Annapolis School of Seamanship

bluefin2na · 11-15-2007, 06:27 AM

Anyone here taken any of their classes or have any feedback? Thinking about taking a couple of their diesel engine classes. Just curious if it would be worth my time.

prxmid · 11-15-2007, 05:10 PM

Not 100% sure, but I believe their diesel classes are designed for smaller sailboat diesel engines

BAYBUILT · 11-16-2007, 02:01 PM

I attended their Basic Marine Diesel class two years ago, and have registered for the upcoming Level 2 class. The program isn't engine specific, nor is the course material geared to strictly sailboat engines.

The majority of attendees in my Basic Diesel Class were powerboaters, with a variety of engine types and Hp, the majority being Yanmar and Cummins.

Chris Segal is a respected Diesel Mechanic in the Annapolis area, very knowledgeable and a wealth of information.

The knowledge I obtained in the basic class was enough for me to feel comfortable performing basic engine maintenance on my 230hp Yanmar 4LHA-STE. I anticipate the level II class to be more hands-on, geared to advanced troubleshooting, minor repairs, adjustments and preventative maintenance.

I have considered attending Mack Boring's diesel engine school in New Jersey, which is geared strictly for Yanmar products, however they require you to attend their one day class before taking the advanced two day class. The cost of their programs are double the Annapolis School of Seamanship.

bluefin2na · 11-17-2007, 03:13 AM

Thanks for the info. I have thought about the Mack-Boring class as well, but with this class in Annapolis it's a lot easier to work into my schedule, not to mention a lot close to home. I knew it wasn't engine specific, I guess that's the real plus of the Mack-Boring class. However, being new to diesels I think it would still be very beneficial to me. I don't intend to doing any major work myself, just learning how things work and basic maintainence and minor repairs that can be made at sea, etc. Sounds like it would be worthwhile. I'd probably end up taking the level II class as well at some point.