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Mouette

DearCharterGuests:MouettearrivedinthePacificNorthwestfromherbirthplaceinFranceonAugust15,2013.ShewascommissionedandunderwentseatrialsinAnacortesbeforebeingdelivered,brightandsparklingnew,toSanJuanSailing.Mouetteisa2014JeanneauSunOdyssey469.Herfeaturesinclude:

• Overnightaccommodationforuptoeightinthree2-berthcabinsandthemaincabin.(Occupancybymorethan6requiresapprovalfromSJS.)

• Forwardmastercabinwithqueen-sizedbedonthecenterline,amplestorage,vanitytableanditsownlargeheadwithshower.Theforwardcabinhasanaftermarketlatexfoammattressthatwedecidedwehadtohaveaboutthreesecondsafterlyingononeintheshowroom.

• Twocomfortablerearcabinswithamplebedandstoragespaceand

separatedbyaninsulatedequipmenttunnel.Thesecabinsshareahead/shower.

• Galleywith3-burnerstove,ovenandmicrowaveplustopandsideopening

refrigeratorandseparatefreezer.

• Electricflushfreshwaterheads.

• Upgradedhouseelectricalsystemwith660Ahcapacityandsmartchargingfunctions.

• Electricsheetandhalyardwinches,arollerfurlingheadsailandaconventional,fully-battenedmainwithlazybag.Mainandheadsailsheetsareledafttoelectricwincheslocatedbesidethedualhelms.Abow-thrustermakesdockingeasyevenunderchallengingconditions.Anchoringisfacilitatedbyanelectricwindlasswithcontrolsatthebowandinthecockpitwherethereisalsoachaincounter.

• Chartplottersatbothhelmsareintegratedwithallnavigationelectronics,includingautopilotandAIS.Thedisplayisviewableonthemaincabin

televisionscreenandcanberemotedtocommondevicessuchaslaptops,tablets(orevensmartphones)withfreesoftwaredownload.

• Fullyenclosablecockpitforaddedcomfortonthoseoccasionalrainyorchillyeveningsorpassages.

• Verylargesaillockerforwardthatcanaccommodatebagsandotherstuff

thatwouldotherwisehavetobestowedinoneofthecabins.

• Craneforthedinghyoutboard.

• DVD/MP3videoandPioneer/Bosesoundsystemwithdockingandcockpitspeakers.

TherearesuretobelotsoflittletipswecouldusetohelpmakeMouettemoreconvenienttocharter.Ifyouthinkofanythingduringyourcharter,pleasebesuretoletusknow.WelookforwardtohearingallaboutyouradventuresaboardMouette!Questionsorfeedback?Giveusacall:503-297-5777(home)503-939-5527(cell),orsendusanemail:hallejj@gmail.comThename?“Mouette”istheFrenchnameforasmallgull.Largegulls,likeherringgulls,arecalled“goélands”.JohngrewupinGenevawheretheblack-headedgulls(aswellasthelittleboatsthatoperateastaxisaroundthelake)arecalledmouettes.Happysailing!JohnandBarbHalleMouette,LLC

SpecificationsCONSTRUCTIONModel...........................................................................................................................SUNODYSSEY469Architect/Interiordesign..............................................PhilippeBRIAND/JeanneauDesignBuilder............................................................................................................................................SPBIS.APrincipalmeansofpropulsion......................................................................................................SailHullconstructionmaterial.............................Singleskinlaminatedfibreglass/PolyesterDeckconstructionmaterial..........Laminatedsandwichglass/Polyester/BalsawoodApplication:Deck.......................................................................................................................InjectionHull.........................................................................................................................................WetlaidfiberKeelconstructionmaterial....................................................................................................CastironBallastweight...........................................................................................................................6,823lbs.Displacement(light)………………………………………………..…………………………… 23,830lbs. GENERALDIMENSIONSL.O.A(Lmax)(Transomupright)............................................................................................46’11”(Includingremovablepartsthatcanbedismantled(bowroller,pulpit,bowsprit),withoutaffectingthestructureoftheboat)HullLength(Lh)..................................................................................................................................44’9”(Excluding:removablepartsthatcanbedismantled,withoutaffectingthestructureoftheboat)Overallwidth(Bmax)......................................................................................................................14’9”(Including:removablepartsthatcanbedismantled,withoutaffectingthestructureoftheboat)Beam(Bh)..............................................................................................................................................14’9”(Excluding:removablepartsthatcanbedismantled,withoutaffectingthestructureoftheboat)Airdraught(Emptyvesselnotincludingmasttopaccessories)…….….............……..66’7”Draught-Boatfullyladen.……………………………………………...……………….…..................7’4”Wettedsurfacearea................................................................................Approximately540sq.ft.ENGINEEngine……………………………………………………………………………………….….Yanmar4JH5CEEnginehorsepower………………………………………………………………………………………54hpNominalmaximumpropulsionpower..............................................................................55.2KwELECTRICITYCircuittype-Directcurrent..............................................................................................................12vCircuittype-AC...................................................................................................................................110v

CAPACITIESTotalmassoftheliquidcontentoffixedtankswhentheyarefull.......................2,372lbsFuelcapacity:Tank1...........................................................................................................................63gFreshwatercapacity:Tank1......................................................................................................................................................106gTank2.........................................................................................................................................................62gSewagewatercapacity(WC):Tank1.........................................................................................................................................................21gTank2.......................................................................................................................................................21gItmaynotbepossibletousethesecapacitiesfullydependingonthetrimandloadoftheboat.Itisrecommendedtokeepareserveof20%inthefueltanks.SAILSMainsail..........................................................................................................................................534sq.ft.Headsail........................................................................................................................................501sq.ft. MISCELLANEOUSFCCCallSign:WDG9395(Fornormal,non-emergencytransmission,use“Mouette”.TheFCCcallsignwillgivetheCoastGuardaccesstoinformationabouttheboatinanemergency.)MMSINumber:367587330(ThisisthenumberbroadcastthroughtheAIStransmitterandislinkedtodataabouttheboat.ItgivesotherboatswithAISreceivers,includingtheCoastGuard,accesstothisdata.)CoastGuardOfficialNumber:1250069(MouetteisCoastGuarddocumented.TheCertificateofDocumentationisincludedwiththeship’spapersandmayneedtobepresentedtovariousauthorities,includingtheCoastGuard,assortedSheriffsandmiscellaneouscustomsandborderofficials.YoushouldnotbeaskedbutMouetteisexemptfromWashingtonregistrationbecauseitisdocumentedandachartervessel.)MaintenanceProfessionals:WeusePacificMarineElectronicsformaintenanceonMouette.Inadditiontoprovidinggeneralmaintenance,PacificMarineElectronicsspecializesinmarineelectricalandelectronicsystems.TheyinstalledalloftheaftermarketelectricalsystemsonMouetteandarefamiliarwiththem.Ifyouareconfusedbyanelectricalissue,theywilllikelyhavetheanswer.ADDITIONALINFORMATION:AdditionalinformationaboutMouetteanditssystemscanbefoundintheJeanneauOwnersManual,acopyofwhich(3-ring

binder)isonboard,aswellasnumerouscomponentandsystemmanualslocatedinagreybaglocatedundertheforwardmaincabinseat.Inparticular,theYanmarenginemanualhasdetailedinformationabouttheengineanditsmaintenance.

Nuances

HerearesomethingsthatwethinkapplyparticularlytoMouetteandthereforemightnotbeobviouseventoanexperiencedsailor.ElectricalPowerManagementMouette’shousebatterysystem,assumingitisworkingproperly,hasenoughstoragecapacitytolastfortwodaysandoneovernightalmostwithoutreferencetothedemandsmadeonit.Asaresult,andaslongasthereisnosystemproblem,youcanprettymuchforgetaboutpowermanagementifyoueitherruntheengineunderload(motorormotorsail)foratleastthreehourseachdayafterthefirstoralternatenightsatanchorwithnightsatamarinaonshorepower.Ifyouplanconsecutivenightsatanchoranddonotmeetthemotoringrequirement,bythesecondnightyouwillneedtomonitortheavailableelectricalinstrumentstodetermineyourremainingcapacityandyoumayneedtolimitunnecessaryuseofelectricalequipment.Beyondtwodays,themotoringrequirementwillbecomemandatory.ThevariouselectricalsystemsaredescribedintheseNotes,whichusedalsotohaveaconsiderableamountofbackgroundtheorytoexplainpowermanagement.Sincemanyofourguestsalreadyknowthetheory,andsinceexplainingitactuallyrequiresquiteabitofspace,wehavenowmovedthetheorytoaseparateSupplementthatappearsattheendoftheseNotes.Thesupplementisabitlongbutwehopeitwillbeusefulforthosewhofindthesubjectconfusingandwouldliketodigintoitabitmoredeeply.Sinceitisgearedtothosewhoare,aswewerefiveyearsago,totallyconfusedaboutbatteriesandbatterymeters,someofthematerialisabitbasic.Moreinformedreaderscanskipovertheseparts.UpgradedElectricalSystemWehavereplacedthehouseelectricalsystemwithnewequipmentand,whilethishasmadeasignificantimprovementinfunctionandcapacity,ithasalsocreatedacoupleofidiosyncrasies.Themainelectricalpanelissetuptofunctionwiththestandardsystemandisnotreconfigurabletosupportthenewsystem.Accordingly,the“BatteryCharger”switchontheA/Csideofthepanelisinoperative(andunnecessary.)Itcanbeleftintheoffposition.Also,thealarmsysteminthemainpanelishardwiredtogooffatparametersthatmadesenseintheoldsetupbutnotinthenewsetup.(Sincethenewsystemisalot“smarter”thantheoldone,itcansupporthigherchargeratesthanwouldhavebeenprudentwiththeoldsystem.)Inordertoavoidbeingdrivencrazybyunnecessaryalarms,wehaveturnedoffthemainpanelalarmsandreplacedthemwithanalarmsystemonourBlueSeamonitor,whichcanbeappropriatelyprogrammed.Ifsomeonehasinadvertentlyturnedthepanelalarmsbackonandtheyaredrivingyoucrazy,pressingthecenterbuttontogetto“Menu”,togglingrighttothe“Bell”iconandselecting“off”willrestorepeaceaboard.IftheBlueSeaalarmshouldgooff,pressinganybuttontwice

seemstoturnthealarmoff.Forwhateveritisworth,theoldchargerandinverterarestillonboardandcouldbereactivatedbyacompetentmarineelectrician.NavTableThenavtableisattachedtorailsinthestarboardwallofthemaincabinandcanbeloweredtoformasingleberth(alongwiththeseatsinfrontofandbehindit.)Itisnotsupportedonitsinboardsideintheuppositionandisthereforeunsuitableforimpromptutapdancedemonstrationsorotherformsofdownwardpressureappliedtoitincludingsittingorleaninghardonit,exceptinthedownpositionwiththelegsextended(See“Berths”below.)Sofar,thenavtablehasbeenbrokenthreetimeswhileoncharterandwearehopingtogoacoupleyearsbeforethefourthoccurrence.Pleasedonotsit,leanorotherwiseexertsignificantpressureontheinboardsideofthenavtable.WhereEverythingIsWhenwefirstputMouetteincharter,wetookseriouslytheneedtoprovideadetailedequipmentinventoryandtosaywhereeverythingislocated.Afterafewyearsofactualcharterexperience,wehavegivenup.Charterguestshaveawayofrearrangingthingstosuittheirpersonalpreferencesandexpectationsanditissimplynotpossibletofinditallandputitbackduringtheturnprocess.Inonecaseearlyon,theguestrearrangedprettymucheverythingonboardthatwasmovable.Ithadtohavetakenhoursandhisarrangementwas,infact,muchbetterthantheonewehadbefore.Wehaven’thadarepeatofthatexperiencebuteverytimeweclimbbackonboard,thereisamandatory“whereisitnow”hunt.Thegoodnewsisthatmostofitistheresomewhere,althoughautensilortwomaycomeupmissing.Forstuffthatyouwouldnormallyexpecttofindinside,theplacestolook(inadditiontotheobviousstoragespaces)areundertheseats,behindtheseatbacksand,asalastresort,inthebilge.Foroutsidestuff,trythetwounderseatlazarettes,thethreestorageareasunderthecockpitsoleandthesaillockerforward.Ifsomethingisreallymissing,pleasereportittoSanJuanSailingsoitcanbereplaced.UsingElectricWinchesThisisourfirstboatwithelectricwinchesandwehavediscoveredthat,whiletheyarewonderfulifyouaren’tfondofruiningyourhandsandbackandgettingwindedandsorewhilepullinglines,theyalsoneedtobeapproachedwithcaution.Ifyouhavenotusedelectricwinchesbefore,pleasekeepinmindthattheyareawesomelypowerfuland,becausetheyreplacehumaneffortwithelectricpower,theylimitthefeedbackthatyouwouldotherwiseexpectifthingsarenotright.Ifyouusetheelectricwinchesandsomethinggetsjammedup(forinstance,youtrytohaulthetravelerupwindandforgettoopenthedownwindclutch)thesystemmaygrindtoahalt.Ifyoukeeptryingtodowhateveryouaredoing,thewinchcircuitbreakerwillprobablytripandyouwillhavetoresetit.Thatisifyouare

