NW Explorations
AQUILA OPERATING MANUAL
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The boat’s 50-amp shore power cable is 50 feet
long and stays with the boat when away from its
home dock.
The deck up three steps above the aft side decks
is the “sun deck”. Here you will find the
dinghy
davit, dinghy, and barbeque and its
propane tank.
Extra chairs are provided to use on the sundeck or
flybridge.
Up three steps from the sun deck is the flybridge,
with seating for crew and passengers, and the
upper helm station. In addition to the helm’s
instruments and controls, the console has storage
for the ship’s canvas covers, and a space for
flybridge
electronics.
On the flybridge are tandem seats port and
starboard seating four and two passengers
respectively. Within the storage compartments
beneath the seats you will find a complement
of life jackets (on the starboard side) and the
propane tanks for the ship’s galley stove (to port).
Note: You will notice that the flybridge seats have
cushions. The seat cushions (not the backs), when
not in use, should be placed zipper side down in
front of port seat and on top of a wooden drain
board found inside the fly bridge console. If this is
not done, the cushions will soak up dew and rain
water until they are no longer useful. This simple
procedure will ensure that you will always have dry
seat cushions and will help protect the cushions
against mildew.
Looking down at the sundeck. Notice the BBQ, just aft of the handrail
on right.
Flybridge forward. There are tandem seats each side seating six; a
sliding panel door protects another navigation data display and VHF
radio.
The flybridge aft end has plenty of room for comfortable lounging on
the provided chairs.
