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  • Book Shop
  • Free Downloads
    • Free Manuals
      • Breathing – intake, exhaust
      • Cooling Manuals
      • Drive Train – Shaft Seals etc.
      • Electrical Manuals
      • Engine Controls, Gauges,
      • Engine Manuals
      • Fuel System Manuals
      • Propeller Manuals
      • Sail Drive Manuals
      • Transmission Manuals
    • Checklists – illustrated & free
      • Maintenance
      • Winterizing
      • Recommissioning (“summerize”)
      • Saildrives
    • Word Lists
      • Deutsch – German
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    • Puzzles
  • Learn More
    • Videos
      • How Diesels Work
      • SV Oceans Five
    • Engine Essentials
    • Maintenance
    • Diesel Fuel
    • Lubrication
    • Raw Water Cooling
    • Breathing – Air Intake & Exhaust
    • Diesel Engine Coolant/Antifreeze
      • Functions of a Marine Diesel Thermostat
    • Heat Exchanger Anode
    • Visual Learning
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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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CL# marine diesel system maintenance checklist

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

CL# marine diesel system maintenance checklist

#1 Maintenance Marine Diesel Engine & System

55 tasks
11 drawings
4 pages
covers indirect and direct cooled engines

 

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Task List Sched

#2 Schedule of Maintenance Marine Diesel Engine & System

55 tasks
11 drawings
4 pages

covers indirect and direct cooled engines

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3 MB file

How to Winterize/Lay-up a Marine Diesel Engine and System

 

cover of #3 Lay Up Check List, indirect cooled, no freezing Marine Diesel Basics

#3 Indirect Cooled Engine ("fresh water cooled")
where NO danger of freezing

    • includes lay-up in tropical conditions
    • 36 tasks
    • 16 drawings
    • 6 pages

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cover of #4 Lay Up Check List, indirect cooled, FREEZING conditions Marine Diesel Basics

#4 Indirect Cooled Engine where danger of FREEZING

  • 36 tasks
  • 18 drawings
  • 7 pages

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cover of #5 Lay Up Check List, Direct cooled, no freezing, Marine Diesel Basics

#5 Direct Cooled engine where NO danger of freezing

  • includes lay-up in tropical conditions
  • 36 tasks
  • 16 drawings
  • 6 pages

 

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cover of #6 Winter Lay Up Check List, Direct cooled, Marine Diesel Basics

#6 Direct Cooled Engine where danger of FREEZING

  • 41 tasks
  • 17 drawings
  • 7 pages

 

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Marine Diesel Basics Checklist #7 RecommissionP1

#7 Recommision "summerize"

  • 43 tasks
  • 13 illustrations
  • 4 pages

 

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Marine Diesel Basics CheckList #8 Saildrives

#8 Saildrives

  • Maintenance
  • Lay-up (storage)
  • Recommission
  • 6 pages
  • 14 drawings

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