Maintenance & Upgrades
SOLD 2018-July-25
Cape Dory 28 Trawler
joe@mariner2.net
Filters
Filters
- Racor: R24T (10 micron)
- Secondary Fuel: Wix 33358 / Napa Gold 3358
- Oil: Wix 51596 / Napa Gold 1596
- Air: Wix 46111 / Napa Gold 6111
- Crankcase Breather: Wix 46106 / Napa Gold 6106
Batteries
Batteries
- Engine starting battery: Group 27, 1050 MCA
- House batteries: 2 x Trojan T-105 6-volt Golf Cart in series
Zinc
Zinc
- Propellor Nut zinc anode, size F: http://www.boatzincs.com/prop_nuts.html
Fluids
Fluids
- Engine oil: Shell Rotella T 15w-40
- Transmission oil: Valvoline 80w-90 gear oil
- Coolant / Antifreeze: Prestone Extended Life
Engine Hours
Engine Hours
Spring 2006:
- Hour meter non-functional upon purchase.
- Hours as reported by prior owner & paper records: 1326
- Hour meter replaced 2006, restarting at 0.
Hours on new meter (add previous 1326 for total hours):
- End of 2006: 52.8 (total 1378.8)
- End of 2007: 173.6 (total 1499.6)
- End of 2008: 294.9 (total 1620.9)
- End of 2009: 421.9 (total 1747.9)
- End of 2010: 535.2 (total 1861.2)
- End of 2011: 640.0 (total 1966)
- End of 2012: 735.4 (total 2061.4)
- End of 2013: 817.0 (total 2143.0)
- End of 2014: 956.1 (total 2282.1)
- End of 2015: 1033.0 (total 2359.0)
- End of 2016: 1084.5 (total 2410.5)
- End of 2017: 1167.2 (total 2493.2)
Yearly Maintenance
Yearly Maintenance
Fall / Winter Layup
Fall / Winter Layup
- Oil and oil filter changed every fall before winter layup
- On years where summer usage is trending over 100 hours, changed oil only (not filter) mid-season
- Transmission oil changed every other fall before winter layup
- Disconnect air conditioner seawater intake hose from seacock, insert funnel, run unit while pouring in 1 gallon of pink antifreeze, reattach hose
- Bypass and drain hot water tank, drain fresh water system, pour 2 gallons of pink antifreeze into tank, run both faucets until pink flows freely
- Disconnect anchor washdown pump seawater intake hose from seacock, insert funnel, run unit while pouring in 1 gallon of pink antifreeze, reattach hose
- Pump out holding tank, disconnect head intake hose from head pump, attach temporary hose, insert funnel, pump 1 gallon of pink through, reattach hose
- Five engine / transmission zincs checked and changed as needed
- Drain seawater from engine and transmission, shop-vac water from sea strainer, disconnect intake hose from sea strainer, attach temporary hose, fill strainer with pink antifreeze, insert other end of hose in 5-gal bucket of pink antifreeze, start engine and run until all antifreeze is consumed, reattach intake hose
- Following haul-out, open all seacocks to drain seacock and hose
- Electronics removed and stored off boat
- Engine wiped down with degreaser
- Replace oil absorbant pads in engine drip tray
- Shop-vac water from bilge
- Replace "bilge sock" oil absorber
Spring / Recommissioning
Spring / Recommissioning
- Fuel (racor & secondary) filters, air filter, and crankcase breather changed every spring after first tank of fuel
- Impeller changed every 2-3 years
- Seacocks disassembled and greased using Morey's Red waterproof grease every 2-3 years
- Water tank shocked every spring with 1 pint bleach to full tank of water, flushed through until clean and clear at both faucets, left in tank for 1 week, then flushed and refilled
- 2 coats cetol applied to exterior teak every spring
- Prop nut zinc changed every year, using loctite blue to secure bolt - http://www.boatzincs.com/prop_nut_specs-rep.html (model F for 1 1/2" shaft)
- Interior wood treated with Howard's Feed & Wax as needed, restored with Howard's restor-a-finish as needed
- Professionally washed and waxed every spring (mostly by Schuman Clean at Herrington Harbour North), maintained with Meguiar's Flagship Premium Wash-N-Wax