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