Boating Electrics Made Easy: How to Understand & Fix Everyday Problems

Starting with the atom and ending with the laptop, Boating Electrics made easy is a complete introduction to the sometimes mystifying tangle of wires known as a boat's electrical system. Whether you're a weekend powerboater or a long-term cruising sailor, a thorough understanding of a boat's electrical system is almost as crucial as a life jacket. Neglected, an electrical system will fail to start a motor or power a running light, and might even cause a fire. In simple step-by-step chapters, Jack Balmer explains how to: Protect against lightning; set up a switchboard; choose batteries; wire instruments; install radar and GPS; install inverters for running AC appliances; and much more. In the economical, clear language of the true expert, Balmer unravels complicated concepts like capacitance and impedance, and gives clear suggestions for safe, efficient installation of every variety of device. Boating Electrics made easy is a book every boater will want and need on board. (5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 192 pages, illustrations) Jack Balmer has owned and worked on boats for more than fifty years. He holds Canadian CSC3 Captain's Papers, has taught electronics and seamanship, and has written for numerous boating publications. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, and with his wife has cruised as far as Australia.Balmer, Jack is the author of 'Boating Electrics Made Easy: How to Understand & Fix Everyday Problems' with ISBN 9781585746408 and ISBN 1585746401.