Motor Boats - Construction and Operation - An Illustrated Manual for Motor Boat, Launch and Yacht Owners, Operator's of Marine Gasolene Engines, and Amateur Boat-Builders

by Thomas Herbert Russell

This vintage book is an illustrated manual for motor boat, launch and yacht owners; operators of marine gasoline engines, and amateur boat-builders. It is a comprehensive guide to the design, construction, installation and operation of maritime motors, and contains instructions for the design and construction of motor boats. Contents include: "The Modern Motor Boat", "Marine Gasoline Engines", "Carburation and Carbureters", "Ignition", "Lubrication and Cooling Systems", "Reversing Gear and Propeller Wheels", "Exhaust Devices", "Installation of Motor-boat Engines", "Multicylinder Engines", "Choice of a Boat Model", "Practical Boatbuilding", "Steel Boats and Launchers", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on building boats.

290 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 14, 2009

About the author

Thomas Herbert Russell was born on March 12, 1862 in Plymouth, England. Son of Thomas Henry and Emma (Goodman) Russell.

He attended King’s College, London. Bachelor of Laws, Illinois College of Law, 1904, Doctor of Laws, 1910. He came to the United States, 1882, naturalized citizen, 1893. Educational director Railway Training Institute, Chicago, 1925.

Associate editor The World Book, 1929-1931. Associate The Literary Workshop, Chicago, 1932-1939. Founder and general secretary Clean Language League of America.