A free Word checklist for laying up each charter yacht at the end of the season: the season's defect list, cleaning, sails and tenders ashore, engine and systems serviced, plumbing flushed and tanks cleaned, preservation, and the work list for the winter.
Download the Word template.DOCXThe end of the season is when the fleet's year is still in people's heads. Write it down before the boats are stripped, and the winter work list writes itself.
Pitter Yachtcharter, which winters its own charter fleet, describes the work this checklist follows: cleaning off the salt, sails and tenders ashore, engines and systems serviced, plumbing stripped and flushed, tanks cleaned, and the boat preserved, so that each yacht is ready for immediate use in spring.
Before anything is stripped, pull together what went wrong this season. The defects that came back on this boat, and on its sisters, are the winter's priorities.
Pitter Yachtcharter, laying up its own fleet, removes salt, grime and deposits to prevent corrosion, and inspects, sanitises and prepares the interior for the winter break.
Pitter takes the sails down, cleans them, and repairs or replaces them where needed, and stores tenders under cover.
Pitter checks, services and repairs the engine, electrics, rigging and all on-board systems. Do the service now so the boat is ready in spring.
Pitter removes toilets, dismantles the pumps, checks seals and valves, cleans, flushes and descales the hoses, cleans the water tanks mechanically and disinfects the holding tanks.
Pitter treats and preserves the hull, deck, woodwork, upholstery, painted surfaces and fittings, so that each yacht is ready for immediate use in spring.
Everything for the yard, from the season's record and this check, with the safety items marked. It's the starting list for next season's commissioning.
| ITEM | SAFETY ITEM? | YARD OR BASE | DUE BY |
|---|---|---|---|
The winter work list is the first page of next season's pre-season commissioning checklist. Keep both for every boat, and the boat's history builds up without anyone writing a report.
Laying up a fleet is the same walk round every boat. With Axsail, say what you find and each item goes onto that boat's list with its photo.
Pitter Yachtcharter's own list covers cleaning off salt, sails down and repaired, tenders under cover, engine, electrics and systems serviced, toilets and pumps stripped, tanks cleaned and disinfected, and the hull, deck and woodwork preserved.
Because they're the winter's work list. Defects that came back during the season, and faults that showed up on several boats, are the ones to fix first.
Yes. Download the Word file and add your own boats' items to each section. No sign-up.
Dictate as you inspect. Axsail builds the findings and the report for your signature
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