mattkab
Senior Member
I read every post in the 17+ (at this time) page thread on synthetic vs. dino oil. Fascinating, and educational stuff there, and I'm not being sarcastic.
But I have a different question, that maybe you all could help with -- at the risk of starting another debate.
What are peoples' opinion on when to perform a normal annual oil change (as well as other maintenance items such as belts, filters, etc)?
We are in the Pacific Northwest, so our boat stays in the water year round, however my boat basically just sits in the marina from roughly October through February. I plan to add some cold-weather cruising amenities to reduce that time, but the fact is our boat usage drops dramatically in the winter, and probably will do so for a while.
So, I see generally two options 1) change at the end of the fall or 2) change at the beginning of spring.
If I change in the fall, the engine sits in clean new fluids all winter. Any time we take the boat out in cold conditions would be using the new product. And with no time commitments the task can be done when convenient.
But, if I change in the spring, then I know everything is new when I actually start to cruise. Boats sitting in our winters tend to grow into problems.
Does the lack of use of the newly changed items concern anyone else?
But I have a different question, that maybe you all could help with -- at the risk of starting another debate.
What are peoples' opinion on when to perform a normal annual oil change (as well as other maintenance items such as belts, filters, etc)?
We are in the Pacific Northwest, so our boat stays in the water year round, however my boat basically just sits in the marina from roughly October through February. I plan to add some cold-weather cruising amenities to reduce that time, but the fact is our boat usage drops dramatically in the winter, and probably will do so for a while.
So, I see generally two options 1) change at the end of the fall or 2) change at the beginning of spring.
If I change in the fall, the engine sits in clean new fluids all winter. Any time we take the boat out in cold conditions would be using the new product. And with no time commitments the task can be done when convenient.
But, if I change in the spring, then I know everything is new when I actually start to cruise. Boats sitting in our winters tend to grow into problems.
Does the lack of use of the newly changed items concern anyone else?