Search for books and compare prices on all major online booksellers with one click!

Home  About UsSuggest BookstoreRecommend Us 
    Title/Keywords ISBN  

Marine Electrical and Electronics Bible

AUTHOR: John C. Payne
ISBN: 1574090607

SHORT DESCRIPTION: Contains everything you need to know to select, install, and maintain any onboard system. New to the revised 2nd edition is expanded coverage of the internet, e-mail, GMDSS, updated radio frequencies, and more. Hundreds of informative charts,...

Compare Price


HOME--->> Crafts Hobbies & Gardening --->>Home Improvements --->>House Electrical
 
House Electrical
         Editorial Review

Marine Electrical and Electronics Bible
- Book Review,
by John C. Payne

From Book News, Inc.
A guide for sailors and powerboaters, who are increasingly relying on electronic and electrical gadgets aboard their boats. Explains how to select, install, maintain, and troubleshoot the devices and systems used. Includes many drawings, diagrams, and charts. Updated from the 1993 edition to include information on the Internet, email, the GMDSS distress call sequence, updated radio frequencies, and other features. Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR

Yachting Monthly, April 1995
All in all, this book makes an essential reference manual for both the uninitiated and the expert.

Cruising, Summer 1995
A bible this really is....The clarity and attention to detail make this an ideal reference book that every professional and serious amateur fitter should have to hand.

Sailing Inland and Offshore, July 1995
...a concise, useful and thoroughly practical guide....It's a 'must have on board' book.

Motor Boat and Yachting, June 1997
On electrics, the best book by far we have come across is The Marine Electrical and Electronics Bible.

Cruising World, February 1996
...this is, perhaps, the most easy-to-follow electrical reference to date.

The Midwest Book Review, February 1999
Cruising sailors and others involved in the industry will find it a handy desk reference specific to the latest marine electrical applications.

Book Description
More and more sailors and powerboaters are buying and relying on electronic and electric devices aboard their boats, but few are aware of proper installation procedures or how to safely troubleshoot these devices if they go on the blink.

About the Author
John C. Payne is a professional marine electrical engineer with 23 years merchant marine and offshore oil experience. Currently employed at R&B Falcon, Houston, he is responsible for implementing a Planned Maintenance System for a worldwide fleet of offshore deep-water drilling vessels. He is the Electrical/Electronics Editor for Australian Yachting Magazine and a Maritime Safety Auditor under the IMO ISM (International Safety Management) Code. He lives aboard his Herreshoff ketch Jolly Jack.


Buy from Amazon     Compare Prices



         Book Review

Marine Electrical and Electronics Bible
- Book Reviews,
by John C. Payne

Marine Electrical and Electronics Bible

FROM THE PUBLISHER

More and more sailors and power-boaters are buying and relying on electronic and electric devices aboard their boats, but few are aware of proper installation procedures or how to safely, troubleshoot these devices if they go on the blink.

Now they can find all the information they need in this complete handbook. The author has put together a concise, useful, and thoroughly practical guide explaining in detail how to select, install, maintain, and troubleshoot all the electric and electronic systems on a boat.

This new edition is fully updated and contains information on battery capacity, charging systems, lightning and corrosion protection, autopilots, radar, VHF and SSB radios, GPS, and much more. The book is illustrated with hundreds of informative charts, wiring diagrams, and graphs.

FROM THE CRITICS

Cruising World

The easy-to-follow reference handbook advises, with diagrams, how to select, install, maintain, and troubleshoot onboard electrical or electronic systems.

Booknews

A guide for sailors and powerboaters, who are increasingly relying on electronic and electrical gadgets aboard their boats. Explains how to select, install, maintain, and troubleshoot the devices and systems used. Includes many drawings, diagrams, and charts. Updated from the 1993 edition to include information on the Internet, email, the GMDSS distress call sequence, updated radio frequencies, and other features. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

nnn Cruising World

The easy-to-follow reference handbook advises, with diagrams, how to select, install, maintain, and troubleshoot onboard electrical or electronic systems.


Buy from Barnes & Noble     Compare Prices




HOME  |  Recommend bookstore  |  Rate bookstore  |  Link to us  |  Report bug  |  Contact us
Copyright© 2003 - 2005, PowerBookSearch.com. All Rights Reserved.