Maintenance: How to keep the diesel from causing problems on a summer cruise

If the engine breaks down on a summer cruise, it is usually not easy to find an engine service in unfamiliar harbours. This could become even more difficult or even impossible this summer. While the coronavirus pandemic had already severely disrupted supply chains, spare parts have become even more difficult to obtain since Russia's war in Ukraine. What's more, many companies have full order books, so even if the spare part is available, they don't have time for unscheduled repairs. To make matters worse, the boom in the used boat market means that there are many more boats on the road that may be in need of repair. This makes the deadlines even tighter.

The solution sounds simple: be kind to your diesel so that it doesn't need any repairs. The best thing to do is to check it before the summer cruise and clear the maintenance backlog. Even if it is well maintained, it doesn't hurt to take a look at the right places to recognise problems at an early stage. Hopefully you will then be able to rectify them yourself.

Which maintenance steps are particularly important to protect sailors from engine problems during their summer holidays - now in the new YACHT 15/2022.