Charter know-how · Yacht care and maintenance
Yacht care 1: the five-minute daily checks
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Charter boats work hard. A five-minute check every morning, before you start the engine, catches most problems while you are still at anchor rather than off a lee shore.
Every morning
After starting
On deck
Keep a notebook of engine hours, fuel taken and anything unusual. It makes the conversation with the base easy if something goes wrong.
General guidance for charter crews. Your charter company's briefing, the boat's own manuals and local rules always come first.