and Electrical Manual. When you leave the dock with this indispensable resource aboard you have at your fingertips the best and most comprehensive advice on: Battery technologies including recent developments in lead acid and lithium ion batteries and fuel cells 12 and 24 volt DC systems Electric and hybrid propulsion How to radically improve the energy efficiency of most boats Corrosion bonding and lightning protection Generators inverters battery chargers wind and water generators and solar power Electric motors and electric lights Marine electronics including networking systems antennas and RFI Diesel engines Transmissions shaft brakes and propellers Refrigeration and air conditioning Tanks plumbing and through hulls Pumps and watermakers Steering autopilots and wind vanes Stoves and heaters Winches windlasses and bow thrusters Spars rigging and roller reefing Manufacturer: International Marine Ragged Mountain Press; Model: ; MPN: ; Part Number: ; UPC: ; Color: ; Brand: International Marine Publishing; Department: ; Size: ; Warranty: ; Label: International Marine Ragged Mountain Press; Amazon Sale Rank: 11517;Buy On Amazon