lucky.Ifnot,somethingwillbreakfromthestressthatyouareputtingonit.Thefirstindicationyoumayhavethatsomethingisamissisthesoundofthegearbreaking.Itishelpfultobealerttoanunusualstraininthesystemandtostopandinvestigateifthereseemstobeone.Forexample,thecabintopwinchispowerfulenoughtohoistthemain,althoughitisworkingprettyhardforthelastcouplefeet.Ifitstartslaboringhalfwayuporcomestoahaltshortofthemasthead,youmayhaveajammedreeflineorsomeotherhang-up.Figureitoutfirstandthenproceedwiththehoist.FlushingMarineHeadsSomeofourguestshavereportedwastebackupinoneorbothheads,particularlyduringpassagesinstrongconditions.Mouette’sholdingtanksusetheelectricheadpumptomovewastefromthebowltotheholdingtankandthenusegravitytodumpthetank(which,wehastentoremindyou,isillegalinUSwaters.)Inordertomakethegravitydumpwork,theholdingtanksarelocatedashighaspossiblewithinthehullandwasteispumpedaconsiderabledistanceuphillfromthebowl.Topreventwhateverisleftinthehosebetweenthebowlandthetankfromfreelyflowingbackintothebowl,Jenneauhasinstalledtwodifferentvalves,anormal“duckbill”valveand,furtheruptheline,anadditionalbackflowvalve.Thesevalvesreducebackflowintothebowlbutnobackflowvalvefunctionsperfectly.Asaresult,overtime,wastecanleakthroughbothvalvesandbackintothebowl.Thisisparticularlytruewhentheboatisbouncingaroundinhighseasorhealingovertobothsidesduringvigoroussailing.Toaddressthisproblem,we“chasethewaste”byflushingtwice,thefirsttimetopumpthewasteoutofthebowlandasfaraspossibletowardtheholdingtankandthesecondtime,afterintroducingcleanwatertothebowl,toensurethatthehosefillswithcleanwaterandallofthewasteispumpedintothetank.Wedothisoneveryboatwesailinandithasworkedflawlesslyforus,bothonMouetteandonotherboats.BecauseMouettehasa“freshwater”system,thisdoesuseadditionalwaterfromthetanksbutwethinkitasmallpricetopayfortheresult.Ifyouaregoingtoaremoteareawherefreshwaterwillbehardtocomeby,thismaynotworkwellforyou(notingthat,oncethetanksareempty,theheadsdonotworkatall)butinmostcircumstances,itjustmeansthatyoumayhavetorefillabitearlier.Althoughthistechniqueshouldsolvetheproblem,ifyouaregettingwhatyoubelievetobeexcessivebackflowintothebowl(whateverthecontent)itispossiblethatavalvehasfailedandneedstobereplaced.Ifyouthinkthatishappening,pleasereportittotheSJSstaffsotheycaninvestigate.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Emergency/SafetyEquipmentandProcedures.........................................................11AnchorsandAnchoring......................................................................................................12AudioVisualSystem............................................................................................................17Barbecue..................................................................................................................................18BatteriesandChargingandPowerManagement......................................................18Berths.......................................................................................................................................24BilgePumps............................................................................................................................25BowThruster.........................................................................................................................26Cushions...................................................................................................................................27Dinghy......................................................................................................................................28Dodger,Bimini,andEnclosurePanels..........................................................................29ElectricalPanel......................................................................................................................30Electronics..............................................................................................................................33EngineandDriveTrain.......................................................................................................39Hatches.....................................................................................................................................45HeadsandHoldingTanks..................................................................................................46Headroom...............................................................................................................................47Heater.......................................................................................................................................47HolesintheBoat...................................................................................................................47KeelDepth...............................................................................................................................48MooringBuoys.......................................................................................................................48Outboard.................................................................................................................................49RefrigeratorandFreezer...................................................................................................51Sails...........................................................................................................................................52Shower,HotWater,andShowerSumpPump.............................................................54SparesandTools...................................................................................................................55Stove,Oven,andMicrowave.............................................................................................56Storage.....................................................................................................................................58SwimPlatform.......................................................................................................................59Tables.......................................................................................................................................59VHFRadio................................................................................................................................60

WaterPressureandTanks................................................................................................60Winches....................................................................................................................................61

Emergency/SafetyEquipmentandProceduresFirstAidKit.Acompletefirstaidkitislocatedintheaftheadupperstoragecompartment.Flares.Visualday/nightdistresssignalsarelocatedinthesparesboxundertheforwarddinetteseat.FireExtinguishers.Therearefourfireextinguisherslocated:

• inthemaincabinundertheaftinboarddinetteseatlid,• intheowner’scabin,• inthecockpittable,• freefloating(usuallykeptwiththespares).

EmergencyTiller.ItlookslikeametalpipewithaT-endandislocatedinoneofthecockpitstoragecompartments.Therudderpostattachmentpointisunderasilvercoverinthedeckbetweenthetwohelms.Useawinchhandletounscrewthecover,insertthepipeverticallyandfeelitengagewiththesteeringpostbelow.Travelatreducedspeedwhenusingtheemergencytiller.Youcanalsosteertheboatusingthebowthruster,whichmaybeyouronlyoptioniftherudderisjammed.InflatableLifeRaft.Thereisaninflatable6-personliferaftonboardinayellowclothcover.Itislocatedinoneofthecockpitstoragecompartmentsandlookslikeareallybig,heavypackedparachute.Followthedirectionsonthecovertoautomaticallyinflate.Useonlyifthedinghyisdamagedorinadequateforthenumberofpeopleonboardorinveryheavyseas(whichyoushouldnotexperienceinthecruisingarea.)GettingHelp.Ifyouhaveaseriousemergencythefirstthingtodoisdealwiththeemergencyasbestyoucan.If,afterdoingthat,youstillneedhelp,pickuptheVHFradiomicrophone,makesureyouareonchannel16andcalltheCoastGuard.Youcanusetheterm“mayday”(lifethreatening)or“pan”(seriousbutnotlifethreatening),ineachcaserepeatedthreetimes,toindicatethenatureofyourtransmission.Ataminimum,itshouldgetsomeattentionandclearthefrequencyoflessserioustraffic.YoucanalsopushthereddistressbuttonontheVHFradio.Itwillbroadcastanalertbutdirectcommunicationwithassistanceprovidersisfarmoreeffective,ifitispossible.Dependingonwhereyouare,youmaygettheCanadiansortheAmericans.Eitherway,theywillneedtwothingsurgently:whatthenatureoftheemergencyisandwhereyouare.Theywillaskthesequestionsbutyoucanshortentheprocessbyansweringthemupfront.IfAISisstillworkingandyoutellthemso,theywillbe

abletopinpointandtrackyourlocationassoonasyouidentifyyourself.Whattheywillmostlikelydoisalertothervesselstoyourplightandhopethatsomeonecanandwillrespond.Iflivesappeartobeatstake,theycandeployhelicoptersandsendtheirownboatsbutbeawarethatthattakestimeandmaywellnotbeanadequatesolution.YoumayalsobeabletogetpromptassistancefromoneoftheVesselAssistservicesinthearea.ThebestandeasiestwaytosetthatupistocallSanJuanSailingandaskthattheycontacttherightservice.Ifthingslookliketheyareheadeddownhillinahurry,rememberthatMouetteisreplaceablebutyouarenot.Ifyouareanywhereinthenormalcruisingarea,youwillalmostcertainlybeclosetosomeshorelineandyoushouldnotexperiencethereallybigseasthatyoucanfindinmoreopenareas.Usingtheinflatableliferaft,thedinghyorbothdependingonhowmanypeopleyouneedtotransport,itshouldberelativelysafetoheadforthenearestshorelinewiththedinghytowingtheliferaftifyouneedthespace.Inanythinglessthananimmediateemergency(oronceyouhavealertedtheCoastGuard)ifyouhavecellcoverage,youcancallSanJuanSailing,ourmaintenanceprofessionalsatPacificMarineElectronicsorus.Ifyouareoutofcellcoverage,youcanbroadcastonchannel16andasksomeonetorelayamessage.Ifyougetholdofanyofus,wecancoordinatethingsonshore.Dependingontheproblem,anyofthesesourcesmaybeabletohelptalkyouthroughtheproblemandeitherSanJuanSailingorPacificMarineElectronicscandirectyoutoasourceofassistancenearwhereyouareorcomeouttoprovideassistance.Thelargerportsandmarinasintheareagenerallyhavelocalprofessionalsthatcanhelp.Ifyouusethemforanythingsignificant,pleasekeepSanJuanSailingintheloopsotheyareawareofwhatisgoingon.ContactphonenumbersforSanJuanSailingandPacificMarineElectronicsarelistedbelowandshouldalsohavebeenprovidedtoyouorpostedonboard:SJSofficeat800-677-7245SJS’sowner,RogerVanDyken,at360-224-4300oncellor360-354-5770athomePacificMarineElectronics:Mattat360-631-3731,Shawnat360-296-6605orJasonat360-303-6171.AnchorsandAnchoringDeploying:

• Easeanchorforwardwithshortpulsesonthecontroltopreventtheanchorfromswingingintothebow(anudgewithyourfootwillprobablybeneededtogetitmoving–alwayswearshoes),untilitisoffthebowroller.

• Loweranchorintothewaterfendingoffwithaboathookifitswingswiththeswell.

• setandsnubtheanchor.Raising:

• Useenginetomotorslowlyindirectionofanchorwhileusingwindlasstohaulinchain.Donotallowthewindlasstopulltheboatforward.

• Don’toverrunthechain.Ifyoudo,stopthewindlassimmediately,andreversetheboatuntilchainisclearofhull.

• Stopanchorinsightbutbelowwaterleveltomakesureitisnotswinging.• Raiseanchortoroller,andifneeded,useaboathooktofenditoffifitswings.• Useshortpulsesonthecontroltobringtheanchorcarefullyontotheroller,

pointdown(useboathooktoturntheanchorifneeded).• Tiedowntheanchorfromthefirstlinkinthechaintothestarboardcleat

usingastandardcleathitch.Primaryanchorinthebow:Deltaanchoron300’of3/8”HTchain.Thereisachaincounterattheaftendofthecockpittable.Snubberlineforchain:locatedinbowanchorlocker.Secondaryanchor(locatedinacockpitlocker):Fortressanchoron50’chainand200’nylonrode.Sterntielineisa600footlinelocatedinthecentercockpitundersolestorage.Pleasedonotcuttheline;itisallneededforcertainplacesinDesolationSound.Whenpossible,selectananchoragethatisdescribedinoneoftheseveralexcellentbooksdescribingthearea.Inhighseason,someofthesecanbecrowded.TheSJSstaffcanbehelpfulaboutwhatyoucanexpectatanygiventime.AnchorWindlass.Thewindlassrunsoffthestartbattery.Pleasedonotusethewindlasswithouttheenginerunningasitwillveryquicklydrainthebatteryandyouwillhaveaproblemstartingtheengine.Theforwardcontrolwillworkeveniftheengineisturnedoff,whichisfineformakingminoradjustmentsinthesnubbersetupbutnotforanyserioususe.Thechaincountercontrolswillnotworkwiththeengineoff.The“on”and“off”breakerforthewindlasscircuitislocatedintheaftcabinbesidethebatterybreakers.Theyellowleveris“on”whendownand“off”whenup.

