Yanmar Pleasure Boat Marine Engine Help

The Authors of this site are: Dick Tucker & Dave Swain.

  Dick has now relinquished the running of the site. Thanks go to Dick for all the hard work he's put in developing,building and running this site for the last 3 years.

Dick was the Yanmar Diesel Engine Service and Warranty Manager for the New Zealand distributor, Power and Marine, from 1990 to 2000.  Prior to that he was the Service Manager for a competitor, subsequently absorbed by P&M, who sold Bukh, Vetus, Sabre, BMW, MTU, Merlin, Perkins and Ruggerini marine engines in NZ and the Pacific area. P&M has divested itself of the other engine brands and concentrated on taking YANMAR to the number one position in the marketplace, a task made easier by the broad horsepower range and reliability of the engine.
He was responsible for all product sold by P&M, including 'Honda' Power Products (includes outboards), 'Kohler' marine generators and many, many other product lines. Dick has recenty moved from Koshigaya City, Japan & now Lives in Auckland, New Zealand.

  Dave has now taken over the running of the site (as of March 2004) & will be responsible for posting all new site content & updates.

Dave is a Marine Engineer (mechanic) working "in the field" for Marine Power Ltd. a busy Yanmar & MerCruiser Main Agent in the Solent area on the South Coast of England. He has worked there since leaving Southamton Technical College (a college with specialised marine courses) in 1994 where he qualified in Marine Engineering, Preparatory Yacht & Boatbuilding & Fibreglass Hand Laminating. Dave is interested in web-authoring/design, running several websites including: a personal photo site, Yacht Charley J, Marine Power's & this site. Dave also has a keen intereset in all things mechanical & nautical he enjoys driving his self built sports car (pictured above), sailing/boating. Dave regularly races double handed & fully crewed previously on Charley J a succsessful J-120 and now on it's replacement Johnny Blue a J-109 Dave lives near Southampton, England.

This site attempts to make accessible as much information as possible with regard to the installation, servicing and operation of Yanmar (or any make) marine engines. It also attempts to provide a facility whereby experience from around the world may collectively answer the questions you have.
This is a user driven site. Distributors and dealers, boat builders, engine installers, service engineers/mechanics, customers and Yanmar fans alike are welcome to link here.
Finally, the sole intention of this site is to keep you boating.  Enjoy!  If you have any suggestions on improving this site please