Return checklist

Before leaving the boat

• Tidy up
  • wipe kitchen surfaces
  • sweep/wipe cabin floor
  • sweep/wipe cockpit surfaces
  • check that toilet is clean and empty

• Complete log entry, including:
  • date and time
  • fuel level (gauge underneath port lower berth cushion)
  • engine hours (text to tachometer)
  • battery level (on Balmer Smartguage)
  • name of person making the entry
  • description of trip, including destination, route, weather
  • enumeration of things that were repaired, need to be repaired, will soon need to be repaired
• Remove ensign from stern and stow (shelf above upper aft starboard berth)
• Remove MITNA burgee and stow (shelf above upper aft starboard berth)
• Replace GPS instrument covers (located in cabinet behind instruments)
• Stow winch handles in tray in starboard lazarette
• Stow boat hook in starboard lazarette
• Replace metal binnacle cover if removed
• Tighten steering brake with rudder in centered position
• Deploy the dodger
• Ensure that mainsail is well-tied and covered
• Ensure that headsail is furled and secured, and jib sheets are tight
• Attach the main halyard to the end of the boom as a topping lift
• Ensure that the mainsheet and main halyard are both tight and secure
• Ensure that the boom and sailcover will not touch the dodger
• Tie a lateral line to the aft end of the boom to prevent it from swinging
• Close hatches (there are 3) and window ports (there is 1)
• Place aluminum extrusions over forward and aft hatch interior handles to lock them
• Wipe down cockpit cushions and stow on edge in cabin
• Ensure that stove switch is off and propane tank manual valve is closed
• Ensure the two "always on" breakers are on:
  • bilge pumps
  • engine
• Set all other circuit breakers to 'off'
• Set House battery switch to 'off'
• Ensure that the the two bilge pump switches are set to 'auto'
• Deploy the guppy, secure to rail, and attach clamp to backstay
• Remove all trash from the boat.
• Install companionway boards and lock
• Secure lifeline gate when leaving the boat

For the dinghy before leaving the marina

• scrub floor
• freshwater rinse
• wipe salt residue from motor surfaces
• Stow motorboat key in lockbox on dock

After every few trips

• deck
  • scrub the decks
  • remove scuff marks from transom and aft hull
  • freshwater rinse exterior above the waterline
  • flush soot and dirt from toe rails
• head
  • drain holding tank then flush it a few times
  • scrub/wipe all surfaces
  • clean drain pan and grid
• bilge
  • scrub with brushes and rinse
  • clean bilge well of any particles
  • remove all slime and debris from pump strainers
• kitchen
  • clean stove and oven
  • clean sinks
  • clean countertops
• main cabin
  • wipe/scrub all wood surfaces with murphy's wood soap (diluted)
  • wipe/scrub ceiling with simple green (diluted)
  • wipe/scrub hatches and mast with simple green (diluted) to remove salt residue
• dinghy
  • scrub bottom of dinghy