Marine Diesel Basics - free illustrated checklists
Take the guess work out of what needs to be done to keep the complete system in good condition.
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Marine Diesel Basics – Mid-Season Checklist
A mid-season checklist is valuable because it focuses on problems that commonly develop after 50-150 hours of operation – issues that may not have been apparent during the pre-season inspection. DOWNLOAD HERE
Maintenance
#1 Maintenance Marine Diesel Engine & System
#2 Schedule of Maintenance Marine Diesel Engine & System
Winter
#3 Indirect Cooled Engine ("fresh water cooled") where NO danger of freezing
#4 Indirect Cooled Engine where danger of FREEZING
#5 Direct Cooled engine where NO danger of freezing
#6 Direct Cooled Engine where danger of FREEZING
Summer / Return to Service
#7 Recommission ("summerize") the marine diesel system
Saildrives
#8 Saildrives - Maintenance, Lay-up, Recommission
How to Maintain A Marine Diesel Engine and System
#1 Maintenance Marine Diesel Engine & System
55 tasks
11 drawings
4 pages
covers indirect and direct cooled engines
3 MB file
#2 Schedule of Maintenance Marine Diesel Engine & System
55 tasks
11 drawings
4 pages
covers indirect and direct cooled engines
3 MB file
How to Winterize/Lay-up a Marine Diesel Engine and System
#3 Indirect Cooled Engine ("fresh water cooled")
where NO danger of freezing
- includes lay-up in tropical conditions
- 36 tasks
- 16 drawings
- 6 pages
1 MB file
#4 Indirect Cooled Engine where danger of FREEZING
- 36 tasks
- 18 drawings
- 7 pages
1.4 MB file
#5 Direct Cooled engine where NO danger of freezing
- includes lay-up in tropical conditions
- 36 tasks
- 16 drawings
- 6 pages
1MB file
#6 Direct Cooled Engine where danger of FREEZING
- 41 tasks
- 17 drawings
- 7 pages
2 MB file
#7 Recommision "summerize"
- 43 tasks
- 13 illustrations
- 4 pages
2 MB file
#8 Saildrives
- Maintenance
- Lay-up (storage)
- Recommission
- 6 pages
- 14 drawings
2 MB file