It is important to service and maintain you boats drive train by making sure your service intervals outlined in your owners manual are followed. To make it simple At the Helm Marine recommends the following yearly maintenance schedule: Every 50 hours or 12 months which ever occurs first you should have the oil changed at the bare minimum this will help maintain proper lubrication to ensure the integrity of your engines life. There are many different applications and service requirements are different for each of them. If you follow service by date you can use 1st year engine and transmission (Weather v-drive,direct drive, or stern drive often called 20 hour service) 2nd year engine only service(all fluids and filters including stern drive gear oil often called 50hour service) then in the 3rd year have the engine,transmission and tune up (spark plugs,cap and rotor often called 100 hour service) performed. At the Helm Marine recognizes the difference between boats so a generic flat rate service is not the same as some of the competitors like to believe. A mercruiser alpha is not the same as a OMC cobra. Our services are broken down to be boat make and engine model specific. At the Helm Marine wants to ensure your boat is getting what it needs when it needs it at a price applicable to your boat. Check out what lines we service and see what is recommended on your boat.

One of the most vital organs in your boat power plant!  Like service for you engine the water pump impeller can vary in size, shape, and accessibility. This component draws water in from the sea or lake to keep the engine at proper running temperature. The boat does not have a radiator to keep coolant so it uses the water your boating in for that purpose. Even closed cooling engines still use sea water to keep the coolant at the proper temperature. The components has no real guarantee on how long it will last. Often times failure can occur from debris blocking the water intake or starting the boat out of the water with out a flush kit running water to the intake. The impeller is rubber so it can also fail from lack of use. It needs water to stay lubricated also the housing it sits in is oblong and can cause the impeller to develop a seat last the rubber can begin to dry rot and crack this combination can lead to the impeller blades tearing of the base and ending up in you cooling system. Your owners manual will outline what interval is best for your impeller replacement. At the Helm Marine recommends replacement of this component every year. Time on the water is valuable and having an over heat condition can ruin your day of fun.

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