Maintenance

Changing Fluids in Your Engine: It’s a necessary chore that nobody wants to do, but when you ignore it too long, the consequences are usually very costly. Many engine manufacturers recommend an oil change every 100 hours for a gasoline engine but every 50 hours for a diesel. If you are a sailor and only run your engine an hour or less every outing, you will need to change the oil even more frequently! Dirty oil inside your engine sitting idle, can destroy the internal surfaces of the engine. A note to those of you in the snow and ice areas where your boat is put away for the winter; it is imperative for the life of your engine to change the oil BEFORE the boat is put away so that your engine sits over the winter with fresh oil. Even if you do not run your boat for the recommended oil change interval during the season, CHANGE THE OIL BEFORE THE BOAT IS PUT AWAY FOR THE WINTER! Running your engine during the boating season creates acid and water accumulation in the oil. Removing this will extend the life of your engine and transmission. Letting it stay in the…