Marine Diesel Basics 1: Maintenance, Lay-up, winter Protection, Tropical Storage, Spring Recommission

Everything I know about engines I've learned since I've had my boat. I spent most of the first year painfully out of my depth (boat puns lol), engine manual in one hand, google in the other, discovering that yelling "start you b*stard" doesn't really work that well. I'd done the RYA Diesel Maintenance course, which was half a day of "here's how to change your oil" - a course that really wasn't any help when I started dealing with real issues. On the other end of the spectrum were the bibles like Nigel Calder's "Marine Diesel Engines" - indepth tomes that were often poorly illustrated walls of text that assumed a level of knowledge I didn't yet possess. What I needed was a mid level manual - preferably with loads of pictures! - to help me though that awkward adolescence of boat ownership where I made many painful mistakes. Marine Diesel Basics is far more accessible than the 'bibles', mostly due to its hundreds of simple, clear illustrations. Basically its the book I wish I had four years ago and I heartily recommend it to all new mechanics.

Very easy to read and understand. You can find any detail you may need in your boat.