Seawind 1160 Deluxe, Owner'S Manual

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Owners Handbook 40
S e a w i n d C a t a m a r a n s
How to operate the 3 blade Gori folding propeller.
The 3 blade Gori propeller, has 2 pitches. “Normal” and “Overdrive”. “Normal”
mode is used when motoring in rough waters or against the current, where you
need the full horse power, and full rpm. “Overdrive” mode is used when
motoring in calm waters, or when motor sailing (lower rpm.)
DO NOT
go full rpm. In “Overdrive” for a long period of time!
NORMAL DRIVE
In order to start up in “Normal” the boat either has to be at a stand still with
the propeller folded, (1st. manoeuvre), or be moving forward thru the water.
OVERDRIVE
When the 1st. manoeuvre is going in “Reverse” (Boat is moored with bow
towards to dock, and you back out the berth), the propeller automatically goes
into “Overdrive” when switching to ”Forward”.
When manoeuvring switching between “Forward” and “Reverse”, the propeller
will always be in “Overdrive” when in “Forward”
SWITCHING FROM OVERDRIVE TO NORMAL
When in “Overdrive”, and moving forward thru the water, you switch to
“Neutral”, and due to the boat moving forward thru the water, the propeller
will/should fold. Go back to “Forward”, and the propeller will open in “Normal”
mode. To make sure this happens, you can put the lever into “Reverse” just for
a split second, before switching back to “Forward” while the boat is still moving
forward thru the water. When stopping the shaft from rotating, the propeller
will fold immediately, and open up in “Normal” mode when switching back to
“Forward”
SWITCHING FROM NORMAL TO OVERDRIVE.
In order to open up in “Overdrive”, the boat has to move backwards thru the
water, before switching to “Forward”, this means the boat has to come to a
stop, and physically move backwards, before switching the lever back to
“Forward”