Thewindlasscanbeoperatedfromacontrollocatedintheanchorlockeroffromthechaincounter.Neveroperatethewindlasswithoutacrewmemberpostedatthebowtoensurethattheoperationisproceedingproperly.Thepersonatthehelmcanusuallyseethechainbeingpaidoutorhauledinovertherollerandadjustheadingtokeepitinthecenterbutonlyapersonatthebowcandeterminewhethertheboatisbeingpulledforwardbythewindlassoroverrunningthechainandcanpreventanchorswingsintothebow.Theoperationismosteasilycontrolledbythe

personatthebowbut,whoeverisincontrol,coordinationbetweenthebowandthehelmisessential.Theremustbeaclearunderstandingofthesignalsthatwillbeusedtocommunicate.(Shoutingisunreliableandannoysotherboaters.)Turnthewindlassbreakeron(yellowswitchonthebreakerpanelintheportaftcabin)onlywhenyouneedtouseit;otherwisekeepitturnedoff.Anup-downcontrollerforthewindlassislocatedinsidethebowchainlocker.Arepeaterandlengthcounterislocatedattheaftendofthecockpittable.Thechaincountershowschainpaidoutinfeet.Thechainitselfisalsomarkedat50footintervals(startingat100feet)withcoloredplasticinsertsinthechainlinks.CAUTION:Itispossible,ifunlikely,thattheanchorchaincanjumpthewindlasscogscausingtheanchortofreefalltothebottom.Ifthathappens,DONOTattempttoarrestthefall.Youwillnotbeabletodoitandyouwillriskseriousinjury.Justlettheanchorgowhereitisgoingandresetthechainonthewindlasswhenithasgotthere.Thenon-anchorendofthechainissecuredwithalinetothehullsothewholethingwillnotgodown.DeployingtheAnchor.Mouette,likemanyofthenewgenerationofcruisingboats,hasanalmostplumbbow.Thisisgoodforperformancebutmakesitmucheasiertoimpaletheanchorintheboat.Preventtheanchorswingingintothebowbyusingshort,controlledpulsestomovetheanchorupordownatanytimewhileitisintheairandbyhavingtheboathookhandytofendoffimpendingdisaster.Usingthewindless,slackenthechainjustenoughsothattheanchordrops,orcanbenudged,offtheroller.Aftercarefullylettingtheanchordowntowaterlevel,lowertheanchortotheexpecteddepthplusalittlebittobesuretheanchorcanlielooseonthebottom.Dumpingtheentirescopeontopoftheanchordoesnothelpittosetso,beforedeployingmorescope,itishelpfultoensurethattheboatismovingawayfromtheanchorinthedirectionsetbywindandcurrent.Dependingonthestrengthofthewind/current,itmaybepossibletoallowtheboattodriftawayfromtheanchor,slowlylettingoutmorerodeasitdrifts.Inmostcircumstances,reverseidleworkswelltogettherodeoutefficiently.Whentheanchorisfullydeployedandset,setthesnubberlinetotaketensionoffthewindlassandprovideabitofslackintheanchorline.Hookthesnubbershackleonalinkoffthebowroller,runthelineoverthestarboardroller,maintainingtensiononthelinesotheshackledoesn’tfalloffthechain,andtietothestarboardcleat,thenletenoughchainouttoputtensiononthesnubberlineandslackthechain.Thesnubberlineshouldbeatleastonefootoverthebowrollerasshowninthefollowingpicture.

Inreallystrongconditions,tieonmorelinetothesnubberlinesoastocreatea20-30’snubber,whichwillprovidemoreelasticitytotakeupanyshock.Oncetheboatisatanchor,remembertoturnoffthewindlassbreaker.RetrievingtheAnchor.Whenretrievingtheanchor,motortheboatslowlytowardtheanchorwhileusingthewindlasstotakeuptheslackinthechain.Indeadcalm/nocurrentconditions,verylittlepowerwillberequired.Conversely,instrongconditions,powermayhavetobemorethanidle.Don’toverrunthechain,asthiswillplacethechainagainstthehull.Ifthathappens,stopthewindlassandreversetheboatuntilthechainrunsclearofthehull.Inlightconditions,youwilldiscoverthatthechainsnakesaroundonthebottomquiteabitbeforegettingtotheanchor.Youcanusuallyseefromthecockpitifthechainisgoingofftherollertoonesideortheotherbutcrewforwardcanalsoletyouknow.Thebowthrusterisagreattoolforrealigningthechain.Neveruseawindlasstopulltheboatforwardagainstanysignificantwindorcurrenttowheretheanchorisset.Thewindlassisnotdesignedforitanditwouldbealargedrawonthebatteries.Ifthechainiscomingupaheadofthebowjustshortofvertical,thingsareingoodshape.

Retrievetheanchortowhereyoucanseeitaboutonefootbelowthewatertobufferanypossible“pendulum”actioniftheanchorwerejustoutofthewater.Then,usingshort,controlledpulses,retrievetheanchorfromjustbelowthewaterontothebowrollermakingsuretheanchorpointistowardtheboatandfendingitofftheplumbbowwithaboathook,ifneeded.Bringingtheanchorontotherollertoofastcancauseittoswingviolentlyanddamagetheboat.Iftheanchorgetshunguponthebowroller,stopthewindlassimmediatelyandsortouttheproblem.Oncetheanchorisonthebowroller,secureitwiththe“keeper”line.Tiethelinethroughalinkinthechainnearesttheanchor,thenleadthelinestraightbacktothestarboardbowcleat.Securetightlywithastandardcleatknot.Thechainonthegypsyonthewindlassshouldnotbetheonlythingkeepingtheanchorfromunexpectedlyreturningtotheseabottom!Aftersecuringtheanchorwithaline,switchthewindlassbreaker“off”topreventdrainingtheenginestartbatteryshouldthewindlasssystemdecidetoshortout.

TIP:AnchoringTechnique:1.WheretoDrop.Ifyouapproachyouranchordroppositionheadedintothewind/current,youwillbewellsetuptodriftbackasyoudeployrode.Youcanusuallytellwhatthedriftisbylookingatotherboatsatanchor.Iftheotherboatsarefacingeverywhichway,itislikelythatthereislittleornodriftoralotoflocalizededdies.Ifyouarefirstin,justcomingtoastopandseeingwhathappensworkswell.Youshouldbeginthedropsomedistanceinfrontofthespotyouwanttoendupin,thedistancedependingonthelengthofchainyouplantodeploy(generallyabitmorethan¾ofthedeployedchainlength.)Ifyouranchordragsforabitbeforesetting,youwillendupfurtherbackthanyouwantedtobeandmayhavetodoitover.

2.SettingtheAnchor:Whenanchoringincalmconditions,useascopeof4-to-1forthegreatestwaterdepthyou’llencounterinthespotwhereyoudropanchor.Checkyourtidetabletoknowhowmuchwaterdepthyoumayloseandgainasthetideebbsandfloodsduringyourstayanddon’tforgettoaddyourfreeboard(5ft.,closeenough)tothewaterdepth.Sincemostcovesare15’-30’deep,expecttopayoutabout80’-140’ofchainwhilemovingslowlybackwardonceyouhaveenoughchainouttohavedroppedtheanchortothebottom.Afteryouhavepaidoutthechain,itisagoodideatodonothingforafewminutestoallowtheboattoalignitselftowhateverwind/currentforcesaregoingon.Oncetheboatseemsstabilized,2minutesofreverse(inidlespeed)setstheanchorandtestsitsholdingpower.Noteotherboatsandpointsofreferenceonland.Areyoumoving?Ifnot,you’vesetyouanchor.Ifyouwishtosleepevenbetter,throttleuptoabout1200RPMinreverseforanother30secondstoprovetoyourselfthattheanchorissetwell(youwillgoafewfeetfurtheraftasthechaintightensbutcomebackforwardwhenpoweristurnedoff.)Forstormconditions(sustainedwindsof25+knots),

extendyourscopeasmuchaspossible.Otherwise,settwobowanchors(usingthesecondaryanchor,chainandrode)inav-patternforextraholdingpower.

3.ConflictsandHowtoAvoidThem:Whenyoucan,anchorwellawayfromotherboats.(Raftingisprohibitedbythecharteragreement.)Whentheanchorageiscrowded,itisnecessarytoensurethatyouwillnotswingintoanotherboatwhenthewind/tidechanges,whichitwillforsuredo.Allboatsonasingleanchorswingbuttheyarenotallequallyaffectedbywind/tideshiftssotheydonotswingthesameway.Especiallyifyouareanchorednexttoacabincruiseroracatamaran,donotexpecttoperformformationpirouettesinperfectunison.Mostimportant,iftheboatsyouareanywhereneartoaresterntiedtotheshore,youmustbetoo.Itisgenerallyagoodideatoavoiddroppingonsomeoneelse’sanchororcrossingrode.Ifalltheboatsaroundyouarefacingthesameway,andespeciallyiftheirrodedropsatanangleandnotverticallyintothewater,youcanbeprettysurethattheirrodeextendsinamoreorlessstraightlineinfrontofthem.Inothercircumstances,itishardtoknowwheretheotherboat’srodeis.Youcanasktheboatcrewbuttheymayhavelittleornoideaiftheyhavebeentherethroughasignificantwindortideshift.Ifyouarereallyunlucky,whenyoutrytoraiseyouranchor,youwilldiscoverthatanotherboatisfloatingrightoveryourchain.Inthatcase,youcanwaitforachangeorasktheboatcrewiftheycanmaneuversoastoletyouraiseyouranchor.Ifyouhaveto,youcanalsotrytodragthechainsidewaysbut,ifyoudothat,pleasesnubthechainofftooneofthebowcleatssoastoavoidplacingthestrainonthewindlass.

AudioVisualSystem MouettehasaPioneerradio/dvd/bluetooth/usb/speakerphone/GodknowswhatelsesoundsystemwithBosespeakersinthemaincabinandcockpit.Itwilldostuffwecan’tevenimagine.Ifyouhaveateenageronboard,wesuggestthatyourelinquishcontrolofthisdevice(butnotwhatitplays)tohimorher.Fromourstoneageperspective,itwill:Playradiostationswithinrange.PlayDVDs.PlaycontentfromyouriWhateverorsimilardevicethroughaBluetoothpairingordirectUSBconnection.ThePioneerunithasbothatouchscreenandhardkeys.Wehavegenerallybeenabletofigureouthowtodowhateverwearetryingtodobypushingkeysuntilithappens.Onethingtofigureoutfairlypromptlyishowtocontrolvolumebothinthemaincabinandinthecockpit.Volumeisfairlystraightforwardbutfade(thebalancebetweentheinsideandoutsidespeakers)requiressometrialanderror.We

generallysetthefadesothatonlytheinsidespeakersproducesound.Ifyouaremilesfromthenearesthuman,youcanblastthecockpitspeakersbut,ifyoudo,pleaseresetthefadewhenyouaredone.Thepeopleintheslipnexttoyoumaynotshareyourenthusiasmforbaroquemotets.Also,soundcarriesanamazinglylongwayoverwater.Thereisalsoatelevisionviewer.Actually,it’sacompletetelevisionbutithasnocableorotheraccesstobroadcastchannels.Itcomeswitharemotethatweuseonlytoturnitonoroffandtoselectsource(PioneerorChartplotter.)OtherfunctionsarecontrolledfromthePioneerunit.YoucanwatchDVDsorothercontentthatyoubringwithyou.(Thereareafew“houseDVDsonboardaswell.)BarbecueTheBBQisplumbedtothepropanetank.Makesurethetankvalveisopenfirstandthatthesolenoidswitchonthestoveison.Afterthat,theBBQ’svalveisthecontrol.Turnthecontrolaquarterturncounterclockwise,andwiththelidopen,lighttheburner.Withthelidclosed,theBBQtendstobehotandcookquickly,sotendyourfoodoften.Asacourtesytothenextguest,pleaseusethewireBBQbrushtocleanitafteruse.Pleaseremembertoclosethetankvalveandturnthesolenoidoffafteruse.BatteriesandChargingandPowerManagement ChargingTheengine-drivenchargingsystemisautomaticandworkswhenevertheengineisrunning.Toplugintoshorepower,pleasefollowthesesteps:Disconnecting:

• Checkthatshoresidebreakerorswitch(typicallynearshoresideplug)isoff.• Unplugcableonshore.• Unplugboatconnection.• Screwintheboatsidereceptaclecover.• Rollandstowthecable.

Connecting:

• Makesureshoresidebreakerorswitchisoff.• Unscrewtheboatsidereceptaclecover.• Connectcablebetweenboatanda30Ashorepowersource.

• Turnonshoresidebreakerorswitch.Mostsourceswillhavea30Aconnectionbuttheymayofferachoice,inwhichcase,itisimportanttopicktherightone.

• CheckpolarityindicatorLEDontheelectricalpanel;proceedifOK.Ifnot,turnofftheshoresidebreakerorswitchandinvestigate.

TIP:Reversepolaritymeansthatthehotandneutralwiresinthecircuithavebeenreversed.UnlessyoumessedaroundwiththewiringonMouette,theproblem,ifitexists,almosthastobeimproperwiringofthedocksidecircuit.ACapplianceswillcontinuetoworkunderreversepolaritybuttheconditionisdangerousbecausetheswitchesorbreakersthatwouldnormallypreventelectricityfromreachingtheapplianceswillnowbeontheneutralsideofthecircuitandtheapplianceitselfwillbe“hot”.Ifyoutouchawireintheappliance,orifthereisaninternalshort,youmaycompletethecircuit,muchtoyourdiscomfort.Thatsaid,actualreversepolarityisrareandisindicatedbyasteady,brightreversepolarityLED.Forreasonsthatyoudon’treallywanttoknowabout,butcanfindoutaboutatwww.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/document.do?docId=96ifyoudo,thewiringoftheLEDcircuitcan,insomecircumstances,causetheLEDtoglowfaintly.Thisdoesnotmeanthatthereisreversepolarityandthecircuitryissafe(althoughitcanindicatehigherthannormalresistanceintheshoresidecircuit.)

