Maintenance log 2022

Taking care of a Tanzer 29 in 2022.

Here’s what I did in 2022 to take care of my Tanzer 29:

Batteries

• Charged, re-connected

Water tank

• Flushed with water, treated with a dishwasher tablet.

Deck hardware

• Replaced starboard rope clutch with Spinlock XAS 612. Re-bedded port & starboard rope clutches with epoxy’d mounting holes & butyl tape.

Galley

• Removed miserable toaster oven from galley. Trim piece in port compartment under v-berth.

Rigging

• Dad cleaned mast main track and furling track then sprayed with McLube Sailkote.

Bilge pump

• Replaced hose for manual bilge pump with Smartpond Black Pond corrogated tube 1-inch ID.
• Re-attached bilge pump strainer to hose, installed in compartment just forward of companionway steps.

Launch

Standing rigging

• Shroud tension 700 lbs
• Backstay tension about 400 lbs
• Bobstay tension: taught

Electrical

• Replaced hardwired mast cable for wind instruments with Maretron NMEA 2000 micro field female & male connectors.

Winterize engine, pre-haulout

• Engine winterize checklist

Haulout

Winterize engine, post-haulout

• Engine winterize checklist

Winterize plumbing

• Water tank: 2 litres plumbing antifreeze, ran pressure pump with galley and head faucets open until they were spitting pink
• Toilet: Pumped 2 litre of plumbing antifreeze

Batteries

• Disconnect, bring home

More maintenance

At your service

Humbly yours,

Marc, Supreme Purser