Pre Departure Checklist

You might find it interesting the things we go through to get the boat ready for an offshore trip. Below is a checklist in progress of the things we do to get the boat and us ready:

Pre Departure Checklist:

Paperwork:
Documentation
Manila folder in jetta
Dinghy registration
Passports
Copies
Passports
Crew list
Other stuff
Equipment list
Insurance paperwork
Call insurance company, cruising area.
Generator
Gas
oil
Dinghy:
Oars
Outboard
Gas
Oil
Light
Batteries
Spare bulbs
Shear pins
Pelican box
Padlock & key
inflator

Diesel
Top off both tanks
Verify return selector valve is to tank being used
Biocide added to tanks
Jerry cans stowed
Water
Fill 3 water tanks
Grease and seal inspection ports
Bleach on board
Camera
Spare sd cards
Charger
Usb cable
Hookah
Bag of hoses
Engine box
Weights
oil
Hand truck
Shades
Sunscreen
Spear gun?
Alcohol
H2o2
Insect repellant
Tools
Truck tools
Boat tools
Charts
AA bats
9v bat
D bats
Snorkel bag
Pam life jacket
Waterway guide
Flash lights
Garden hose
Laptops
Hawking
S video cable
Magma
Propane cans
Spare parts
Sea sick motion ease
Hats
Cell phones & chargers
Wind indicator
12v battery charger
Filet knife
Jock
Hack saw
Fishing gear
Tackle box
2 trolling rods
bait cast rod
stretch 25’s
swivels
wire leader
Medium ice chest?
Eye meds
Whistles for everyone
Fire extinguishers
Flare kit
Horn
Strobes
Buckets
Pens pencils erasers
Wd 40
Foil
Matches
Lighters
Paper towels
Towels
Clothes pins
Can opener
Scissors
Bolt cutters
Toilet paper
Cleaning sponges and liquid
Garbage bags
Duct tape
Legal pads
Music
Fill gas and diesel cans
Hand held vhf – charged
Hose nozzle
Usb storage from home computer,
Verify full propane tank
Verify empty holding tank

Engine
Check oil, changed oil/filter @ 1462 hrs
Check coolant
Check alternator belt
Inspect fuel filter
Inspect water strainer
Inspect tranny fluid
Inspect impeller, locate spare
Check battery water levels
Check battery charge

Navigation
Check weather
File float plan

Safety
Rig jacklines
Test epirb
Put strobes on life jackets, install batteries
Check bilge pumps
Check manual bilge pumps
Lash anchors
Test exterior lights
Check all and close unnecessary seacocks
Perform radio check