08/03/2017

Prevention | Winter storage

Checklist - winter storage and spring awakening

Here is a practical and helpful checklist of things that should be checked during the winter to ensure your yacht is ready for spring.

Checklist:

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

SAIL DRIVE

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)

Please verify

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

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