Untitled Document

Deck Locker or Pandora's Box This is not a large part of the handover. The deck locker is full of deck locker type things but it's good to know just what is in there. If you don't know what F is we are both in big trouble. B are bolt cutters in case you loose the mast and need to cut the rigging. D is a plastic nozzle for the spare diesel cans D in the picture below.
F fenders there are about 5-6 fenders of varying sizes. I often lash them to the cockpit rail when out sailing, it just frees up some room in the locker. D are the two extra diesel cans mentioned earlier. If you are taking Multinet for a week or longer then put one of the ten litre cans in every ten hours of motoring. This just ensures the tank stays topped up as it is good practice not to let condensation gather in a fuel tank by letting it empty too much. Multinet will run for 20 hours on the main tank. B You might think there isn't much to say about a bucket, but I have only ever been close to going overboard once and it was while trying to get water in a bucket while the yacht was moving at only 4knts. The drag an a bucket at that speed is easily enough to pull a strong man overboard. A The bracket for the dinghy outboard engine.
D is the bag containing the dinghy. you can see the oars for the dinghy and S the yellow thing is the seat for the dinghy. P you can see the yellow hose leading from the dinghy pump. H is a water hose if you find yourself in a marina it's always good to fill up before you leave. R is for ropes, but the important thing is the brackets for the ropes you can see one next to the bolt cutters. It's always better to use the brackets or your ropes will always find their way to the bottom of the locker. That's pretty much it for the deck locker except to remind you that this the way you access the sea cocks for the cockpit drains. Also you can see the removable panel behind S which gives you access to the batteries and the back of the engine.

Deck Locker or Pandora's Box

This is not a large part of the handover. The deck locker is full of deck locker type things but it's good to know just what is in there. If you don't know what F is we are both in big trouble.

B are bolt cutters in case you loose the mast and need to cut the rigging.

D is a plastic nozzle for the spare diesel cans D in the picture below.

F fenders there are about 5-6 fenders of varying sizes. I often lash them to the cockpit rail when out sailing, it just frees up some room in the locker.
D are the two extra diesel cans mentioned earlier. If you are taking Multinet for a week or longer then put one of the ten litre cans in every ten hours of motoring. This just ensures the tank stays topped up as it is good practice not to let condensation gather in a fuel tank by letting it empty too much. Multinet will run for 20 hours on the main tank.
B You might think there isn't much to say about a bucket, but I have only ever been close to going overboard once and it was while trying to get water in a bucket while the yacht was moving at only 4knts. The drag an a bucket at that speed is easily enough to pull a strong man overboard.
A The bracket for the dinghy outboard engine.

D is the bag containing the dinghy. you can see the oars for the dinghy and S the yellow thing is the seat for the dinghy. P you can see the yellow hose leading from the dinghy pump.
H is a water hose if you find yourself in a marina it's always good to fill up before you leave.
R is for ropes, but the important thing is the brackets for the ropes you can see one next to the bolt cutters. It's always better to use the brackets or your ropes will always find their way to the bottom of the locker.
That's pretty much it for the deck locker except to remind you that this the way you access the sea cocks for the cockpit drains. Also you can see the removable panel behind S which gives you access to the batteries and the back of the engine.