Good off-season check lists?

[thompsonisland]

We're hauling out soon, and our boat has been sailing for the past season after a couple years on the hard and some structural refit (a floor timber and a knee). Oh yeah, and we rode over a rock going 7kts... I would like to sail a little harder next year, and I think this year's off-season inspection is SUPER important. On a boat of this age and station, the rigging bits are, to my mind, most likely to become fatigued.

What is your favorite resource (or recommendations) for a hold-my-hand off-season inspection?

[zeehag]

i look at anything that could have been hurt(keel, hull, etc) and the structural bits opposite and near by, both inside and outside the boat.... i also check everything i used and everything i can see...i dont trust the opinions of other when it comes to what i need to depend on when at sea--ie, my boat, unless those others happen to be contracted by me for repair work, then i want to see what it is that is being repaired and does it really need it vs merely like to have it fixed...

[thompsonisland]

Yes, we will do all the inspecting ourselves, for sure!