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Please print this checklist to take with you when you pick up the boat.

1. PICKING UP THE BOAT

Start at gate card reader (approx 70 feet in front of gate, on left).

The Texins Sailing Club lock box is hanging under the card reader.

Inside is a magnetic card to open the gate and a key to open the garage door. Please RETURN THESE TO LOCK BOX BEFORE YOU LEAVE TEXINS.

Open box as follows:

1.  Press the combination numbers in any order, using the slide button to clear if you enter a wrong digit.

2.  Pull down on the latch and tilt forward the front panel.  It is connected with a rubber strap so it will not fall off.

3.  You will need to enter the combination again to tilt the front panel up into place when you close it.

4.  If you have any problems, slide the clear button and start over.

Open texins garage door #5.

Roll the boat out of the garage CAREFULLY – watch for the boat hitting the Whaler on the left, the precision on the right, or the frame of the garage door.  Also watch out for the stupid poles by the power transformer. 

Hook trailer to towing vehicle:

- Remove the tongue hitch lock using the supplied combination and open the hitch.

- Lower jack to place tongue on hitch ball, close and lock.

- Pull up on tongue after coupling to be sure trailer is securely attached.

- Swing up the jack by pulling on the release pin.

- Trailer must be locked to vehicle AT ALL TIMES.

- Safety chains should criss-cross under trailer tongue, with just enough slack to allow trailer to turn freely.  Hooks should be slipped in from the bottom.  SAFETY CHAINS MUST BE USED.

- Lights must be plugged in, with enough slack in the wire to allow for turning.  Be careful that the wire can't tangle in the coupling or drag on the ground.

- Place the following INSIDE your vehicle, please do not transport in the boat, or in the exposed bed of a pickup truck!

      - AT LEAST one life vest per person (in storage area behind door #5). 

      - Floatation cushion (REQUIRED on this boat), should already be in boat.

      - Blue Carry All Bag – containing rudder, tiller, drain plug, etc.

      - Sails, located in a long gray sail bag and should already be in boat.  Try to avoid folding the sail bag, but if you must do so, fold it only once, about the center of the bag.

NOTE: Boat registration is also required, it can be found on port side under the cuddy.

- Check tie-downs:

     - At the bow (both winch line AND safety line)

     - Strap across middle of boat (needs tightening).

     - Mast securely tied front and rear.

     - No loose wires or lines, which could bounce or blow over the side when traveling.

- Check lights:

     - running lights.

     - brake lights.

     - left signal.

     - right signal.

     - emergency flashers.

- Lock garage as you leave.  If you opened any other garage doors, make      sure you lock them as you leave.  Gate will open automatically as      you approach from the inside.  Care must go over the sensor which is in the middle of the gate about 15 feet back from gate.

- RETURN GATE CARD AND GARAGE KEY TO LOCK BOX OUTSIDE GATE.

     - enter combination, pull slide latch down, tilt cover forward.

   Stop AT LEAST ONCE PER HOUR to check wheel bearings, hitch, and tie-downs.

2. AT THE LAKE

- Disconnect tail-light electrical connector before going in water!

- Stay clear of the ramp but not too far away (don't tie up the ramp more than necessary).

- CHECK FOR OVERHEAD ELECTRICAL WIRES - THEY CAN BE LETHAL

- Check for tree limbs, wires, etc.,

- Remove the strap off the back of the mast at the transom, and the black bungee securing the mast to the trailer cradle at the bow.

- Disconnect the forestay from the bow

- There are two bungee cords securing the standing rigging to the mast near the bow.  Remove the lower of the two, but leave the upper one connected for the time being.

- raise mast. Easiest way to raise the mast is to place the throwable PFD on the ground next to the boat – near the mast step, and have one person raise the mast so it stands on the cushion.  Then hand the vertical mast to a person standing in the boat, who will slip it through the hole in the foredeck, and gently lower the mast onto the mast-step.  If you are not used to this procedure DO NOT attempt it in strong winds, or without sufficient (strong) help!

- Remove the remaining bungee cord from around the mast and rigging and connect the standing rigging as follows:

- Connect shrouds to chain-plate.

- Remove the pin from the Adjustable stay adjuster on the forestay, and make sure it is OPEN!

- Disconnect (temporarily) the winch line and the safety line, and attach the forestay.

- Insert the spacers around the mast step (they should be in the carry all bag)

- Close the adjustable stay adjuster, and re-insert the pin – if you do not, then you are risking a broken mast!

- reattach the trailer winch line (hook it around the forestay) or the boat will fall off the trailer, causing you great embarrassment.

- Place mast tie-down straps, red "flag", and mast support, and two bungee cords inside your vehicle.

- Put sails and flotation cushion in the boat and bend on the sails        (attach to forestay and boom).

