Adlard Coles have released a third edition of their ‘Outboard Motors’ book. Written by Tim Bartlett, the publication is written for boaters with no mechanical knowledge and throughout its pages aims to impart enough information to make you understand your engine – all in a jargon free lingo. There are colourful diagrams throughout to aid the learning experience, and the book’s penultimate chapter, ‘undrowning an engine’, gives you a handy step-by-step photo guide showing you how to rescue your engine should it decide to go for a swim. When I started reading the book I found that I occasionally had flick to and from diagrams on previous pages to re-identify a particular engine component, but this lessened dramatically as I delved into the starting chapters and my knowledge grew.

For the full kit review pick up the April 2011 issue of Sports Boat & RIB magazine