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2024-10-23T12:26:43Z

‎Pre-delivery for storage tasks

Zbz at 21:33, 24 February 2024

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2024-02-24T21:26:33Z

‎Pre-storage tasks

Zbz at 21:26, 24 February 2024

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2023-05-09T16:49:58Z

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2023-05-09T16:46:06Z

‎Pre-delivery for storage tasks

Zbz at 16:43, 9 May 2023

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 == Pre-delivery for storage tasks ==
 * Fuel tank should be as empty as possible so it can be easily polished
-* Pump out the holding tank
+* Pump out the holding tank (do this at Waterboat; there's also a pumpout boat in Salem that operates weekends until Indigenous People's Day)
 * Confirm Dion's expecting you -- need to book with them a few weeks in advance
 * Remove all but the necessary equipment, sails, etc. from the boat. It is a lot easier to do this from the dock in Boston than from the dock or on the hard in Salem

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 * Remove all sails and lay out to look for any issues
 * Remove all food, dishes, foulies, etc (basically anything that could mildew/rot)
 * Remove and wash and dry the spare lines, spinnakers, and anything else that’s wet
-* Inspect all lines, rig hardware, and spars before storing them for the winter
+* Remove the batteries from the boat and put them on a trickle charger in a heated space
-* Inspect and inventory safety gear, medical kit, etc.
-* Inventory spare parts and make list of needed replacements
 * Medical kit should be removed to some place that will be above freezing over the winter, to avoid damage to medications.
 * Bring the compass to a heated space
-Use black bins (with yellow tops)to store stuff
+Use black bins (with yellow tops) to store stuff in Bay 1 (or wherever dockmaster says) at the pavilion. Using lidded bins keeps things from running away in the winter

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 == Pre-storage tasks ==
 * Remove all cushion covers, fender covers, and other cloth material and bring to the pavilion to get dry cleaned.
-* Remove all tethers, PFDs, jacklines, and dry
+* Remove all tethers, PFDs (inflatable and hard-sided), jacklines, and dry
 * Remove all tools and inspect for rust
 * Remove all sails and lay out to look for any issues
-* Remove all food, dishes, foulies, etc (basically anything that could mold/rot)
+* Remove all food, dishes, foulies, etc (basically anything that could mildew/rot)
 * All sails that need work need to be coordinated with sailing master and brought to the North Sails Loft at Dions
 * Remove and wash and dry the spare lines, spinnakers, and anything else that’s wet

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−	~~== Old, for reference, Dions usually does this for us ==~~
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−	~~-- things to do before you depart for the haul-out:~~
−	* remove windex, wind instruments, VHF antenna, and tricolor from top of mast
−	* replace halyards with messengers
−	* make sure you have sufficient antifreeze: 10-11 gals of propylene glycol. There should be no ethylene glycol in the antifreeze - it is a poison.
−
−	~~-- things to do prior to haul-out (could be days ahead or on the way to the marina):~~
−	* drain freshwater system. then pour 6 gallons of poly antifreeze (pink stuff) into the freshwater tank. then open hot water faucet at galley until antifreeze comes out. then open hot water faucet at head until antifreeze comes out. then do the same with cold faucets.
−	* pour pink antifreeze in toilet, pump through to holding tank until you can see about 1/2" of pink in the bottom of the holding tank. should be about 1 gallon for this.
−	* remove spinnaker blocks from aft mounts and stow them somewhere on board
−	* remove the paddlewheel speedo sensor
−
−	~~-- after arriving at the haul-out marina:~~
−	* winterize the engine. with the boat in the water, run the engine. close the seawater thru-hull. open the cap to the seawater strainer. pour in antifreeze until it starts coming out the exhaust. then shut down the engine. should be about 3-4 gallons of antifreeze for this.
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−	~~--when the boat is on the hard:~~
−	* get all water out of the bilges and underfloor areas
−	* open all thru-hulls
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−	Over the winter anything that can mildew on the boat probably will so you should remove foulies, inflatable pfds, tethers, kitchen towels, etc. These should not go to the pavilion; they tend to disappear over the winter; someone should take these home for safekeeping. The orange pfds usually stay on the boat.
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−	~~The compass seems to winter better in someone's home than on the boat.~~

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 * Remove anything
 * Use a solution of bleach and water to spray and wipe down all surfaces (including in cockpit lockers) to remove any mold/mildew growth. This should be followed with a spray of fresh water
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 == Pre-storage tasks ==
-* Remove all cushion covers, fender covers, and other cloth material and bring to the pavilion to get dry cleaned. Cushions themselves should be hung from the ceiling to minimize crushing/kinking/folding
+* Remove all cushion covers, fender covers, and other cloth material and bring to the pavilion to get dry cleaned.
-* Lay out all sails and look for any issues
+* Remove all tethers, PFDs, jacklines, and dry
-* Dry the spare lines, spinnakers, and anything else that’s wet, especially if they will be stored somewhere without air circulation
+* Remove all tools and inspect for rust
 * Inspect all lines, rig hardware, and spars before storing them for the winter
 * Inspect and inventory safety gear, medical kit, etc.
 * Inventory spare parts and make list of needed replacements
 * Medical kit should be removed to some place that will be above freezing over the winter, to avoid damage to medications.
 * Do a PFD inflation test (24 hours, does it lose air) to see if we need to buy more; inspect for damage, etc.
-Organize bins:
+Use black bins (with yellow tops)to store stuff
-* Kitchen stuff
-* Foulies
-* PFDs + tethers
-* Books / charts / nav equipment + medical kits + safety equipment
-* Cleaning supplies
-* Lines
-* Spares from under the forward berth
 == Old, for reference, Dions usually does this for us ==

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 * Fuel tank should be as empty as possible so it can be easily polished
 * Pump out the holding tank
 == Pre-storage tasks ==
-* Remove all cushion covers, fender covers, and other cloth material and bring to the pavilion to get dry cleaned
+* Remove all cushion covers, fender covers, and other cloth material and bring to the pavilion to get dry cleaned. Cushions themselves should be hung from the ceiling to minimize crushing/kinking/folding
 * Lay out all sails and look for any issues
 * Dry the spare lines, spinnakers, and anything else that’s wet, especially if they will be stored somewhere without air circulation
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 * Remove all tools and inspect for rust
 * Add stabilizer to fuel tank?
 Organize bins:
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--- OLD--
+== Old, for reference, Dions usually does this for us ==
-−
--- 1-2 weeks before haul-out:
-* complete all needed paperwork for haul-out marina (e.g. winter storage application, insurance forms)
-−
--- 2 days before haul-out:
-* confirm that marina has you on the schedule, and that all paperwork is complete
 -- things to do before you depart for the haul-out:
 * remove windex, wind instruments, VHF antenna, and tricolor from top of mast
 * replace halyards with messengers
 * make sure you have sufficient antifreeze: 10-11 gals of propylene glycol. There should be no ethylene glycol in the antifreeze - it is a poison.