Check List & Required Equipment Sea Tow or Tow Boat US membership Ships documents "registration" First Aid Kit Flares Horn Fire extinguishers VHS radio Locate intake basket engine Tool kit Bolt cutters Boat must be fueled, if not an extra cash bank is required Fill water tanks Check sails, battens, Lazy jacks, sail ties, blocks and roller-furling gear Boom, goose neck, sheets, and halyards Dock lines, cleats, fenders, boarding ladder Two winch handles Funnel, spare oil, transmission fluid, filters, impellers. Emergency tiller, hatch boards, stanchions, lifelines, Horseshoe or throwable device, life jackets Propane sufficient for trip and turned off Windless operable, anchor & chain sufficient, boat hook Compass and Compass light, steering brake, auto pilot, Flashlights and extra batteries, depth, speed. Bilge pumps Manual bilge pump with handle Pump filters clean and check bilge Fresh water pumps and clean filters Sump pumps in heads and clean filters Heads operable Pots, Pans, and galley ware sufficient for trip Electrical check, lights, radio, navigation lights. Alternator charging Engine serviced, engine mounts checked, oil change, impeller, belts checked All sea cocks closed (except engine) and double hose clamps checked Sufficient charts, paper and electric for all waters to be sailed Rules of Road on board if USCG registered Refrigeration sufficient Back to home page