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Please note that Tony has now retired and all course materials have been passed to RCR Ltd who intend to continue running the courses.
The 2012/13 dates will be published here when we get them.
Getting equipped for the course.
You will probably get more out of the course if you bring your engine and gearbox manuals AND some photos of your engine and surrounding area. These will allow the tutor to illustrate various points by reference to your own boat.
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Course information & Contacts
MAINTENANCE COURSE INFORMATION
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TB Training run maintenance courses in conjunction with RCR Ltd. All courses run for 12 hours over two days For RCR
courses contact barbara on
ALL COURSES WILL RUN AT ALVECHURCH BOAT CENTRE ALVECHURCH MARINA B48 7SQ
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Boat & Engine Maintenance Courses |
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| Who is the course for? | Anyone who owns/crews a boat, who is thinking about buying one, or who is just interested. It is helpful if you know how to change a car's engine oil, but by no means essential. After the course you should feel more confident when dealing with the "experts" |
| How long is the course? | 12 hours over 2 days at a weekend. |
| How much does it cost? | From £100
per 2 day course. This depends upon the venue.
Cost of lunch is extra as are light refreshments on RCR courses. |
| What will I study/learn? | Both weekend and evening courses cover the same topics. A list of topics is shown below split up for weekend attendance, but actual content varies to meet past criticism and student needs. |
| How much practical work is there? | We try and limit course numbers to 12. This normally gives time for all who want to try diesel system bleeding, belt adjustment, and cable soldering. There are normally demonstrations of injector and pump testing. |
| What do I need to bring? | Yourself. Please wear stout shoes or boots and clothes you do not mind getting a bit oily and smelly. Any boat bits you are worried about or want advice on. It is also good if you can bring your experiences to share. A past student suggested that your engine manual would also be a good idea. |
| What do I get for my money? | The course. A 100+ page illustrated A4 book of course notes. |
| What equipment will I be using? | You will be using the
facilities available at a College. TVU have a variety of engines (3
marinised ones) and RCR supply 3 marine engines for practical work. All
run (normally)
A variety of samples of marine and automotive parts are available for you to handle. |
| Is there anything the course will NOT cover? | Paint, wood , steel, & GRP repairs, rigging and sails. We do not cover outboards or petrol engines (although the rest of the course would still be useful). |
| How about accommodation for Saturday night? | Unfortunately we can not offer or recommend accommodation. |
| I belong to a club where a lot of people want the course. Can you do anything for us? | We could come to you and run a course at your club if you have suitable accommodation. Ring or email and have a chat. |
| How often do the courses run? | We need 12 students to run a course, so no course can be guaranteed to run. We offer courses between October and July each year |
A typical programme
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Saturday Topics |
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Tea & Coffee, Course members meet &
introduce themselves
Read FAULT ANALYSIS in course book. |
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9.30 |
INTRODUCTION - Tutor - Course
RELIABILITY - Questions from analysis of faults. ENGINE OPERATION & TYPES REQUIREMENTS FOR RELIABILITY
AIR CLEANER SERVICING VALVE CLEARANCE ADJUSTMENT DRIVE BELT ASSESSMENT/ADJUSTMENT |
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11.00 |
Coffee |
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11.15 |
STEERING GEAR
POWER UNIT - Types & Choice. DRIVE LINES - Types & Choice
REVIEW OF SERVICING |
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12.45 |
Lunch |
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1.45 |
GEAR BOX TYPES
DIESEL ENGINES - Types (recap) |
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3.15 |
Coffee |
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3.30 |
FUEL SYSTEM
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Close at 5.00
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Sunday Topics |
| 09.00 | SERVICE FUEL SYSTEM
& BLEEDING
Practice |
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10.30 |
Coffee |
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10.45 |
COOLING SYSTEMS
Servicing |
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12.15 |
Lunch |
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1.15 |
Domestic water systems Wiring size & protection Battery types & uses |
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2.45 |
Coffee |
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3.00 |
CAPACITY CALC. GALVANIC CORROSION Wash up & Course Critique |
Close at 4.30
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We pride ourselves on trying to match each course to the students' needs, so each course is different. The listing above is only the framework that is modified to support students and meet time constraints. |
| Other topics are covered in the course book. For further information phone Tony Brooks on 0118 9874285. |
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TB Training run Electrical Courses in conjunction with RCR Ltd. All courses run for 12 hours over two days For RCR
courses contact Barbara on
ALL COURSES WILL RUN AT ALVECHURCH BOAT CENTRE ALVECHURCH MARINA B48 7SQ
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Electrics for Boaters |
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| Who is the course for? | Anyone who owns/crews a boat, who is thinking about buying one, or who is just interested.
