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== Before leaving the boat ==
 
== Before leaving the boat ==
  
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* Tidy up
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* On Deck
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** wipe kitchen surfaces
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** As needed, rinse the deck, brightwork, and metal with fresh water
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** sweep/wipe cabin floor
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** Ensure that headsail is furled and secured, cover is hoisted, and jib sheets are tight
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** sweep/wipe cockpit surfaces
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** Replace cowl vents
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** check that toilet is clean and empty
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** Confirm the mooring line is on and tied off
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** Ensure the main halyard is attached to the deck fitting, not the head of the sail
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** Stow winch handles in little deck boxes
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** Ensure the engine key is off and removed
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** Lash the rudder
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** Tie a lateral line to the aft end of the boom to prevent it from swinging
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** Remove tension from the hydraulic backstay
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** Ensure all flags are stowed
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** Place and secure canvas covers on forward hatch, jib furling line hole, mainsail, cabin (including cushion), aft hatch, and backstay
  
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* Complete log entry, including:
 
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** date and time
 
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** fuel level (push the black button on the engine panel)
 
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** engine hours (digital display in the tachometer)
 
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** name of person making the entry
 
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** description of trip, including destination, route, weather
 
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** enumeration of things that were repaired, need to be repaired, will soon need to be repaired
 
  
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* Stow winch handles in little deck boxes
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* Below Deck
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* Replace cowl vents
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** Check that the head is clean and empty
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* Lash rudder
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** Confirm all hatches (3) and port lights (2) are closed and secured (at least with bungees)
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* Ensure that headsail is furled and secured, cover is hoisted, and jib sheets are tight
+
** Ensure the sink seacock is closed
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* Cover the furling line opening
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** Remove all trash from the boat
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* Ensure the main halyard is attached to the deck fitting, not the head of the sail
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** Sweep/wipe all cabin, kitchen, and cockpit surfaces as needed
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* Tie a lateral line to the aft end of the boom to prevent it from swinging
+
** Ensure all circuit breakers are off
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* Close the sink seacock
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* Ensure all flags are stowed
+
 
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* Ensure the engine key is off and removed
+
* Complete log entry, including:
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* Ensure all hatches (3) and port lights (2) are closed and secured (at least with bungees)
+
** Date and time
−
* Ensure all circuit breakers are off
+
** Fuel level (push the black button on the engine panel)
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* Remove all trash from the boat
+
** Engine hours (digital display in the tachometer)
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* Confirm the mooring line is on and tied off
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** Name of person making the entry
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** Description of trip, including destination, route, weather
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** Anything else the next skipper should know (repairs needed, issues, etc.)
  
 
== For the dinghy before leaving the marina ==
 
== For the dinghy before leaving the marina ==

Latest revision as of 08:23, 7 September 2023

Before leaving the boat

  • On Deck
    • As needed, rinse the deck, brightwork, and metal with fresh water
    • Ensure that headsail is furled and secured, cover is hoisted, and jib sheets are tight
    • Replace cowl vents
    • Confirm the mooring line is on and tied off
    • Ensure the main halyard is attached to the deck fitting, not the head of the sail
    • Stow winch handles in little deck boxes
    • Ensure the engine key is off and removed
    • Lash the rudder
    • Tie a lateral line to the aft end of the boom to prevent it from swinging
    • Remove tension from the hydraulic backstay
    • Ensure all flags are stowed
    • Place and secure canvas covers on forward hatch, jib furling line hole, mainsail, cabin (including cushion), aft hatch, and backstay


  • Below Deck
    • Check that the head is clean and empty
    • 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
    • Sweep/wipe all cabin, kitchen, and cockpit surfaces as needed
    • Ensure all circuit breakers are off


  • 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
    • Anything else the next skipper should know (repairs needed, issues, etc.)

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
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