This entry was posted on Friday, June 19th, 2009 at 7:58 am and is filed under Cleaners. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
How to Maintain Your Boat
, 06 19th, 2009
[edit] Steps
- Wash your boat regularly. And if you boat in saltwater, rinse your boat thoroughly with fresh water after every outing to remove salt residue.
- Use soaps and use boat cleaners made just for boats to protect your boat’s finish.
- Change your boat’s oil regularly. Four-stroke outboards, inboards and stern drive boats require regular oil changes. The frequency will vary by model, but a good rule of thumb is to change the oil every 100 hours of operation or at least once a year.
- Check the propeller as part of your pre-launch routine (If you have an outboard or stern drive boat). Use a deep well socket to make sure the propeller nut is secure.
- Remove the propeller several times during the season to make sure discarded fishing line hasn’t become wrapped around the propeller shaft. If it has, have your dealer inspect the gear-case, because fishing line can cause gear-case leaks and gear-case service is not a do-it-yourself job.
- While you have the propeller off, inspect it for nicks, dents and other signs of damage. It’s OK if your prop is massing paint, but send it out for repairs if you find signs of impact. The smallest dent can cause your boat to lose 10% of performance and will burn more fuel than normal.
- Put a liberal amount of waterproof grease on the propeller shaft and re-install the propeller and hardware in the same order that you took them off, and tighten the propeller nut to the manufacturers specifications.
June 29th, 2009 at 2:15 am
How to Maintain Your Boat | Marine Accessories…
Before summer hits in, come to this site that I am sharing and make all your shopping for marine accessories and supplies in its offering. This site carries the widest selection and collection of all the best that you sure to enjoy having….