Galley: How Things Work
Donald Launer'sThe Galley: How Things Workprovides a fine survey that's NOT a cookbook. It's all about the structure of a boat galley: the equipment, how it works, types of plumbing, refrigeration, marina water connections, and more. Any nautical library must have this, a satisfying practical nautical title.(Midwest Book Review)Donald Launer'sThe Galley: How Things Work... is a thorough compilation of galley infrastructure and resources, materials choices, and galley hardware, from types of water tank materials to stoves, fuels, pumps, electrical requirements, as well as construction considerations. "I had experience putting things together," (Launer) says. "It seemed appropriate to help others who were either modifying or building their galleys from scratch.(Cruising World)