Return checklist

Before leaving the boat

• Tidy up
  • wipe kitchen surfaces
  • sweep/wipe cabin floor
  • sweep/wipe cockpit surfaces
  • check that toilet is clean and empty

• Complete log entry, including:
  • date and time
  • fuel level (push the black button on the engine panel)
  • engine hours (digital display in the tachometer)
  • name of person making the entry
  • description of trip, including destination, route, weather
  • enumeration of things that were repaired, need to be repaired, will soon need to be repaired

• Stow winch handles in little deck boxes
• Replace cowl vents
• Ensure that headsail is furled and secured, cover is hoisted, and jib sheets are tight
• Cover the furling line opening
• Ensure the main halyard is attached to the deck fitting, not the head of the sail
• Confirm all hatches (3) and port lights (2) are closed and secured (at least with bungees)
• Ensure the sink seacock is closed
• Remove all trash from the boat
• Lash the rudder
• Tie a lateral line to the aft end of the boom to prevent it from swinging
• Remove tensions from the hydraulic backstay
• Ensure all flags are stowed
• Ensure the engine key is off and removed
• Ensure all circuit breakers are off
• Confirm the mooring line is on and tied off

For the dinghy before leaving the marina

• scrub floor
• freshwater rinse
• wipe salt residue from motor surfaces
• Stow motorboat key in lockbox on dock

After every few trips

• deck
  • scrub the decks
  • remove scuff marks from transom and aft hull
  • freshwater rinse exterior above the waterline
  • flush soot and dirt from toe rails
• head
  • drain holding tank then flush it a few times
  • scrub/wipe all surfaces
  • clean drain pan and grid
• bilge
  • scrub with brushes and rinse
  • clean bilge well of any particles
  • remove all slime and debris from pump strainers
• kitchen
  • clean stove and oven
  • clean sinks
  • clean countertops
• main cabin
  • wipe/scrub all wood surfaces with murphy's wood soap (diluted)
  • wipe/scrub ceiling with simple green (diluted)
  • wipe/scrub hatches and mast with simple green (diluted) to remove salt residue
• dinghy
  • scrub bottom of dinghy