Difference between revisions of "Standard operational procedures"
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* Transmission must be in neutral (port lever horizontal) | * Transmission must be in neutral (port lever horizontal) | ||
| − | * Starter battery switch in starboard lazarette switched on ( | + | * Starter battery switch in starboard lazarette switched on (12 o'clock); buzzer will sound |
* Throttle (starboard lever) up slightly | * Throttle (starboard lever) up slightly | ||
* Press black starter button (with rubber boot starboard of the binnacle) | * Press black starter button (with rubber boot starboard of the binnacle) | ||
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* Check oil pressure gauge to ensure pressure rises after start | * Check oil pressure gauge to ensure pressure rises after start | ||
* Check exhaust to ensure cooling water is being expelled. | * Check exhaust to ensure cooling water is being expelled. | ||
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| + | === Shifting === | ||
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| + | * Throttle must be at idle before shifting (starboard lever down) | ||
| + | * Transmission settings (port side lever): ahead propulsion(lever down), astern propulsion (lever up), neutral (lever horizontal) | ||
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| + | === Stopping Engine While Under Sail === | ||
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| + | * Transmission must be in ahead propulsion(port lever down) | ||
| + | * Boat speed must be at least 5 knots through the water so that prop feathers when engine stops (use throttle as necessary to supplement sails) | ||
| + | * Pull engine stop line (located in starboard lazarette)until engine stops; buzzer will sound | ||
| + | * Starter battery switch in starboard lazarette switched 'off' (9 o'clock); buzzer will silence | ||
| + | * Transmission lever to neutral (port lever horizontal) to prepare for next start | ||
| + | * Visually check prop shaft (can be viewed easily from starboard lazarette opening); if rotating quickly, then prop has not feathered and process must be repeated at a higher boat speed. | ||
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| + | === Stopping Engine === | ||
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| + | * Transmission in neutral(port lever horizontal) | ||
| + | * Throttle at idle (starboard lever horizontal) | ||
| + | * If engine has been running hard and is hot, allow to idle for a few minutes to cool before stopping engine | ||
| + | * Pull engine stop line (located in starboard lazarette)until engine stops; buzzer will sound | ||
| + | * Starter battery switch in starboard lazarette switched 'off' (9 o'clock); buzzer will silence | ||
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Revision as of 15:27, 15 September 2011
This is a list of concise, preferred operational practices for X-Dimension. For detailed descriptions of systems, please see Systems Descriptions. For a complete list of detailed instructions of how to do things on the boat, see the HowTos.
Contents
Rigging
Engine
Starting
- Transmission must be in neutral (port lever horizontal)
- Starter battery switch in starboard lazarette switched on (12 o'clock); buzzer will sound
- Throttle (starboard lever) up slightly
- Press black starter button (with rubber boot starboard of the binnacle)
- Throttle down to idle after engine starts
- Check oil pressure gauge to ensure pressure rises after start
- Check exhaust to ensure cooling water is being expelled.
Shifting
- Throttle must be at idle before shifting (starboard lever down)
- Transmission settings (port side lever): ahead propulsion(lever down), astern propulsion (lever up), neutral (lever horizontal)
Stopping Engine While Under Sail
- Transmission must be in ahead propulsion(port lever down)
- Boat speed must be at least 5 knots through the water so that prop feathers when engine stops (use throttle as necessary to supplement sails)
- Pull engine stop line (located in starboard lazarette)until engine stops; buzzer will sound
- Starter battery switch in starboard lazarette switched 'off' (9 o'clock); buzzer will silence
- Transmission lever to neutral (port lever horizontal) to prepare for next start
- Visually check prop shaft (can be viewed easily from starboard lazarette opening); if rotating quickly, then prop has not feathered and process must be repeated at a higher boat speed.
Stopping Engine
- Transmission in neutral(port lever horizontal)
- Throttle at idle (starboard lever horizontal)
- If engine has been running hard and is hot, allow to idle for a few minutes to cool before stopping engine
- Pull engine stop line (located in starboard lazarette)until engine stops; buzzer will sound
- Starter battery switch in starboard lazarette switched 'off' (9 o'clock); buzzer will silence
