Lagoon 421 - Launching

LAGOON 421
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WINTER STORAGE
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- Take ashore all the ship's documents, any lines that are not used
for mooring, galley equipment, supplies, clothes, safety equip-
ment, batteries and gas bottles.
- Mark again the safety equipment, check the expiration dates, have
the liferaft overhauled.
- Take advantage of this laying up to draw up a complete inventory
of the equipment.
• BLOCKING THE BOAT ASHORE
Preparation for each hull:
- A large rectangular wooden block of 1 m in length and a tire to be
placed under the stern, across the keel.
- A steel jack-stand of a minimum of 1 m in height which will be pla-
ced under the forward part of the forward bulkhead.
Make sure that the aft part of the keel is well-chocked (on its block)
before very carefully lowering the forward section onto the jack-
stand.
•INSIDE
- Drain all the fresh water pipes and rinse them with water and vine-
gar (do not use a chlorine based product).
- Lubricate and close all the water inlet valves and thru-hull fittings.
Rinse and completely drain the heads bowls and pumps.
- Retract the sounder and speedometer sensors.
- Seal air inlets as much as you can.
- Install an atmosphere dehumidifier in the saloon and leave the ca-
bin and storage unit doors open (lockers, ice boxes).
- Leave the cushions outside for long before putting them back into
the boat in the upright and side position in order to have minimum
contact surfaces.
• OUTSIDE
- Thoroughly rinse the hull and deck.
- Lubricate all the mechanical and mobile parts with vaseline (bolts,
hinges, locks etc.).
- Protect all ropes and mooring lines against chafing.
- Protect the boat to the highest degree with fenders.
- Make sure the boat is properly moored.
All these recommendations do not make up an exhaustive list. Your
dealer will give you the advice you need and will carry out the tech-
nical maintenance of your boat.
•ENGINES
Laying up
Protection and maintenance
RECOMMENDATION
Winter storage of the engines is the domain of professio-
nals. Depending on the boat location, afloat or ashore, win-
terization is different.
WINTER STORAGE