With Easter less than two weeks away—a popular target date to kick off the boating season – many of us are now starting to think about de-winterising our boats – unless, of course, you’re a seasoned boater who thrives on a bit of winter adventure on the water! Preparing your… Read More »De-Winterising Your Boat
Most sources online, including Yamaha, recommend changing the oil on a 4 stroke outboard every 100 hours, unless the outboard is new in which case it will need an oil change after the first 20 hours. We’ll admit that it has been around 2 years since the oil was last… Read More »Changing the Oil on our Yamaha F6CMHS 6hp Outboard
We recently undertook a coolant change on our marine Diesel engine and at the time we noticed that the plastic threaded tap/petcock on the coolant drain cock assembly had sheared in half. The end knob had disappeared (no doubt into the depths of the bilges!) whilst the other half remained… Read More »Replacing the Coolant Drain Cock on a Yanmar 3GM30 Engine
It’s been 5 years since we last did a coolant change on our Yanmar engine, so it was probably overdue. Coolant helps to keep the engine cool and prevent overheating plus it contains additives which aids the prevention of internal corrosion. First up we needed to remove the existing coolant.… Read More »Changing the Coolant on our Yanmar 3GM30F Engine
Another form of preventative maintenance we like to undertake each year is replacing the fuel filters on our Diesel engine. A quick Google search will throw up a variety of answers as too how often one should carry out this task, however the main consensus seems to be between 200… Read More »Changing the Fuel Filters on our Yanmar 3GM30F Diesel Engine
Both the impeller and its drive belt are critical parts of a marine Diesel engine and should be inspected regularly for signs of wear and tear. A failure in either would cause the engine to overheat. There is quite a bit of conflicting information online as to the lifespan of… Read More »Changing the Impeller and Belts on our Yanmar Diesel Engine
Over time your diesel engine oil will deteriorate and lose its lubrication and protection properties. This could lead to problems including wear and tear on moving parts, seizing of cylinders and premature engine failure. To prevent this it is recommended to change your engine oil at regular intervals. Our engine… Read More »How to Change the Oil and Filter on a Yanmar 3GM30F Diesel Engine
One area of the yacht that we had not fully inspected was the fuel tank and after four years of ownership we wanted to see what we were dealing with. With a near empty tank now was the time to try and take a look. Diesel bug can lead to… Read More »What’s in your tank? Adding an Inspection Hatch & Marine 16’s Diesel Fuel Complete