Good stuff Tom! I gained enough confidence to buy a boat 12 years ago having read your day skipper book. You've been with me all the way. Thank you..

Tom Cunliffe, every utterance is informative good humoured gold from a lifetime's experience. Thanks for this series.

I always flush the engine heat exchanger with fresh water from a hose supply for at least 20 minutes - just drop it down the engine supply side in the filter housing and run it full bore, the intake will act as an overflow until the engine is started, then, just before switching off add some anti-free - organic as mentioned. A good dehumidifier is wort it's weight in gold from the point of view of mould, we manage without a heater as the dehumidifier warms the air slightly. Anti-bac sprays help with mould and also keep the green off other areas, inside and out - buy 5L refills from a commercial outlet, it's much cheaper. Everything else is as per, but particularly the diesel tanks - beware empty tanks! Don't forget the generator if you have one! Great reference video.

Excellent advice. For those of us in tropical environments, leaving an opened bottle of bleach in the head can prevent mold from developing on the interior walls if you are away from the boat for extended periods. One must consider ways to prevent the local critters from climbing aboard via the dock lines. I also hung a sacrificial zinc over the side in the water attached by a wire to the engine ground. My final step was to set off a few roach "bombs" inside before closing the hatch and locking her up.

Tom is brilliant, a lovely easy manner, humour and sound well described advice 👍

Great videos, so eady to follow.

As a newbie this is excellent tips! Thank you Tom👍

As ever, Tom gives us wise advice that always teaches us a thing or two and well worth listening to, too. Thanks!

Tom,your a legend through and through: great video easily described for both novice and experienced sailor alike. Keep them going .

Great tips! I have used distilled water with the antifreeze to keep the mineral level low.

Excellent practical tips for laying a boat up, thanks Mr Cunliffe! And thanks for stressing the importance of putting notes all over the place about reopening the sea cocks, esp for the engine, I was wondering if you were going to mention that, and of course you did. That's why pitot covers on our aircraft have small but bright red flags attached to them w the words "Remove before flight" on them - because taking off with no airspeed readout is generally frowned upon 😄 Might be a good idea for boaters to use another tool that we pilots are trained to always refer to - checklists! Make an "end of season" and a "start of season" checklist for your particular boat, refer to them as appropriate, and you'll reduce the chance of missing anything by a huge factor. Cheers! 👍🏼☺️

As a new owner of a 33'er being hauled out in a couple of weeks this is well timed Tom!. Thanks :)

Don't forget a drop of oil on the oil filter gasket before you spin it on Tom.

Outstanding! your tips are are always invaluable 👍👍👍

Great recommendations.

As ever first hand advice from a most experienced seaman. Keep them coming and when is the boatyard coming back.?

i really do love your vids by far the best

Good comments and advice Mr Tom! Thx, Andrew

Propylene glycol is great just a bit more expensive but fantastic for the environment and good for motorcycles also.

Great tips, and well presented. Thanks.

Nice boat

awesome

When you are doing that trick with the raw water filter and the antifreeze do you have to run the engine for a long time beforehand to make sure the thermostat is open?

Initially it was Top instead of Tom but I agree on that previous version.

Did you miss the air intake on the engine routines?