Yacht servicing · Motor & sail · Melbourne
Yacht servicing, brought to your berth.
Motor yachts and sailing yachts, single or twin. Serviced to the manufacturer’s schedule by an authorised Volvo Penta and Yanmar dealer, with a clear rundown of what’s urgent and what can wait.
- Authorised Volvo Penta & Yanmar dealer
- Servicing Melbourne boats since 1995
- Motor and sailing yachts
- At your berth across Port Phillip Bay
Your setup
Motor yacht or sailing yacht?
The engine is only part of it. Pick your boat to see what a service covers, and what’s worth knowing.
Sportscruisers, flybridge cruisers and motor yachts, on shafts, sterndrives or pods. We service the engines, the drives and the running gear behind them.
- Engine oil, filters and impellers
- Fuel filters and water separators
- Drive or gearbox oil and anodes
- Engine mounts and shaft alignment
- Cooling system checks
- Fault-log read on electronic Volvo Penta and Yanmar engines
What you get
You’ll know exactly where your engine stands.
Every service ends with a plain-English rundown. Each item is marked done, keep an eye on, or needs attention, so you can see what’s urgent and what can wait. Anything beyond the service is quoted first.
- A record of every service, engine by engine
- Kept for your warranty and resale history
- What’s due next, so you can plan around the season
Servicing and your warranty
Both Volvo Penta and Yanmar warranties expect maintenance to the manufacturer’s schedule, with records kept. Volvo Penta’s excludes faults caused by non-genuine parts or by repairs outside its authorised network; Yanmar’s excludes service by unauthorised facilities. Your warranty documents set out the terms. As an authorised dealer for both, we service to the schedule with genuine parts and record every visit. Your rights under the Australian Consumer Law apply in addition to these terms.
Service rundown
Sailing yacht · Yanmar · Saildrive · 1,100 hours
- Done
Engine oil and filter
- Done
Fuel filters
Bled and checked for water.
- Done
Seawater pump impeller
Replaced.
- Done
Saildrive oil
Clean, no sign of water.
- Done
Saildrive anode
Renewed.
- Keep an eye on
Exhaust mixing elbow
Some carbon build-up, cleaned. Due for replacement on Yanmar’s schedule.
- Needs attention
Saildrive diaphragm
Due on Yanmar’s schedule. Quoted to replace at the next haul-out.
Something not right?
Signs your engine wants attention.
Many problems give a warning first. If you’ve noticed one of these, it’s worth a look before it turns into a lost weekend.
An overheating alarm
Often a worn seawater impeller, a blocked intake or strainer, or a fouled heat exchanger. Simpler to fix early, and costly if it keeps happening.
Hard starting
Can point to batteries and connections, air or water in the fuel, or worn components.
Won’t reach full rpm
Usual suspects include blocked fuel filters, a fouled hull or propeller, and the air supply.
Smoke you haven’t seen before
Black smoke usually means the engine is overloaded or short of air. White or blue smoke points elsewhere. Note the colour and tell us.
Grey or milky drive oil
Water is getting into the saildrive or sterndrive. Get it looked at before the gears suffer.
New vibration or noise
A damaged or fouled propeller, engine mounts or alignment are the usual suspects. Worth catching before it wears anything else.
Timing
Book around the boating season.
A little planning means the boat is ready on the first good weekend, not the third.
78%
of maritime incidents reported in Victoria in 2024–25 were vessel breakdowns, most of them engine failure or running out of fuel.
Source: Safe Transport VictoriaAugust to October
Pre-season service
Book before the rush. November to Easter is our busiest period, so a service in late winter or early spring has the boat ready for the first good weekend.
Book a pre-season serviceNovember to Easter
On the water
Peak boating, and our busiest months. If an alarm won’t clear or something doesn’t feel right mid-season, call us.
Easter to July
Bigger jobs
The best time for haul-outs, drive and running-gear work and winterisation, with the least boating missed.
Who you're dealing with
An authorised Volvo Penta and Yanmar dealer, looking after Melbourne boats since 1995.
Our technicians bring genuine Volvo Penta and Yanmar parts and dealer diagnostics to your berth, and bigger jobs come back to our Spotswood workshop.
- Authorised Volvo Penta & Yanmar dealer
- Factory-trained on Volvo Penta and Yanmar
- Genuine Volvo Penta and Yanmar parts on the shelf
- Also an authorised Twin Disc dealer and ZF Marine Service Point
The engines we look after
We’re an authorised Volvo Penta, Yanmar and Twin Disc dealer and a ZF Marine Service Point, and service the other makes listed as independent specialists.
Questions
What yacht owners ask us
Do you service both motor yachts and sailing yachts?
Yes. We look after sailing-yacht auxiliaries and saildrives through to single and twin-engine motor yachts, including running gear, shafts and drive lines. On a sailing yacht, that includes Volvo Penta D1 servicing, on saildrive or shaft.
Which engines do you service?
We’re an authorised Volvo Penta and Yanmar dealer, and we also service Scania, Cummins, Caterpillar, MTU, MAN and John Deere marine engines as independent specialists.
Do I need to bring the boat to you?
No. We service boats at their berth or on the hardstand around Port Phillip Bay. Work that needs the boat out of the water is planned with your yard, and bigger jobs come into our Spotswood workshop.
When is the best time to book a service?
Before the season, so the boat is ready when you are, and again before winter if it will sit for a while. Book a few weeks ahead in spring, when everyone wants their boat back in the water.
How do I book?
Use the booking form at the top of this page or call (03) 9399 5888. We aim to reply within 1 business day.
Ready when the weather is.
Tell us about your boat and where she’s berthed, and we’ll take it from there.