Schedule

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Schedule

Regular Maintenance Schedules

It took us a good two years to come up with a workable maintenance schedule that addresses every task that the boat and equipment require to avoid deterioration, but that doesn't completely monopolize our time. Here are the timing summaries. For each year, we put the tasks on a calendar at the indicated intervals.

Summary: Calendar-Variable Tasks

Item	Interval	Description
Main Engine	150 hrs	Change oil & oil filter
Main Engine	150 hrs	Check fuel filter
Main Engine	150 hrs	Change transmission oil
Main Engine	50 hrs	Turbo wash
Generator	200 hrs	Change Racor fuel filter
Generator	200 hrs	Change oil & filter
Generator	50 hrs	Change zinc
Generator	1000 hrs	Set valve clearances
Watermaker	3-5 days non-use	Fresh water flush

Summary: Calendar-Scheduled Tasks

Description	Every	Times/Yr
Add anti-rust to water tanks	26 wks	2
Add vinegar to toilets	2 wk	26
Back up computer data (full)	13 wks	4
Back up computer data (incremental)	2 wk	26
Change genset zinc	13 wks	4
Change impeller genset	52 wks	1
Change impeller main engine	52 wks	1
Change oil watermaker pump	52 wks	1
Change sink carbon filter	26 wks	2
Change watermaker 5-micron filter	13 wks	4
Change watermaker carbon filter	26 wks	2
Check and reply e-mail	1 wk	52
Check fuel filters	2 wk	26
Check strainers - main	4 wks	13
Check strainers - s/pumps	4 wks	13
Check washer filter	8 wks	6.5
Chlorinate water tanks	2 wks	26
Chlorine shock water tanks	13 wks	4
Clean a/c screens	17 wks	3
Clean cockpit	2 wks	26
Clean dinghy	4 wks	13
Clean enclosure isinglass	2 wks	26
Clean engine room	26 wks	2
Clean exterior glass	4 wks	13
Clean glass, fans, vents	4 wks	13
Clean outboard gas tanks	52 wks	1
Clean & Semco cockpit teak	13 wks	4
Defrost & clean refrigeration system	52 wks	1
Disinfect galley	4 wks	13
Do watermaker chemical cleaning*	26 wks	2
Document one procedure	2 wks	26
Equalize AGM batteries	52 wks	1
Exercise main engine	4 wks	13
Exercise thru-hulls — aft	4 wks	13
Exercise thru-hulls — forward	4 wks	13
Lubricate jib furling unit	26 wks	2
Lubricate zippers & snaps	13 wks	4
Oil teak interior	13 wks	4
Polish brass, including locks	17 wks	3
Polish deck & cockpit	52 wks	1
Polish exterior stainless	10 wks	5.2
Polish interior stainless	17 wks	3
Polish storm shutters & portlights	52 wks	1
Reconcile cash & budget	4 wks	13
Rinse & chamois exterior stainless	10 wks	5.2
Rinse jib furling fresh water	4 wks	13
Service mast motor furling	26 wks	2
Service outboard**	26 wks	2
Service winches	52 wks	1
Service windlass	52 wks	1
Silicone hatch gaskets	17 wks	3
Sponge bimini & covers	13 wks	4
Treat lifelines & blocks (T9)	8 wks	6.5
Update & print logs	17 wks	3
Vacuum carpet	1 wk	52
Varnish cockpit & handrails	52 wks	1
Wash and Semco external teak	4 wks	13
Wash deck	2 wks	26
Wax deck	13 wks	4
Wax hull	26 wks	2

* Chemical cleaning per watermaker manual

** Service Outboard:

Clean/adjust spark plug

Inspect/replace anode trim tab

Grease point

Flush with fresh water

Inspect fuel system

Inspect prop & cotter pin

Clean/replace fuel filter

Inspect/adjust carburetor setting

Adjust idle speed

Inspect/adjust ignition timing

Clean/wax/paint exterior

Retighten bolts & nuts