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When did you last-----------
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· Check your high water alarm?
· Check that your bilge pumps operate?
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Check that your vapor detector
is functional?
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Check that your fire suppression
system is charged?
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Check that your sea-cocks are
operational?
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Check that your propeller shaft
and rudder shaft stuffing box packing isn’t leaking?
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Check your out-drive boots for
signs of cracking and rubber rot?
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Check that your engine warning
systems work?
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Check that your engine space
ventilation fans and ductwork are operating and in good shape?
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Check the condition of your fuel
lines?
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Check the condition of your
through-hull fittings.
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Check that all hose connections
below the waterline are double clamped?
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Check that your limber holes are
not blocked with debris?
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Check that your horn works?
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Check that your navigation of
anchor lights are operational?
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Check that your fire
extinguishers are fully charged, remove them from the bracket
and shake the unit is be certain the charge is loose?
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Check for insect nests in the
discharge nozzle of your fire extinguishers?
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Check that the vent/s from your
fuel tank/s are not blocked by debris or insect nests?
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Check that your VHF radio is
properly broadcasting?
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Check that you carbon monoxide
detector is working?
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Check that your engine’s flame
arrestor is clean?
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Check for water in your bilge?
Your bilge should be dry! If you do have water in your bilge,
do you know where the water is coming from?
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Check for oil in the bilge? You
shouldn’t have any! If you do, find out where it’s coming from
and fix it now!
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Do you have dark streaks in the
bilge that are in line with your drive belts? If you do, find
out what’s going on. It could be trouble.
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Checked the condition of your
sea-water pump impellers?
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Check the condition of your
engine’s water circulation hoses?
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Check the condition of your
engine’s drive belts?
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Check that your engine’s
instruments are working?
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Check that your shore-power
connections and cables don’t show signs of arcing or
overheating?
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Check that the boat’s wiring is
properly supported?
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Check that your water supply
connections and hoses aren’t leaking?
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Check that the bitter end of
your anchor rode is attached to the boat?
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Check that your windlass is
operational and that you know where your handle is for emergency
manual operation?
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Check the condition of your
standing rigging? Inspect your shrouds for broken wires and the
terminal for corrosion?
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Check that the rigging tension
is correct and verified that ring-dings, cotter pins or locking
nuts are installed on your turnbuckles?
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Check the condition of your
steering cables and sheaves?
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Check that your spreader angles
are correct?
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Check chain-plate alignment?
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Check chain-plates for cracks,
rust and other signs of stress and corrosion?
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Check swage fittings for cracks?
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Check welds and rivets in masts
and booms. Look for cracks and signs of corrosion?
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Check for galvanic corrosion
where stainless steel or bronze fittings are installed on
aluminum masts?
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Check your mast-step for signs
of corrosion and crushing?
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Check mast blocks to ensure the
must is properly secured where it passes through the deck?
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Check deck-mounted mast-steps to
ensure that the structures in the deck and bulkheads below are
in good shape?
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Check 1 X 19 shroud wires for
fishhooks? Wear gloves and run some TP (toilet paper) up and
down the shrouds. If it tears, the wire should be replaced!
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Check mast tangs are properly
aligned with the loads on your shroud?
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