- Install rudder

- Insert the tiller into the rudder head – you will need to remove the small screw by hand, and the re-insert it.

- Make sure that the rudder is cleated in the UP position.

- Insert BOTH drain plugs (should be in the carry-all bag)

- Back down ramp (use of wheel chocks is a good idea)

- Remove center hold-down strap

- Disconnect winch and safety line from bow

- Attach a painter (should be in the carry-all bag)

- Release boat into water, and pull boat clear of the ramp.

- Park the car and trailer.

- Put on life vests.

Go sailing and for God’s sake don’t drown!

3. LEAVING THE LAKE

Sails should be lowered and boat positioned off to one side of ramp.

Make sure that BOTH rudder, and centerboard, are CLEATED in the UP position.

Remove the boat from the water:

  - Back car/trailer down ramp, and put boat on trailer.

  - Remove the painter

  - Attach BOTH winch line AND safety line to boat BEFORE PULLING BOAT UP RAMP.

  - CHECK FOR OVERHEAD ELECTRICAL WIRES - THEY CAN BE LETHAL

  - Check for tree limbs, wires, etc., which might interfere with the raised mast.

  - Pull boat to a place clear of the ramp (watch overhead).

  - Spread sails to dry, preferably on grass (stay off parking lot surface, grease and oil are very bad for the sail fabric).

Tie down boat:

     - strap across middle of boat

     - ensure that the mainsheet is completely released and loose (no need to coil the mainsheet

     - remove the rudder, tiller, drain plugs, and place inside carry-all-bag.

     - remove pin from forestay shroud adjuster, and OPEN the adjuster.

     - remove mast spacers and place inside carry-all-bag

     - disconnect forestay and shrouds

     - reinsert all 4 pins into shrouds, and shroud adjuster. (DON’T LOSE THE BLOODY PINS THEY ARE TWENTY BUCKS EACH AND WILL BE TAKEN OUT OF YOUR HIDE!)

     - wrap one small bungee around the mast and standing rigging

     - reinsert mast support into rudder holder

     - have one person stand in boat, remove the mast, and hand it to a person standing on the ground near the boat – get extra help if you are not very strong, not used to this procedure, or if there is strong wind; mast can fall down and go boom on your head or your car or both!

     - place mast in the supports.

     - secure the mast to the trailer mast support with two black bungee cords.

     - secure the end of the shrouds to the mast with the second small bungee cord.

     - lead the forestay through the trailer mast support and attach to the bow

     - secure the back of the boom with the clew quick disconnect shackle, and then hang the boom off the mast using the carabiner.  Use the other bungee to secure the boom to the mast tightly.

     - reinstall the red “flag” to the mast at the transom end.

     - check bow safety line to make sure it is properly secured.

Plug in and check lights:

     - Running lights.

     - Brake lights.

     - Left signal.

     - Right signal.

     - Emergency flashers.

Recheck safety chains.

Roll up the sails

     - Insure that both sails are dry!  If they are wet, then place them inside your vehicle, return them to the garage with the boat, spread them to dry on the boat, and then return the next day to properly roll up the sails. 

     - Fold the mainsail in half – bringing the head to the clew - then roll the sail towards the foot, taking care not to "fold" the sail.

     - Similarly, fold the jib about the top-most seam, lining up the leech on jib, and roll the sail.

     - Place both sails inside the long sail bag, and place bag inside your towing vehicle.  There is no need to remove the battens.  The Jib sheets can be left in the boat.

     - Try to avoid folding the bag, but if you must, only fold it once about the middle. 

Take one last walk around, looking for loose items.

4. RETURNING THE BOAT

PLEASE CLEAN THE BOAT PRIOR TO RETURN.

   - Spray fiberglass surfaces with a high-pressure water hose - do not use detergents, waxes, or any other chemical.

   - Gently wash mast, boom, and all blocks and cleats with low-pressure water, again, please, no chemicals of any kind.

   - Open lock box as in step 1 and take card and garage key. 

   - Open gate with card and immediately drive thru gate.

     Note:  Gate will remain open for 45-60 seconds

   - Disconnect tail-light plug.

   - Remove safety chains.

   - Lower tongue jack and uncouple from towing vehicle.

   - Re-lock coupler in closed position.

   - Put sail bag and cushion back in boat (SAILS MUST BE DRY PRIOR TO STORAGE TO AVOID DAMAGE).

   - Return life preservers to storage area behind garage door #5.

   - Loosen tie-down strap.

   - Roll the boat back into position

REVIEW, ONE MORE TIME THE FINAL CHECKLIST ON THE GARAGE WALLS, TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN ANYTHING!!!

   - Lock garage and gate as you leave.  If you opened any other doors, make sure you lock them as you leave.

   PLACE GATE CARD AND GARAGE KEY IN BOX OUTSIDE GATE PRIOR TO GOING HOME!