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running rigging, but also the halyard block, the mast and boom extrusion as well as their
bearings. Minor damages can be repaired with little effort when the rigging is down.
Seams and thimbles should be thoroughly inspected. They hall be repaired if necessary.
4.8.3. Electrical equipment
Contacts must be free of corrosion and securely connected. Check the connections once a year.
The batteries should be taken from board and stored, well charged, in a dry and frost-free place.
If they remain on board, they should be recharged regularly around once a month.
4.8.4. Systems and tanks
Also rinse the black water conduits well. Empty the freshwater and black water tanks and all
conduits belonging to them. Open all the conduits and clean the connections properly. Cover the
open tanks, conduits and hoses at the ends with gauze or cloth (air: YES, dust: NO).
It is better to fill the diesel tank to reduce condensation. Check whether the conduits are firmly
seated.
At the engine, the seawater circuit including the exhaust system are to be emptied of water. If the
internal cooling water circuit contains an antifreeze agent for expected low temperatures, the
inner circulation needn’t be drained.
5. Live saving appliances
In principle, the boat is not equipped with live saving appliances. The owner or operator is
responsible to provide the yacht with sufficient life jackets and inflatable life rafts, in compliance
with the maximum number of persons (8). They shall be good accessible and ready for use.
The container with the life rafts can be attached to the outer side of the stern pulpit.
If you use self-inflatable life rafts or life jackets, keep to the
inspection intervals.
Life jackets can be stored in the cockpit’s locker seats. If necessary, further live saving
appliances should be stored aboard.
6. Warranty
Please contact your contracting partner in case of a warranty claim.
7. Concluding remarks and notes
In the preceding sections we have tried to give you some advice on how to handle the boat.
You have certainly gained experience with boats yourself. Our advice can only be supplementary
and does not replace your own personal seamanlike diligence as owner or skipper.
As shipyard, we have delivered you a product that, according to the best available technology
and in compliance with the European Recreational Craft Directive, is a safe and reliable sailing
yacht satisfying the demands arising from its use.
Extreme strains stemming from touching the sea bed, collisions etc. can, of course, damage the
boat.