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46 Owner’s Manual
COBALT
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Slow Speed Operation
When operating your Cobalt yacht at low speeds,
use the Zeus joystick. The Zeus Drive is a
“drive-by-wire” system. Your owner’s packet
contains detailed operating instructions.
High Speed Operation
When operating any boat at high speed, exercise a
great deal of caution. This is particularly true during
turns. Gradual turns can be completed at high
speed by a competent driver, but it must be
emphasized that sudden turns at any speed, and
particularly at high speed, can be especially
dangerous. It is possible to throw passengers from
their seats and even from the boat if caution is not
exercised. Remember, common sense is the rule
for safe boating.
We recommend that you have 10 hours of
experience with the boat before any full throttle
operation. Do not operate your boat until you are
completely experienced with its handling
characteristics. The following are some guidelines
for performance operation.
• Keep bottom of the hull clean and free of
barnacles and other growth. Growth on the hull
can slow the boat down considerably.
• Prepare the boat. Be sure all gear is properly
stowed and compartments are latched.
• Weight distribution affects performance. Keep
weight in the boat to a minimum and evenly
distributed.
• The propellers should be of the proper pitch to
turn the recommended RPM rating for the
engine with an average boat load. Refer to your
propulsion unit operator’s manual for additional
information.
High-speed operation on smooth water is very
stable, but quick reactions and adjustments are
needed to maintain control. Know your limits and
stay within them. Keep one hand on the steering
wheel and the other on the throttles; constant
adjustments are necessary for rapidly changing
conditions. Small inputs of throttle, steering and
trim movement are exaggerated at high speeds.
Keep watch well ahead so that you have enough
time to react.
Anchoring
Be sure the anchor is adequate for your boat. Use
caution when anchoring. Look for signs of
underwater pipes or cables. With the engines off,
you have no control of the boat. Water and wind
conditions will affect an anchored boat. Be sure the
anchor will hold before leaving the boat.
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DANGER
Avoid injury or death. Use the trim tabs
slowly to adjust trim. Adjustments are
not immediate. Improper use of the trim
tabs at high speeds can cause an
accident.
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DANGER
Avoid injury, death or property damage.
Sudden turns may cause loss of control.
When crossing another boat’s wake,
throttle back to prevent damage to your
boat and/or injury to its occupants.
Also, damage to the boat could take
place causing a hazardous condition.
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DANGER
Avoid injury, death or loss of control.
Keep one hand on the steering wheel
and the other on the throttle controls at
all times. If the boat begins to operate in
an unsafe way, pull back on the throttles.
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WARNING
Avoid injury, death or swamping. Anchor
from the bow, not from the stern. A
strong current can pull a boat
underwater, anchored by the stern, and
keep it there.
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