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I have just purchased a sealine 310 statesman. Its a big step up from a viking 22 with an outboard engine. What sort of maintance regime do I need to set up for the desiel engines? How often should she come out of the water?
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Hi Dave and welcome to the forum.Several Sealine owners of various shapes and sizes hereabouts.Normally boat will come out once a year if boat is in UK for nice new coat of antifoul and anode change.Wonder wher you are located.Is bound to be somebody nearbye with info on cheapest place to lift out/buy bits etc.
 
Welcome ....
Start with the VP DIY Owners manual for maintenance.
£25 from most of the better VP 'parts' dealers (try volspec ).
Well worth the money and tells you about lots of jobs never mentioned usually.
 
Congrats on your new boat, hope you like her. We've had seven Sealines, and loved them all (including a 310 Statesman that we kept on the Thames). You need to take the boat out at least once a year for antifoul/anodes etc, but do keep an eye on the outdrive anodes, 'cos in certain waters they can degrade somewhat faster. Lift the outdrive trim up to "beach" level from time to time, to see whats going on in that department.

Engine wise, I guess they'll be Volvo's, so they should really be serviced every 12 months or every 100 hours or so.

Where are you going to keep the boat?
 
She will be moored on the river severn. I am hoping to go out to sea at least once a year but are quite daunted by the fact that the boat is so different to anything I've owned before. So much to learn!
 
Greetings and Congatulations

Probably not as much to learn as you think and nowhere near as daunting.

Why not treat yourself to a days tuition with an Instructor, if you're used to being on the water you just need to understand how the boat handles in close quarter manouvering. It will look massive the first time you are behind the wheel but will have shrunk by the end of the day's tuition :-)

Enjoy your boat
 
Another West Midlander on the forums, where abouts are you?

Good luck with the new boat, I'm sure it'll be easier than you think as long as you do it properly and dont rush things /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

Chris
 
Welcome to Sealines.
Yep - the advice so far seems consistant.

Engines - it seems that the advice on this forum is at least change the oil once a year.
As said above, the VP manual is good - change the filters etc - the VP manual explains quite well. The biggest problem is getting the old oil out. Make sure you warm the engines first and get a good pumpung system suitable for the amount of oill you have to get out - I have about 35 litres in each engine so I made up an electric pump. If using electric, make sure you have a rigid/reinforced pipe on the inlet to the pump - the clear stuff colapses under the pressure.

I use Keypart for the parts - slightly cheaper than Volspec but I think Volspec keep a better range in stock.

Good luck and have fun.
 
regime, eh?

servicing is supposedly every 100 hours or praps every year/whatever, but you should/could do more than that to stay on top of it.

Check oil levels before a major run and begin to get a feel for how much oil the engines use - don't check straight after a run as the oil needs to settle and get a true picture.

The belts need to be tight enough so you can just twist them a quarter turn.

The fuel filters should be cleanish. You should be able to let a bit of fuel come out into a knackered plastic glass to clear the filter bowls.

The air filters should be cleanish. Have a look at them new and get used to how clean they are or shold be. Consider getting washable filters if poss - you can use and re-uuse these. Filters give early warning of other airborned cack in the enginroom like busted exhaust.

There are probably some primary water filters that should be nice and clean and (depending on where you are/go) may need cleaning out more than once a season.

There is probly some secondasry (fresh) water thatneed topping up tho not too high - just to levels indicated.

Depnding on type, the batteries may need occassional ionised water adding, just a bit to keep plates covered.

It is not a bad idea to try keep an engineroom as clean as poss - cos then you can easily spot a problem.

I'm not saying you have to fix many if any of the major problems - just get used to finding or looking. the previous owner or a decent mechanic should be ableto show you around.

Often a good idea is to contact the same mechanic as did the servicing for previous owner - or at least talk to him - as he'll know for sure what sort of regime was in place before and will tell you lots of stuff cos he'll be keen to keep a customer.

welcome , too.
 
Yep - D12s

The book shows 44 litres - not inclined and 33 inclined at 8 degrees.
BTW it is a good idea to download the VP manuals in Acrobat format - You can print off th relevant sections and use the copies when doing the service - doesnt matter if they dirty or covered in oily thumbprints then.

I buy 80 litres for a service and that does the generator as well leaving a small amount for topping up during the year.
 
Hi and welcome to the forum. Another here has suggests a day with an instructor. However assuming you have not had formal ICC practical training and you say you are on the severn with big tidal flows, may I suggest a 4 day practical course.

If you have already done so then ignore my suggestion.
 
I was assuming that has he already had a boat that he would be
OK on the water and just need assistance with manouvering
 
Theres more to boating than helming ability. I assume from this that you have done your course already, and you therefore know about tides etc
 
Take Clive's advice - go and have some winter sun with him.

You will find his water a bit different though.
Doesnt go up and down as much as yours - means you can relax more though.

Free plug Clive
 
Welcome to the forum. Have read all of the constructive comments from the others. What engine/outdrives do you have,maybe able to help with the manuals.
 
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