Before you go sailing
CHECK LIST:
• Check the weather forecast carefully.
• Check the water tank level.
• Check diesel tank level.
• Check the power on your batteries are adequate.
• Check engine oil (and cooling water on the diesel engine).
• Check and make sure that the water intake filter to the diesel engine is
clean and fully functional.
• IMPORTANT: When starting up the diesel engine, check and make sure that
cooling water is coming out of the exhaust system at the transom (if not,
check that sea cork for engine water intake is open – and not blocked). If
not, stop the engine.
• Check that you have enough propane/gas for cooking (for longer trips).
• Make sure that all equipment is stowed safely and correctly and has been
secured well, also in the floats.
• Check that the water stays, and rigging are fully intact.
• Check that ALL hatches + windows/escape hatch in the aft cabin, are fully
and securely closed – especially, on the floats and the kayak hatch.
• The escape hatch in aft cabin must never be locked from inside when the
boat is active, but make sure it is closed – but not locked with the red
buttons.
• If the boat is new, please note that upon delivery, electronics and autopilot
systems are not calibrated in detail when the boat leaves the yard, and GPS
Plotter is not supplied with GPS chart chip.
• Regularly check bilges, in all sections of the 3 hulls, for water.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
BEWARE OF THE FOLLOWING:
• Make sure that there are always life jackets and/or life preservers aboard
for the whole crew – and use them!
• We strongly recommend using lifebelts/harness (Jackstay) outside the
cockpit when sailing or even motoring at night.
• No persons are allowed on either trampolines, wings, or floats when sailing
offshore in stronger wind conditions of plus 10 knots true wind speed.
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