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08/03/2017
Prevention
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.
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