Thisprocessassumesthattheshoresideplugalsohasaswitchthatcanbeturnedonoroff.Neverconnectordisconnectalivelinebypluggingorunpluggingitbecausethiscancreateadangeroussparkandalsotendstofrytheplugcircuitry.Intherarecasewheretheshoresideplugdoesnothaveaswitch,youcancreatealinebreakbyopeningtheboatsidemaina/ccircuitbreakerlocatedintheportcockpitundersolestoragearea.Closethecircuitagainonlyafterallcordsareconnectedordisconnected.

TIP:IfyouthinkyouhaveproperlypluggedtheshorepowercordintoboththeboatsideanddocksidereceptaclesandtheACpowerlightisnoton,thefirstthingstocheckaretheshoresidepowerswitchandtheboatsideACcircuitbreaker.Ifthelatterisintheoffposition,thiscouldbetheresultofanovervoltageorofsomeoneturningitoff.Turnitbackonbutmonitoritandifitgoesbackoffonitsown,thereisawiringproblemthatneedstobeaddressed.Nextthingtocheckisthepowercable(byusingtheotheroneifyoucan.)Ifnoneofthatworks,andthesystemworkedatthelastmarina,thereisprobablyashoresideproblem.Tryadifferentreceptacleifyoucanorcontactthemarinastaff.

ElectricalSystemsWehaveupgradedMouette’sbatteryandchargingsystems,includingtheACCharger/Inverter,thealternatorandthebatteries.Asaresult,mostoftheinformationintheManualisinapplicabletothecurrentsystemandthemainpanelswitchesforthesecomponentsshouldnotbeused.Themainpaneldisplaywillcontinuetoprovidebatterystatusinformation.Theoldchargerandinverterarestillonboardandcouldbereconnectedinanemergencybutthiswouldrequireanexperiencedmarineelectrician.ACCharger/InverterSystem

ThecontrolpanelfortheACcharger/inverterislocatedontheportcabinwallnexttothesoundsystempanel.Herearesomeoperatinghighlights:

• PressingtheSelectbuttonwilllightupthedisplay.Mostmenuselectionsaremadebyrotatingitandpressing.

• Theinverteristurnedonandoffbypushingtheinverterbutton.Iftheinverterisswitchedonbutshorepowerisconnected,theinverterwillonlyfunctionifthereisaninterruptioninshorepower.Therestofthetime,AC

willbesupplieddirectlyfromshorepower.TheinverterconsumessomepowerevenwhenitisnotinvertingsoyoumaywanttoturnitoffmanuallyifyouarenotonshorepowerandarenotusingAC.ThegreenLEDlightwillbeoniftheinverterisenabled.AflashinggreenlightindicatesthattheinverterisenabledbuthasnotdetectedanyACloadrequiringpower.

• Thebatterychargefunctionwillbeavailablewhenevershorepoweris

availableunlessthechargerhasbeenmanuallyswitchedoffaftershorepowerwasconnected.Whenshorepowerisnotconnected,thechargefunctionwillnotoperate.Thechargebuttonallowstheusertomanuallyplacethechargefunctiononstandby(orreactivateit)whenevershorepowerisconnected.Thereshouldnotnormallybeanyreasontomanuallydisablechargingsothebuttoncannormallybeignored.Ifthechargefunctionismanuallyswitchedtostandby,theLEDlightwillflashuntilitisturnedbackonbypressingthebuttonordisconnectingandreconnectingshorepower.

• Theremotecontrolunitwillprovideaconsiderableamountofinformation

aboutwhatisgoingonwiththeelectricalsystem.SomeofthisinformationappearsautomaticallyintheLCDdisplay.Otherinformationisavailableusingthe“Meters”button.Ifyouneedtoknowthisinformation,youareprobablytryingtofigureoutwhysomethingseemswrong.Inthatcase,aconsiderableamountofsupportisavailablebycontactingSJSorourmaintenanceprowhocanguideyouthroughvariousdiagnosticandremedialprocedures.

• Theotherbuttonsalongthebottomoftheunitcontrolvarioussetupand

displayfunctions.Theyshouldordinarilynotbeusedexceptoninstructionfromaqualifiedmarineelectricianifsomethingisnotworking.PLEASEDONOTCHANGEANYSETTINGSUNLESSINSTRUCTEDTODOSOBECAUSETHEPROPERFUNCTIONOFTHEELECTRICALSYSTEMDEPENDSONTHESESETTINGSBEINGCORRECT.CHANGINGTHEMCANIMPAIRFUNCTIONANDEVENDAMAGETHESYSTEMORCAUSEASAFETYISSUE.

InverterTheinverterconvertshouse12vDCbatterypowerto110vACandisusedonlywhennotconnectedtoshorepowerandwhena110vappliancemustbeused(e.g.,microwave).Turnontheunitwithaswitchlocatedonthepanelnexttothestereocontrolunit.Oncefinishedusingthe110vappliance,turnofftheinvertertosavebatterypower.Evenifnotinuse,theinverterdrawscurrentanddepletesthebatteries.Theinverterwillsupportupto2000wofACpower,whichismorethanenoughtorunanysystemthatitishookeduptobutmaynotbeenoughtorunmultiplehigh-drawdevices.Thehotwaterheatercannotberunthroughthe

inverterso,whennotonshorepower,theonlysourceofhotwaterisfromtheengineheatexchanger. PowerSystems.DCpowerisprovidedtotheboatbysix6vdeepcycle“house”batterieslocatedundertherearcabinberthsandaseparate12vbatteryreservedforenginestartandlocatedintheenginecompartment.Therearealsodedicated24vbatteriesforthebowthrusterlocatedunderthefrontcabinberth.The6vbatteriesarearrangedinthreepairsoftwo,eachpairwiredinseriestoproducetheequivalentofasingle12vbattery.Themainelectricalsystembreakersandswitchesarelocatedonapanelattheforwardendoftheportrearberth.Theengineandhousecircuitscanbeinterruptedusingthreet-handles.Theswitchesareclosedwhenthet-handlesareinthehorizontalpositionandopenwhentheyarevertical.Theblackt-handlebreaksthecircuitonthegroundsideforboththestartandhousebatteriessoturningitverticalwillinterruptall12velectricalpowertotheboat.Exceptinthecaseofanelectricalfireorwhileperformingsystemrepairs,thereshouldbenoreasontomovethist-handleoutofthehorizontalposition.Theredt-handlesbreakthecircuitonthehotsideforthehousebatteriesandthestartbatteryasmarked.Theyellowbreakersforthewinchescannormallybeleftonbutthewindlassbreakershouldbeturnedoffwhenthewindlassisnotinusetopreventaninadvertentdrawdownonthestartbattery.Fornormaloperations,leavethehousebatteryswitch“on”(inthehorizontalposition)allthetime.Abatterycombinerisolatesthestartbattery,assuringallbatteriesarecharged,whileprotectingtheenginestartbatteryfromdraw-downbyhouseusage.Inanemergency,theisolatorcanbemanuallyoverriddenallowingtheenginetobestartedusingpowerfromthehousebankbypressinginandrotatingtheyellowbuttononthecombinercontrollocatedundertheaftportberth.Pleasedonotactivatethisfunctionexceptinanemergencyasadrawdownonthehousesystemwillthendrawdownthestartbatteryaswell.Theenginestartbatteryisspecificallydesignedforstartingdieselengines.Turnitoff(t-handleintheverticalposition)beforeleavingtheboatasthisistheonlysecurityagainsttheft(thereisnoignitionkey).Itisalsonotabadideatoturnitoffwhentheengineisnotrunningtopreventashortfromrunningdownthebatteryandpreventingenginestart.Thatsaid,doNOTturntheT-handleoffwhiletheengineisrunningbecauseitmayblowthealternatordiodesandthealternatorwillnolongerchargethebatteries.Thebatteriescanbechargedinoneoftwoways:withshorepowerconnected,abatterychargerwillchargethebatteriesiftheshorepowerlightontheACsideofthemainelectricalpanelison.Whentheengineisrunning,thebatterieswillbechargedfromanengine-drivenalternator.Thisisanautomaticfunctionandiscontrolledbyasmartvoltageregulator.Theregulatorissettoworkinthecurrentsystem.Pleasedonotchangeanyofitssettings.Asparealternatorisonboardbut

changingalternatorsrequirestoolsandknowhowsoitwillprobablyrequirealocalmechanic.Thesixhousebatterieshaveatheoreticalcapacityof660Ah.Batterystateinformationisprovidedonthedisplayinthemainelectricalpanelandonthecharger/invertercontrolpanel.WehavealsoinstalledaBlueSeaelectricalusegaugebelowandleftofthemainelectricalpanelthatcandisplayvariousbatterystatefunctionsincluding,percentagedepletion.ThepercentagenumberisbasedontotalAh(660)andisagoodindicationofremainingcapacitybearinginmindthatreducingcapacitybelowabout50%canshortenbatterylife.Allowingvoltagetodropbelow11.8foranylengthoftimemaycauseelectricalproblems.ThefollowingphotoshowswhatwehavefoundtobethemostusefuldisplayformonitoringbatterystateonourBlueSeamonitor:

BatterystateinformationisalsoavailableonthemainpanelandtheCharger/Invertercontroller.Thereisnoeasywaytotestabatteryforcapacityanditisnotdoneroutinely.Ifoneormoreofthebatteriesisgettingweak,thesystemwillstillshowafullchargebutwilldepletefaster.Ifyouthinkthatthehousebatteriesaredepletingfasterthantheyshouldbe,pleaseletSJSknowonyourreturn.

PowerConsumption.Asageneralaidtopredictingpowerrequirements,hereisatableshowingthekindsofdrawrequiredbyvariouselectricaldevices.ItwasputtogetherforadifferentboatanddoesnotreflecttheactualequipmentonboardMouettesoitshouldbeusedasageneralreference.Formorepreciseinformationastoactualcurrentdrawandremainingpoweravailability,checktheBlueSeasgauge.IfyouwanttoknowwhatthedrawisfromdeviceonboardMouette,youcanturnitonandoffwhilemonitoringtotalampdrawontheBlueSeasgauge.Thedifferencewillbethedrawofthatdevice(assumingnothingelsewentonorofflineatthesametime.)

BerthsMouetteisidealforupto6people,butshe’llsleepamaximumof8-twointheforwardcabin,twoineachoftherearcabins,andtwopeopleinthemaincabin.Eachofthecabinswillcomfortablyaccommodatetwoadultsandthetworearcabinsareseparatedbyaninsulatedspaceratherthanthesheetof¼”plywoodcommononmanyotherboats.Additionalsleepingareaisavailableonbothsidesofthemaincabin,onthestarboardsidebyloweringthenavtableandfillinginwithacushion.Themaincabintableisnotconvertibleintoasleepingarea.Tolowerthenavtable,folddownthewoodenlegsunderneathontheinboardsideandpulloutthetwodeadbolts.Thetablewillthenslidedowntherailsuntilthelegstouchthesole.Acushioncanthenbeplacedontopofthenavtabletocreatea

singleberthwiththeseatsimmediatelyinfrontofandbehindthetable.Toraisethetable,reversetheprocess.Fold-downLegsUnderNavTable

DeadBoltUnderNavTable(oneoneachside)

