Adlard Coles Book of Diesel Engines

This edition has been thoroughly updated and illustrated with full-colour photographs and diagrams. * All at Sea *Explains fuel, air, cooling, oil, electrical, propeller, transmission and control systems in short, jargon-free paragraphs. * Yachting Monthly *‘It is loaded with ‘things to do’ and good advice, and has an extremely useful fault-finding chapter. This book is small, yet comprehensive- and it could be a big cost saver for the Diesel owner.’ * Sailing Magazine (April 2011) *‘The book is fashioned in an eye-pleasing way with colour photographs to guide you through the process…This is a good primer for any skipper.’ * Sailor Magazine (March 2011) *‘Whilst intended for yacht owners it could nonetheless prove of value and interest to fishermen and a very good introduction to diesel engines for anyone with an interest in them.’ * Fishing News (May 2011) *

Mel Bartlett learned to sail as a child on the Thames, and then followed a varied career that included serving with the Royal Navy, working as a yacht skipper at the Island Cruising Club, running an engineering business in Cornwall, and ten years as Technical Editor of Motor Boat and Yachting.