What is the 1 check you always do

[rafiki_]

Interesting that the only mention of seacocks is for closing the head sink before going out.
I can only assume that nobody bother closing the engines ones after arrival...
Tut, tut.

Included in my engine room check P.

 

[Restoration man]

Check all the windows in the hull are shut

 

[Forty_Two]

After my last debacle (see other thread), walk right round the deck, preferably twice to make sure I haven't forgotten anything.

 

[PilotWolf]

T bags, milk and sugar.

W.

 

[jrudge]

Included in my engine room check P.

Other than thy water maker which is not in use at the moment as I broke it I don’t touch sea cocks other than exercising them at random intervals.

 

[j24jam]

Fridge is cold...

 

[rafiki_]

Other than thy water maker which is not in use at the moment as I broke it I don’t touch sea cocks other than exercising them at random intervals.

I always closed my engine and gennie seacocks. They needed frequent exercising or they could stick. I had one jam shut a couple of years ago.

 

[MystyBlue2]

Boat keys and bungs in,

Nothing worse than towing 3 and a half hours to go boating and with all the excitement you left the boat keys on the kitchen table, wife found this hilarious, however i did not!! Top of my list now hahaha

 

[AndieMac]

Boat keys and bungs in,

Nothing worse than towing 3 and a half hours to go boating and with all the excitement you left the boat keys on the kitchen table, wife found this hilarious, however i did not!! Top of my list now hahaha

When I had a trailer boat, the keys never left the ignition and the bung was only loosened to drain any water and done up immediately afterwards. Leaving keys at home and bungs out would be the most common fail of any trailer boat owner

 

[Mr Googler]

When I had a trailer boat, the keys never left the ignition and the bung was only loosened to drain any water and done up immediately afterwards. Leaving keys at home and bungs out would be the most common fail of any trailer boat owner

It was stolen 3 times but we won’t mention that ?

 

[MystyBlue2]

When I had a trailer boat, the keys never left the ignition and the bung was only loosened to drain any water and done up immediately afterwards. Leaving keys at home and bungs out would be the most common fail of any trailer boat owner

My keys are NEVER kept in boat as it sits outside on my drive and nothing stopping some arsehole jumping my fence to help himself to keys nav gear etc...so everything valuble and pinchable is kept indoors, too many boats get broken into every year and mine is not going to be one of them

 

[gordmac]

Apart from the usual I move the wheel. I once set off only to find the steering stuck!

 

[Tomte]

Fridge is cold...

I also look in the fridge first. Then I can look forward to what will come later
A few things always have to be on board otherwise I get nervous. Not that I really need it, but I would like to have it.

 

[AndieMac]

It was stolen 3 times but we won’t mention that ?

 

[Bouba]

I don't think 1 check really makes much odds!

I do the following

- Engine room look ( I am only looking for something out of order like oil or water or blocked strainers. Oil I did every 3-4 days)
-close all doors, hatches and lock cupboards. If a long passage or rough move all suff that can fall like coffee makers etc.
- start engines, select helm, nav kit on, radio on, rudder central. If first trip since arrival test thruster and port / stud on both engines. Sufficient fuel, start gen if we want AC running or if the washing machine / dishwasher is on.
- remove cross lines, shore power, one bow line and one stern line. Bring in steps and mat if not coming back
- brief crew on what we are going to do to leave ( it varies if home berth, coming back, not coming back, wind etc- does not take long and everyone knows what is going on) . Tell kids to get off their iPad!
- stern line off, bow line off, out - fenders in

It is always the same, so it get done.

Do you run your genny while plugged into shore power ?

 

[Mr Googler]

Do you run your genny while plugged into shore power ?

Shouldn’t matter should it?

surely you have a double pole switch to swap between genny and shorepower? Shore power/off/genny.

if the 2 ever saw each other electrically.......many sparks, death and fire.

 

[Bouba]

Shouldn’t matter should it?

surely you have a double pole switch to swap between genny and shorepower? Shore power/off/genny.

if the 2 ever saw each other electrically.......many sparks, death and fire.

I read somewhere that you shouldn’t even have it plugged in if running the genny. Just wondered if it was true

 

[jrudge]

Do you run your genny while plugged into shore power ?

Pre leaving the berth yes. It then flips to generator and the shore power lead will be removed a few minutes later. Likewise on return plug in, turn gen off and it flips to shore.

going out we do it if machines are on and we want them to finish. Coming back similar dishwasher Could be on or if it has been hot the ac has been running at anchor and we will just leave it running until back in.

 

[jrudge]

I read somewhere that you shouldn’t even have it plugged in if running the genny. Just wondered if it was true

Not that I know of. They are isolated by double pole contactors. On flipping back to shore if there is a lot of load you can trip shore power so I turn off ac compressors , turn off gen , then turn them back on again.

 

[Bouba]

Thanks for for that, Jrudge