Difference between revisions of "Boat trip checklist"
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prepare | |||
* check weather including marine weather | * check weather including marine weather | ||
* check tides | * check tides | ||
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* put impact driver (charged) in car | * put impact driver (charged) in car | ||
* remove chocks under wheels | * remove chocks under wheels | ||
* check engine is sitting in its travelling | * check engine is sitting in its travelling support | ||
* check GPS is there | * check GPS is there | ||
* check key is in side holding area | * check key is in side holding area | ||
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* check that the front and back plugs are in | * check that the front and back plugs are in | ||
* load the boat with stuff | * load the boat with stuff | ||
* back trailer down until the bottom roller is | * back trailer down until the bottom roller is ~6in underwater | ||
* undo the chain holding the boat | * undo the chain holding the boat | ||
* release and undo the winch hook | * release and undo the winch hook | ||
* don't have the bumpers out, they hit the trailer guides | |||
* ease the boat down, holding the front line, careful to toss it over the trailer lights | * ease the boat down, holding the front line, careful to toss it over the trailer lights | ||
running | running | ||
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* turn the key while pushing in (to choke) | * turn the key while pushing in (to choke) | ||
* push the choke in again if it seems to be about to die | * push the choke in again if it seems to be about to die | ||
* done let it idle | * done let it idle too high | ||
* push the idle arm all the way down | * push the idle arm all the way down | ||
* turn on the power button and the GPS | * turn on the power button and the GPS | ||
* shift like you mean it, don't delay between gears, hold up the red thing in the handle as you shift | * shift like you mean it, don't delay between gears, hold up the red thing in the handle as you shift | ||
Revision as of 17:30, 14 July 2025
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boat trip checklist
prepare
- check weather including marine weather
- check tides
- plot routes on OpenCPN
- check/charge battery
- uncover and clean boat
- check for life jackets and paddle
- load cushions
- add lures to tackle box
- add tools to tackle box and put in boat
- put in plugs
- check gas
- inspect trailer
- put in the ball hitch
- connect to trailer
- make sure trailer support is folded and secured by strap
- make sure pin is in ball latch
- twist chains so they don't hit the road and attach
- connect wiring
- put impact driver (charged) in car
- remove chocks under wheels
- check engine is sitting in its travelling support
- check GPS is there
- check key is in side holding area
- check whistle is in side holding area
- add fishing poles, cooler, dry-bag (chairs and umbrellas)
- make sure everybody has warm clothes
- make sure you have enough water
driving
- get gas if you need it
- check for things about to blow out of the boat
- keep looking for smooth spinning trailer wheels in mirrors
- swing wide on turns so trailer wheels don't go over curbs
at ramp
- pull up in a semicircle, so the boat is heading straight toward the ramp
- uncover bimini to and raise
- raise motor and fold in the travelling support then lower a little
- untie the boat tiedown at the license plate side. extend it up along the other side towards the front, tying it to the trailer frame
- check that the front and back plugs are in
- load the boat with stuff
- back trailer down until the bottom roller is ~6in underwater
- undo the chain holding the boat
- release and undo the winch hook
- don't have the bumpers out, they hit the trailer guides
- ease the boat down, holding the front line, careful to toss it over the trailer lights
running
- make sure the motor is down
- pump the bulb on the gas line
- put up the idle lever
- turn the key while pushing in (to choke)
- push the choke in again if it seems to be about to die
- done let it idle too high
- push the idle arm all the way down
- turn on the power button and the GPS
- shift like you mean it, don't delay between gears, hold up the red thing in the handle as you shift
