End Of Season Prep -Stripping Her Down

Stripped down for hurricane season

June 2016
Below is a list of the things that we did to prep sv Honey Ryder for hurricane season.  We are in NO WAY experts.  And not all these things had to be done.  It's just how we chose to prep our boat for us being absent for a bit.  Additionally, we had the time.

Day One

Complete boat scrub including hosing down inside of cockpit enclosure, hardware, lines, ect...

Soaking of jack lines, harnesses, tethers, boom brake, boarding step, dinghy ratchets/webbing straps

Screens hosed off and wiped down

Cockpit electronics wiped down 

Vinyl window material rinsed 

Port lights cleaned and stainless polished outside 

Windlass taken apart, cleaned, greased and back together

Engine oil purchased - 2 gallons of 15-40

Day Two - Alarm 5:50am 

Waxing deck 6:05AM- 1st coat  - NO, not the non-skid.  The other parts.  Sheesh!

Polish stainless steel on deck - 1/2 completed

Yacht surveyor contacted - to schedule return survey

Rigger contacted - for stay sail tuning

Project planning and materials procured 

Portlight inside cleaned, polished and gasket lubed inside

Water maker flushed and pickled

Harnesses, jack lines, boom brake, dinghy ratchet/webbing stowed

Cockpit waxed - 1/2 completed

Various zipper internally cleaned and treated

Zarcor doors cleaned 

Helm pedestal nuts loosened- they have been frozen

Helm stainless polished 

Storage in forward shower

Day Three - Up at 5:50AM

Port stainless steel polished

Starboard side uv wax protector coat

Portlight curtains soaked, and hand washed

Bean bag covers, cockpit throw cushions, helm cover, cockpit cubby hole cover hand washed and treated with 303 fabric proctor

Rugs washed, hung dried

Cockpit waxed - remaining 1/2 completed

Aft hanging locker conversion project started

Day Four

Trip to the mall to buy new cell phones
Session with cruising teenager to learn about new cell phones - yep, we are old!

Jam session

Day Five

Aft hanging locker conversion - shelves cut, sanded, primer on

Microwave removed

Galley - everything removed, liner removed/washed/dried, storage areas and drawers clean, unused items sorted and jettisoned, then everything put back in place, stove cleaned, spices sorted and stored in plastic bags and then plastic airtight containers

Salon shelves empty, sorted, cleaned, then everything put back in place

SSB mic unplugged and dielectric grease added

Jib lines rinsed and dried

Spare halyards soaked
Airport car service arranged

Day Six

4 huge loads of laundry

Port side uv wax protector - coat 2 of wax

Dug out winch and  hatch covers - why are these always in the far bottom of the locker!

Clean out food lockers, wipe down, boric acid to keep bugs out and put it all back in place - empty containers cleaned

Murphy's wood soap interior wood

Test 12v de-humidifier 

Serviced

Day Seven

Stay sail rinsed and stowed

Headbands washed and cleaned

Waxing complete

Various knives (rigging, dive, ect) cleaned, wd40 and stowed in baggies and container

More rigging lines soaked, rinsed and stored

Winch and hatch covers on

Oil changed

Landry - whites

Luggage out - zippers checked

Drill hole in catch basin of dehumidifier and epoxy drain hold with tube for draining into galley sink

Day Eight

Cockpit cushions scrubbed, rinsed and dried

Check out with marina - specific paperwork needed

Cabin sole cleaned - Murphy's oil soap

Fruit and veg hammock cleaned

"Kitchen Closed" - officially 

Vinegar wipe down of all surfaces - walls, ceiling, ect.... (wood done with oil soap) 

Speed log removed from thru hull, plug installed

Sarongs ( cushion back covers) cleaned

Fans wiped down with vinegar 

Cushions turned up on edge for air circulation

Day Nine - final day

Cockpit cleared - various items stored in cockpit locker

Checked out of immigration and customs

Returned customs paperwork to Coral Cove Marina

Cockpit canvas down (dodger, bimini)

Vinyl window material polished

Cockpit cushions stored upright against shower door

Vinyl window material rolled and standing in shower

Dodger vinyl window material hung over closet pole in shower

Bean bag tied up in shower

Portlights shaded - silver auto windshield shade cut to size

Shut off propane, burn off remaining gas in line

Stow and lock outboard on stern rail

Remove coconut cockpit light

Remove cockpit speakers

Arch, solar panel frame, bimini and dodger frame stainless steel polished

American and Trinidad flags washed and stowed

Arch gear bag stowed

Life sling and life ring rinsed, dried and stowed

Marked fenders with boat name

Cleaned heads

Vinegar heads

Pack for stateside visit

Bag silverware 

Clean fridge, freezer, food bins

Plug in dehumidifier 

Review items with Boat watcher

Rugs below

Remove cockpit table for storage below

Flight Day

Close thru hulls - except sink, engine

Remove portlight screens

Disconnect Zyxel wireless router and power off bullet

Trash out

Power everything off on nav staion panel except 12v (dehumidifier), bilge pump, DC in

Vinegar sinks

Open DampRid packs and place in both sinks, extra out for replacement

Notes at nav station for boat watcher

Turn salon seat cushions up on end

Lift mattress up for air flow

Move aloe plant "Sir James" to cockpit 

Showers
Depart

Of course we have to do the reverse of all of this and then some when we get back in Sept.  And so goes the cruising life.