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Videos, quizzes and interactive content designed for a proven learning experience. |
The course is about being independent. It is designed to impart the mechanical know-how that participants need to venture past the sight of land or to destinations beyond the range of SeaTow. And even if you intend to do your boating close to home and plan to hire technicians for maintenance and repairs, this course has value.
Course segments address how to troubleshoot fuel, electrical, cooling and corrosion issues, etc., and describe how savvy maintenance can prevent these ancillary components from failing in the first place.
Instructor: Steve Zimmerman
The lead instructor is Steve Zimmerman, who owns five boatyards and writes the “Troubleshooter” column for PassageMaker magazine. Zimmerman is a real-deal cruiser, having transited the East Coast from Nova Scotia to the Bahamas and crossed the Great Lakes and run the Inside Passage to Alaska. He’s made more than 40 delivery trips. Zimmerman teaches 10 of the course segments, titled “Alternators,” “Belts,” “Bleeding the Engine,” “Changing Impellers,” “Cooling Systems,” “Fuel Systems,” “Power Train,” “Shaft Seals,” “Taking Engine Temperatures” and “What To Do If Your Engine Won’t Start.”