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OWNER’S MANUAL
OPERATING AND MANEUVERING
8
SHAKEDOWN CRUISE
Make sure that the following tasks have been completed
before taking your first cruise:
1 ]
Your dealer has completed pre-delivery
commissioning. The inspection is documented on
the pre-delivery service document and is signed by
the dealer.
2 ]
All warranty registration cards have been completed
and mailed.
3 ]
The Owner’s Manual and all OEM information has
been read and understood.
4 ]
The safety equipment onboard is in compliance
with federal, state and local regulations.
5 ]
The yacht has been documented or registered, and
displays the appropriate identification on the hull.
6 ]
A representative from your dealer has reviewed
the operation of the yacht and its systems and
answered all your questions to your satisfaction.
Pick a calm day for the first outing if possible. The
shakedown cruise with a new yacht is not the best time
to bring friends or guests along. Entertaining guests can
be a distraction from the real purpose of the cruise, which
is to become familiar with the yacht. Bring only people
who will be part of the regular crew, such as family
members. Invite the salesperson who sold the yacht or a
member of your dealer’s service staff along for the ride.
Carry a pad and pencil during the first outing. Write
down any questions that come to mind during the
cruise. Discuss the issues with your dealer. Follow the
procedures in
“Preparing for Cruising” on page 128
for fueling and starting the yacht’s engines.
Tasks to Perform on the First Outing
• Proceed slowly.
• Have fun, but remember that the objective of the
cruise is to learn how the yacht operates and
handles.
• Operate the engines at different RPMs.
• Try different trim angles.
• Monitor the gauges.
• Practice backing down and turning at slow speed
around tight corners.
• Above all, become familiar with the propulsion
system.
OPERATING AT PLANING SPEED
The yacht is equipped with a “planing” hull. A planing
hull skims over the water rather than through it. Planing
is performed by first reaching a certain speed, called
planing speed.
The trim angle of the yacht increases, when accelerating
from a dead stop, causing the bow to rise and the
stern to drop. The yacht eventually achieves plane, if
acceleration continues, which means the bow slowly
drops to a more level altitude.
Always get on plane as soon as possible. Avoid
speeds that cause the yacht to plow through
the water while in a bow-high altitude. A bow-
high altitude obstructs vision and limits the
yacht’s handling and performance capabilities.
CAUTION
!
Once on plane, back the throttles off to a point where the
hull is still planing but the engines are operating at a fuel-
efficient speed.
Trim Tabs
A trim system is designed into the operational controls.
Trim tabs help the yacht get on plane by allowing the
operator to adjust the altitude of the yacht for variables
such as load, passengers, seas or wind. Use the tabs at
planing speeds to make minor adjustments in the fore-to-
aft and beam-to-beam angle of the yacht.
Using the Trim Tabs
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Provide power to the DC DISTRIBUTION PANEL
circuit breakers.
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