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Fellow Tiara Owners, I am an aviator as well as a captain. For every aircraft there is an annual, conditional, or progressive maintenance program that prescribes a maintenance task for every item on the craft and details what interval each task should be accomplished. Has anyone seen or even created a similar maintenance program for their Tiara? If even my Jeep has one, I can't imagine there isn't something out there for the Tiara.
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I have found that the operator's manuals for the boat and engines have recommended maintenance schedules included.
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You will find that nearly every system on board is made by a third party and their manual states the recommended maintenance. It can be a long process obtaining all the information. Just the steering system alone will have a manual for the hydraulic pump, one for the steering ram, and one for the autopilot pump. These will advise you to do things like wipe debris from the steering ram, check the helm reservoir level, check fittings for leaks, etc. Usually only engines specify inspection intervals, for the rest you should create your own schedule. But most will just wait until something breaks and fix it then.
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11-03-2021, 08:25 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-03-2021, 08:26 PM by Sans Peur.)
Not to sound like a smart Azz but, it's a boat and stuff is gonna break. There is no rhyme or reason to any of it. I have had many boats over the years and you can look at and use something one day and it is done the next. I just replaced a mascerator pump. It looked brand new while the live well pump below it looks like it has been sitting in saltwater for 10 years and works perfectly.
You are putting many electrical systems in the most corrosive environment known to man and they are gonna go bad. Over the years I have developed a good spare parts cabinet. Float switches, rocker switches, bulbs, a couple bilge pumps and numerous hose clamps of all sizes. Inevitably whatever breaks is unexpected and not in the spare parts cabinet.
It's boating!
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