BilgePumpsPleasecheckthebilgeeveryday,morningandevening.Itisaccessedbyliftingthefloorboardintheforwardpartofthemaincabin.Sinceeverythingthatissupposedtodischargewaterhasadedicateddrainport,thereshouldtheoreticallybelittleornowaterinthebilgebuttherewillbeanyway.Thisisnotaproblemunlessthewaterisaccumulatingfastenoughthatthebilgepumphastooperatefrequently.Ifso,thereisprobablyaleaksomewhere.Thereareonemanualandtwoelectricbilgepumps:theelectricon-demandbilgepumpsarelocatedatthebilgelowpointunderthemaincabinfloorandinthesaillocker.Botharecontrolledattheelectricalpanelthroughasingleswitchthatcanbe

settooff,onorauto.Turnthepanelswitchto“Auto”andleaveitonalways.The“on”lightglowsgreenonlywhenabilgepumpisoperating.Iftheenvironmentisquiet,thepumpnoiseinoperationisaudible.Forthoseofyouusedtothetraditional“float”valvepumps,themainbilgepumpisabitdifferent.Itisprogrammedtogoonatregularintervalsforverybriefperiodsbuttoturnoffagainalmostimmediatelyunlessthepumpsenseswaterresistance,inwhichcasethepumpwillstayonuntilthewaterispumpedout.Youshouldonlynoticethebilgepumpworkingifitisactuallypumpingwater.Noticeablebilgepumpactivityonceortwiceadayisnormalbut,ifitoccursmoreregularly,theremaybeaproblem.Ifyouthinkthereisaleak,thefirstthingtodoistodetermineitsgeneralsource,whichcanbeeasilydonebydeterminingwhetherthewateraccumulatinginthebilgeisfresh,saltorwhattheManualcharminglyreferstoas“black”.(Ifitisblackyouwillknowrightaway.)Ifthewaterisnotsalt,thereisaninternalleakintheboat(unlessit’srainingcatsanddogsandyouleftahatchopen.)Thegoodnewsisthatallthatstuffwasonboardinthefirstplaceanditjustchangedlocationssothereisnotimmediatesafetyissue.CheckthefittingstoseeifyoucanfindtheleakandcallSJSifyoucan’t.Ifthewaterissalt,therearetwopossibilities(well,unlessyoujustcrashedtheboat,inwhichcasepleaserefertothesectionondinghyoperation):eitheryouhavebeensailinginfreshconditionsandleftahatchopenorthereisathru-hullleak.Thelattercouldbeseriousiftheleakisbadenough.Themanualhasdiagramsshowingalloftheholesintheboat,startingonpage43.Therearealotofthem.Somearetheretotakeinwater,otherstodischargeit.Afewallowsensorstooperate.Forholesassociatedwithahead,pleasemakesureyourefertothediagramforthe2-headversion.Woodenplugsarestoredwiththesparesandcanbeusedtoplugleaksbyjammingtheminthevalveortheholeitself.Themanualemergencybilgepumpislocatedontheportsideofthecockpit.Thepumphandleisclippedinsidethepropanelocker.Insertthehandleintheholeandpumpaway.Youcantesttheelectricbilgepumpsbyturningthemonbrieflytoonattheswitch.Youshouldhearthesoundofthemotororyoucancheckvisuallythatthewaterlevelisdroppinginthebilge.BowThrusterThebowthrusterisnotnecessaryfordockinginaslipwithanopenapproachinbenignconditions.Itcanbeveryusefulintightspacesorwhenwindorcurrentconditionsareadverse.Itcanhelptosalvageabadapproachbutafarbettertechniqueistogobackoutandtryagain.Touseitforanypurpose,makesureitisturnedonandworking.Onceitisturnedon,apushoneitherbuttonwillproducea

soundandmovementthatshouldindicatethatthedriveisoperating.Tobecompletelysure,trybothbuttons.Expectadelayofaboutasecondwhenswitchingfromonebuttontotheother.Thebowthrusterisoperatedfromthestarboardhelmandcanonlybeoperatedwiththeenginerunning.Turnonoroffbypressingtheredandgreenbuttonstogetherforatleastonesecond.Whileon,thebowthrusterwillpushthebowtoportorstarboardwhentheportorstarboardbuttonispushed.Tobeabsolutelyprecise,thethrusterwillcausetheboattorotatearoundthekeelwiththebowgoinginthechosendirection.Ifyouplantousethebowthrustertogetthebowoffthedock,makesureyouhaveafenderasfaraftaspossiblebecausethesternwillturnintothedock.Agreenlightintheportbuttonflasheswhentheengineisonandthebowthrusterisoffandissteadywhenthebowthrusterisactuallyon.Inadditiontomovingthebowtoportorstarboard,thebowthrustercanbeusedinconjunctionwiththeengineinidletocrabtheboatsideways.Inforwardidle,turnthewheelintheoppositedirectionofdesiredtravelandsimultaneouslyusethebowthrusterinthedirectionoftravel.E.g.,theboatisagainstadocktostarboardandyouwanttomovethewholeboatoffthedocktoport.Turnthewheelasifturningtostarboard,putthethrottleintoidleforward,andpresstheportbowthruster;theboatwillcrabtoportandforward.Thebowthrusterwillturnoffautomaticallyifithasnotbeenusedforseveralminutes.Itbeepswhenitdoesthissoabeepthatyouhearshortlyafterclearingtheharborisnotnecessarilycauseforalarm.Ontheotherhand,ifyouhearasinglebeepjustwhenyouarereachingthecriticalpointinyourapproachtothedock,aquickcheckofthebowthrusterwouldbeinorder.CushionsCockpit.The10cockpitcushionsaremadewithclothcoversoverafoamcore.Theyaresturdybutcanbedamaged.Pleasestorethemflatwhentheyarenotinstalledinthecockpit.Cleanwithadampspongeorcloth;don’tusesolvents.Ifthecushionsaresubjecttoseriouslywetconditionsoveranextendedperiod,thewaterwilleventuallyseepthroughthecoverandintothefoamcore,whichwillruinthecore.Minorrainshowersarenotaproblembutifit’sgoingtobecatsanddogsforalongtime,pleasebringthecushionsinsideorrigthecockpitenclosuregear.Maincabin.Whenremovingthemaincabincushions,slideyourfingersbetweentheVelcrotabstoseparatethetwopartsbeforepullingthecushionout.JustpullingthecushionwithoutseparatingtheVelcrofirstwilltearthecushioncovers.Pleasenotethatsomeofthemaincabinseatbackcushionsareinthreeparts(2-tonecolorpattern)andthatonlythecenterpartofsome(butnotall)ofthesecushionsisdetachable.Ifyoupullhardonthesidecushionsthatarehardmounted,youwillpullthescrewswithwhichtheyareattachedoutofthewood.

DinghyMouettehasaninflatable4-person“Achilles”10’2”dinghy,oneseat,oarsanda6hpNissanoutboardengine.(See“Outboard”section).ThedinghywaspurchasednewinJuly2015.Thereisacanvascoveredseatcushion/storagebagthatwrapsaroundtheseatandattachestoitselfwithVelcro.Thestoragebaghangsbelowtheseatandhasseveralpocketsforthingslikeflashlights,outboardlanyardsetc.thatyoumaywanttohaveonboard.WhenyougetbacktoMouette,youcaneasilydetachthisdeviceandbringitonboardwithyouforrestockingortokeepitandthegearinitdry.Towing.Removeorsecureloosegear(otherthanthegastank)inthedinghybeforetowing.Towingworksbestwhenthedinghyisbroughtclosetotheboatwithonly4or5feetofpainterlinefromthesterncleattothefrontofthebridle.Thisliftsthebowslightlyoutofthewaterandreducesdragsoyougofaster,andreducesthechanceofwrappingthepainteraroundthepropeller.Tiethepainterofftwice–onceatthelow,stainlesssteelhandleonthetransom,thenthebitterendtothesternrail.Theoarscanbestowedeitherontoporontheinsideofthefloattubes.Thelatterismoreprudentfortowingbecauseitislesslikelythatastraywavewilldetachanoar.Theoarsareattachedtothelockswithathroughboltandaroundballwithanut.Thenutshavebeenknowntocomeloosesoitisagoodideatocheckthemeveryfewdays.Thereisalsoaclampforthebusinessendoftheoars.Anysignificantjostlingcanloosenordetachtheoarfromtheclampsoitisalsoagoodideatocheckthesewhiletowing.Beaching.Pleasetakespecialcarewhenbeachingthedinghy.Mostofthebeachesyouwilllandonarestrewnwithsharpbarnacle-coveredrocks.Thedinghyhasanaluminumrigidbottom,whichholdsupbetterthanplasticbutcanstillbeprettybadlyscrapedonsharprocks.Whenapproachingtheshore,raisetheoutboarddriveoutofthewater,weightthedinghyaftbyleaningormovingthecrewtowardthebackofthedinghy.Thenoffloadeveryoneoverthebow.Liftthedinghyabovebarnacleheightusingthehandholdsoneitherside,andsetitdowngentlyonthebeach.Securethepainterorthelongyellowlineunderarockortoalargedriftwoodlogsoyourdinghywon’tfloatawaywhenthetidecomesin–wehavelargetidalrange.Theyellowlineisonboardbecauseitisoftennecessarytotiethedinghytoarelativelydistantobjectforwhichthepainterwouldbetooshort.ManagingDinghyWhileReversing.Ifyoumotorinreversewiththedinghycleatedtothestern,youmaygetthepaintersnaggedinthesaildrive.Ifthathappens,thepropwillstopturning,theenginewillshutoff,variousannoyingbuzzerswillsoundandnothingwillworkagainuntilyouhaveunsnarledtheresultingmess.Havinghad,ononeoccasion,tounwrapalinefromaroundapropellershaft,wecanbearwitnesstowhatareallyunpleasantprocessthatis.Plus,youdon’twanttoloseyourengineinthemiddleofacriticalmaneuver.Beforeyoucomeintoportorotherwise

areabouttobeinasituationcallingforreversemotoring,eithermovethedinghytothefrontoramidshipsortieituptighttothestern.Inflation:ThedinghyshouldbeproperlyinflatedbeforeyouleaveSqualicum.Ifitisnot,pleaseaskaSJSemployeetoinflateitproperly.Ifyoudothis,youshouldnothavetotopuptheairduringyourcruisebutthereisapumpinthecanvasseatunitandwerecommendthatyouaddairtoanysectionthatappearstobeseriouslydeflated.Theinflationlevelwillvarysomewithtemperaturebecauseofthelawsofphysicsthatyouknewwhenyouwerein9thgradebuthavesinceforgottenbutthosechangesshouldnotbegreatenoughtoaffectitsbuoyancy.Dodger,Bimini,andEnclosurePanelsNormalcanvasforin-seasonsailingconsistsofadodger,connectorandbimini.Theweatherinthecruisingareacanbeiffyandmostsailorsfindthattheseelementshelpensurecomfort.Thereisexcellentforwardvisibilityandampleheadroomunderthebiminiunlessyouareregularlymistakenforaprofessionalbasketballplayer(our6’4”friendhadnoproblem)sowerecommendthatyouleavethebiminiinplace.Youcaneasilyremoveandreinstalltheconnectorbutifyouwanttoremovethebiminicanvas(westronglyrecommendthatyoudonotremovethedodger)youarelikelytofindthatthesystemtensionrequiresaspecificremovalorreinstallationprocess.ThesystemwascustomdesignedandbuiltbyIverson’sDesigns(ivorsonsdesign.com)andtheyhavepostedvideosontheirwebsiteshowinghowtoremoveandreinstallthebiminianddodger.Pleasereviewthesevideoscarefullybeforeremovingorreinstallingtheseelements.Ourcanvascanenclosetheentirecockpit.Weusuallysailwiththesideandrearpanelsremoved,andonlyputthemonduringinclementweather.Thereare8sidepanelsthatarestoredofftheboat,butcanbemadeavailableuponrequestandstoredinoneoftheaftcabins.Iftheweatheriscold,leavingtherearpanelsonsignificantlyreduceswindchillwithoutinterferingwithsailingrequirements.Wehavesailedin20-30kt.windswiththesidepanelsandtheconnectoroffbuttherearpanelsinplaceanditworksfine.

TIP:Thedodger’splastic“glass”isvulnerabletoscratchingfromdirtandsaltcrystals.Whensaltspraydriesontheglass,tinysaltdepositsareleftbehindandtendtoobscureyourvision.Pleaseavoiddirectlytouchingtheglasswithadampragorsponge.Saltdoesdissolveinwater,butnotasfastasyoumightthink.Thesaltcrystalsremainun-dissolvedforseveralseconds.It’slikerubbingtheglasswithsandpaper!Toclean,usegenerousamountsoffreshwaterfromapanfromthegalleyordockhoseand“flood”theglasstodissolvethesaltcrystalsaway.Ifthedodgerglassisreallyclear,youcanthankpreviousguestsfortheirdiligence.Andwethankyoutoo!

Whennotinuse,storesidepanelsrolledorflat,neverfolded,andplaceasheetorothersuitablebufferbetweenpanelstoavoidglass-on-glasscontact.Creasingdamagestheglass.

