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Informationen zum Autor 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 Americas 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. Klappentext Including drawings of eighty different systems and devices of a boat! this book provides explanations of how they're assembled! how they work! and how they can go wrong. It explores systems such as: engines! transmissions! bearings! stuffing boxes! propellers; steering systems! autopilots! windvanes! compasses; rigging! and! splicing. Zusammenfassung Including drawings of eighty different systems and devices of a boat! this book provides explanations of how they're assembled! how they work! and how they can go wrong. It explores systems such as: engines! transmissions! bearings! stuffing boxes! propellers; steering systems! autopilots! windvanes! compasses; rigging! and! splicing. Inhaltsverzeichnis 106641439
