Maintenance to-do lists ?

Sven

Sven

Seglare
You'd think we'd have enough lists with just the surveyor's recommendations and our own upgrades lists ! However, that's actually the reason for asking ... I worry that while we try to work off items on our lists (between times of actually sailing) we might neglect routine maintenance chores or just forget them.

So are there any good reference lists for the periodic maintenance that should be done related to:

Standing Rigging
Running rigging
Sails
Electric systems
Diesel engine systems
or
Gasoline engine systems
Plumbing
Tankage
... and so on ?

One answer might be inspect and do maintenance as needed, but the urge to just go out and sail may very well overcome the "urge" to for example lift the engine cover and inspect.

So, are there any such lists ?

I might also ask this question on some other forums but this is usually the best place to start.


-Sven
 
u079721

u079721

Contributing Partner
Well, I don't have exactly what you want, but I can post below my annual winterization and haul out list. But there are lots of things that I haven't listed that I know I have read need doing. Like a complete inspection of the rigging every year (which I did when the mast was down each fall). Or did you know that Nigel Calder recommends that you replace your engine control cables every five years?

Anyway, here's what I used to follow each fall and spring.


Rag Doll Maintenance

Prior to Fall Haul-Out Day

 Remove cruising gear and electronics
 Remove sails + lazy jacks
 Empty holding tank
 Top off fuel (~90%)
 Engine
With engine still cold:
 Change Racor fuel filter (every other year)
 Change engine fuel filter - bleed system
 Replace antifreeze (every other year)
 Loosen V Belt and check fresh water pump
 Adjust V Belt tension
Warm up engine:
 Spray engine with cleaner
 Change oil
 Change oil filter
 Change trans oil (8 - 12 oz.)
 Clean engine front and drip pan
 Disconnect and bypass water heater (Tape over 110 V power switch)
 Pump out water heater
 Close engine water intake seacock, and check heat exchanger zinc
 Clean water strainers (bilge, wash-down, shower) and strainer boxes (bilge and shower sumps)
 Water System
 Pump 1 gallon antifreeze through shower sump system
 Pump starboard water dry
 Pump port water tank dry
 Add 3 gallons antifreeze to port water tank
 Add two gallons antifreeze to starboard tank
 Flush foot pump
 Use port tank, and flush shower H+C (into sink)
 Flush head sink H+C
 Flush galley sink H+C
 Switch to starboard tank, and flush galley
 Pump out excess from each tank
 Seawater (Washdown) System
 Close seawater seacock
 Add 3 gallons of antifreeze to icebox, open valves A and B
 Pump some antifreeze with footpump
 Pump fluid through both fore and aft outlets


After Boat Is In Well At Yard

 Remove boom
 Remove paddle wheel (clean)
 Remove all turnbuckle split rings and fasten together
 Loosen rigging
 Remove cotter pins
 Undo halyards
 Loosen mast boot
 Disconnect mast wires – undo and position coax connector above mast plate hole (tape in place)

Immediately After Haul-Out (And Mast Is Pulled)

 Have yard:
 Winterize engine
 Powerwash bottom
 Clean under lift straps
 Cover rudder (to avoid sunlight)
 Put in mast plug
 Remove antenna, windex, and wind instrument
 Remove spreaders and spreader boots
 Powerwash batten cars on mast
 Cover coax connector on mast
 Wax mast
 Wrap mast

Day After Haul-Out

 Drain excess seawater antifreeze in icebox out through-hull
 Flush head intake with antifreeze
 Add about 1 gallon antifreeze through bowl
 Pump bilge dry as possible
 Remove bilge pump strainer box, attach adapter hose, and flush electric bilge pump with antifreeze
 Flush manual bilge pump
 Pump out any water by stuffing box
 Remove engine impeller (drain extra antifreeze from hose)
 Check engine hoses
 Freshen (file and sand) shaft and prop zincs
 Service Max Prop and cover with plastic bag
 Open all seacocks
 Remove any remaining gear that could freeze (caulk, battery water, epoxy), and clocks etc.
 Cover mast and boom with plastic


Fall
 Wax topsides and deck
 Re-coat teak with Cetol gloss
 Top off battery water
 Hook up battery charger and equalize batteries
 Check deck bolts and keel bolts
 Clean mast base weep holes
 Grease seacocks
 Check steering cables and lube rudderpost
 Cover boat with plastic

Spring

 Replace engine impeller (new every other year)
 Check fuel tank sump


Launch Day Preparation

 Paint bottom (then cover rudder)
 Un-cover boat
 Rig fenders and lines
 Put in paddle wheel + depth transducer
 Load and/or charge batteries + check water level
 Load essential gear
 Have mast put out night before
 Prep mast
 Unwrap
 Mount spreaders
 Mount spreader boots
 Sort out rigging
 Apply rigging tape
 Mount windex and antenna
 Mount lazy jack leaders
 Clean mast track with scotch bright pads (bring bucket) and lube mast cars with SAILKOTE


Launch Day

 Bring Wind instrument for masthead

After Launch

 Caulk under mast boot
 Mount sails
 Tune rig
 Flush water tanks and reconnect water heater
 Check all systems and electronics
 Check manual bilge pump


Summer (Before Cruise)

 Rebuild head (every other year)
 Oil cabin woodwork
 
Akavishon

Akavishon

Member III
Steve - excellent list, thanks for sharing ...

(this should probably be shown to people who plan to buy boats, as a reality check ;))
 
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