Boat preparation checklist

[Craig_in_DC]

Well I am making progress on hull #511... It sure takes a while to get things figured out. The mast is up and I'm getting close to the first checkout sail. A couple of questions:

1. Does anyone have an equipment list that they use with new crew to prepare the boat for a race? Example: what gear to take and what gear to leave on the dock? Light is fast...

2. To secure the jib/genny when the spinnaker is up, what is the preferred way to do this? Bungie down the middle? Bungies on the sides?

3. The anchor. What is the best place to store the anchor during a race. You may need it in light wind with a current, to hold your position... Two anchors (big and tiny?)

Thank you...
Craig

[Bob Kirsten]

Race Prep - We have the dinette table, which we take off for racing, plus extra sails that I don't think we will need depending on the winds that day. On my friends boat, we would pull the outboard off the motor mount and place it on the cabin floor, covered with an army blanket. I crewed on another S2 7.9 with a 9.9hp outboard which they left on the bracket and still did well. Otherwise our preparation was make sure we had life jackets for everyone and go race.

Anchor - I have two different Danforth's, a fairly heavy one with 100' of 5/16 line which we take off for racing. I bought a medium sized Fortress aluminum Danforth that is very light, and 100' of 5/16 triple strand, which we store all rigged up in the starboard lazarette aft. We sail on the Great Lakes where depths are not great and the bottom is usually sand.

[Craig_in_DC]

Bob,
thanks. I'm too new to the class to make a checklist like I'm refering to. Once I get some experience, I will make one for the 7.9. On my old Santana 20, we had a checklist for gear, adjustments, tools, chow etc...

[Mark Gutteridge]

On Hunting Party we store as much gear as possible in the middle of the boat.The outboard is stowed between the centerboard trunk and the sink. We also stow our fortress anchor in the head.As much gear as possible is stowed in the head.We try to keep as the weight low and out of the ends and sides.
We have some pouches for storage of flares, med kit and other gear attached to the bulkhead in the head. It is easy to access and so far the ladies have not complained that it restricts access to the porta potti.
We have a gear bag that we bring with tools to do minor repairs.Tools to change rig tune,sail repair tape, scissors,spare prefeeder,a couple blocks.
This is just for the one design stuff and not for any distance stuff.
And we always carry a cooler so nobody get's dehydrated,of course.
Chimo;
Guts.

[Tom Elsen]

Yeah, trust me, NOBODY on Hunting Party ever got dehydrated.
EVER.
That is a well-hydrated group!

[dave]

Get the bottom perfect FIRST................................ it makes that much difference! Fresh water is 833 times denser than air at sea level and even a PERFECT bottom makes huge amounts of drag. A non perfect bottom is like driving a vehicle with one or more sparks plugs disconnected: No matter how much gas you give it { great sail trim in this case), it ain't going any faster past a point.