Description:
The completely revised, expanded, and updated 4th edition of the world's most comprehensive electrical and electronics handbook for sailors. This useful practical guide explains in detail how to select, install, maintain, and troubleshoot.
Brief description: John C. Payne is a cruising sailor and professional marine electrical engineer and surveyor with a 28-year career in merchant shipping and the offshore oil industry. His unique combination of technical know-how and practical experience at sea has made him a much sought-after authority.
Review Quotes: Perhaps the fastest changing sailing-related technology is that of marine electronics systems, which are almost unrecognizable from a few decades ago. So if there was ever a new edition of a book that could fall under the must-have category, it would be the fourth edition of John C. Payne's Marine Electrical and Electronics Bible. . . . Sensibly organized and outfitted with a detailed index to direct you to the information you need quickly, this is not a book you'll read cover to cover, but one you'll want close at hand to reference frequently. . . . There are few books on boat maintenance that cover a topic as comprehensively as this and every boat owner should recycle their old edition and pick up the latest before their next onboard electrical snafu.-- "Sailing"