3-Day Basic Yacht Maintenance Package
3-Day Yacht Maintenance Package
Delivered in partnership with Flying Fish. This course provides a grounding in the essential maintenance tasks required to keep a modern cruising yacht on the water.
Description
This is a hands-on course. You will gain an understanding of various maintenance tasks that help to keep your yacht safe and operational.
We teach you how to take simple measures to prevent mechanical breakdown at sea and to rectify defects which do not require workshop support.
Course programme
Day 1 - General overview / marine electrics/ ropework / safety and general equipment servicing
Managing maintenance (winter refit, service schedule, defects) / legal obligations
Service schedule (winches, engines, sails, ropes, safety equipment, electrical, steering)
Annual out of water tasks (antifoul, anodes, keelbolts, rudder bearings, seacocks)
Inventory management and defects list
Rope types, whipping, splicing
12v electrical system
Day 2 - RYA Diesel Engine Course
Operations of marine diesel engines
Engine checks
Routine maintenance
Bleeding the system
Day 3 - General yacht / winch servicing
Winch servicing
Rig / steering check
Pump servicing
3-Day Yacht Maintenance Package
Delivered in partnership with Flying Fish. This course provides a grounding in the essential maintenance tasks required to keep a modern cruising yacht on the water.
Description
This is a hands-on course. You will gain an understanding of various maintenance tasks that help to keep your yacht safe and operational.
We teach you how to take simple measures to prevent mechanical breakdown at sea and to rectify defects which do not require workshop support.
Course programme
Day 1 - General overview / marine electrics/ ropework / safety and general equipment servicing
Managing maintenance (winter refit, service schedule, defects) / legal obligations
Service schedule (winches, engines, sails, ropes, safety equipment, electrical, steering)
Annual out of water tasks (antifoul, anodes, keelbolts, rudder bearings, seacocks)
Inventory management and defects list
Rope types, whipping, splicing
12v electrical system
Day 2 - RYA Diesel Engine Course
Operations of marine diesel engines
Engine checks
Routine maintenance
Bleeding the system
Day 3 - General yacht / winch servicing
Winch servicing
Rig / steering check
Pump servicing
3-Day Yacht Maintenance Package
Delivered in partnership with Flying Fish. This course provides a grounding in the essential maintenance tasks required to keep a modern cruising yacht on the water.
Description
This is a hands-on course. You will gain an understanding of various maintenance tasks that help to keep your yacht safe and operational.
We teach you how to take simple measures to prevent mechanical breakdown at sea and to rectify defects which do not require workshop support.
Course programme
Day 1 - General overview / marine electrics/ ropework / safety and general equipment servicing
Managing maintenance (winter refit, service schedule, defects) / legal obligations
Service schedule (winches, engines, sails, ropes, safety equipment, electrical, steering)
Annual out of water tasks (antifoul, anodes, keelbolts, rudder bearings, seacocks)
Inventory management and defects list
Rope types, whipping, splicing
12v electrical system
Day 2 - RYA Diesel Engine Course
Operations of marine diesel engines
Engine checks
Routine maintenance
Bleeding the system
Day 3 - General yacht / winch servicing
Winch servicing
Rig / steering check
Pump servicing