WARNING: Be careful where you step on the flybridge while
launching or retrieving the dinghy so as not to fall off!
Using the davit to retrieve the Dinghy
Never hoist or lower the dinghy with anyone in it! To do so will overload the
davit and could cause injury or even death.
1)
Attach the line from the mast and boom to the dinghy bridle;
2)
“Tilt” the motor up so when aboard, it will not hit the flybridge deck. Engage tilt
lock (see below under “Outboard Motor”.)
2)
Using the winch, hoist the dinghy having posted a crew member on the lower
deck to protect
Hele Mai
;
3)
Using care to protect the lower end (“skeg”) of the outboard motor from
damaging
Hele Mai’s
decks or rails,
swing the
dinghy into place over its supports and lower it.
4)
Stow the hoist control and re-attach the tie-downs
and canvas as necessary.
4E2: Dinghy
The dinghy aboard this boat is a 12-foot A-B hard-bottom
inflatable boat with a center console. .
For safety, and compliance with U.S.
rules, there should be a life jacket aboard
the dinghy for each passenger aboard
whenever the dinghy is at sea.
Please be careful when pulling the dinghy
ashore on beaches to minimize damage and
scratches to the bottom. Dragging can be reduced
by two persons if one is on each side. Don’t “Ram”
the beach; you can bump up to the beach gently
and step ashore over the bow, pulling the dinghy a little more ashore as
each person off-loads. Don’t forget to raise the outboard!
The dinghy is fitted with a fuel gauge, tachometer, tilt-indicator,
compass and speedometer; a Garmin fish finder, and a VHF radio.
The fuel filler is on the starboard side of the console.
There is a battery switch under the dinghy aft seat.
To avoid inadvertently discharging the battery, turn
the battery switch “off” after dinghy use when it is
hauled aboard Hele Mai!
Don’t exceed 25mph!
The Dinghy operator must be qualified and hold a
Washington State Boater Education Card if required by law.
No one under 18 is to drive the dinghy without an adult present.
All operators
must follow applicable laws!
Dinghy Instruments.
VHF Radio.
Fuel fill pipe.
Battery switch.
Section 4E: Dinghy, Davit & Outboard 4.6