CAUTION:Mostspray-onsunscreensreactchemicallywiththePlexiglas.Sopleaseinformyourcrewtospraysunscreendownwindofthedodgerglass.Andpleasedon’tleanagainstthedodgerwithsunscreenonyourbackandshoulders.Oncethatchemicalreactiontakesplace,theglassisruined.ElectricalPanel

AnchorLight Onatnightwhenatanchor

Refrigerator/Freezerswitches Refrigeratoralwayson(unless

conservingpower);freezer(labeledAux)onwhenneeded

BilgePump AlwaysonAuto.Youcancheckpumpfunctionbyswitchingitonmomentarilyandlisteningforthepumpsound

NavigationInstrumentsSwitch Onwhileunderwayorotherwisewhen

needed

WaterPressurePumpSwitch Offexceptwheninuseorsittingquietlyatanchororindockwhenyoucanhearthepumpworking

WaterHeater OnwhenonshorepowerTheelectricalpanelcontainsseveralswitchesthatturnvarioussystemsonoroffasasingleunit.Mostswitchesonthepanelboardareself-explanatory,butsomecircuitsareuniqueanddescribedbelow.TheACswitchesalsofunctionascircuitbreakers.DCBreakersarelocatedbehindtheaudiovisualpanelontheportsideofthecabin.AccesstheDCbreakersonlywhenoneneedstobereset.Turneachofthesilver-headedscrewsonthepanela¼turnandtiltthepanelbacktowardsyou.Breakerspop-outwhentheytrip,sopushinginresetsabreaker.Ifabreakerfailsrepeatedly,itistryingtotellyouthatsomethingelseiswrong.AquickcalltoSJSorourmaintenancepromightbeinorderifthishappens. Totherightsideoftheelectricalpanelisamultifunctiondisplaycontrolledbyacentralbuttonsurroundedbyfourperipheralbuttons.Pressingthecentralbuttonwilllightupthedisplay,whichwillprovidestatusinformationforthesystemindicatedonthebuttonmostrecentlypressed.Youcantogglebetweensystemsbypressingtheappropriateperipheralbuttonandbetweendeviceswithinasystembypressingthecentralbutton.Forexample,ifyouarecheckingbatteryvoltage,pressingthecentralbuttontogglesbetweenengine,houseandbow-thrusterbatteries.AC110vPower.TheACoutletswillfunctionwhileconnectedtoshorepowerOR,whennotconnectedtoshorepowerandtheinverteristurned“on”(converting12vDChousebatteryto110vAC).ACoutletswillonlyworkwhenthe“ACPlugs”switchesonthepanelareturnedon.TherearetwoACcircuitscontrolledbytwopanelswitches.TheforwardplugabovethenavtableisononeACcircuitandalloftheotheroutletsareontheother.TheforwardplughasatypicalU.S.GFCIbreakerwithtwobuttons,onetotestandtheothertoreset.TheaftACoutletabovethenavtableandtheadjacentgreyrockerswitchconstitutetheFrenchversionofthesamesystem.Theplugitselfhasthetestbuttonandtherockerswitchisthebreaker.Ifthecircuitfails,oryoudecidetotestitwiththetestbutton,resettherockerswitchtoonandthecircuitshouldworkagain.Obviously,ifeithercircuitkeepsfailing,thereisasystemfaultandthecircuitshouldnotbeused.

TIP:Runningmost110vappliances(includingthemicrowaveandanyhairdryeryoumayhavebroughtalong)consumesarelativelylargeamountofelectricity.Withshorepowerhookedup,youcanrunmostinstalledor

plug-inapplianceswithoutworryingtoomuchaboutpowerconsumption.Ifyouareawayfromthemarinaandusingtheinverter,beawarethatsustaineduseof110vapplianceswilldrawdownthehousebatteriesquicklyandmayrequireyoutorechargefromenginepower.Bywayofillustration,a500wdemandona12vsystemrequirescloseto42a,andtheinverteritselfconsumespower.

Alarms.TheprimaryelectricalalarmsystemisbasedintheBlueSeasmonitor.Themainpanel-basedsystemshouldbeturnedoff.Seenotein“Nuances”,above.BatteryCharger/Inverter.Thecontrolpanelislocatednexttothestereocontrolunit.Thechargershouldfunctionautomaticallywhenevershorepowerisconnected.Ifswitchedonatthepanel,theinvertershouldkickinautomaticallyifshorepowerisnotavailable.Eitherorbothfunctionscanbeenabledordisabledusingtheappropriatebuttonsonthecontrolpanel.Ifyouaretryingtosavepower,youmaywanttoswitchtheinverteroffwhenyouarenotonshorepowerandyoudonotneedACbecausetheinverteritselfrequiressomepower.Autopilot,Chartplotter.Thecircuitbreakerfor“NavInstruments”islocatedontheelectricalpanel.Thisswitchpowersthechartplottersatthehelmandallothernavigationinstruments.CAUTION:NeverswitchofftheNavInstrumentsswitchontheelectricalpanelwithoutfirstdepoweringthechart-plottersbyholdingdownthepowerbuttononthechartplotteruntilthesystempowersdown.Thisshutsdownthesoftwarepriortocuttingpower.Lights.Onceyouhaveturnedthecircuitonattheelectricalpanellabeled“cabinlights,”anon/offswitchforallrecessedoverheadmaincabin/galleylightingiscontrolledbytworockerswitcheslocatedontheceilingnexttothecompanionwayentranceabovethestarboardaftcabindoor.Silverbuttonswitchesforoverheadandfloorrecessedlightsarelocatedontheforwardsideofthesinkcabinetand,foroverheadlightsonly,immediatelyoutsidetheowner’scabindoor.Lightsintheheadsandbunkcabinareturnedonbyrockerswitchesontheceilingandsilverbuttonsforcabinrecessedlights.Allothercabinandnavigationstationlightinglocationshaveindividualon/offswitchesonthefixtures.Wehavearemovablecockpittablelampthatfitsintoafixtureatthebackofthetable.Ifitisnotinplace,wenormallystoreitinthecentercockpittablelocker.It,andtwocutelittlepinpointlightsonthetableitself,arecontrolledbyaswitchontheaftstarboardofthetable.WaterPressure.Thispumppressurizesasmalltankanditshutsdownwhenthetankisatworkingpressure.Ifyoudon’thearthepumpstartupwhenyouturnitonatthepanelboard,itmeansthatthesystemisatworkingpressure–youshouldhearthepumpstartagainafteryouusesomefreshwater.

Whennooneisbelowdecks,whilemotoringorsailing,turnoffthewaterpressurepump.Shouldyourunatankdry,thepumpwouldcontinuetorununtilitburnsoutandyou’dneverhearitrunning.Watertankselectionvalvesarelocatedbehindthestarboardsetteeforwardcushion.Tank-1istheforwardtank,locatedunderthev-berth.Tank-2istheafttank,locatedundertheaftcabinbed(starboard),andbesidethedieselfueltank(port).It’sagoodstrategytoopenthevalvetotank-1firsttolightenthebowfirst,andkeeptheweightdistributionbalancedaftuntilthelastofthewaterisinuse.Whentank-1isnearempty,switchtotank-2usingtheselectionvalve.WatertanklevelcanbereadontheLCDpanelontheelectricalpanel.ShorePowerACCircuitBreaker.Thisbreakerislocatedinthecockpitlockerbesidetheporthelm,neartheshorepowersocket.Youcanleaveitclosedunlessthereisnoshoresideswitchforthepowersourcethatyouwanttoconnecttoordisconnectfrom.Ifthereisnoshoresideswitch,youmustopentheboatsidebreakerbeforeconnectingordisconnectingthecables.Creatingorinterruptinganelectricalcircuitbypluggingorunpluggingcancauseadangeroussparkandalsotendstofrytheplugcircuitry.Whenconnectingshorepower,makesurethatthecircuitisbrokenbyensuringthateithertheshoresideswitchortheboatsidebreakerisopen.Plugthecableintotheshoresocketfirst,thenintotheboat,turnontheswitchorbreakerasappropriate.Checkthatthecircuitislivebylookingatthevoltmeterontheelectricalpanel,andbelowittheredACPowerlightwillglow.Alsocheckthatthe“ReversePolarity”lightontheelectricalpanelisnotlit.Ifitis,immediatelydisconnectandinvestigate.Whendisconnecting,breakthecircuitattheshoresideswitchortheboatsidebreakerbeforeunplugginganycables.Navigation(undersail)andSteaming(underpower)Lights.NightpassagemakingisnotpermittedundertermsofyourcharteragreementwithSJS.Onlyusetheselightsincaseofreducedvisibility,likefogorontheraredaysinthePacificNorthwestwhenthere’sheavyovercast.AnchorLight.Shouldbeonallnightinananchorage.Itwon’tsignificantlydepletethebatteries.ElectronicsChartplotter.MouetteisequippedwithtwoRaymarineE95touch-screenchartplotters,oneinstalledateachhelm.Eachworksindependentlyso,barringacompleteelectricalfailure,youshouldalwayshaveatleastone.Whenbothareworking,oneofthemisthemasterunit.Iftheotherunitisturnedonwhenthemasterunitisnot,itwillobjectuntilyouresetitasthemasterorturnthemasteruniton(thepreferredsolutionifbotharefunctional.)Thechartplotter,radar,GPS,autopilot,depthsounder,andwindinstruments,areallRaymarineproductsand

fullyintegrated.Theyarefairlyintuitiveprovidedyouspendsometimeworkingthroughthevarioustouchscreensandoptions.

TIP:Duringthe2015VolvoOceanRace,oneoftheboats,withaprofessionalcrewincludingaprofessionalnavigator,wenthardagroundonareef.Thereefwas25mileslongandclearlymarkedoneverypaperchartofthearea.Itwasalsoaccuratelydetailedinthechartsoftwarethatthecrewwasusing.Thereasonforthedisasterwasthatthesoftwarewaszoomedwayoutandnoonebotheredtocheckforlocalhazardsbyzoomingin.Substantiallyalloftheinformationonthestandardmarinechartscanbedisplayedonthechartplotterbuttoavoidclutter,small,localizeditemsarenotshownwhenthechartiszoomedout.Themoretheviewiszoomedout,thelessdetailisdisplayed.Ifyouareusingthechartplottertoidentifyandavoidlocalhazards,makesurethattheviewiszoomedintocloserange.Youcanthenzoombackoutfornavigationalpurposesbutrememberthatthehazardsarethere,eveniftheyarenolongerdisplayed.Morethanonemarinerinthecruisingareahasbeensurprisedtogetupcloseandpersonalwithahazardthatwasnotonthedisplayhewasviewingatthetime.

TIP:AchartplotterdisplaysyourpositionusingaGPSreceiver.Aseveryoneknows,GPSisnowaccuratetothepointwherefurtheraccuracywouldnotbeveryhelpful.Tofullyuseevenexistingnormalaccuracy,youwouldhavetoknowwheretheGPSantennaisontheboat.(Thereisoneineachchartplotterbut,ifyouneedtoknowthis,you’retooclosetosomething.)Geolocationtechnologywasnotalwayssoaccurateand,whenthechartsonwhichyourpositionisdisplayedwerebeinggeneratedasacomputerprogram,itwasnotwhatitnowis.Asaresult,whiletheboatwillalmostalwaysbeveryclosetowherethechartplottersaysitis,theshorelinemaynotbe.Youmayprovethistoyourselfatsomepointinyourcruisebyobservingthatyouarenow,accordingtothechartplotter,ashore,eventhoughyoudon’trememberasharpjoltandallsignsindicatethatyouarestillafloat.Whenafewfeetactuallymatter,pleasemakesurethatyouhavedeterminedyourpositionusingmultiplereferencesandnotjustthechartplotter.

Thechartplotterdisplayscanbeseenandfunctionscontrolledremotelyontabletorlaptopcomputers(andevensmartphones)thathavedownloadedtherequiredsoftware(whichisfreefromRaymarine.)Ifyouhaveanappropriatedeviceandwouldliketouseitinthisway,gototheRaymarinewebsite(oriTunesifyoudoApple)anddownloadthesoftware.YoucandothisinmostplacesintheSanJuansbutitisbesttodoitinadvanceofyourtrip.TheTVcanalsobesetuptodisplay,butnottocontrol,chartplotterdata.Wehastentoaddthattheavailabilityofthisinformationbelowdecksisnotasubstituteformaintainingawatchabovedecksatalltimeswhenunderway.

