Marine Age…Age Is Just a Number

[Rob Schepis]

Don’t let marine age get the best of your engine room.  Here’s an example of a pair of 330B’s installed in 2002 and a genset from 2005.  That’s 15 seasons for the engines and 12 for the genny.  Dry engine rooms vents,  dry overhead environment or proper drainage of above decks, Wolverine pan heaters and periodic checks and spraying and wiping down with anti-corrosion products.  That’s some of the key ingredients which isn’t much when considering the $$$ in that engine room.  And it’s not just for looks – you can pretty much say goodbye to those electrical gremlins and other sorts of issues caused by things being “no so nice” down there.

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[Rob Schepis]

Just checked in on the boat via wifi camera.  Been a cool damp weekend here in the northeast.  Weather monitor on salon counter tells me the salon is 50 deg F and 74 % humidity BUT the remote sensor in the engine room is reporting 65 deg F and 44% humidity.  So the Wolverines have the engine room 15 degrees warmer and the humidity 30% lower.

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