The 12-Volt Bible for Boats

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Summary: Not a bad book
Review: Good beginners review of 12 volt systems. Author has good grasp of the subject. Needs revising as many aspects of boating and electricity has changed since written.

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Summary: Book for the Beginner
Review: Good book for the Beginner

The book was published in 1985, so a lot of the technology has changed and improved. It was a real basic book- this is a battery, this is a circuit. I was looking for help rewiring a small boat and this boat was of no major assistence.

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Summary: Boat Electronics for the Beginner
Review: Mr. Brotherton has written a basic primer for the 12-Volt system. The second edition was a long time coming, perhaps if they'd attended to business, some of the other books on the subject wouldn't have gained the foothold in the boating community that they have. However, the update is out now and it's well worth having, as it's a good place to start on the theory of it all. The book addresses the subject as if you are a true beginner and you know what, sometimes that's just what one needs.

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Summary: Bible for grade schools
Review: This book should be left in the class room, unless you want to know the very basic's of a single engine boat's charging system. This book does not even go in to twin engine, boat's with 120 volt genset's,selector swithes for shore power to generator power, or anything more than a two battery system.If you need help rewiring your boat then I suggest you keep looking

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Summary: It's for BEGINNERS
Review: This is a book for those whose knowlege of 12 volt systems could be summed up as "well, I know there's a battery in there somewhere!" If you already know how to use a multimeter, this book probably isn't for you. Absolutely great for it's target audience, the rank newbie to boat electrical systems.

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Summary: It's for BEGINNERS
Review: This is a book for those whose knowlege of 12 volt systems could be summed up as "well, I know there's a battery in there somewhere!" If you already know how to use a multimeter, this book probably isn't for you. Absolutely great for it's target audience, the rank newbie to boat electrical systems.

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Summary: Ponderous & hopelessly outdated primer for the clueless.
Review: This is so outdated they should be paying the customer base to haul it away. I did find a use for it, so I ordered one. I'm a very busy Marine Electrician is Southern Calif with a boat owning in-law who is an expert at turning the simplest electrical task into an electrical A Night To Remember. To him this is a doctoral course in Marine Electrical. The payoff for me is handling his inevitable calls for unreimbursed assistance
with a "It's all there in the book. Read up on it and you'll figure it out."