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Marine engine electrical system

by Simon Jollands | Boat Maintenance, Preparation, Yacht ownership

Boat owners who grew up sailing boats without engines often treat the idea of boat engine maintenance with a fair amount of trepidation, whether inboard or outboard varieties. This trepidation has a tendency to go up a notch when the subject of maintaining an...

Boat engine cooling systems

by Simon Jollands | Boat Maintenance, Preparation, Yacht ownership

Some boat engine breakdowns are unavoidable but those caused by lack of maintenance or regular checks can be avoided. Failure to maintain an engine’s cooling system is a well known example of this, so it is well worth spending time checking over the cooling...

Marine diesel exhaust checks

by Simon Jollands | Boat Maintenance, Preparation, Yacht ownership

Most marine exhausts are water cooled, with water from the engine’s raw water cooling system used to cool the exhaust gas. The water and exhaust gas mix together in the injection bend, where it turns into steam before cooling and condensing back into water which...

Electric motors and hybrid systems

by Simon Jollands | Boat Maintenance, Preparation, Yacht ownership

As with the car industry, in recent years there have been considerable advances with the development of electrically powered propulsion in the leisure marine sector. This has resulted in electric drives which have increased power and much greater ranges than in the...

Marine engine oil system maintenance

by Simon Jollands | Boat Maintenance, Preparation, Yacht ownership

The regular maintenance of a marine diesel is key to preventing engine failure at sea. This means doing regular checks of the fuel, cooling, electrical and oil systems. The oil system needs daily checks of the engine oil level and additional checks for oil leaks. It...

Marine engine electrical system

Boat engine cooling systems

Marine diesel exhaust checks

Electric motors and hybrid systems

Marine engine oil system maintenance

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