Delivery and Sea Worthiness Check List

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 Below deck -
- hull fittings 
- shut off cocks 
- Bungs available 
- Hull condition (steel and wood boats)&nbssp;
- Bilge pumps and capacities 
- Manual bilge pump or bailing means 
- Holding tanks (if required in area to be sailed in) and capacities 

 Engine -
- Serviced date/hours 
- Fuel Shut off (on when ready to start)&nbbsp;
- Belts condition/spares 
- cooling impeller condition/spares  <
- cooling water inlet open (shut off cock oopen when ready to start) 
- fuel filters 
- oil level & filter 
- fuel capacity (nav planning) 
- maintenance log 

 Galley/Provisioning -
- Water capacity 
- Storage capacity for provisions  - cooking means and shut off (ie. propane sshut off) 
- Refrigeration or cool box 

 Electrical -
- Battery capacity 
- Shut offs and selector switches  - Breakers for every circuit 
- recharging means and capacities (ie alterrnator size, solar cell capacity, etc.) 

 Radios -
- VHF working and quality 
- Weather forecast reception means (WeatherrFax, Navtex, or equiv.) 
- SSB for blue water passages 

 Safety Gear -
- Fire Extinguishers (charged and in servicce date) 
- Rescue gear, floats, MOB lights  - boarding ladders, or means 
- Flares (in service) 
- life jackets for all aboard 
- Jack lines 
- harnesses & tethers available for alll crew 
- Life raft (service date) for blue water ppassages 
- EPIRB (registration date, and service datte) for blue water passages 

 Above Deck -
- Standing/Running Rigging condition 
- Spar condition 
- Sails quantity and condition 
- Reefing means 
- Preventers, and whisker poles 
- Deck fittings, port holes, companion way cover all sealable 
- Stormboards available for larger windows& 
- Nav, Anchor, steaming Lights working p;
- Ground tackle suitable for boat and lengtth of rode suitable for area to be sailed 
- Dock lines and condition 
- Fenders and condition 

 Dingy -
- outboard 
- oars 
- ground tackle 
- fuel 
- storage means, davits etc.  
- Inflation means for inflatable 

 Navigation -
- Charts available for area to be sailed&nbbsp;
- Pilot charts or cruising guides for portss to be visited 
- Compass adjusted - sight compass availablle 
- Knot log, depth sounder, windex, and otheer instruments working 
- GPS available as well as other navigationn means (ie. Sextant) 

 Documentation -
- Vessel Registration and translations wherre required 
- Clear title to vessel 
- Liability insurance for delivery  - Port arrival documents, and crew clearancce 
- vessel log 

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