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Chapter 3
OPERATION
FUEL AND OIL ............................................... 3-1
Gasoline ................................................ 3-1
Engine Oil ............................................... 3-2
PRE-OPERATION CHECKS ..................................... 3-4
Check List............................................... 3-4
Check Points............................................. 3-5
OPERATION................................................. 3-15
Starting the Engines ...................................... 3-15
Stopping the Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Break-In Procedure....................................... 3-18
DRIVING YOUR BOAT......................................... 3-19
GettingtoKnowYourBoat ................................. 3-19
Learning to Operate Your Boat .............................. 3-19
Turning the Boat ..........................................3-20
Boating with Passengers .................................. 3-21
Boarding from the Water................................... 3-21
Boarding from a Dock or Landing Jetty ....................... 3-22
Boarding from the Bow .................................... 3-22
Stopping ............................................... 3-23
Docking................................................ 3-23
Leaving a Dock.......................................... 3-24
Beaching............................................... 3-24
Anchoring .............................................. 3-25
Crossing Wakes and Swells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
POST-OPERATION CHECKS ................................... 3-27
TRAILERING ................................................ 3-29
Hitch .................................................. 3-29
Trailering Checklist ....................................... 3-29
Backing Your Trailer....................................... 3-30
Launching .............................................. 3-31
Loading................................................ 3-31
Lifting ................................................. 3-32