Outboard Engines: Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Repair, Second Edition

Ed Sherman is a well-known boating writer and educator, and the author of two International Marine books: Outboard Engines (1997) and Powerboater's Guide to Electrical Systems (2000). He is the assistant director of education at the American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC), the country's preeminent standard-making body, where he designs and teaches teacher-training programs in marine technology fields, including marine electrical systems. Prior to that, he taught marine electronics for many years at the New England Institute of Technology, in Warwick, RI, where he was chairman of the marine technology department. Hometown: Wickford, RI

1.The Basics: How Engines Work
2.Breaking in a New Engine
3.Routine Maintenance
4.How to Find the Trouble
5. Ignition System Problems
6.Charging and Starting Systems
7.Fuel Injection Systems
8.Carburetor Systems
9.Steering and Trim Systems
10. Cooling System, Lower Unit, and Propeller
11.Corrosion
12. Honda
13. Johnson & Evinrude
14. Mercury
15. Nissan & Tohatsu
16. Suzuki
17. Yamaha