Essential maintenance tool

Focusing on diesel engines and their arrangements, Narrow Boat Engine Maintenance and Repair explains the theory behind the boat’s main systems, including propulsion, cooling and electrics, and gives instructions on how to identify key components, locate faults and, where possible, how to fix them. Retailing at £18 (discounted for RCR members), the book’s available from www.rivercanalrescue.co.uk and bookshops.