Welcome Eric. I found this form very helpful in recalling features on specific boats when I was looking at multiple boats. Its amazing how my mind can mix up features between various boats when looking at several at a time. I'm not sure where I found it and a lot of the features listed do not pertain to our boats but those can easily be skipped or the space used for addition information. Good luck in your search!
Boat Audit List
A.) General Information, Boat Date seen ___________________
1.) Boat Name____________________________________________
2.) Year______________ Make_______________ Size___________
3.) Price _____________ HIN___________________________
4.) Location___________________________________ FSBO? Y/N
5.) Agent/Seller _______________________________________________
6.) Phone/email _______________________________________________
7.) Rig: S, HS, C, K, Y, Other_______________________________
8.) Tiller Y/N Wheel Y/N
9.) Configuration Keel FK, FK/CB, Cruise K, Cruise K/CB, CB only, Fin K,
10.) Configuration of Rudder: Transom, FK attached, Skeg, Spade
11.) Now on Hard/ Wet, On Cradle Y/N, On Stands Y/N, Trailer Y/N
Do they Convey? Y/N
12.) Color Hull_____________ Color Deck ______________
13.) Barrier Y/N Paint/ Re Gel-coated. _______________________
14.) Prop-bladed, 2 / 3/ Fold/ Feather/ Variable
15.) Winter Cover / Frame Y/N
B.) Sailing Gear and rigging
1.) Mast rig SS/ DS, Deck / Keel stepped, Tabernacle Y/N, Boom Gallows Y/N
2.) Foresail RF Y/N, Make____________________________ 1 or2 furlers
3.) Inner stay Y/N, Pole track Y/N, Pole blocks Y/N
4.) Spin Halyard Y/N, Int. Halyard Y/N , Flag Hoist @ spread Y/N
5.) Double Lowers Y/N Baby stay/ runners Y/N
6.) Shroud Location In/Out Backstay S/ D, Adjuster Y/N
7.) Haly Winches Mast/ Deck Make ____________ Size_______, Reel Y/N
8.) Lines lead aft Y/N/#______ Stoppers/clutches Y/N/#________
9.) Vang Y/N, Top Lift Y/N, Jacks Y/N, Reef blocks Y/N -1/ 2/ 3, Roll Boom Y/N
10.) Traveler Y/N - Cabin top / Bridge Deck / Cockpit / Taffrail, Control Blocks Y/N
11.) Genoa Track- none / Short /Long, Quarter turning blocks Y/N
12.) Prime Winches, Make ___________________ Size____ST-Y/N 2spd Y/N
13.) 2d Winches Y/N Make ___________________ Size____ ST-Y/N 2spd Y/N
14.) Coaming sheet pockets Y/N, Winch Handle Pockets Y/N
15.) Mainsail Cover Y/N, Jib sail Stay Bag Y/N, RF Sacrificial leech band OK Y/N
16.) Main Sail Battens 0/typ/full length, Reefs 0/1/2/3
17.) Main Sail Make/Age____________________________________________
18.) Trysail Y/N Make/ Age ________________________________________
19.) Jibs/ Genoas #/%, Make/Age _______________________________________________________
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20.) Storm Jib Y/N, Make/Age_______________________________
21.) Spinnaker Y/N, Cruising chute/ Gennaker Y/N,
Type _______________________________________________
Make/ Age ___________________________________________
C.) Gound tackle and dock gear
1.) Bow Roller Y/N 1/ 2, Bow Chocks Y/N, Cleats 1/2/3, Naval Pipe YN
2.) Anchors 0/1/2/3, Deck Locker Y/N, Rode/ Length __________
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3.) Stern Anchor Set up Y/N _____________________________
4.) Anchor Types/ Sizes _______________________________________
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5.) Windlass Y/N, Manual / Electric Make/ Size __________________
6.) Snubber Y/N , Deck wash Y/N
7.) Mid Cleat/ Chocks Y/N Aft Cleats / Chocks Y/N
8.) Fenders ___________ Dock lines Y/N, Fender board Y/N
D. Deck and Cockpit
1.) Pulpit Y/N, Pushpit Y/N, Mast Bars Y/N, Pole Chocks Y/N
