How To Make Your Boat Engine LAST
Boating in the summertime on your favorite lake can be one of the BEST things to do with your loved ones! To make a boating trip fantastic, you want to be able to rely on your boat. The last thing you want to worry about is engine trouble, right? Our boat lift remote controls company is here to give you a few pointers on how to make your boat engine last, in this week's blog.
How To Make Your Boat Engine LAST
CRUISE MORE THAN YOU REV THE ENGINE UP TO HIGH SPEEDS.
Typically, cruising speed is where your boat is at its best and least stressed. The engine is making good power and the boat’s trimmed out, nice and free from the sticky water. Adding throttle adds rpm, which doesn’t log any more time on the hour meters, but it does make those hours more stressful. Keeping it at cruising speeds as often as you can is a great way to prolong the life of your engine and related components.
FLUSH OUT ANY DEBRIS.
It is important to flush the engine to ensure that all of the debris and dirt from the lake or river are removed from the engine. This will help keep interior corrosion to a minimum. Neglecting to flush the engine after a trip allows for dirt or debris to take root in the heart of the engine. All it takes is a couple of times with that happening before there are costly repairs needed for your vessel. Therefore, it is in your best interest to take a few minutes and properly flush the engine.
WARM YOUR ENGINE BEFORE TAKING IT OUT.
Don't get too eager to take off so quickly. Long idles are actually good for our engines. Cold oil doesn’t flow well compared with warm oil. That resistance to flow isn’t as good at protecting engine components, and believe it or not, that resistance actually puts a strain on things like the oil pump and the mechanisms that drive it. Avoid premature wear by letting the engine warm up to operating temperature before you hammer the throttle.
DON'T LET YOUR ENGINE JUST SIT FOR TOO LONG.
Letting your boat sit all year long without being run is good for your engine. Oil drains away from internal components and back into the pan, but running the engine every so often, even when you don’t have a chance to really use it, helps keep things in working order. Running the engine also gets the gas moving so it won’t just sit inside your fuel system and create varnish. It's also not a bad idea to run fuel stabilizer all summer long — not just during winter storage — to keep the fuel from getting gummy.
Get Out On The Water Faster With Your Loved Ones!
Enjoy your boating time with your loved ones! We hope that you found these tips enlightening. This time is important. To learn more about how to get out on the water faster with a Firstmate Controls system, give us a call at the phone number listed below. Be sure to follow us on our social media channels listed below to stay up to date on our latest announcements.
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