Tiara Yachts 53 COUPE, Owner'S Manual

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COMMISSIONING YOUR BOAT
6-5 53 COUPE
6.2 LIFTING YOUR BOAT
Once your boat is ready to launch, it needs to be lifted into the water with a ma -
rine hoist or travel lift. This should be done only by your Tiara Yachts dealer or
a qualified marine service facility.
Lifting your boat is accomplished with the use of slings. Place slings in the lo -
cations indicated by the sling labels on the boat’s hull sides, at port, starboard,
forward and aft. Hold the slings apart with the hoist or spreader bars at a distance
at least as wide as the boat’s beam. Place pads at the chine corners to ease the
pressure while lifting.
CAUTION
!
Failure to follow the proper lifting procedures while lifting your boat
may result in structural damage to the hull and deck or underwater
gear.
6.3 AFTER LAUNCHING YOUR BOAT
Check the bilge area and all thru-hulls, seacocks, and IPS rings (if present), to
ensure there are no leaks.
Open all seacocks and make sure the hoses and fittings are not leaking. Switch
ON all three BILGE PUMP breakers (BILGE FWD, BILGE MID, BILGE AFT) on
the Master DC Panel in the engine room. Verify all three bilge pumps are opera -
tional by manually activating the automatic float switch at each pump.
6.3.1 Fresh Water System
The fresh water system must be disinfected before first use and yearly at the
beginning of each season. A clean sanitized fresh water system will greatly re -
duce the risk of developing coliform bacteria or other disease-causing organisms
(pathogens) and will help protect the health of everyone onboard.