Summerizing your inboard engine

The best checklist (until you find a better one) for getting your inboard diesel engine ready a new season

Santa Eulàlia, Barthelona, February 2024

Here’s a checklist to make sure your engine is less likely to complicate a new sailing season.

This checklist covers inboard diesel engines, both raw water and fresh water cooled. I use this checklist for my sailboat’s Yanmar 2GM20 inboard.

Contents

Download

A handy PDF for you to download and print:

Thumbnail image of the checklist

Time

Summerizing the engine is in 2 parts, before and after launch.

Before you start

See also

Changing the oil on your inboard diesel

The best checklist for changing your diesel inboard’s oil (until you find a better one)

Winterizing your inboard engine

The best checklist (until you find a better one) for winterizing your inboard diesel engine

At your service

Humbly yours,

Marc, Supreme Purser