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6. CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF
YOUR TRINITY 500
Always maintain your boat properly and make allowance for the
deterioration that will occur in time and as a result of heavy use.
Use trained and competent people for maintenance, fixing or
modifications. Changes that may affect the safety characteristics of
the boat should be assessed, executed and documented by
competent people. The boat builder cannot be held responsible for
modifications that are not approved.
Any boat, no matter how strong, can be severely damaged if not used
properly. This is not compatible with safe boating.
6.1 BOAT CARE
The plastic hull of the Trinity 500 is designed to be as nearly
maintenance-free as possible. However, the plastic is vulnerable to
chafe and to degradation over time by ultra violet light from sunshine.
Avoid chafe on the plastic with care and good seamanship, particularly
by ensuring that warps and towing ropes are led through the
fairleads
provided, or to the
mooring loop
. Minimize the effect of ultra violet light
by keeping the boat out of direct sunlight and by using a cover when it
is not in use.
6.2 BOAT STORAGE
Store the Trinity 500 on its launching trolley, with the bung out, and out
of direct sunlight when it is not afloat. This will minimize any tendency
of the boat to deform in direct sunlight, due to softening of the plastic.
When more than one Trinity 500 is kept in a single location, a stacking
kit is available as an optional extra, to allow the boats to be stacked
safely. Only one stacking kit may be used per launching trolley and
boats may be stacked no more than two high. Protect the boat from
direct sunlight, dirt, and bird and tree deposits by using a cover.
