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RYA & STCW Courses – Sail, Power, Super-Yacht & Workboat

Yacht Maintenance Course

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WHERE IS THE YACHT MAINTENANCE COURSE RUN?

The yacht maintenance training course is run from our training workshop at Chieftain Training, Southampton.

YACHT MAINTENANCE COURSE AIMS:

This intensive week is aimed at owners, skippers and crew who want to take on maintenance of their vessel. It is particularly relevant for long distance, offshore and rally cruisers who will have to become self reliant on passage. Maintenance Week includes;

  • Pre departure, service work and routine preventative maintenance on board your yacht
  • Fault finding for machinery and electrical problems
  • “Get you home,” repairs that will allow you to complete your voyage and continue sailing safely
  • Recommended spares and tools to carry on board

During the week you will cover the content of our five shorter courses:

Plus you will all also cover:

  • Skin Fittings- Removal & Servicing
  • Dacron Sail Repairs
  • Spinnaker Repairs
  • Riveting & Removing Rivets
  • Rudder Bearings & P Bracket Cutlass Bearings

YACHT MAINTENANCE COURSE DURATION:

The intensive course is run over a 6-day week, generally starting on a Monday.

YACHT MAINTENANCE COURSE PRE REQUISITES:

This course is aimed at existing boaters. However no previous mechanical ability is required. Apart from the sail repair sections the course is equally useful for sailors and motorboaters.

Yacht Maintenance Course
RYA Diesel Engine Student working on one of our 6 cylinder Volvo Penta Engines

YACHT MAINTENANCE COURSE CONTENT:

    • Diesel Engine Maintenance

      • Overview
      • Systems
      • Trouble Shooting
      • Get you home techniques
      • Servicing
      • Winterisation
      • Sail Drives & Gear Boxes

    • Outboard Engine Maintenance (for the tender)

      • Overview
      • Servicing
      • Trouble shooting

    • Splicing & Ropework

      • Types of Rope
      • Common Whipping
      • Sailmaker’s Whipping
      • Heat Sealing
      • Single Braid Eye Splice
      • Single Braid Joining
      • Dyneema Soft Shackle
      • Double Braid Eye Splice
      • 3 Strand Eye Splice
      • 3 Strand End Splice
      • 3 Strand Short Splice

    • Rig & Deck Hardware

      • Winch servicing
      • Riveting and rivet removal

    • 12 Volt Marine Electrics

      • Intro to 12 Volt
      • Using a multimeter to fault find
      • Soldering, crimping and heat sealing
      • Trouble shooting and repairing, nav lights, cabin lights, bilge pumps, engine electrics and power problems for the instruments, VHF, fridge, stereo etc.

    • Sail Repairs

      • Spinnaker patches
      • Dacron / Laminate repair and stitching

    • Skin Fittings & Below the Waterline

      • Servicing, removal and re fitting skin fittings
      • Connecting sea cocks
      • P Bracket Cutlass Bearing
      • Rudder Bearings

The yacht maintenance course is a mix off theory and practical however there is far more hands on practical than lecture. You will make use of our training workshop which is equipped with a wide range of engines, 12 Volt equipment, rope work tools, winches, damaged sails and extensive tool kits.

INCLUDED

      • 6 days of training
      • Use of our workshop, resources and tools
      • Plenty of consumables
      • CT Yacht Maintenance Certificate 
      • CT Splicing Handbook
      • Tea & Coffee
      • Free parking

NOT INCLUDED

      • Lunch
      • Accommodation

COURSE RATIO

We have equipped out training workshop for up-to 8 students. 

WHY CHOOSE CHIEFTAIN TRAINING FOR YOUR YACHT MAINTENANCE COURSE?

We are unaware of any other marine training centre that offers this course in house and with such an extensive range of equipment.