A. The Boat, its Parts & Functions-The Modern Sloop
1. The hull-length
-freeboard
-beam (width at widest)
-displacement & hull speed
-running lights
-type of hull-rounded
2. The keel
-draft of keel (distance of waterline to keel's lowest point)
-ballast (weight) of keel
Importance of draft re going aground
How depth meter reads: ? from waterline
3. The mast, its fittings & halyards
-mastheigth
-the anchor light, the sheave fitting for halyards, the windvane at top of mast
-the main & jib halyards, how strung to cockpit, winches, stops & cleats
-sorting halyards by pulling on each end
-main & jib shackles: their detailed inspection & use; problem of losing halyard
upwards
-the spinaker halyards & the spinnaker pole, topping lift & downhaul, & their
leads (note in passing-do not need to teach)
-type of halyard line used-Dacron polyester for non-stretch, combined with wire
4. Standing rigging
-stainless steel wire & fittings: turnbuckles, clevis pins, & safety
rings; inspect for breaks, rusting, etc.
-shrouds, stays & spreaders (note tendency of halyards to get caught behind
spreaders)
5. The boom & its fittings
-the gooseneck, the reefing hook, & downhaul
-the sailtrack & the outhaul (how adjusted)
-the topping lift & its function
-the pigtail & how to release & secure
-the boom vang (a block & tackle) & its use
-the main sheet, traveller & cam cleat
6. The mainsail-show how to remove & replace on boom
-roped foot of mainsail slid in boom slot
-clew cringle shackeled to outhaul
-tack cringle shackeled to fitting by downhaul
-head cringle shakeled to main halyard
-head led on by hand & up mast track by sliding on sailslides attached to luff
of mailsail
-important to check condition of sail- slides against jamming which would prevent
lowering of mainsail
-engage sailslide stop at bottom of sail track
-reefing points-cringles at luff & leech some distance up
-reefing used to reduce sail area in heavy wind
-the sail cover-its use to protect sail from weathering, especially ultraviolet
radiation
6. The deck & its related gear
-the foredeck, the jib tack shackel & forestay
-its chocks & cleat used in anchoring & docking
-the foredeck hatch & its latching positions
-the lifelines, stanchions, & gunwale
-the cabintop hatch-how to slide for "flooring"
7. The foresail or jib
-size of jib carried-working jib & genoa
-size relation to wind strenth re overpowering
-hank on tach of jib to foresail shackel
-"bend" rest of sailhanks on forestay
-shackel jib halyard on jib head cringle
-run jib sheets properly & put in stopper knot
if lose jib sheet, luff up or tack & retrieve
-do temporary tie down
8. The cockpit & its parts & uses
-seats, floors & drains
-hatches: storage for fenders, lines (how secured), swim ladder, bilge pump,
anchor
-jib sheet blocks, winches, & jam cleats
-instruments on cabin wall & their use
depth meter, knot meter, etc.
-halyard stops, winches, cleats on cabin deck
-cabin hatch & its panels & locks
8. The rudder, rudder post & wheel or tiller (emergency tillers)
9. The lazerette (engine well)
-latch cover to backstay to keep open for venilation while operating motor
10. Outboard engine
Starting-check for adequate fuel, vent tank, pump in-line bulb firm, put throttle
on start, put gear shift in neutral, engage & pull starting cord w/ clear travel path
of hand & elbow, when engine starts, throttle up & push in choke, check water exit
stream, let engine warm up
Running-always shift at low speed
Fueling-add oil with boat oil measuring device
B. The Cabin
1. Sleeping arrangements-staterooms, v-berth & dinette berth
2. The marine head & its operation
3. Seacocks-parallel open v. perpendicular settings
-importance of closing when finishing vogage
-rule that handle to head outlet seacockmust be removed in US (can be nearby)
4. Checking & pumping the bilge
5. The electrical system-master & related switches
-importance of turning off when finishing voyage
6. The radiotelephone and its use
7. Locate safety equipment & discuss use
-life jackets (PFDs)-one for each person
-horseshoe & lifesling-use & difference
-horns-practice use as warning device
-flag-visual warning device
-flares
-fire extinguisher-read instructions re use
-first aid kit
8. Locate boat license, trash & oil pollution warning signs, radio license
9. Locate equipment: winch handles, tiller hiking stick, flashlights
-whiskerpole & its use holding out jib