2.) Swim Ladder Y/N, Gate Y/N, Other ___________________
3.) Running Lts Hull/ Rail, Incan/ LED, Masthead Tri Y/N
4.) Dorade Vents Y/N/ # __________ Opening Ports Y/N/ #________
5.) Hatches, Cabin/ #_____________ Cockpit Locker # / Depth ________
6.) Lazerette Y/N
7.) Dodger Y/N/ Frame Only, Bimini Y/N/ Frame only, Awning Y/N, Weather Cloths Y/N, Wind sail Y/N Hatch Covers Y/N Tiller/ Wheel Cover Y/N Winch Cover Y/N
8.) Grating Y/N, Cockpit cushions Y/N, Hatch screens Y/N _________________
9.) Auto Pilot Y/N, Make ___________________________________________
10.) Wind Vane Y/N, Make __________________________________________
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11.) Dink Davits Y/N, Dink Deck Chocks Y/N, Dink OB pad Y/N
12.) Cockpit table Y/N, BBQ Y/N
13.) Day shapes Y/N
14.) Arch Y/N
E.) Electronic /Navigational
1.) Compass Pedestal/ Bulkhead/ Other Make/ Size ________________
2.) Hand bearing Y/N, Chart board Y/N, Chart table Y/N
3.) Sounding lead Y/N Hand Log Y/N
4.) Combi-unit Y/N, Depth Y/N Speed/Log Y/N Wind speed Y/N wind Dir Y/N
Sparfly Y/N
5.) GPS Hand Y/N GPS / Chartplotter Y/N Radar Y/N
6.) Charts Y/N, Software Charts Y/N ______________
7.) VHF Y/N Make __________________________________
8.) SSB Y/N Make __________________________________
9.) Radar Y/N, Make / Range _________________________ Mtd? ________
10.) All Band receiver Y/N
11.) Other __________________________________________
F.) Engine- G/D fueled
1.) Year, Make, cylinders, rated Hp or Kh___________________________
2.) Location aft, midships In- line drive V- drive Hours ____________
3.) Fuel Tank type, capacity and location ________________________
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4.) Gauges- Hour Y/N Fuel Y/N Tach Y/N Temp Y/N Amp Y/N
5.) Switches Pre heat Y/N, Fuel shutoff Y/N (Choke Y/N) Covered Y/N
Panel Loc. _______________________________________________
6.) Access comments ______________________________________
7.) Cutlass Bearing Replaced Y/N, Packing Y/N, Dripless packing Y/N
8.) Shaft isolator / damper in drive line Y/N
9.) Exhaust type- Water Lift Y/N, Wet Exhaust Y/N Dry Exhaust Y/N
10.) Drip pan/ sump Y/N, Oil change pump Y/N
11.) Primary (remote) filter Y/N, 1/2 in parallel
12.) Zincs- shaft/ Engine/ Cooler
13.) Federal Placards Y/N
G.) Electrical
1.) Alternator size ______ Smart Regulator Y/N Make ______________
2.) Shore Power Y/N, Amp 30/50, Voltmeter Y/N, Ammeter Y/N, Shore Cord Y/N
3.) Panel OEM / Rebuilt, Fuse/ Circuit breaker. # Circuits_____________
4.) Panel Location _____________________________________________
5.) Generator Y/N Make/ size ______________________________
6.) Location _____________________________________________
7.) Duplex AC # ________ GFI Y/N__________ Polarity indicator Y/N
8.) Solar Y/N/ amp _____ Mounted_____________________________
9.) Ampair Y/N amp____ Mounted______________________________
10.) Batteries 1/2/3 Make/ Size/ Age ______________________________
11.) Location __________________________________________________
12.) Inverter Y/N/ Size ___________ Battery Charger Y/N/ size ___________
13.) Lightning bonding/ grounded Y/N
14.) Wiring condition Original/ Rebuilt/ Added to/ Unknown
F.) Galley
1.) Water tank #/gal _______ Material ___________
Location ________________
2.) Watermaker Y/N, Make/Size ____________________________
3.) Pressure Y/N
4.) HWH Y/N- Size ______ Type __________________ Make _________
Location ____________________________________________________
5.) Galley Layout shape= “I / L/ U”, Location Aft / Mid, Bar/Strap Y/N
6.) Stove Fuel= A,P/ A,N-P/ K/ LPG/ CNG
