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Galveston Bay Cruising Association / Lakewood Yacht Club
Vera Cruz Race 2004 Seminar
Notes from the seminar presentation
By
Jeremy R. Hood
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Mechanical and electrical systems
Main Engine provides:
Function Back-up system
- Propulsion Sails
- Battery charging (alternator) Generator, wind gen, solar, gas generator
- Hot water Generator, solar bag
- Refrigeration? ?
Typical Engine problems:
- Fuel system: Dirt and debris in the tank; Fuel tank leaks
- Air in fuel
- Overheating
Engine spares:
- Raw water pump impellor
- Belts
- Fuel /oil filters
- Hoses and hose clamps
- Alternator?
- Spare fuel
By fitting your new spares before you leave you will:
- Ensure the spare fits
- Know what tools are needed
- Learn how to do it
- Give your engine a new part which is less likely to fail
Steering system:
- Check steering cable and cable clamps
- Fit emergency tiller to ensure it really does fit
- Ensure you have repair items aboard
Plumbing:
- Toilets and holding tanks
- Make sure “Y” valves are set for overboard discharge
- Fit head service kit and retain old parts as spares
- Fresh water system
- Ensure manual pump works
- Stow emergency water
Electrical systems:
- Batteries, battery charging
- Check condition of batteries
- Check charging operation (alternator and battery charger)
- Fit separate starting battery
- Have jump leads for emergency
- Communications
- Check radios for correct operation
- Check antennas
- Check how radios are connected to battery
- Emergency antennas
- Refrigeration
- Check system for sustained use
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Boat Provisioning
- Water
- ½ gallon per person / day for drinking
- Drinks
- 3-4 soft drinks per person / day
- Hot drinks (coffee, tea, chocolate, soups)
- Main meals
- Pre-prepared meals
- A la carte menu
- Sandwiches
- Snack food
- Fruit: fresh and dried
- Nuts / trail mix
- Cookies and crackers
- Candy
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Crew Management and safety procedures
Crew:
- Personal space for:
- Watch systems
- Adequate berth
- Crew training:
- Sea-cock locations
- Head use
- Galley and stove safety
- Location of safety gear
Safety procedures:
- Accidents
- Man over board
- Safety harnesses and jack lines: how, when, where to use
- MOB rescue
- Fire
- Sinking
- Prevention and repair
- Abandoning ship: Mayday, grab-bag,
Boat safety equipment:
- Medical items to cope with:
- Seasickness, sunburn
- Cuts and lacerations
- Broken bones
- Infections and illness
- Medical knowledge: ability to recognize sunstroke, hypothermia etc
- Communications ability
- Man over board
- Flotation, mob pole (with light),
- GPS man overboard button
- Lifesling or similar for recovery
- Fire
- Fire extinguishers
- Fire blanket for galley
- Buckets
- Abandoning ship
- Liferaft
- Grab-bag
- Abandon ship responsibilities
Personal safety equipment:
- Harness and tether
- Good foul weather gear
- Flashlight
- Knife
- Personal mob pack
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Looking after Your Boat
Be prepared for damage to occur
- Ensure all bilge pumps work (including the manual pump
- Carry good quality small buckets
- Carry hull repair materials
Avoid continual
- pounding of hull
- slamming of hull
- Shock loading on rig
We aware of:
- Danger of damage to leeward side of vessel after broaching in big seas
- Risk of damage when solid water hits the vessel (loss of hatches, deck gear etc)
- Be prepared to look after your boat by:
- Shortening sail early
- Sailing more off the wind if necessary for the boat
- Heaving-to (with correct procedures to look after your boat)
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