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| How long is the course? | 12 hours - 2 days of 6 hours. This gives enough time for real practical work. |
| How much does it cost? | From £130 Cost of light refreshments are extra at some venues and all lunch is extra at all venues.
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| What will I study/learn? | How to wire three typical domestic circuits an a complete engine system. Sufficient theory will be provided to ensure safe working. |
| How much practical work is there? | We try and limit course numbers to 12. We also envisage that about 40% of the time will be in the workshop on practical tasks or having practical demonstrations. |
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| How about accommodation for Saturday night? | Unfortunately we can not recommend or offer accommodation. |
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I belong to a club where a lot of people want the course. Can you do
anything for us? |
We could come to you, but you would not have the benefit of the practical sessions unless you have suitable accommodation for the running engines. |
| How often do the courses run? | We need 12 students to run a course, so no course can be guaranteed to run. |
PROVISIONAL TIMETABLE
Please note that this is a development timetable that will change with further thought & student feedback.
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Saturday Topics |
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Tea & Coffee, Course members meet & introductions |
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9.30 |
INTRODUCTION - Tutor
- Course
Basic electrical units
Use OF METERS
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11.00 |
Coffee |
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11.15
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COMMON CIRCUIT SYMBOLS (in book -
not taught)
BASIC DOMESTIC CIRCUIT
CALCS FOR CIRCUITS
SELECTION OF:-
PRACTICAL CIRCUIT BUILDING
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12.45 |
Lunch |
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1.45 |
BSS REQUIREMENTS & CABLE ROUTING BASIC MAINS CIRCUITS USE OF RELAYS & SOLENOIDS
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3.00 |
Coffee |
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3.15 |
ENGINE CIRCUITS
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Close at 5.00 |
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Sunday Topics |
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9.00 |
INSTRUMENTS
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10.30 |
Coffee |
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10.15 |
BATTERIES
SPLIT CHARGING SYSTEMS
ALTERNATOR & STARTER PRACTICAL (if time available)
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12.15 |
Lunch |
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1.15 2.00 |
Continue above
TESTING CIRCUITS
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2.45 |
Coffee |
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2.15 |
Continue above |
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4.00 |
Final questions & wash up |
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Close at 4.30 |
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INTRODUCTORY COURSE INFORMATION
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This is a one day course that is intended to allow you to recognise problems in their early stages and decide upon suitable action. This course attracted very few students last year so we will only be offering it to clubs when it can be run at weekends. Members of the public should contact RCR so we can keep a list of those interested and run a course when we get sufficient numbers.
All courses will run for one day on a Friday Contact Barbara on (0871) 2008021
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09.00 09.10 09.30 09.40 09.55 10.00 |
Introductions Identify major sections of engine system Variations (Sail & V Drive) How the engine works - simple 1,2,3 or 4 Cylinders meaning & purpose Parts of the engine & purpose |
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10.30 |
Coffee |
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10.45
12.10 |
Servicing the parts
Cooling System
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13.00 |
Lunch |
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14.00 15.00 |
Cooling system service Gearbox, Controls & Shaft service |
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15.15 |
Coffee |
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15.30 15.45 16.00
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Engine
Electrics - items
Engine Electrical Servicing Problems & what symptoms mean - fault finding. Final Questions & Close |
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Course closes at about 16.30 |
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