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If you read last week’s piece on reefing, you may think I am beating a dead horse. Having back up supplies like an impeller, hoses and belts are also part of good maintenance and you should regularly check your supplies and replace them when they get used.

Changing the oil, checking belt tension and visually inspecting through hull fittings should be part of common practice on your boat. In heavy weather, bare poles are sometimes much safer than sails and a good working motor can be the difference between life and death.

Engine maintenance is all too often forgotten on sailboats.

Making sure that all your lines are properly coiled ensures that a line will run freely without kinks or “ass holes” when you need it to. You never know when you will need to cast off a line or drop a sail in a hurry. If you don’t know how to properly coil a line then you should learn asap.

An orderly boat is a safe boat and that includes properly coiling lines.

Take the time to make sure your scuppers can save your boat and your life in heavy conditions. Heavy rain and/or crashing waves have been known to sink a vessel that could not properly ship water overboard.

An errant acorn or a wad of tape can turn an otherwise seaworthy boat into a bathtub. Things to watch out for when prepping for bad weather include: Making sure everything is working and properly cared for is a full time job and if you're not putting in the hours to keep your boat in tip top condition, your boat will fail you just when you need it most. They say that the average sailor spends 10 hours working on a boat for every hour sailing and that’s just about how it should be. Whether it’s replacing the impeller before it goes bad or coiling lines properly before you head out, preparation is the name of the game when it comes to sailboats. An ounce of prep saves a pound of trouble