Checklist - winter storage and spring awakening

EXTERIOR

• Contamination/damage 
• Hairline cracks and other damage 
• Polishing/conservation

UNDERWATER HULL

• Presence of barnacles and algae
• Damage 
• Osmosis 
• Antifouling adhesion/painting

KEEL

• Exterior keel-hull joint 
• Interior keel bolts 
• Keel sole 
• Paint adhesion/corrosion

STEERING SYSTEM

• Watertightness
• Rudder shafts and skeg bearing
• Colour coating
• Damage/lower edge
• Mechanics/ease of movement
• Wire rope hoists/play
• Quadrant
• Screws

STERN TUBE/SHAFT

• Bearing play
• Water inlet/watertightness
• Support and shaft bearing

PROPELLER

• Damage
• Joint to the shaft
• Surface/coating
• Gears
• Folding mechanism
• Screws

SAILDRIVE

• Oil check
• Saildrive shaft
• Rubber cuff
• Water inlet/filter

BOW THRUSTER

• Run-out
• Running noise
• Condition of propeller
• Propeller mechanics

SACRIFICIAL ANODES (specific for saltwater or freshwater)

• On the propeller
• On the hull
• On the shaft
• On the saildrive
• On the oar blade

DECK/FITTINGS

• Cleats and fairleads
• Fans
• Hatches and windows
• Filling valves (water/diesel)
• Deck coating/teak deck
• Storage locker/lid
• Bilge pipes
• Winches/clips
• Travellers
• Pulleys
• Handrails
• Foot rails/screws
• Rail (supports/tensioner/wire)
• Anchor (chain/line/winch/joint)

CHAIN PLATES

• Screws
• Hull joints
• Watertightness
• Hairline cracks

RIG

• Sail
• Furling system
• Mast/mast step/masthead
• Spreader
• Moving/fixed object
• Spinnaker/gennaker pole
• Tarpaulins/cockpit tent

ENGINE

• Engine and gear oil
• Filter
• Impeller
• V-belt
• Water separator
• Fuel system
• Cooling system/dual circuit/sea circuit
• Exhaust system
• Screws
• Flange/coupling
• Oscillating elements
• Engine room ventilation
• Acoustic insulation
• Alternator/regulator

ELECTRICS/ELECTRONICS

• Battery
• Fuses
• Cabling
• Plug connections
• Circuit breaker
• Interior lighting
• Deck/navigation lighting
• Radio/navigation equipment
• Speedometer
• Sonar
• Wind gauge
• Refrigerator
• On-board heating
• Charger

GAS SYSTEM

• Cooker/oven
• Sealing
• Screws
• Ventilation of the gas cylinder box
• E-remote switch
• Pressure regulator
• Master switch
• Gas warning alarm
• Certification mark

SEACOCKS

• Firm seat
• Dissolving of zinc
• Ease of movement
• Watertightness
• Hose attachments

WATER/SANITATION

• Hoses and clamps
• Bilge pump
• Waste tank
• Water tank
• Water pipe system

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

• Fire extinguisher
• Distress flares
• Life jackets
• Life rafts