REPLACEMENT PARTS
You should have replacement parts on the boat for!
every pump that you have on board. Replacement burners for!
your stove and re-construction kits for the burners, re-!
construction kits for winches and a long-range repair kit!
for your engine and a few rigging parts such as a!
turnbuckle body, sheaves, etc. should also be aboard.!
EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT
Tho emergency equipment should be located in the!
pilothouse or in the cockpit as close to the companionway!
hatch as possible.!
BILGE
The bilge is one of the best places to store!
bottles of water, beer, wine, etc. especially if they are!
made of glass. The bilge area is the closest to both!
transversal and longitudinal axles and therefore the least!
subject to movement. It is also cool most of the time and!
the contents of the containers, glass or plastic, will not!
be affected should mildew develop in your bilge.!
PROPANE
Propane tanks should be stored in their own!
compartment. This compartment should be completely sealed!
from the inside of the boat and a drain at its lowest!
point should be directed outside. As you know, propane is!
heavier than air, and should there be a leak it will!
accumulate in the bilge and will present a real explosion!
hazard. One company in Exeter, N.H. "Marine Energy Systems!
Inc." (#66) make storage boxes which are self-draining.!
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