Sailboat Maintenance

Winterizing & Spring Commissioning

IN THIS VIDEO YOU WILL LEARN

Proper Winterization Techniques:
•Storage of canvas & sails
•The water system
•The engine and generator
•The air conditioning system
•Shrink wrapping
•Moisture prevention
•Bilge treatment
•The battery system

Proper Spring Commissioning Techniques:
•Deployment of the sails & canvas
•Hauling the boat
•Annual hull maintenance
•De-winterizing the mechanical systems
•The rigging
•Safety check

Your Host: Stuart Forrest

Stuart Forrest has been involved in boating for over 35 years and has sailed the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Oceans as well as the Mediterranean and Caribbean Sea. In this video Stuart will impart his experience and knowledge to help you to perform annual maintenance on your boat. Besides being active on the racing scene, Stuart has been working on and maintaining sailing and power boats for as many years. He has completed a number of Trans Atlantic deliveries as well as being a charter captain.

Mr. Forrest has operated a highly successful yacht maintenance company for the past 12 years in Annapolis MD, since moving to the Chesapeake Bay from the Caribbean and is involved in the maintenance of a number of charter boats which he shares his knowledge and experience of maintaining and services boats of all makes, models and sizes.
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• sailboat
• maintenance
• spring
• commissioning
• winterize
• water
• pump

[BDKAFER1]

The good thing about the video is it gives confidence to people that may be afraid to tackle the job....

I've seen impeller blades that g o one way, if you put it in wrong it doesn't work, info is usually with the new impeller. READ THE DIRECTIONS>

when replacing the cover, first snug all the bolts and then work on opposite sides and tighten the bolts.

If you go around in circles , you run the risk of cracking something.....

or having a leak or warping the cover

[rcmoot]

does the impeller rotate cw or ccw ? could'nt you coat the o-ring and impeller blades with silicon grease ? also you could coat the impeller shaft with anti-seize . do it right and you will be better in the long run.

[tn66367]

You have the mechanical skills of a teenager.

First note the direction of rotation.  For sumb asses, use a marker and draw an arrow. Install a new impeller and make sure it matches rotation.

Use two pliers and two hands and wiggle the impeller out in one or two seconds.

Use dish soap to install an impeller

Start all screws first, then tighten in opposite rotation.

[jimbob73514]

I watched it with the volume off and could still tell you were talking absolute tosh!! why don't you take up cake baking or noose testing that might make you remotely interesting...

[MIRCWOOD]

I did not learn athing, except how not to screw the cover on. you dont start at one end and screw around,you screw one in and then the screw on the opposite side, then the screw 90degre to that and the opposite again, and so on, everybody knows that