Radar.Mouetteisequippedwithradarthatcanbedisplayedonthechartplottersonaseparatescreenoroverlaidonthechartdisplay.Nightpassagesareprohibitedbythecharteragreementbutradarisessentialforsafepassageatnightorotherwiseinrestrictedvisibility.Morningfogisaregularoccurrenceinpartsofthecruisingareainallseasonsandwhile,inthecruisingseason,ittypicallyburnsoffduringtheday,thatisnotalwaysthecase.Fogisoftenalocalphenomenonanditisnotuncommontofindareasbathedinbrilliantsunlightwhile,lessthanamileaway,theareaisenvelopedindensefog.Werecommendlisteningtoordownloadingtheweatherforecasteachmorning.Iftheintendedpassageisthroughareasofpredictedfog,brewupanothercupofcoffeeandwait.Chancesaregoodthatyouwilldothetripinthesunshine.Ontheotherhand,ifthereisapossibilityoffogontheplannedroute,wefireupandtesttheradarbeforeweleavethemoorageandkeepitonstandbyduringthepassage.Radarwheninactivemode,consumesquiteabitofelectricitysoweleaveitinstandbyifwearenotactuallyusingit.Radarwillnotdetect(withanyreliability)logsorotherrandomfloatingobjectsorcrabpotfloats(bothcommonhazardsinthecruisingarea.)Ifyouarenavigatinginreducedvisibilityavisuallookoutisanessentialadjuncttomonitoringtheradardisplay.Radarcanbecomplicatedbothtosetupandtointerpret.Theplacetolearnhowtouseradarisinclearweather.Ifyouareexperiencedwithradarandwanttotransitionthroughazoneofreducedvisibility,thatcouldbeaviableoptionintherightcircumstances.Ifyouarenotexperiencedwithradar,westronglyrecommendthatyoudonotnavigateinreducedvisibility.Ifthevisibilityistrulyoutrageous,wechoose(assumingwehavethechoice)nottoproceeduntilitimprovesandwerecommendthatyoudolikewise.Autopilot.Theautopilotisintegratedwiththechartplotter.Itcanbeactivatedeitheratthecentercockpitconsoleoroneitherchartplotter.AIS.MouetteisequippedwithanAutomaticIdentificationSystemtransceiver.Thissystemwillshowalllarge(includingallWashingtonStateferries)andmanysmallercommercialandrecreationalvesselsonthechartplotterscreenastriangles.Thetrianglepointsinthedirectionthatvesselismovingorlastmovedand,ifyoumovethecursortothetriangleandclick,thesystemwillgiveyouadditionalinformation(suchasname,size,speed,etc.)aboutthevessel.Unlikeradar,AISinformationisnotlimitedtolineofsight.Itisthereforeparticularlyusefulifyouareabouttoroundapointandwanttoknowwhatisontheotherside.AISonlydisplaysdatafromvesselsthatareAISequipped.LargeshipsarerequiredtocarryAISbutsmallercommercialandrecreationalvesselsarenot.AlthoughAISisincreasingrapidlyinpopularity,mostrecreationalandmanycommercialvesselsarenotAISequippedandthereforewillnotregisteronanAISdisplay.InadditiontoallowingyoutoseeotherAISequippedboats,AISwillallowotherAISboats(andtheCoastGuard)toseeyouandyourrelatedinformation.Thisis

generallyagoodthing(weoncereceivedaradiocallfromaverylargefreighterthatwasquiteclosebuthiddeninafogbankandwhojustwantedtomakesurewewereonthesamepageaboutthenextfiveminutes)but,forwhateveritisworth,itlimitsyourprivacy.ThisisparticularlytruebecauseanumberofinternetsitestrackanddisplayAISequippedboatsincoastalwaters,includingtheSanJuans,soanyonecantrackMouettewhenevertheinstrumentsareturnedonjustbyloggingontooneofthesesites.Ifyouwant,youcanletyourfriendsandrelativesknowandtheycanfollowyourjourneyincyberspace.Siren.Intheinterestoffulldisclosure,MouetteisalsoequippedwithSiren,asystemthatallowsusandourmaintenanceprofessionaltomonitorvariousfunctionsthroughourcellphones.Itgivesusinformationaboutthingslikebatteryvoltage,insidetemperatures,locationetc.andwehaveitmostlytomonitorMouetteduringtheWintermonthswhentemperaturesgetcriticalandtheboatcanbeunobservedfordaysatatime.Wecanquerythesystemanytimeandthesystemwillletusknowif,forexample,batteryvoltagegoestooloworthereistoomuchwaterinthebilge.Normally,ifMouetteisonacharter,wewillnotdoanythinginresponsetoanyinformationwegetfromthesystem,althoughwemaygetabitanxiousifitappearsthatthecabinsoleisafloatorbatteryvoltageisbelow10andfalling.Inanycase,forbetterorworse,youshouldbeawarethatwehaveaccesstothisinformation.UnlikeAIS,Sireninformationisavailableonlytousandourmaintenanceprofessional.DepthInformation.Depthinformationisviewableonthechartplottersorontherepeaterdevices.Thedepthreadingsreflectdepthbelowthewaterline.Whenyouseeadepthnumberlessthan7’4”youcanreasonablyconcludethatyouareagroundorsoonwillbe.Ifyoubelievethatyouareindangerouslyshallowwaters,theoneareawhereyoucanreasonablybesurethatyouhaveenoughdepthiswhereyoujustcamefrom.Apromptshiftintohardreversemaybethebestwaytopreventanactualgrounding(andithelpsifyouwerenotgoingtoofastinthefirstplace.)Thedepthsounderprovidesdepthinformationdirectlybelowthesensorandnoinformationaboutdepthahead.Depthinthecruisingareacanvarybyhundredsoffeetoveraveryshortdistancesoanaccurateassessmentofpositioningrelativetochartedhazardsisessential.Mostofthetime,withtheproperplanningandsituationawareness,itispossibletoproceedinwaterdeepenoughtoposenoimmediatehazard.Therearetimes,however,whenyoumayneedtonavigateinorclosetoshallowwater(forexample,whencomingintoSqualicumatlowtide.)Werecommendthatyounavigatewithextremecaution(i.e.slowdown,havethepaperchartsopenatthehelmandatleasttwocrewpayingattention)anytimeyouhaveorexpecttohavelessthan10’ofdepthbelowthekeel(i.e.18’indicateddepth.)Onewaytominimizetheriskofgroundingistogiveawideberthtoareasinwhichthewatermaybeshallow.Thereare,inthecruisingarea,somegenerallyshallowareasthatshouldbeavoided.Therearealsoasmallnumberofindividualhazards

outinopenwatermorethan500yardsfromashoreline.Allofthesearemarkedonthecharts,mostofthemwitharedcircledrawnaroundthem.Itisnotusuallynecessarytoroundapointthirtyyardsoffshoreorfollowastraightcoursepastacurvingcoastlineorclosetoamarkedhazardtoshortenthetripbyahundredyardsorso.It’sastunninglybeautifularea.Ifyoustaywelloffshoreandawayfromtheredcircles,youcanspendmostofyourtimeenjoyingthesceneryinsteadofthechartplotterandthedepthgauge.Thedepthsounderwillnotgiveaccuratereadingsbeyondabout400’.Indeeperwater,thesensitivityontheunitincreasesasthetransducertriestogetsomereadingback.Consequently,youmayreceivefalsereadingscausedbycurrents,changesinwatertemperature,fish,andseaweed.Ifyouknowyouareindeepwaterandthegaugeindicatessomebizarrenumber,youcandisregardit.Generally,whenthedepthgaugeisunsureofthedataitisputtingout,itflashes.Wedonotrecommendusingthedepthsounder’salarmatnight.Besidesafairlyhighbatterydrain,it’slikelytosoundatinappropriatetimessuchaslateatnightwhilefisharepassingbeneaththetransducer.Instead,consulttheonboardtidetabletodeterminewhetheryou’reanchoredinasafelocation,consideringhowshallowyourdepthwillbecomewhenthetideebbsoutofyouranchorageinthemiddleofthenight.Speed.Speedovertheground(SOG)isprovidedbytheGPS.Speedthroughthewaterisprovidedbyasensorinthehull.Eitherorbothcanbedisplayedonthechartplottersortherepeaters.Thedifferencebetweenthetwocangiveyouusefulinformationaboutcurrentdrift.Youshouldnote,however,that,SOG,whileveryaccurateatthesensorlevel,reflectshistoricalrateofchangeinpositionandthereforeisalwaysbehindtheactualspeedatthetimeofreading.Speedthroughthewateriscurrentbutinherentlylessaccurate.Ifspeedthroughthewaterisshowingzerooraridiculouslylownumberwhileunderway,theimpellerismostlikelycloggedwithapieceofeelgrass.Sometimesitwillfloatoffovernight.Youcantryremovingitbytravelingforashortdistanceinreverse.VHFRadio.Theremoteaccessmicrophone(RAM)pluggedintotheoutletunderthecockpittablepedestalattheaftendcontrolsallradiofunctionsoftheunitmountedabovethenavtable.TheVHFatthenavstationisturnedonbyholdingdownthe“PWR”buttonforasecond.Thereisalsoa“PWR”switchontheRAMtoturnonthesystematthehelm.Wefindthisveryconvenienttousewhileenteringandleavingmoorings.

TIP:Acurrentweatherforecastshouldbeobtainedeachmorningandupdatedwheneverweatherappearstobeapotentialissue.Thesedays,current,detailedweatherinformationisavailableovertheinternetso,ifyou

haveaconnection,itmaybeeasiesttousethatmethodtoobtaincurrentweather.Anexcellentsourceiswww.atmos.washington.edu/data/marine_report.html.Tolistentotheweatherreports,pushthe“WX”buttonontheradio.Scantheweatherchannelsfortheonewiththebestreceptionbeforesailinginthemorningandpriortoanchoringfortheevening.Thisisgenerallyalightwindregioninthecruisingseasonbutweatherchangescanbesudden.Listenforthereporton“InlandwatersofwesternWashington”whichcoverstheSanJuanIslandsandtheCanadianGulfIslands.Youwillalsohear“StraitofJuandeFuca”(southoftheSanJuans),“GeorgiaStrait”(north),and“RosarioStrait”(runsthroughtheeasternpartoftheSanJuans).InCanadianwaters,listentotheCanadianweatherstationwhichalsotransmitswarningsofmilitaryareaactivity,suchasareaWhiskeyGolf(WG)outsideofNanaimo.

Youarerequiredbylawtomonitorchannel16(thehailinganddistresschannel)whileunderwayduringyourcruise.Youmayhailvesselsonchannel16,butafterestablishingcontactonchannel16,asktheskipperoftheotherboattoswitchtoworkingchannels78,79or80.

SJSmonitorschannel80duringofficehours(closedSundays)butreceptionislikelyonlyinBellinghamBay.Ifyouneedtocontactthemfromanywhereelsetelephoneoremailwillworkbetter.IfyouneedareviewofVHFradioprotocol,you’llfindinformationlocatedintheonboardCharterGuestReferenceNotebook.

IncaseofadistresswhereyoucannolongerstandbytheradiotopassyourMayday,usethereddistressbuttonontheradio.Firstflipupthecover,thenpressthebutton.GPSinput,ifavailable,isautomaticallycodedintoyoursignal.

WindInstruments.Windspeedanddirection(trueorapparent)canbedisplayedonthechartplottersorrepeater.CellularTelephones.Cellularcoverage,includingdata,isgenerallygoodinthecruisingareabutthereareareas(forexample,mostofEastsound)inwhichitisspottyornonexistentandspecificcoveragedependsonthecarrier.Youmaywishtoalertyourfriends,businessassociatesandrelativesofthisfactandadvisethemthattheirfailuretoreachyoumaynotbeduetoyournewabodeinDavyJones’Locker.Ifyouaresailingnorthorwestofthemainislandgroup,itislikelythatdefaultcoveragewillbefromCanada.Astheywillverylikelytellyoubytextmessageifyourphoneissoequipped,yourphonecontractmaynotincludeforeigncoverageandpricesfortheservicemaythereforebegreaterthanyoumightotherwiseexpect.Intheseareasyoumaywish,ataminimum,todisabledataroamingtopreventunwanteddownloadsathighprices.

Cellphonesandother12vDCdevicescanberechargedusingoneofthecigarettelighterplugs(locatedineachcabinandintheelectricalpanel)oranyoftheACplugsifshorepowerortheinverterison.ThereareacoupleofUSBportsbelowthemainelectricalpanelandoneonthecockpittable.YoucanalsorechargeyourphoneorotherdeviceusingtheUSBportonthesoundsystembutthesystemhastobeonforthattowork.EngineandDriveTrainStart:

• Checkfuelgauge.• Checkoil,coolant,andwaterstraineronfirststartoftheday.• Turnonenginebatterybreaker(undertheportaftberth.)• Checkfordebrisinthewater.• Pressignitionbuttonlabeled“I”(warninglightswillgoon.)• Presscrankbutton;theengineshouldstartimmediately.• CheckforwaterpumpingoutofcoolantportandshutdownIMMEDIATELYif

youcan’tseewaterwithin30seconds.Stop:

• Allowenginetoruninneutralfor5minutestocool.• Press“STOP”button(alarmwillsound;thisisnormal.)• Thenpress“I”buttonuntilsoundstops.• NEVERpress“I”buttonwhileengineisrunning.• Turnoffenginebatterybreaker.

TheengineisaYanmar4JH4CE.MaximumRPMis3000.CruisingRPMis2800orless.Idleisaround800RPM.Uponstart,itwilltaketheRPMgaugeafewsecondstoregistersothelackofRPMindicationisasubjectforconcernonlyifitpersists.Saildrive.PropulsionisthroughaSaildrivewhichhelpseliminateshaftvibration,noise,alignmentproblemsandleakage.Italsohelpstoreducethechanceofsnaggingthedinghytetherorsomeotherlinebutasufficientlevelofdeterminationwillgetthepropfouledanywayandithasbeendoneonceonchartersofar.Prop.Mouettehasafeathering(Maxprop)propellertohelpmaximizespeedthroughthewaterwhenundersail.Afterhavingbeentoldforyearsthatitwasoktoleavetheengineinreversewhilesailing(i.e.engineoff)wehavereceivedanadvisoryfromYanmarthatthispracticecandamagethesaildriveandanysuchdamagewillnotbecoveredbythewarranty.Weneverthoughthighlyofthepracticeanywaybecauseyoucantheninadvertentlystarttheengineinreversebutthereisnowamuchbetterreasontogobrieflytoreverse(togetthepropfoldedandyouneedsomewayonforthattowork)andthenpromptlybacktoneutral.

