Winter Lay-Up and Launch Checklist
Put the autumn lay-up jobs and the spring launch checks on the same page, so what you did in October is in front of you in April.
TM-09 1 page
Trailers and marine · TM-17
Boat Berth and Mooring Record
A free printable mooring record sheet — the berth agreement, contacts, fee and renewal dates, with a dated log of every check on the lines, chain and swivel.
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One page. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
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What this sheet is for
Keep the berth paperwork and the mooring gear history on one sheet. A renewal is not missed, and a chafed line is caught on a check rather than in a gale.
Who it is for
Boat owners with a marina berth, a swinging mooring, a drying mooring or a winter yard space — anyone paying someone else to keep their boat somewhere.
How to use it
- Copy the berth or mooring details from the agreement, including the notice period and the next payment date.
- Write in the last payment and its invoice number, so a query can be answered.
- Record every inspection of the mooring gear — what was looked at, what was worn and what was replaced.
- Write in the next check date using the interval your harbour or contractor gave you.
- Update the winter storage line when the boat comes out.
What is on the sheet
One page, top to bottom:
Printed under the title: Where the boat is kept, what the berth costs and when it renews, and a dated record of the lines, chain, swivel and fenders that are holding it there.
Your harbour's terms, not ours. Berth fees, what the harbour requires of a mooring and how often the ground tackle has to be lifted and inspected come from the marina, the harbour authority or the mooring contractor — write their figures in the blanks. The sheet holds what you agreed and what you checked, not what it ought to be.
Write-on lines: Vessel · Length overall · Beam · Draught · Insurance renews
Berth or mooring — from the agreement — copy it once, update when it changes
Write-on lines: Marina / harbour / mooring owner · Berth or mooring no. · Type · Winter storage — where · Contact & phone · Agreement runs from · To · Notice to give · Fee & what it covers · Paid how often · Last paid — date & invoice no. · Next payment due · Access code / key no. · Harbour rules on the mooring — anodes, chain size, lifting, who may work on it
Mooring gear checks — lines, chain, shackles, swivel, buoy, fenders, cleats
Table, 6 rows: Date · What was checked · Chafe / wear · Replaced · Inspected by · Next check
Questions
How often should a swinging mooring be lifted and inspected?
That is set by the harbour authority, the mooring contractor or your insurer, and it depends on the ground, the tidal range and what the tackle is made of. The sheet has a Next check column for their figure, not one of its own.
Does this replace the harbour's own paperwork?
No. It is your copy of what was agreed and what you paid, kept in your own words. The agreement itself, and whatever the harbour requires you to hold, stay as they are.
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Planned and actual spend under each cost heading.
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