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Prepare for the wintering of your boat
Why winter your boat?
You take care of your boat during all your holidays, and invest regularly in its maintenance and repairs This winter, your boat should not suffer the vagaries of Mother Nature while waiting for your return. When you leave your boat afloat for several months and maintenance-free, it undergoes osmosis, electrolysis, shocks (etc.). In general, this one risks a large amount of damage... The solution that offers Port Navy Service, it is dry wintering on burs and in the best conditions. Your sailboat, catamaran or yacht will then no longer fear the assaults of the maritime environment.
Moreover, 8 companies Specialized in marine repairs work at Port Navy Service, a plus for the maintenance of your hull, your engine or for specific repairs…
How to winter your boat in the best conditions?
- Store and desalinate your fenders and mooring lines.
- Desalinate and de-grade your sails, then overwinter them inside your sailboat or bring them for overhaul.
- Preserve your mobile equipment (horse-hole buoy, HB engine, etc…)
- Desalinate and preserve your running rigging.
- Desalinate your bridge.
- Block your wind turbine.
- Wintering of the main engine and sealing the exhaust with a greasy cloth.
- Fill up with the fuel tanks to avoid condensation.
- Empty water tanks and the water heater to avoid possible freezing.
- Disconnect your batteries, unless solar panels and management system.
- Inside, remember to leave all the doors open to facilitate air circulation.
- Open the fridge door that will have been emptied in full to avoid mold.
- Clean the toilets and water circuits with white vinegar and empty them completely.
- If possible, unplug and take your electronics, to avoid their deterioration in the event of lightning.
- Do not leave your boat plugged into the electrical terminals after you leave (high fire hazard).
All the advice to best prepare for the wintering of your catamaran, the trimarans and your yacht are also available on our website.
Discover in image the grounding for its wintering, of a Hellia 44 catamaran of the brand Fountain Pajot.
