Tiara Yachts 53 COUPE, Owner'S Manual, Page: 95 / 166

OPERATING YOUR BOAT
5-19 53 COUPE
3. Listen carefully and visually inspect for water leaks in the forward and aft
bilge areas and the engine room. Pay particular attention to any hull pen -
etrations.
4. Close all unnecessary seacocks. If you are leaving the air conditioning on,
make sure the air conditioning system raw water seacock remains OPEN.
5. Switch OFF all unnecessary breakers on the AC Distribution Panel.
6. Switch OFF all unnecessary breakers on the DC Distribution Panel.
7. Ensure the BILGE FWD, BILGE MID and BILGE AFT breakers are
switched ON on the Master DC Panel in the engine room.
8. Check all bilge pump float switches to ensure they are turning the bilge
pumps on and off properly. If they are not working, do not leave your boat
unattended until they are fixed. Refer to the float switch user manual for
test procedures. If you have questions or concerns, contact your Tiara
Yachts dealer.
9. Check the security of all hatches and doors.
10. Check to see that all mooring lines are secure and that your boat is prop -
erly positioned in the slip. Failure to do so may cause the boat to make
contact with the dock during tidal changes and storms, damaging the hull.
11. Check to see that shore power cable(s) and dockside water hoses have
sufficient slack, if left attached.
12. Turn OFF dockside water supply.
When leaving the boat for any extended period, press OFF the PORT BATTERY,
STBD BATTERY, and HOUSE BATTERY buttons on the Power Control Panel.
Turning OFF the batteries also disables power to the helm, preventing operation
of the engines and other helm functions. If possible, leave the boat connected
to shore power with the battery chargers on, by switching ON the BATTERY
CHARGER breakers on the Master DC Panel in the engine room and the AC
Distribution Panel. This will maintain the battery voltage in the proper state, and
allow for the operation of the automatic bilge pumps.