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Spring Commissioning
Whether you haul out for the winter or are lucky enough to live in a climate with year-round access to water, spring is the ideal time for tuning, toning, tightening and brightening to assure trouble-free boating in the peak season soon upon us. Here is a check-list you can use as a guide to get your boat ready for the season.
Give us a call or email today to schedule your spring comissioning project.
General Boat Items |
Engine Items:
Outboards, Inboards, & I/Os |
Mechanical Items |
- Fiberglass and gel coat repairs
- Wash and polish hull and topsides
- Bottom paint
- Zincs
- Loose screws (esp. rails)
- Bright work
- Electrical circuits, bulbs
- Fuel tanks filled
- Life saving equipment
- Canvas tops, curtains
- Fenders and dock lines
- Mooring
- Outer drain plug
- Inner drain plug
- Owner's manual
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- Tune up or overhaul
- Oil
- Transmission
- Test run
- Compression, spark
- Carburetor (signs of varnish?)
- Clean battery case / terminals / cable ends
- Add distilled battery water; apply corrosion inhibitor terminals
- Battery clamp or strap
- Flange nuts, not wing nuts, on cables
- Change spark plugs
- Thermostats
- Pressure relief valve
- Secondary fuel filter
- Replace water separator
- Clean/lube starter
- Oil tanks (water, dirt, filters)
- Bleed oil injection system
- Lube (dirt or water)
- Water pump
- Seals on prop shaft and under pump
- Prop: repair/balance as needed
- Top off gear lube, check washers
- Shift shaft
- Paint
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- Dash gauges
- Fuel gauges
- Blower
- Water pump
- Controls
- Steering
- Bilge pump (auto and manual)
- Power tilt
- Hoses/clamps
- All belts
- All thru hulls
- Battery installed charged
- Lights
- Horn
- Wipers
- Compass
- Fire extinguisher inspection - certification
- Radio
- Electronics inspection and prove operation
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