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Low Oil Pressure:
1.
Immediately shut engine down.
2. Check oil level. Add oil if necessary. Use care not to overfill oil.
3. If the engine oil level is not low,
DO NOT RESTAR
T. Contact AYC or other personnel listed on the
emergency contact list in the gray manual.
Alternator Failure:
You may keep running the engine, but be aware the batteries are not being charged.
Conserve on engine and battery use. Contact AYC immediately.
Engine Dies And Won’t Restart:
Contact AYC immediately.
GETTING UNDERWAY
Close the portholes, windows, and forward hatch. Disconnect shore power and store cord. Once outside the
marina, idle the engine while the crew brings in fenders and lines. Assign one crew member to be in charge
of securing ports and assign one crew member to be in charge
of the dinghy, if towing. Shorten the line on all close quartering
maneuvers.
Steering Wheel
The steering wheel can be rotated on the pedestal to make it
easy to move back and forth in the cockpit when
NOT
underway. To rotate the wheel pull the large knob on the side of
the pedestal out and move the wheel to the left out of the way
or right to use.
SAILS AND RIGGING
The fully battened, mainsail is the main driver under sail in this sloop rig sail plan. It is this feature that
allows for great sailing in light air. This sail plan however requires early reefing in stronger winds. 15 knots
would not be too early for the first reef. This rig has swept back spreaders and a double backstay. This
allows free access to the swim platform. It also means that dead downwind sailing places the sail on the
spreaders. A broad reach, with close attention to keeping the sail off the spreaders, is recommended. As
there is no “preventer,” take care with jibing – for your sake, and for the protection of the gear. The jib is
furled. The furling line is led aft to the cockpit. To unfurl the headsail, (a) uncleat the furling line, (b) wrap
the sheet around the appropriate winch, (c) pull the sheet aft while maintaining tension on the furling line,
(d) cleat when desired reefing level has been achieved. To furl the jib, apply slight tension on the jib sheet
while pulling on the furling line until it is fully furled. Place three or so wraps of the jib sheets to hold the
sail.
Jib sheets are led to the cockpit to the winches. Use the jib sheet cleats as little as possible as they tend to
fray the lines. The jiffy (slab) reefing has two reefs. To apply a reef, go head to windward, lower the
mainsail halyard, hook the tack cringle for the chosen reef over the reefing hook at the forward end of
boom, raise the mainsail halyard, snug the associated reef line, and resume sailing. Jib sheets, mainsheet,
halyards, and traveler are all operated from the cockpit. There is a soft boomvang. A lazyjack type system
with sail cover on the boom simplifies sail handling. There is no
Release Knob
