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Diesel Engine Maintenance

Take the stress out of Diesel engine, maintenance, winterisation and troubleshooting on the water. Learn what spares to carry and where to get them. We will even tell you where to buy good overalls! Learn what to do when your engine will not start or stay running. There’s nothing quite as frightening for the crew as an engine that will not start. We have to remember though…we still have the sails or the anchor! No matter how
light the wind we can still buy time to fix an engine problem. Here’s how!

1 Day

Onboard in Rossaveel or Sligo

€150

Who is this course for?

Yachtmaster, Coastal Skippers & Adventurous Day Skippers who want to increase their sailing range from their home port to longer multi day or international passages, will all get a huge confidence boost from attending this 1 day intense course training which is based on the RYA Yachtmaster Navigation syllabus.

Skills You’ll learn

  1. Passage Planning – Method & Structure
    • Principles of the diesel engine
  2. The four-stroke cycle
    • Naturally aspirated engines
    • Turbocharging
    • Intercooling / aftercooling
  3. The fuel system
    • The basic system
    • The tank
    • The water-separating pre-filter
    • Fuel lift pump
    • The engine fine filter
    • Injection pump
    • Injectors
    • Bleeding the system
  4. The cooling system
    • Seawater cooling
    • Freshwater cooling
    • Temperature control
    • The thermostat
    • The seawater impeller pump
  5. The air systems. The airway in The airway out
  6. Engine electrical systems
    • The basic system
    • Battery capacity and care
    • Drive belts
    • The alternator
  7. Spares and tool requirements
    • Basic spares and tools
  8. Importance of winterisation and servicing
    • Engine lubrication
    • Transmission lubrication
    • Winterisation and servicing
    • Service schedule
  9. Fault finding
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