Grand Traverse Bay

Sail and Power Squadron

Engine Maintenance

The new Engine Maintenance course has been put into one ten chapter course that stresses the diagnosis of modern systems, while also teaching the basics of engine layout and operation. Gasoline inboards, outboards, and diesel engines are taught in a way that reinforces the common aspects of how engines work. This new course is complete in one ook with one exam. Modern engines offer high reliability and good performance through the use of computerized systems for fuel delivery and engine timing. Most of these systems are “black boxes” that can no longer be serviced by weekend mechanics with ordinary tools. The EM course covers those repairs that do-it-yourselfers can still perform, teaches how to diagnose problems that might be beyond your ability to fix, and how to share information with your mechanic so the right repairs get performed. The new Engine Maintenance 2008 also covers basic mechanical systems such as drive systems (propellers), steering systems, and engine controls. The last chapter discusses solutions you might use to problems that could occur while afloat and away from a repair facility. Gasoline, diesel, and outboard engines are treated independently in this chapter.

Engine Maintenance

PREREQUISITE	USPS Member
INSTRUCTOR	Jerry J. Williams Home 947-1609 E-mail jwilliams6@sbcglobal.net
LOCATION	Grand Traverse Yacht Club, 13653 South West Bay Shore Drive
START DATE	To Be Announced
TIME	Monday Nights 7:00 to 9:00 pm.
COST	Engine Maintenance Course Material $70.00 USPS Member Discount Cost - $45.00

COURSE SCHEDULE

Date	Topic	Instructor
	Registration and Collection of Fees Ch 1 What Makes the Boat Go	Jerry Williams
	Ch 2 Inboard Spark Ignition Engines Pt 1	Jerry Williams
	Ch 3 Inboard Spark Ignition Engines Pt 2	Jerry Williams
	Ch 4 Inboard Diesel Engines Pt 1	Jerry Williams
	Ch 5 Inboard Diesel Engines Pt 2	Jerry Williams
	Ch 6 Inboard Engine Drive Systems Ch 7 Outboard Engines and Drives, and Stern Drives	Jerry Williams
	Ch 8 Marine Engine Controls, Instruments and Alarms Ch 9 Marine Steering Systems	Jerry Williams
	Ch 10 Emergency Repairs Afloat Course Review	Jerry Williams
	EM Final Exam	Ann Conway

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