1.
Supplies
a. Couple
large rolls of Duct/Gorilla tape
b. Zip
ties – 100 each of 8” and 12”
c. Hardware
for attaching fenders to the dock
2.
Securing the boat to the dock – floating &
fixed
a. Secure
a set of fenders to the dock sides.
b. Long
lines – avoid short lines – at least 20’ (?)
c. If
possible use lines to hold her away from the dock
d. Chaff
gear
e. Spreading
the load
f.
Zip tie the line ends
g. Position
Tide Hiker 3’ away from the dock
3.
Clearing the boat
a. Canvas
b. Chairs,
boat hooks, table
c. Seat
covers & cushions
d. Deck
boxes
e. Remove
the Fly Bridge monitor
f.
Windshield cover
g. Boat
hooks
h. Anythink
that can move!
4.
Securing boat contents
a. Power
cord - remove
b. Water
supply hose - remove
c. Anchors
and chain - secure
d. Snubber
- secure
e. Aerials
– lay down and zip tie in place
f.
Fly Bridge seat base boards – tape down
g. The
freezer – tie and tape down
h. Dinghy
– remove the canvas
i.
Dinghy crane – tie down and zip
j.
Portuguese Bridge door – close and zip latch
k. Portuguese
storage hatches - close and zip latch
l.
Chimney hatch – tape closed
m. Windshield
wipers – tape down
n. The
refrigerator – snap closed.
5.
Waterproofing the boat
a. Lock
down all portholes
b. Lock
down the Vee berth hatch
c. Tape
the 3 sliding doors
d. Tape
the Fly Bridge hatch
e. Tape
the windows
f.
Tape the fuel vents
g. Tape
and Zip tie the cabinet doors and drawer on the Fly Bridge
h. Fly
bridge instrument panels – upper and lower
i.
Tape down plastic covers
ii.
Tape down canvas covers
iii.
Waterproof the Auto Pilot control with zip lock
bags and tape
iv.
Tape over openings in upper panel.
i.
Tape the monitor cable hole
j.
Tape the anchor rode openings
k. Screw
closed the electrical ports port & starboard
6.
Electrical
a. Shut
down shore power and remove and store the cable
b. If
you can visit the boat every 24 hours , leave invertor operating and refrig
running
c. Shut
down all unnecessary 12V and 110V applications.
d. The
solar panels will supplement the batteries
7.
Specials
a. Generator
Exhaust pipes – close with a “tennis ball”
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| All the lines ashore were chaff protected |
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| Because she had to be free to float up on the surge, and because the neighbor boat could break loose, Tide Hiker was relatively "loose" and so was our neighbor boat. So spare fenders on the port side in case the boats collided in the slip. |
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| All the canvas was removed |
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| Our lines were as long as possible and doubled up |
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| No canvas |
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| Hatch door taped shut |
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| Control panel canvas was clipped and taped |
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| Upper control panel was taped closed |
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| Fly Bridge Cabinet taped and zip tied |
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| Auto Pilot control waterproofed with zip bags and tape |
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| Wheel was secured with bungees |
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| Cushions removed and storage area lids taped down |
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| Dinghy hold downs cranked tight |
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| Hinged Dinghy seat tied down |
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| Dinghy motor secured so it could not flip side to side |
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| Crane controls in upside down waterproof bag and taped to crane |
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| BBQ Canvas taped down |
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| VHF aerials inverted and zip tied |
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| Radar secured |
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| Deck gear lashed down |
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| Wipers taped, windshield cover removed |
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| For a while we were in the bullseye |
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| Permanent fenders added to the dock piles |
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| Forward deck all clear or lashed |
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| Tide Hiker positioned about 6' from the dock so that she could not float over the dock at the peak of the surge |
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| Freezer lashed down and taped shut |
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| Crane hook zip tied to the rail |
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| Four of the long lines |
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| Canvas stacked on the Pilot House "bed" |
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| Everything that was loose ended up below |
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| "Sausage" fenders attached to the dock. Tide Hiker pulled away from the dock |
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| Making use of the empty slip next to us |
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| Mathew - anti chaff |
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| Mathew |
