Acadia AYC CHARTERER, Operation Manual

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Mooring Cans
The State Park Sticker on your vessel allows you to pick up the MOORING CANS in the parks. You only
need to register at the kiosk usually located at the heads of the docks. Mooring cans have a metal triangle
at the top upon which is a metal ring. The metal ring is attached to the chain which secures your boat. IT
IS VERY HEAVY. The strongest member of your crew should be picked for this job.
Come up to the CAN into the wind as you would for anchoring. Have crew members on the bow, one
with a boat hook and one with a mooring line secured like a bow line. As you are coming slowly up to
the can have the crew holding the boat hook point at the can with the hook so the skipper always knows
where it is. Hook the can and bring the ring up to the boat to allow the second crew to thread the ring with
the line. Release the hold with the boat hook. If your mooring line is led out the Starboard chock bring
the end of the line back through the Port side. You will essentially create a bridle with about 10 feet of
slack from the chock to the can. To avoid banging the bow against ring it is a good idea to wrap a spare
cloth around metal ring (do from dinghy) after securing the boat. This will also avoid marking/chipping
gel coat of hull.
Sails/Furling Systems
All sheets and halyards used for controlling the Main and Genoa lead to aft inside the cockpit dodger.
The Genoa and Main sails are roller furling. All lines are labeled at the sheet stoppers mounted on cabin
deck forward of steering console (P 22). The Genoa headsail furling line is located to Port on the cabin
top. To unfurl the Genoa, (a) uncleat the furling line and ensure it runs free, (b) wrap the leeward sheet
around the appropriate 2 speed self-tailing winch, (c) pull the sheet aft while maintaining tension on the
furling line, (d) cleat when desired reefing level has been achieved. To furl the Genoa, apply slight
tension on the jib sheet while pulling on the furling line until there are at least three wraps to hold the sail.
Genoa sheets are led back to the cockpit through cabin top fairleads to the main winches. Adjust fairleads
forward in heavy wind, aft in light wind.
The Main sail has in-mast furling/reefing that is led to the cockpit on the Starboard cabin top (P 22).
When unfurling and furling (reefing if only partially furling) it is important to keep some tension on the
furling lines in order to avoid overrides of the furling lines at the mast. If an override occurs as Main is
being unfurled (red strip line) DO NOT force the outhaul – correct the problem by furling the sail a few
turns to free the override of the furling line (green strip line) and then continue unfurling. If sail jams
during outhaul it can also be freed by pulling the foot of the sail downward. Such jams happen very
infrequently and are always correctible with a little patience and cool thinking. We’ve found that raising
and lowering the main is best done with a little wind pressure filling sail (not luffing as would be the case
with traditional sails). Of course reefing or lowering the sail with too much wind filling the sails is never
a good idea. We’ve also found that we do much more true sailing (rather than motoring) as a result of
having this easy to use main furling system. Sails are raised / lowered without stepping out of the cockpit
and accomplished easily and quickly. You’ll enjoy this feature of Acadia.
Jib sheets, furling lines, mainsheet, halyards, and traveler are all operated from the cockpit. There is a
solid boom vang adjustable from the cockpit. A whisker pole is located on Port side of cabin deck for
poling out the Genoa in downwind light air conditions.