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Whether you're a new mariner or a lifetime veteran, How Boat Things Work is a resource you can't afford to be without. With intricate two-color cutaway drawings of eighty different systems and devices, as well as detailed explanations of how they're assembled, how they work, and how they can go wrong, this book covers every primary component of your boat's inner workings. This guided tour 'under the hood' of your sailboat or powerboat includes:   Engines, transmissions, bearings, stuffing boxes, propellers   Steering systems, autopilots, windvanes, compasses   Rigging, splicing, line handling, block and tackle, sail controls   Anchors and windlasses   DC and AC electrical systems   Pumps, toilets, seacocks, freshwater systems