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Maintenance

You can help avoid getting into difficulties by ensuring that your boat, rigging, winches and engine are reasonably maintained. Before leaving your berth, you should also carry out some basic checks.

With an engine you should check oil, water and fuel levels and you should also check the water inlet filter (if you have one) or at least check that the water cooling system is functioning well. You should run the engine for a short while before leaving your mooring, to check that the fuel is not contaminated or that the fuel filter is not blocked.

With sail boats, you should check the operation of all winches, rigging, sail(s) and wind anemometer.

And finally you check the functionality of any other electrical equipment, navigation lights, horn, sonar and GPS.