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Procedure for assembly and installation of the Harken furler, including pre-feeder setup.
Guidance on rigging the mast, wiring, and securing it to the mast step.
Description of the 24:1 backstay adjustment system and Dyneema backstay characteristics.
Checks for manuals, rigging, boom, bottom, engine, battery, hoses, seacocks, and plugs.
Read owner's manual and follow steps for starting the engine.
Check sails, monitor engine, bilge, and sailing electronics.
Inspect saildrive zinc, mast, spars, rig, rigging, engine, fuel, water, head, and bilge pump systems.
Review safety equipment, lifeline terminations, and re-visit the commissioning checklist.
Guide to mast tuning, including rake measurement, shroud tensioning with Loos Gauge, and adjustments.
Description of the electrical panel controlling distribution with breakers and switches.
Guidelines for portable fire extinguishers, servicing, and owner responsibilities.
Notices regarding bilges, fire-fighting parts, curtains, combustible material, and exits.
Prohibitions on obstructing exits, controls, extinguishers, leaving unattended, fueling, smoking.
Regular inspection of saildrive zinc for electrolysis and signs of deterioration.
Washing, lubricating, and checking deck hardware, blocks, shackles, and lines.
Maintenance of winches and rope clutches, including cleaning and lubrication.
Inspect lines, blocks, shackles, winches, and rope clutches for wear and lubrication.
Check seacock integrity, operation, watertightness, and hose attachments.
Check power disconnect, battery, panel, breakers, switches, and ground wire.
Check fluids, leaks, controls, exhaust, coolant, transmission, prop, zinc, and wiring.
Check fuel tank, gauge, hoses, clamps, fill hoses, and filters.
Check bilge pump, head hoses, clamps, connections, and valves.
Inspect mast fittings, halyard sheaves, spreader ends, and clevis pins.
Winterizing the engine, filling fuel tank, and draining muffler or adding antifreeze.
Focus on keel/hull joint, groundings, trailering stress, and potential hydrolysis.
Recommendations for replacing standing rigging every 10 years and checking for corrosion.
Mast life, deck area fatigue, spreader tips, and rig tuning for spar longevity.
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