Put to Sea check list

[Ohdrat]

Would highly reccommend the Boat Data Book by Ian Nicolson as this besides listing a good put to sea list will also give you alot of information from ground tackle to quantity of anti fouling required for your hull and lots of formulas and conversions .. just bought it as a companion to my new boat!/forums/images/icons/laugh.gif

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[LadyInBed]

Re: there is safe and there is nervous

. . . but the man is SOLO - (see top of post)

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[Guest]

Re: discounts available

I own 3 companies, 3 cars, 3 boats and I'm told that I CANNOT have 3 girlfriends ....... life is bloody unfair !!!!!



<hr width=100% size=1>Nigel ...
Bilge Keelers get up further ! I only came - cos they said there was FREE Guinness !

 

[Gunfleet]

Re: there is safe and there is nervous

I know... I was straying. I just couldn't resist the vision of this family bound up like Michelin men in individual immersion suits, strapped downby their safety lines, lifejackets on, epirbs ready for the off, liferaft ready to launch, bobbing about in clear weather waiting for the worst to happen. It would make me want to take up golf.

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[Stemar]

If anyone mentioned engine spares, I missed it, but make sure you've got fuel filters, fan belts, impellor, etc and the tools to change 'em, or better do it before you go - and still take the spares!

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[LadyInBed]

Re: there is safe and there is nervous

I know what you mean, just thought I would have my own little holier than thou pontification /forums/images/icons/laugh.gif

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[TheBoatman]

Poter
The advice given above re: RNLI sea check is very good. It's totally free and if you explain to the advisor what you are intending he/she will be more than helpful.
best regards
Peter
S.E RNLI Seacheck advisor.

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[MainlySteam]

I know the original post was for safety equipment, but maybe food/groceries qualify. Whatever, my wife and I usually go away for weeks at a time and sorting out needs for grocery shopping before going was always a chore. Using a number of sources I built a database which we use as a shopping list prompt, oriented to our needs, and find it makes the job very easy.

If anyone wants a copy of a printout of the list (over 350 items) to use as a basis for your own needs, please feel happy to PM me and I will email you a PDF file of the printout check list we use (remember to include your email address, which I undertake not to share and to delete it off my system once the file has been sent to you). If you would like it as a MSAccess table or in an MSExcel spreadsheet in order to build on it, let me know and I will see what I can manage.

John

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[BrianJ]

I dont know the distance involved, however if I am doing a delivery or sailing say acros Bass Strait or up to Sydney ( in other words say a 600 nm trip,here is my suggestion

BrianJ

PRE DEPARTURE CHECK:

Emergency and Safety
Checked Issue
Unusual water level in the bilge
Bailing buckets on board?
Bilge pumps working?
Test alarms
Check EPIRB battery replace date
Listen to weather forecast
Tide tables aboard/state of tide checked?
Extreme weather alternate routes/ports understood?
Plan extreme weather boat handling
If conditions warrant, rig radar reflector
Check fire extinguisher charge levels
Update medical contacts
Check medical supplies dates and quantities
Who needs special medication/treatment?
Dates and conditions of flares?
Examine fittings and hoses for leaks
Count/properly stow PFD’s
Check last date of life raft inspection
Life raft securely stowed?
Add items to and stow ditch bag
Check date of perishables stowed in life raft and ditch bag
Man overboard gear checked and stowed?
All gear on deck stowed for knockdown or boarding sea?
All gear below stowed for knockdown or extreme motion?
Hatches, ports shut or opened for desired watertight integrity or ventilation?
All openings tight when shut?

Propulsion
Checked Issue
All necessary sails aboard?
Necessary sail repairs made?
Rig/fittings checked for chafe or wear?
Cotter pins secured?
Stays or shrouds properly tensioned?
Visually check or sound fuel tanks
Fill fuel tanks
Open appropriate fuel tank valves
Check engine oil level
Check engine filters for water/sediment
Check engine coolant level
Check engine seacocks and water strainers
Check engine raw water pump
Check engine belts
Check transmission fluid level
Check shaft stuffing box

Electrical
Checked Issue
Anchor light?
Navigation lights?
Compass light?
Battery water level
Batteries charged? Check specific gravity
Alternator charging batteries properly?
Flashlights?
Accessory batteries?
Extra accessory batteries?

Communications
Checked Issue
All antennas and power lines connected?
Check send/receive of all radios

Navigation & piloting
Checked Issue
Needed charts and pubs aboard and updated?
Check all instruments for proper operation
Compass reading correctly?
Spare compass on board and reading correctly?
Red chart light?

Steering
Checked Issue
Check gudgeons and pintels
Autopilot operation?
Emergency tiller onboard?

Life Support
Checked Issue
Check water in tanks and emergency containers
Refrigeration?
Stove? Sufficient stove fuel?.... Matches
Heater? Sufficient heater fuel?
Sufficient galley stores?
Head leaking? Operating properly?
Cabin lights working/spare bulbs?
Kerosene lamps filled, cleaned, trimmed? Sufficient fuel?

Anchor and Dinghy
Checked Issue
Anchor accessible and ready for use?
Check anchor/rode shackle connection
Bitter end of rode secured?
Windlass working?
Dinghy secured?
Extra towline for dinghy?
PFD, anchor for dinghy stowed conveniently?

Ship’s business
Checked Issue
Ship’s documents aboard?
Reference books and manuals aboard?





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[qsiv]

Haven't things moved on a lot over the years. As a youngster used to sail a 16' dayboat from Newton Ferrers to Salcombe without either a dry suit or an EPIRB. I seem to remember sailing a Firefly round for the regatta as well, but there were probably a group of us going together for that one.

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[Guest]

Now thats one forgotten ....

Check around to see if anyone is doing same trip with their boat ? Two's company and safety !!



<hr width=100% size=1>Nigel ...
Bilge Keelers get up further ! I only came - cos they said there was FREE Guinness !

 

[bob_tyler]

Used to sail 18'6 Caprice cross channel Langstone to Cherbourg and Channel Islands.

Nav eqpt an ex RAF Grid Compass and hand held torch to see it nighttime, long wave radio for shipping forecast and Seafarer Mk 1 echo sounder (only worked on Ever Ready 9v batteries - Vidor ones no use).

Things have changed. I did carry two lifejackets, two red flares and a white one. 4hp Mercury LS outboard as auxiliary and to drive Avon Redstart. Charts and tidal atlas. Thats all.

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[LadyInBed]

Yes, these days if some people had their way, you would not be allowed X channel in anything less than 30 ft with 2 masts, 2 engines 2 life rafts and a crew of at least 6!

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[MainlySteam]

Do I recall correctly that Uffa Fox cross channeled in a 14 footer (International 14?). Don't recall how frequently though.

Perhaps someone remembers more.

John

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