First R43 engine Service

It’s been a full year and 123 engine hours since the Maggie Anne II first splashed and the service protocol specifies that at 12 months we change fuel filters. It’s not necessary to haul the boat out for this work but we’ll put on 200 hours on the engines during our Alaska trip which starts in a few months so we decided to do a full service now so we wouldn’t have to do one enroute.

[@teacake6941]

Thanks for giving such a thorough and thoughtful breakdown of maintenance for this boat😊

[@AnsteyHinkson]

Great informational videos, thank you! Still several yrs away from our "boat life" retirement and the R43 is on the short list, but we have a bit of range anxiety. Would love to see a video with you talking about your "real world" range experiences. Thanks

[@boborca]

Lorraine and I are leaving for Alaska later in May and we plan to document our trip on this channel so stay tuned and you should see a fair amount of data regarding real life distances and fuel consumption.

[@AnsteyHinkson]

@@boborca Perfect! We'll live vicariously through you two. :-). It'll help as the R43 and Sargo 45 are two that we really like but are trying to better understand the range limitations for the cruising we would like to do. Again, thank you.

[@907T]

You may want to replace the seawater impellers too: Although they're not due, they don't cost much and can wear out prematurely. (I've replaced them with the boat in the water which is doable but exciting.)

[@boborca]

Thanks. Exciting eh? Any tips?

[@907T]

@@boborca at least with my Volvo I/Os, when you remove the cover, water starts gushing in. The aft bilge pump more than kept up, but it instills a sense of urgency to complete the job.

[@boborca]

I see. Yes, that would definitely get your attention. Thanks for the advice.

[@mattgreven7615]

Have you had any issues with your pod drives? Any concerns about finding places to service them while underway?

[@boborca]

No issues so far. The shop in Bellingham was familiar with them but not sure what I'll find on the way up to Alaska in terms of shop mechanics with IPS experience though if needed.

[@robertfrost1683]

Any water in the gear oil ?

[@boborca]

None.

[@williamschmierer1801]

What is the range

[@boborca]

With 300 gallons in the main tanks and 30 gallons in the generator tank (which can be transferred to the mains) the range of the R43 depends on what speed/rpm settings you choose. Go fast and get 1 mile per gallon or go slow and get 4 mpg.