Boat inspection checklist
Professional marine surveyors can do away with pen-and-paper and use this customizable digital checklist to certify a boat's seaworthiness and generate complete reports. items in this boat inspection checklist can be modified and made specific to the surveyor's firm's best practices. reference guides, annotated images, and electronic signatures are also easily appended to this digital boat inspection checklist.
What does this form include?
This form contains 12 sections:
Exterior
- Checked hull for evidence of damage or repairs
- Checked draino
- Checked boat for a "list" (in-water test)
- Checked fiberglass moisture levels (requires special tool)
- Tested fiberglass bottom for large "blisters"
- Checked propeller
- Checked propeller shaft for wobble or rattle (cutless bearing)
- Checked navigation lights for safety requirements
- Checked operation of included accessories (compass, electronics)
- Checked other included gear (fenders, lines)
Interior
- Checked for odors, stains, and general cleanliness
- Checked operation of engine seacock
- Checked other seacocks, valves, and emergency plugs
- Checked inboard engine stuffing box for leaks
- Checked bilge for oil, excess water
- Checked bilge pumps (electric, manual)
- Checked ventilation vents, plugs
- Checked seals on opening ports and hatches
- Checked under deck hardware for signs of leaks
- Checked condition of upholstery, furniture
- Checked plumbing and water tanks (leaks)
- Checked mandatory equipment (holding tank)
- Checked electrical panel, battery, terminals, and wiring
- Checked shorepower plug, cords
- Checked stove/heater, tanks, fittings, shutoffs, detectors
- Checked heater, air conditioner
- Is there a toilet installed?
- Is there a Coast Guard-certified operable marine sanitation device?
Deck
- Checked deck for cracks, damage, 'sponginess'
- Checked hatches and ports condition, sign of leaking
- Checked lifelines and railings
- Checked anchors, rode, rollers, fittings
- Checked condition of canvas, bimini, dodger, hardware
Engine
- Checked engine's numbers
- Does it match the numbers on the contract?
- Test bilge blower ,vents
- Checked external condition of engine (corrosion, leaks)
- Request maintenance log (oil change frequency)
- Checked fuel tank condition
- Checked exhaust system for leaks
- Checked steering pump's condition
What is the pump's model number?
Sailboat
- Checked mast, step, shrouds, stays, terminal fittings
- Checked running rigging
- Checked number, weight, condition of sails
- Checked operation of winches
Safety Equipment
- Are there navigation lights?
- Is there a waterproof flashlight?
- Is there a compass?
- Is there at least one anchor onboard?
- Are there at least two fenders for docking?
- Is there a boarding device (e.g. ladder)?
- Are there at least two sound-signaling devices onboard?
What are the types of devices available?
How many are available?
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