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The Adlard Coles Book of Diesel Engines
Bloomsbury Publishing 2013; US$ 23.99The Adlard Coles Book of Diesel Engines is aimed at boatowners rather than experienced mechanics. In clear, jargon-free English it explains how a diesel engine works, and how to look after it, and takes into account developments in engine technology. This fourth edition has been thoroughly updated and illustrated with new full-colour photos and diagrams.... more...
The Adlard Coles Book of Diesel Engines
Bloomsbury Publishing 2013; US$ 23.99The Adlard Coles Book of Diesel Engines is aimed at boatowners rather than experienced mechanics. In clear, jargon-free English it explains how a diesel engine works, and how to look after it, and takes into account developments in engine technology. This fourth edition has been thoroughly updated and illustrated with new full-colour photos and diagrams.... more...
Brown-, Green- and Blue-Water Fleets
ABC-CLIO 2001; US$ 150.00From riverine operations in the American Civil War and China in the 1860s to the major fleet engagements of the World Wars, plus more recent naval actions in the Falklands/Malvenas War and Gulf War, Lindberg and Todd methodically show how geography has shaped the strategy, tactics, and tools of naval warfare. Alfred T. Mahan was perhaps the first naval... more...
Bunker Quality Claims: Streitigkeiten über die Qualität von Schiffsbrennstoffen
Diplomica Verlag 2012; US$ 49.12Hauptbeschreibung Bunker, als generischer Name von Schifffahrtskraftstoffen, ist in den letzten Jahren ein Hauptkostenbestandteil beim Betrieb von Handelsschiffen geworden. Die Kostenerhöhung des Kraftstoffs, sinkende Qualität und striktere Umweltregularien haben zu einem Anstieg von Auseinandersetzungen in der geschäftlichen Dreiecksbeziehung zwischen... more...
The Complete Anchoring Handbook
McGraw-Hill Education 2007; US$ 25.00A modern, authoritative anchoring guide for sailors and powerboaters. A boat swinging safely at anchor can mark the relaxing conclusion to a great day of boating or the successful completion of an essential emergency measure, while failure to anchor properly can be frustrating, inconvenient, or downright dangerous. The Complete Anchoring Handbook is... more...
Composite Materials in Maritime Structures: Volume 1, Fundamental Aspects
Cambridge University Press 1993; US$ 58.00This first volume, Fundamental Aspects, provides a rigourous development of theory. more...
Composite Materials in Maritime Structures: Volume 2, Practical Considerations
Cambridge University Press 1993; US$ 52.00This second volume, Practical Considerations, examines how the theory can be used in the design and construction of marine structures. more...
Diesels Afloat
Wiley 2007; US$ 37.50This book is essential to every yacht and most large motorboats, which have diesel engines. It will explain how to prevent problems, troubleshoot and repair engines using safe techniques. The definitive manual on diesels – every yacht or motor boat should have one on board Heavily illustrated with approximately 400 colour photographs and diagrams... more...
The Final Dive
The History Press 2011; US$ 18.94Commander Lioinel 'Buster' Crabb was Ian Fleming's inspiration for James Bond. A British naval frogman, Crabb disappeared under mysterious circumstances in 1957 following a secret dive beneath a Russian warship which brought Soviet leaders Khrushchev and Bulganin to Britain. Fifty years after the event, award-winning investigative journalist Don Hale... more...









