Written for leisure boat owners
RYA Diesel Engine Handbook is essential reading for anyone doing the RYA one day Diesel Engine Course. Includes CD-Rom giving expert instruction and top tips from Nick Eales of Seastart.
"There are some things in life we cannot grasp without assistance..and now I'm using Andrew Simpson's brain to help me tackle my diesel engine. This wonderful little book has genuinely enlightened me... Now I am empowered and will, henceforth, make a stab at behaving like a mechanic.
"Andrew's 96 page book covers how the engine works and the part played by fuel, air, cooling, electrics, lubrication and transmission. He then moves on to maintenance, troubleshooting, and DIY mechanics, from bleeding the fuel system to repacking a stern gland."
Yachting Monthly"It details everything a boater needs to know about diesel engines in a no-nonsense fashion ... for a diesel user it's a very useful little book."
Sportsboat and RIB
"Uncluttered text and detailed colour illustrations make this an invaluable reference guide."
Boat Mart
"A complete guide for leisure boat owners."
Practical Boat OwnerAndrew Simpson is a marine journalist, yacht surveyor and designer based in Poole. He has written a number of other books on boating and is a regular contributor to yachting magazines both at home and abroad.
When not in the UK he can usually be found sailing Mediterranean and Atlantic waters in
Shindig, a 12m light displacement cutter he designed himself.
RYA Diesel Engine Handbook is now available in the following languages:
- German, published by Delius Klasing
- Spanish, published by Ediciones Tutor
- Swedish, published by Nautiska Forlaget
- For the North American market, published by McGraw-Hill
