Sabre 30 - 10:00 SAFETY MAINTENANCE

3/21/2017 Sabre30OwnersManual
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10:01STANDINGRIGGING:Standingriggingincludesallpartsconcernedwithsupportof
themast.Allcomponentsshouldbeexaminedeachtimebeforegoingsailingandgivena
morethoroughexaminationonamonthlybasis.Spreadersshouldbepositionedatthe
appropriateanglesandhavebootsortapedends.Bentordamagedspreadersmustbe
replaced.Turnbucklesshouldallcontaincotterpinstopandbottomtosecuretheir
positionandhavebootsorbetapedoverwithplastictapetopreventsnaggingofclothes
orsails.
Checkthoroughlythepointatwhichthewirecableenterstheswayedterminalends.A
smallsiliconebeadaroundthisjunctionwillpreventsaltfrompenetratingandwill
easilyidentifyanyslippageofthewireoutoftheterminal.
Acompleteinspectionofallriggingshouldbeconductedmonthlyandcablesorparts
shouldbereplacedifanyrustorbreaksarefound.
10:02RUNNINGRIGGING
:Runningriggingincludesallthegearusedinhandlingand
trimmingsails.Themainandgenoahalyardsarestainlesssteelwiresplicedtorope.As
thewirecablepassesoversheavesatthemastheadandtheturningblocksatthefootof
themast,theyareexposedtocontinualheavyloadsandflexing.Thisconstantstrain
willwearonwireafteraperiodoftimesothehalyardsshouldbeexaminedonaregular
monthlybasisandsooneriftheboatissailedmorefrequently.Whensignsofwearor
stressarefoundthehalyardwillneedreplacing.
Thejunctionofthesplicebetweenthewireandropetendstobeanareaofweakness.The
integrityofthespliceshouldbecheckedfrequently.
Theropehalyardsarenotexposedtoassevereastrainaswirehalyard,yetshouldalso
beexaminedfrequently.Theendsshouldbeprotectedfromfraying.
10:03LIFELINES
:Aswiththerigging,athoroughexaminationofthecableandcable
endsshouldbeconductedmonthly.Routineinspectionshouldbedoneeverytimetheboat
issailed.Lookforloosecables,frayedwire,orrustedfastenersandreplaceworn
parts.Turnbucklesshouldbefullyengagedontothethreadedrodandlocknutstightened
securely.Linetensionshouldbesnugwithoutbeingoverlytight.Smallcotterpinswill
insurethatturnbuckleswithremaintightandthewholeturnbuckleassemblyshouldbe
tapedwithplastictapetopreventsnaggingandchafe.
10:04STANCHIONPOST
:Stanchionpostsshouldbesecurelyfastenedtothedeckas
describedinSection10:14.(RefertoI06)
10:05FIREEXTINGUISHERS:Eachfireextinguishershouldbecheckedmonthly.Agaugeon
eachextinguisherallowsyoutoeasilycheckthecharge.Eachpassengershouldbemade
awareofthebestwaytoexitthecabininthecaseofafireorotheremergency.
10:07THRUHULLS
:Athaulingeachseasonallseacocksandthruhullsshouldbe
completelydrained,cleanedandgreasedasdescribedinSection25:00.Adjustthe
retainingnutandlocknuttotheappropriatetightness.
Beforelaunchingandeverytimebeforetheboatissailedeachseacockmustbecheckedfor
tightnessandtoseeiftheyarefunctioningproperly.
Keepallbutthecockpitdrainseacocksclosedwhenevertheboatisleftunattended.
Cockpitdrainseacocksshouldbeworkedandinspectedfrequentlyinspiteofbeing
continuallyleftopened.Theyprotecttheboatbymaintainingthehull'swatertight
integrityintheeventofdrainhosefailure.(RefertoI07)
10:08DECKHARDWARE
:Considerablestrainisappliedtoalldeckhardwareduringthe
courseoftheseasonandeachfittingshouldthereforebetightenedatlaunching.Most
alldeckhardwareisboltedthroughthedeckandeitherreinforcementismoldedintothe
fiberglassdeckinthatarea,oraluminumbackupplatesareused,orboth.Frequently
checkthetightnessofthesenutsandboltsespeciallyiftheboatissailedhard.Nuts
areaccessiblebyremovingaccesspanelsthroughouttheboat,throughtheanchorwelland
cockpitlockers,aswellasalongtheedgeoftheheadlinerflangeatthesheer.