Need advice on checklist for H-260 sea trials

[Greg Guyton]

Hello all,I am hopefully going to be checking out our new H-260 within the next few weeks, including inspection and sea trials with the dealer. I would like to know if anyone has further specific items of concern other than the ones below I found in the archives:leaks under galley / ? from water ballast tankleaks from mating of hull mold to upper sectioncenterboard line problemssteering cable tensioningmotor remote control problemstrailer tongue weightI'd love to hear from anyone. To save you some time, Dave, you need not reply (you're selling me the boat).

 

[Gerard]

Enjoy it!

Get used to the feel of sailing your new boat. Learn the idiosyncrasies of a water ballast (if that's new to you). We just bought a 26 (from Dave) and we're getting used to the difference from a keel. Get a feel for when to reef and practice docking. But above all, don't worry about potential structural problems. That's what you have Dave for. He knows your boat like he built it himself and he'll worry about that.Have a great time (and bring a video camera, you'll forget a lot)!!!

 

[Greg Stebbins]

If Dave's doing your boat.....

You probably don't need a check list other than stuff like -1. Drinks2. Ice3. Sun screen4. Snacks5. PFC'setc..

 

[Greg Guyton]

Thanks

Thanks for the replies. I'm glad to know my dealer has such a good reputation. Hopefully we'll get to see the final result soon.