Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual, 4th Edition: A Comprehensive Guide to Maintaining and Repairing Your Boat's Essential Systems

Guy: still digesting everything in the book.

Australia on Nov 16, 2023

Marcellus CohenMarcellus Cohen: Great book a must have in a boat

United States on Jul 17, 2023

David: Boat repair, outstanding a common person can read,understand, then apply the information. Thank you.

United States on Jun 05, 2023

Renato Serafini: E' probabilemnte il libro più completo e rigoroso sul tema della manutenzuione degli impieni di una b arca a vela, con particolare enfasi e approfondimenti sulle problematiche dell'impianto elettrico, di cui l'autore è un vero specialista

Italy on May 09, 2023

Amazon Customer: Everything you need to know is in there and more!

Canada on Mar 25, 2023

Steve Barnes: This book is for Marine Technician who are starting out even guys been working in business for some time

Canada on Mar 11, 2023

H.M: Over all it is a very good book. Pictures could have been in color and more clear. I still give it five stars.

Canada on Feb 17, 2023

Amazon Customer: I have Third Edition and gladly spent the money on V4. It's worth the money. Check out his online podcasts and interviews. Worth the time if you work on your own boat.

United States on Jan 02, 2023

Peter Heyl: I must quibble with the title of this book, for this is Nigel Calder at his best: in depth and full knowledge of all things mechanical and electrical to do with boats. Thus I do not think it is a "manual", since for me that implies a step by step how-to presentation. Mind you, I have not yet put the book to the test, but if my boatyard gang does not hop to and start redoing my electrical system in my 39-year old Catalina 27 sailboat, then I will have to go to the book and see if I can figure it out on my own. The last owner was DIY all the way, and had the engineering and mechanical skills to do his own work. But that has led to a mother board that has switches controlling things other than what is written. But enough about my issues; this is a comprehensive and fabulous book, but I think I would get more out of it if it were the text for a community college course on the subject.
If I have to do my own work, I will let you know how it works out!

United States on Jun 12, 2019

Christopher: I bought this eBook at the request of many many many other boat owners and I am SO glad I did. It covers everything you need to know in great detail and from a scientific approach. (For example, what are the different types of sealers and where to use them appropriately, etc.)

The book was sometimes a bit long winded, but spending a few days reading this book has saved me a fortune because all my boat projects were done right the first time.

You know why BOAT stands for "break out another thousand"? Because people didn't read this book before they started their projects and had to redo them all multiple times. Haha. :) Do yourself a favor and learn from someone else's knowledge, not from your own expensive and frustrating mistakes.

United States on Jan 23, 2019