Winter Preparations (Land and sea)

[Talulah]

When packing up the boat for the winter and taking stuff home you may want to consider taking some additional items:
Oil lantern and oil
Torches including head torches
Generator
Boat BBQ
Sleeping bags and duvets

Any other suggestions?

 

[Sandy]

Sails
Unused food
Books
Charts
Batteries

 

[Robih]

When packing up the boat for the winter and taking stuff home you may want to consider taking some additional items:
Oil lantern and oil
Torches including head torches
Generator
Boat BBQ
Sleeping bags and duvets

Any other suggestions?

Red hand held flare!

 

[Daydream believer]

Candles & flower pots
Actually you might be better off leaving it on the boat, ready to escape as far away from europe as possible when the action kicks off.
Where would one go? That is the main question. I reckon South Africa. But perhaps the answer is too political for the forum.
Another thread might be fun-- If allowed

 

[Sandy]

I'll add lifejackets as I've had one automatically inflate onboard.

 

[Praxinoscope]

I'll add lifejackets as I've had one automatically inflate onboard.

Sending mine away for servicing this year, but other items I would ad to those already listed:

Bunk cushions
All running rigging (for washing)
Crockery/cutlery (except for kettle/mugs for tea/coffee during lay-up)
Spray hood
PLB
Binoculars (useful for ’bird watching during Winter)
Life raft
Inflatable dinghy (inflate, wash with fresh water, allow to dry and store)

 

[Spirit (of Glenans)]

I'll add lifejackets as I've had one automatically inflate onboard.

I can see the impending winter energy crisis, resulting from Mr Putin's acquisitiveness, causing a requirement for oil lamps, generators and extra duvets, but hardly lifejackets.?

 

[Sandy]

I can see the impending winter energy crisis, resulting from Mr Putin's acquisitiveness, causing a requirement for oil lamps, generators and extra duvets, but hardly lifejackets.?

I'm a Scot, the cost of replacing the CO2 cylinder and rearming kit brought tears to my eyes.

 

[johnalison]

Sending mine away for servicing this year, but other items I would ad to those already listed:

Bunk cushions
All running rigging (for washing)
Crockery/cutlery (except for kettle/mugs for tea/coffee during lay-up)
Spray hood
PLB
Binoculars (useful for ’bird watching during Winter)
Life raft
Inflatable dinghy (inflate, wash with fresh water, allow to dry and store)

I used to take bunk cushions home from our Sadler 29 but our current ones are far too many and large, and some are fixed, so I rely on a dehumidifier. Clearly the routine will vary according to the boat.
I also leave electronics on board but take my IS binos home. I have never bothered with the dinghy or liferaft, or galley stuff other than perishables (and not always them either, sadly)
I have old sprayhood and cockpit cover for use in the winter. They are not pretty but do the job.

 

[harvey38]

We don't take anything home other than bedding.

Cutlery, crockery, liferaft, why?

 

[Graham376]

We don't take anything home other than bedding.

Cutlery, crockery, liferaft, why?

We don't even take bedding off, just store in Dry Sacks. If leaving for a couple of months, I remove batteries from torches, remotes etc. Boat is ready for use all year round and don't have to worry about possible freezing.

 

[mjcoon]

I can see the impending winter energy crisis, resulting from Mr Putin's acquisitiveness, causing a requirement for oil lamps, generators and extra duvets, but hardly lifejackets.?

Sea level rise?

 

[Praxinoscope]

We don't take anything home other than bedding.

Cutlery, crockery, liferaft, why?

Cutlery/crockery to give it all a good wash better than we can on the boat.
Liferaft, is valise packed kept below decks, taking it home gives extra room in cabin to work and ‘spring clean,,
All boat bits and pieces get a good clean and inspection over the Winter, so are as pristine as I can get them for the next season.

 

[MADRIGAL]

Lifejackets, sails, cushions, sleeping bags - anything the mice would like to use for bedding. We also take the 12V lead/acid battery, the fixed and handheld VHF sets, and the handheld GPS unit, which together comprise the entire electronics set-up. I'm not sure how the electronics would fare, but I know the battery would freeze solid if it were to discharge for any reason over winter in Canada's central Great Lakes.

 

[Talulah]

I see some people didn't realise it was a current affairs question without actually specifying it was. ?

 

[doris]

I see some people didn't realise it was a current affairs question without actually specifying it was. ?

Hmmmmm. An exceptionally discrete piece of politicking!