2023 Winterization
- Winter Location of Items
- Pandora racing mainsail: hanging from floor joists in basement in utility room. Battens on steel I-beam supporting main floor. Cunningham and Velco around the sail.
- Interrupt mainsail bagged and stored in basement near server.
- Mainsail cover and sail ties stored with mainsail.
- 135LP genoa bagged and stored in basement near server with its sheet.
- All running rigging (halyards, spin gear, vang, mainsheet, outhaul, reefing line, traveller) coiled, bundled together, in shed.
- Racing Elliott/Pattison Sailmakers
genoa: hanging from floor joists in basement in utility room. Sheets hanging with sail.
- North Sails 88LP Lightning jib: on rolling shelves opposite electrical panel.
- Hank-on 77LP jib from John Birch: on rolling shelves opposite electrical panel.
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- Racing Elliott/Pattison Sailmakers
spinnaker: by the washing machine, in its bag.
- Interrupt cruising spinnaker next to Interrupt mainsail in basement near server.
- Engine:
- Remove raw water intake hose from valve and leave valve open.
- Changed engine oil (Shell Rotella T
15W40, ~2.5 quarts, need another half quart) and filter (Yanmar). Overfilled by 1/2" on dipstick. 2023-11-30
- Replaced water in the engine raw water system with proplyene glycol 2023-11-30
- Raw water strainer and basket cleaned and removed from engine to prevent the propylene glycol from damaging the plastic. Plastic body and wire strainer in sink. 2023-11-30
- Ran engine after changing oil and coolant to verify. Needed an ounce or two more coolant after running. 2023-11-30
- Propylene glycol run through heat exchanger. 2023-11-30
- Two raw water pump bolts (12mm heads) removed, greased, and replaced loosely. 2024-01-11
- Removed impeller from raw water pump; impeller in sink. 2024-01-11
- Removed fan belts from engine, set them on the salon table. 2024-01-11
- Alternator bolts (1/2" heads) removed, greased, and replaced loosely. 2024-01-11
- Sails and Running Rigging:
- Unbent Interrupt mainsail. Brought home. 2023-11-30
- Unbent 135LP genoa. Brought home. 2023-11-30
- Replaced jib halyard with 1/4" dacron polyester rope. 2023-12-01
- Must be retrieved from top of mast Failed to replace spinnaker halyard with 1/4" dacron polyester rope (green whippings). 2022-12-14
- Removed spinnaker downhaul; brought home. 2023-12-01
- Replaced main halyard with 1/4" dacron polyester rope (red whippings). 2023-12-01
- Replaced spinnaker topping lift and foreguy with 1/4" dacron polyester rope (white whippings). 2023-12-01
- Tied down jib furler upper swivel so that it can't be sky'ed. 2023-12-01
- Removed first reef line and associated blocks; brought home. 2023-12-01
- Removed vang; brought home. 2023-12-01
- Removed traveller; brought home. 2023-12-01
- Battens and outhaul with mainsail in its bag. 2023-12-01
- Electrical:
General:
- Brought salon cushions home. 2023-11-xx.
- Brought v-berth cushions home. 2023-11-xx.
- Bilge pump turned off. 2023-11-30.
Head:
- Pumped out holding tank. 2023-09-xx.
- Rinsed holding tank with bay water and pumped out. 2023-09-xx.
General: