[Alberg30] Book Recommendations

[JPGrathwol at aol.com]

I am contemplating rewiring my boat and I'd like to install a shore power 
hookup to a battery charger.  I don't think I am that interested in DC power 
but I'd be open to suggestions, however.  I have bought and read a couple of 
books on boat electronics (one by Don Casey the other I cannot recall at the 
moment).  These have been helpful as I am pretty much a neophyte in this 
area, but haven't touched directly on what steps I must take to properly 
install a good charger driven by shore power.  Does anyone have a 
recommendation for a book on boat electronics which covers this?  Any other 
advice to offer? 

I am also hoping to someday start performing simple marine diesel 
maintenance.  The previous owner of my A30 re-powered with a Westerbeke 
diesel.  I purchased my boat Dec. '99 and after sating my appetite for 
"projects" launched only in mid-August '00.  I hauled her in mid-October.  So 
I have only a couple of months of experience looking at the pile of metal 
squatting there in the hold.  I hope to alter my relationship to that pile, 
especially after my first year's experience with yard bills.  Can anyone 
recommend a good book to start me on this subject?  I think I'll start with 
recommendations this time and work through that list before launching out on 
my own.

Thanks

John Grathwol
Dovekie #88
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