RYA Diesel Engine Handbook (G25)

Written for leisure boat owners, the RYA Diesel Engine Handbook is essential reading for anyone doing the one-day RYA Diesel Engine Course. Includes a free DVD giving expert instruction and top tips from Nick Eales of Seastart.

Easy to follow text and beautifully detailed colour illustrations enable the reader to develop the knowledge and confidence required by all diesel engine boat owners. Chapters include:

• How Diesel Engines Work
• Fuel
• The Air System
• Engine Cooling
• The Electrical System
• Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
• Maintenance
• Emergency Procedures

Andrew 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.

Also available as an eBook