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Five Requests to Keep Osprey in Top Shape
for Other Guests
1. Shore shoes: cleaned or removed
Shore shoes can pick up lots of ‘stuff’ that increases the wear and tear on the
interior. Help us keep Osprey looking great by cleaning the bottom of your
shoes before stepping into the salon or removing them whenever inside.
2. Damp lifejackets need fresh air
If a lifejacket, flag or window cover is even slightly damp, please hang it
where fresh air circulates until it’s completely dry. The slightest moisture in
an enclosed place creates mildew quicker that one would think.
3. Wash down the anchor chain
Use the saltwater wash-down system with the dedicated coiled hose to
thoroughly wash mud and marine debris from the anchor chain BEFORE it
goes into the chain locker. Failing to do so can result in foul odors in the chain
locker!
4. Keep salon door closed when the engine is running
Diesel engines produce soot when they run and that can build up a film in the
cabin. Therefore please keep the salon door closed whenever the engine is
running.
5. Run the engine at high speed periodically
Osprey
is equipped with a very reliable Cummins diesel engine. Yet, the
engine can build up diesel soot in the turbo charger and exhaust ports when
cruising for many hours at low speed economy cruise (less than 1400 RPM).
We’ve found it helpful to run the engine at high speed cruise (1800-2200
RPM) for at least 20 minutes every other day while cruising to help keep the
buildup to a minimum.
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