7.) (If LPG) Sniffer Y/N, Solenoid Shutoff Y/N Tank stowage conformal Y/N
8.) Range Burners 1/2/3/4, Oven Y/N, Gimbaled Y/N, Sea rail/ Pot clamps Y/N
9.) Range Make ________________________
10.) Microwave set up Y/N
11. Dish fitment Y/N, Sink 1/2, Pump MHnd/ MFoot/ EL, Salt man Y/N
12.) Ice/ Reefer, Make_______________________________ Sump Y/N
13.) Dry Stow Y/N, Waste bin Y/N Vent Y/N Drawers Y/N/ # ______
14.) Other _________________________________________________
G.) Head
1.) Layout- bypass/ walk through/ forepeak
2.) Vented Y/N, how _____________ Shower Y/N, Sump & Pump Y/N
Curtain Y/N , Sump Loc _______________________________
3.) MSD/ PortiPotti, Make________________________________
4.) Holding Y/N, Size _____ Mat____________ Location _______________
5.) Mirror Y/N, Stowage Good /Fair/Bad, Drawers Y/N # _____
H.) Interior Salon, Fore Peak
1.) Vented Y/N How __________________________________
2.) Finish - Wood/ Herreshoff white / Wood HPPL/ Colored HPPL / Liner
3.) Sole- T&H, FG, Other ______________________________________
Bilge access lids #_______, Lockdowns Y/N ____________________
4.) Wet Locker adjacent Entry Y/N, Other location Y/N _________________
Entry grate/dust bin Y/N, Entry grab rails @ ladder Y/N,
5.) Grab rails on overhead Y/N ____________________________
6.) Stowage at Settees Below/ Behind/Above Book Stowage Y/N
7.) Nav instruments Panel Y/N, location ________________________________
8.) Pull out double Y/N, Roots berth Y/N, Pilot berth Y/N,
Reading lights Y/N/# ___ , Lee cloths Y/N, Foot-wells Y/N,
9.) V berth foot space width, approx “ ________
Standing space in the V-berth with filler in place Y/N
10.) Hanging/ shelved locker in Salon Y/N, in fore peak Y/N hanging/shelved
11.) Heater in Salon Y/N, Fuel S/A/K/D/LPG, Stack/Nobel __________________
12.) Fans Y/N # _____ Gimbaled Oil Y/N/# ___ Hanging Oil Y/N
13.) Clock Y/N/ SB, Barometer Y/N Thermometer Y/N Hygrometer Y/N
14.) AC Y/N Make___________ Location ___________
15.) Sound system Y/N TV Y/N
16.) Upholstery Type/Condition ____________________________________
17.) Other ________________________________________________________
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I.) Safety
1.) Pumps Y/N, Manual # ___ Cap ____, Elect # ____ Make ____ Cap____
2.) Fire extinguisher Y/N/# / Type ________________________________
3.) Distress signals/pistol Y/N Current Y/N
4.) MOB pole Y/N, Heaving line Y/N, Throwable Y/N, PFDs Y/N/#______
5.) Radar Reflector Y/N Bell Y/N, Horn Y/N
6.) First Aid Kits Y/N, Manual Y/N
7.) CO Sniffer Y/N Smoke Alarm Y/N
8.) Other___________________
J.) Dinghy Y/N
1.) Size/Make ___________________ Type Infl/ RHIB/ Folding/ Sectional/ Solid
2.) OB Y/N Make/ Size _____________________
3.) Oars Y/N Anchor Y/N,
4.) Sail Y/N, Rudder/tiller Y/N, Dagger/Lee/ Center board
5.) If hard, flotation ____________________________________________
K.) Owner’s / Seller’s Comments
A.) General Background info.
1.) Length of time they have had the boat
2.) How did they use it and where
3.) Why did they buy it and were their expectations fulfilled.
B.) Boat performance characteristics
1.) Handling under sail.
a.) Windward ability- tacking angle?
b.) Light air performance, at what wind speed does he fire up the engine?
c.) Heavy air experience?
2.) Handling under power
a.) Speed @ rpm/fuel consumption?
b.) Backing under power?
c.) Power adequate in heavy weather?
For layouts and specs see
http://www.sailboatdata.com/firstpage.asp
For non-dimensional ratios see
http://www.image-ination.com/sailcalc.html
For performance see
http://www.phrfne.org/page/567 or local listing
