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OWNER’S MANUAL
OPERATING AND MANEUVERING
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LANDING AT A PIER
Approach the pier at a right angle to land at a pier.
Starboard Landing
1 ]
Place the rudders to PORT and reverse the PORT
engine to check headway.
2 ]
Leave the STARBOARD engine in forward gear to
swing the yacht parallel to the pier.
Port Landing
Turn the rudders to STARBOARD, and put the
STARBOARD engine into reverse as the yacht comes in.
If necessary, shift in and out of gear to control the yacht’s
speed.
PICKING UP OR MOORING
1 ]
Approach the mooring at slow speed.
2 ]
Take note of how other yachts are moored. The
approaching course should be roughly parallel to
the others’ heading if they are heading into the wind
or water current.
3 ]
Stay clear of other moorings to avoid fouling them.
4 ]
If a dinghy is being towed, station a crew member
at the helm to keep the dinghy line from fouling the
propeller.
5 ]
Shift the engines into neutral when estimating that
the yacht’s forward momentum will carry the yacht
to the buoy.
6 ]
Station someone at the bow with a yacht hook to
pick up the pennant float.
IF YOUR MARK IS ABOUT TO BE OVERSHOT,
PERFORM STEP 7:
7 ]
Check headway as the bow comes up to the buoy.
IF YOU FALL SHORT OF YOUR MARK, SKIP STEP 7
AND PERFORM STEPS 8-9:
8 ]
A few turns of the propeller should get the yacht to
the buoy. Keep the engine running until the pennant
eye has been secured on the bitt or bow cleat.
9 ]
Get clear and calmly try again if passengers cannot
reach the pennant or if you overshoot.
MANEUVERING
The yacht’s propellers rotate in opposite directions.
Depending on which propeller is rotating, the yacht will
track in different directions.
Port Propeller Rotating Only
The yacht tracks forward and to STARBOARD in forward
gear and to PORT in reverse gear.
Starboard Propeller Rotating Only
The yacht tracks forward and to PORT in forward gear
and to STARBOARD in reverse gear.
Both Propellers Rotating At the Same
Speed
With the rudders amidships and the engines in forward
gear, the yacht will track straight forward.
Moving Backward
The yacht’s rudders are not as effective; the side force
from the propellers is used to steer the yacht.
MANEUVERING ASTERN
Backing a yacht may be necessary in a crowded marina.
The yacht’s twin engines allow the yacht to track straight
astern or to either side. When backing, keep the trim tabs
up. To make a turn to PORT, shift the PORT engine to
NEUTRAL. A STARBOARD turn astern is made by shifting
the STARBOARD engine to NEUTRAL.
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