Maintenance: protecting your investment

Unlike cars, which can be protected from the weather, boats are kept in a damp, usually salty environment, which does nothing for the intricate electronics and plush fabric inside – or for the moving parts left open to the elements outside.

A prospective buyer is likely to be more interested in the condition of the craft than in the number of years since it came out of the factory. So the best way to protect your investment in a boat is to keep it well-oiled, functional and gleaming.

Below are a range of topics that provide tips on how to maintain your boat.

Hull and superstructure

On deck

Sails

Engines

Sterngear and underwater fittings

Internal maintenance

Laying up and fitting out

Checklist to help guard against frost, damp, corrosion and theft

Useful links

Mooring your boat - security considerations
Where you moor your boat is the single biggest factor in determining its vulnerability to marine crime. Thieves like to minimise the risk and hard work, so they are likely to favour small, open marinas or bankside moorings.
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Items for your safety and protection
As well as protecting your boat you should consider installing the right safety equipment to protect yourself. All the following equipment can be bought from any specialist supplier of chandlery equipment.
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Security devices
Marine crime generally ranges from theft of boats and equipment to vandalism. At any one time a would-be thief has a choice of several hundred thousand unattended crafts to choose from.
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