Warning!
This notice is a part of this manual, and is placed here to warn you as an owner, crew member or
passenger on this vessel that the author of this manual assumes no responsibility for any errors or
omissions herein, and represents only that the writings and illustrations herein represent his "best efforts"
to provide a comprehensive overview of the vessel, so that it can be operated by a person who has the
necessary experience and/or training to operate such a vessel given the additional information herein.
You should be aware that this operating manual is provided as a convenience to the vessel
owner(s), crew members and passengers, and is not complete in every detail. Given the complexity of this
boat and its systems, there is no way that all conditions, contingencies, and operating details can be
covered, both because of space limitations and because of ordinary oversight as contingencies are
speculated upon by the author. Likewise, it is possible either through oversight and/or changes in the
vessel as a result of additions, modifications, or deletions to or of equipment since publication of this
manual, that items discussed will operate differently than described, be absent from the vessel, or be
added to the vessel without discussion in this volume.
As a vessel owner, crew member or passenger on this vessel, you are here at your own risk,
and the author of this manual has no responsibility for your actions whatsoever. If you do not feel
competent to undertake any or all operations detailed herein, do not undertake it/them; get help from a
competent person.
I thank you, and my lawyer thanks you. —
Joseph D. Coons
Copyright 2013 Joseph D. Coons & NW Explorations LLC
This manual was originally written for this boat's owner and it's charter company by Joseph D.
Coons, 1220 Birch Falls Drive, Bellingham, WA 98229, tel (360) 647-0288. All rights reserved. This manual
may not be quoted, copied, or duplicated, in whole or in part, in printed or electronic form, without express
written consent from the author or his assignee. All rights assigned to NW Explorations LLC.
About the Original Author
Joe Coons is a retired AM-FM broadcasting station owner and computer systems corporate
executive who throughout his life was involved in communications and mechanical, electrical, and
electronic systems. He cruised his own boat on the Hudson River and Lake Champlain when a teen and
in his early twenties, and during the 70's and 80's accumulated some 2,500 hours as an instrument-rated
private pilot. Beginning in 1986 he became seriously involved in boating as a boat owner, subsequently
working in a "retirement career" as a broker, also commissioning vessels, operating a charter fleet,
checking out boat charterers, and training new power boaters. He has held a 50-ton Coast Guard Master's
license, and operated his own boats and a substantial number of others from 26 to 70 feet in the
near-coastal waters of Washington State, British Columbia, and Alaska. His "helm time" exceeds 8,000
hours. In addition, he has trained hundreds of boaters in the skills of vessel operation.
