Charlie Wing received his Ph.D. in oceanography from MIT, where he later worked as a research scientist. Since then his career has been explaining how things work--teaching physics at Bowdoin College, founding America's first two do-it-yourself house-building schools (the Shelter Institute and Cornerstone), hosting a PBS series on energy conservation, and writing a dozen top-selling books on home building, home maintenance, and remodeling. Wing lived aboard a cruising sailboat for six years, during which time he wrote the first edition of this book on a solar-powered Macintosh computer. He is the author of four other IM books.

Introduction
Chapter 1. Propulsion
Drivetrain
Principle of the Diesel Engine
Four-Stroke Diesel Cycle
Yanmar 2GM
Cylinder Block
Piston
Crankshaft
Camshaft
Cylinder Head
Timing Gear Housing
Flywheel Housing
Valve Cover
Air Intake and Breather
Fuel System
Primary Fuel Filter
Fuel Lift Pump
Secondary Fuel Filter
Fuel Injection Pump
Fuel Metering
Fuel Injectors
Lubrication System
Lubricating Pump
Seawater Cooling System
Freshwater Cooling System
Freshwater Thermostat
Seawater Pump
Freshwater Pump
Heat Exchanger
Starter Motor
Transmissions
Yanmar KM2-A Two-Shaft Reduction and Reverse Gear
Planetary-Type Transmission
Cutless Bearings
Shaft Couplings
Drivesaver
Stuffing Boxes
Rigid Stuffing Box
Flexible Stuffing Box
Shaft Seals
Propellers
Fixed Propellers
Folding Propellers
Two-Blade, Feathering Max-Prop
Three-Blade, Feathering Max-Prop
Automatic, Variable-Pitch Autoprop
Chapter 2. Steering and Controls
Cables and Controls
Powerboat Controls
Outboard Mechanical Steering
Single-Station Hydraulic
Dual-Station Hydraulic
Outboard Hydraulic Steering
Sailboat Steering
Pedestals
Rack-and-Pinion Pedestal Linkage
Twin-Rudder Rack-and-Pinion Pedestal Linkage
Chain-and-Wire Drives
Radial and Quadrant Drives
Forward-Mounted Rack-and-Pinion Steering
Autopilots
Servopendulum Windvane
Magnetic Compass
Chapter 3. Standing Rigging
Wire and Fittings
Wire Rope
Swaged Fittings
Swageless Fittings
Rigging Terminology
Masthead Rig
Fractional Rig
Rig Tuning
Chapter 4. Line Handling
Rope
Splices
Long Splice
Short Splice
End Splice
Eye Splice
Wire Rope Eyes
Eye Splice in Double-Braid
Coiling and Cleating
Knots
Reef (Square) Knot
Sheet Bend
Bowline
Bowline on a Bight
Clove Hitch
Two Half Hitches
Tautline Hitch
Rolling Hitch
Trucker's Hitch
Becket Hitches
Stopper Knot and Heaving Line Knot
Anchor Bend
Block and Tackle
Sail Control Systems
Cunninghams
Self-Tacking Jibs and Staysails
Mainsheets
Outhauls
Mainsail Jiffy Reefing
Spinnaker Controls
Travelers
Boom Vangs
Winches
Roller Furling
Chapter 5. Ground Tackle
Moorings
Anchor Windlass
Anchors
Lightweight
Plow
Bruce
Kedge
Grapnel
Snubbers and Shock Absorbers
Anchoring
Single Anchor
Two Anchors off the Bow
Bahamian Moor
Mediterranean Moor
Retrieving the Anchor
Chapter 6. Electrical
DC Circuits
A Common DC Circuit
DC Grounding
Batteries
Battery Construction
Series and Parallel Connections
Measurement Units
Optimal Fast Charging of Batteries
Galvanic Corrosion
Cathodic Protection and Bonding
Stray-Current Corrosion
Bonding
Bonding or Grounding?
To Bond or Not to Bond?
AC Circuits
Grounding and Safety
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI)
Alternators
A Rotary-Current Generator
Increasing Current Output
Three-Phase Output
Converting AC to DC
Controlling the Alternator
The Rotor
A Real Rotor
Volvo MD31A Alternator
Chapter 7. Plumbing
Pumps
Centrifugal Pump
Flexible Impeller Pump
Vane Pumps
Diaphragm Pumps
Whale Flipper Pump Mk. 4
Whale V Pump Mk. 6
Whale Babyfoot Pump Mk. 2
Whale Gusher Galley Mk. 3
Jabsco Par-Mate Electric Diaphragm Pump
Water Systems
Raritan GMPT Galley Mate Pump Assembly
Marine Toilets
The LectraSan MC
Raritan PHII Marine Toilet
PHII Electric Conversion Kit
Valves
Tapered-Plug Seacocks
Expanding-Plug Seacocks
Ball-Valve Seacocks
Y-Valves
Refrigeration
Condenser
Evaporator
Controls
Adler Barbour Cold Machine
Diesel Stove and Heater
Dickinson Fuel Metering Valve
LP Gas Installations
Index