Smart Yacht Care from Marine Tune

First up Ben talked about your yacht's engine.

When you arrive at the marina your yacht will already be re-fuelled for you (a great advantage of a professionally managed boat share).

When you turn on your engine Ben stresses the most important thing to do is look over the side and check that water is coming out of the exhaust. If there's no water - turn the engine off immediately.

You will hear the high pitched oil alarm. This should continue for 5 seconds maximum. If it sounds for more than 5 seconds turn the engine off.

Next have a look at the engine panel and make sure no lights are on. If you see a light come on during your trip put the engine in neutral and stop if you are in safe water. Then call us.

Ben also talked about the batteries on your syndicate yacht.

Ben suggests you make sure you run the engine for 2 hours twice a day.

It's better to run engine under load (ie while moving) than to leave it running in neutral while at anchor.

Of course while on board you need to be sensible with your use of lights and the fridge. If you don't motor much one day, turn the fridge off overnight.

The water tanks on you yacht hold around 150-200 litres of water. This means that if you are away for a few days you will need to limit your water use.

Ben suggests you take short showers and make sure you don't leave the tap running while you brush your teeth.

And finally marine toilets...

All yachties know how easily they block.

The easiest way to avoid problems is to remind everyone on board at the beginning of your trip that nothing goes down the toilet other than a small amount of marine toilet paper unless you have eaten it first.

We are really lucky to have Marine Tune at Bayview Marina.

Ben Tallowwood, Chad Sheppeard and Chris Jones are qualified marine mechanics.

This means they have successfully completed a 4 year course at TAFE and hands on work experience.

Between them they have 35 combined years of experience.

They've worked on sail and power vessels from 14ft to 70ft.

They've serviced everything from big Gardner engines in old ferries and trawlers to the modern Volvos and Yanmars in yachts today.

Marine Tune service our SmartBoating yacht syndicate engines every 100 engine hours.

This way we can be confident your yacht's engine will run smoothly and reliably while you are out boating so you can just sit back, relax and enjoy your time on the water.

For more information about the extensive services Marine Tune offer head to their website.

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