EngineCompartmentFan.Afanintheenginecompartmentventstheareawhenevertheignitionisonandforashorttimeafteritisturnedoff.Withtheenginerunningitisnotaudiblebutyoumayhearitafteryouturntheengineoff.Ifitkeepsrunningforanysignificanttimewiththeignitionoff,pleasereportthattoSJS.Reverse.Mouette“walkstoport”veryslightly.It’seasilyovercomewiththewheelandrudderwhenyouhavealittlesternwayandwiththebowthrusteratanytime.Besuretohangontightlytothewheelinreverse.Ifyoudon’t,waterpressureontheruddercanslamtherudderovertoonesideortheother,whichisveryhardonthesteeringmechanismandruinsyourmaneuver.Forward.Mouettehasalargeanddeeprudder.Soshe’sveryquicktoturn,andturnsinanarrowradius.Turnsgenerallyoccuraroundthekeelbutagoodvisualreferenceisthemastwhichismoreorlessdirectlyabovethekeel.Verysmallrudderadjustmentswilleasilychangecourse.Becausethesaildrive/propellerisalmostbelowtheengine,thewashfromtheproptakesamomenttoreachtherudderwhenstartingoff;anticipatethisdelaywhenmaneuveringintightspaces.Ashortburstofthrottlewillshootwaterattherudder,which,ifalreadyturned,willresultinashort,sharpturnwithlittleforwardmovement…astrategythatcanbehandywhenturninginconfinedspaces.Oryoucouldusethebowthruster.Docking.Mouetteisastonishinglymaneuverableduringdockingforalargeboat.Itiseasytocontrolapproachandposition.Inmanyrespects,Mouetteismoremaneuverablethanthe32’boatweownedbeforeher.Thatsaid,Mouetteisofasizethatcannotbeeasilydraggedtoorfromadock,especiallyagainstanysignificantwindorcurrentsoitisimportanttouseherinherentmaneuverabilitytobringheruptothedockandtogethertiedupwithoutunduedelay.Inadverseconditions,wetendtoattachasternormidshipslinetothenearestdockcleat.Afterthat,itisrelativelyeasytobringthebowclosetothedockusingthebowthruster.Mouettecarriesmomentumwell,soyourfinalapproachandturnintowardyourslipcanusuallybedonewiththethrottle/shifterinneutral;you’llcertainlyneednomorethan“idlespeed”unlesstherearehighwindsorastiffcurrent.Withoutthepropellerturningyoualsodonothavethecomplicatingeffectofpropwalktocontendwith.(It’sminimalanyway.)Becausethethrottleislocatedtostarboard,thehelmspersonwillbetostarboardduringdocking.Forthisreason,inadoubleslip(whichmostofthemareinthecruisingarea),astarboardtieiseasierthanaporttie,especiallyifyouarenotfamiliarwiththeboat.Youcanusuallyrequestastarboardtiefromtheharbormasteroryoucanmakeanyslipastarboardtiebychoosingtomoorbow-inorstern-in.

Dockinginaslipsternin,inreverse,hassomeadvantagesbecauseyoucanseeexactlywhereyouarerelativetothedockwhenyouareatthehelm.Italsobringsthesternclosetothedocktoallowsternaccesswhichismucheasierthanclimbingoffthesideandgenerallymeansthatyoudon’thavetorunshorepowerallthewaytothebackoftheboatfromitssource.Stern-indockingisnotinherentlymorechallengingthanbow-inbutitfeelsweird,especiallyifyouareusedtobowin.Itisatechniqueworthlearning,especiallyifyoueverwanttosailoutsidetheUS.Ifyouarenotexperiencedatstern-indocking,werecommendthatyoupracticeitwithyourbrieferortakeacaptainonboardforthefirstday(orstickwithbowin.)Wheneveryoudock(oratanyothertimewhenyoumayoperatetheengineinreverse,thereisapossibilitythatthedinghytethercangetfouledinthesaildrive.Topreventthis,movethedinghyforwardoramidshipsorpullthetetheruptight.Docksideassistancecanbeabighelp,especiallyinchallengingconditions.AtRocheHarborandRosario,youwilllikelygethelpfromthestaffwhetheryouaskforitornot.Elsewhere,youmayhavetoaskandeventhen,youmayhavetowaitforstafftoshowup.Ourexperienceeverywherewehavesailedisthatpeopleonotherboatsarehappytoassist,especiallyifaskedorifyoulooklikeyou’reintrouble(orjustworried.)WhencomingintotheSJSdocksinhighwindsorifyou’djustlikealittleassistanceuponarrival,hail“SJS”onVHFchannel80.They’llbegladtooffersome“coaching”and/orcatchyourlines.Askingfordockingassistance,especiallyinwindyconditionsorwithaninexperiencedcrew,isasignofprudentseamanship.Neverturnofftheengineuntilthevesselissecurelytiedatthedock.Remember,you’llneedtouseyourenginetostoptheboat’smomentum.It’sverydifficultandoftenimpossibleforpeopleholdinglinestostopthemomentumofavesselasheavyasacruisingsailboat.Don’tusedocklinesonashorecleattostopmovement,asthiscanresultinasuddenswingoftheboatanddamagetocleats,boat,and/ordock.

Pre-Start.

• Checktheoillevel.Thedipstickisonthestarboardsideoftheengine.

Itcanbeseenbyraisingthecompanionwaystepsbutisbestaccessedfromthestarboardaftcabin.Donotoverfill.Usetheonboardspareoiltoaddnomorethanacupatatime.Then,afterwaitingabout2minutesfortheoiltotrickledowntothepan,checkthelevelagain.Overfillingisabadthingtodotoadiesel.Theexcessoilwillescapesomehow,perhapsbyblowingtheheadgasket.Ifthedipstickindicatesnooilthefirsttimeyoucheckit,reinsertandtryagain-thecorrectlevelwillshowwhentheairlockbubbleisbroken.Expecttheoiltobeblackerthanthatofagasolinepoweredautomobileengine;thisisnormalforadieselafteronlyafewhoursofoperation.

• Checkthecoolantlevel;anywherebetweenthetwolines(highandlow)ontheoverflowreservoiris“good”.

• Whileyouhaveaccesstothefrontoftheengine,checkforbelt

tightnessandleakingfluids.

• Lookoverthesternforkelp,logsorbranchesthatcouldfoulthepropeller.

• Makesurethegearshiftisinneutral(12o'clockposition).

Start.

• Presstheelectricalswitchlabeled“I”untiltheindicatorlightsonthe

RPMgaugelightup.

• Pressthe“crank”buttonforamoment;theenginenormallystartsimmediately.

• Aftertheenginestarts,releasethecrankbutton,checkforwaterbeing

dischargedfromtheexhaustport.(Theportitselfishardtoseebutyoucangenerallyhearthewaterandseeitsimpactontheoceansurface.)Ifyoucannotseewatercomingfromtheexhaustportwithin30seconds,shutdownandinvestigate.Ifyoudon’tdothisandwaterisnotpumping,youwillprobablynotgetanoverheatwarninguntilyouareahalfmileorsofromthedock,atwhichpoint,youwillprobablyhavetobetowedin.

• Whiletheenginewarms,checkyourfuellevelontheLCDpanelonthe

electricalpanel.Pleaseallow5-10minutesofwarmupbeforeplacingaloadontheengine.Itisveryhardonadieseltobeplacedunderloadwhencold.ProceedinginForward/Reverse.Withthethrottleinneutralposition,engageforwardgearbypushingaheadonthethrottleorreversegearbypullingbackonthethrottle.Tokeepthetransmission“healthy,”pleaseremembertopause2seconds(say“oneandtwoand”)inthe12o'clockneutralpositionwhenshiftingfromforwardtoreverseandvice-versa.Fromneutral,oneclickforwardplacestheengineinforwardidleandoneclickbackplacesitinreverseidle.FurthermovementforwardorbackincreasesRPM.YoucanincreaseRPMwhileremaininginidlebymovingthethrottleoutofneutralwhilepushingonthebuttononthefrontofthethrottlequadrant.Youmaywanttodothisifyouabsolutelyhavetochargethebatterieswhileyouareatanchorbut

pleasebeawarethatmarinedieselenginesdonotreactwelltobeingoperatedforextendedperiodsundernoload.Operation.54HPYanmarSDseriesenginesareveryreliable.Economycruisespeedof5-7knotsisachievedatabout2000-2500RPMusingabout1gallonofdieselperhour.Pleasedonotexceed2800RPMformorethanbriefperiodsbecauseit’shardonthedieselandfuelconsumptionincreasessubstantiallywithverylittleincreaseinspeed.FuelManagement.Fuelisfilteredtwicebeforebeinginjectedintotheengine.ThefirstfilterisaRacorfuel/waterseparatorlocatedforwardintheenginecompartment.Ithasatransparentbowlandcanbevisuallycheckedforevidenceofwaterorothercontamination.Furtherdownstream,aseparateYanmarfilterstrainsoutcontaminants.Eitherorbothfilterscanbecomeclogged,resultinginaroughrunningengineorenginefailure.TheRacorfiltercanbecleanedoutandthefiltercartridgeineitherfilterreplacedbutdoingsorequiressomeknowledge.Afterreplacement,itmaybenecessarytobleedairfromthefuelsystem.(InstructionsfordoingsoareintheEngineManual.)Ifyouarenotexperiencedwiththiskindofoperation,werecommendthatyoufindalocalmechanicorcontactSJSforadvice.Ifyouareinaremoteharbor,itisoftenpossibletofindexperiencedcrewonotherboatswhocanhelpyouthroughtheprocess.Sparecartridgesarelocatedinthesparesboxundertheforwarddinetteseat.Toavoidthepossibilityofsuckinginairorsludgeintothefuelfilterwhenthefuellevelapproaches¼ofatank,refuelafterthefueldropsbelow½fullbutbeforeitreaches¼full.Itisunlikelythatyouwillencounterreallyhighwavesinthecruisingareabutbeawarethattherollingmotionthatthesewavescancauseincreasesthechancesofcontaminatedfuelreachingthefuelfilters.EngineOverheat.Ifthebuzzersoundswhiletheengineisrunning,IMMEDIATELYshutdowntheengineandinvestigate.Prolongedrunningoftheenginewithoverheatedcoolantcanultimatelycausetheoiltobreakdownandtheenginetoseize.Beforethathappens,however,ifnoseawaterisbeingpumpedthroughthecoolingsystem,thewetexhaustsystemwillbedryanditwillnottakelongforthehotexhaustgassestomeltthemuffler.Thatisnotascatastrophicasanengineseizurebutitwilllikelyendyourcruiseweekwhilethemufflerisreplaced.Iftheoverheatlightcomesonenroute,themostlikelyculpritiseelgrasspluggingupyourrawwaterstrainer.Thebestupfrontsolutiontothisproblemisprevention—keepaneyepeeledforeelgrassmats,especiallyalongthose“soapy”lookingtideandeddylinesinthewater,anddon’trunoverit.Wheneelgrassgetssuckedintotheenginecoolingwaterintake,itcollectsintherawwaterstrainer.Tocleartheeelgrassfromtherawwaterstrainer(accessedbyliftingthecompanionwaystairs,afterwhichitwillbeseenportside),twistofftheclearscrew-topandextracttheeelgrassandtossitinthegalleygarbagecan.Replacethelidandtightenbyturningitclockwiseuntilthelidisseatedfirmlyontherubbergasket,makingsurethatitistightenoughthatitwillnotvibrateloose.Thenrestarttheengine.

Ifuponrestartingtheengineoverheatsagain,checkthesealbetweenthestrainer,therubbergasket,andthelid.Ifthestrainerisdrawingair,itwon’tdrawwater.Ifneeded,openandthenretightenthelidonthestrainerandchecktomakesuretherubbergasketisingoodshapeandinplaceinthelid(notlyinginthebilge.)Iftheabovefailstosolvetheproblem,callSJSforassistance.Theremaybeotherreasonsyouhearthebuzzer.Ifyoulostoilpressure,theoiliconwarninglightwilllightup,socheckwhichlightisshowingred.Ifit’stheoillight,shutdowntheengine,checktheoillevel,andcontactSJS.Thealarmbuzzerismorelikelytoindicateengineoverheating,andthetemperatureiconlightwilllightup.Beforeyoushutdowntheengine,checkforwatergurglingouttheexhaust.Ifyouhavea“wetexhaust”,checkthecoolantlevelintheoverflowreservoirbottleandifnoneisseen,addenoughtoreachthetoplevellineonthebottle.ONLYAFTERTHEENGINECOOLSDOWN,youmightremovethecapontheengineblockandaddcoolant.Andcheckthebilgeforalightgreenliquid.Iffoundinthebilge,callSJS.Ifthecoolantreservoirbottleisfull,checktoseeiftheenginethrewabelt.Withoutabeltontherawwaterpump,thecoolantwon’tcirculateandcooltheengine.Replacementbeltsarelocatedintheenginespareskit.Oneotherpossibilityisthattheimpellerintherawwaterpumphasfailed.Whiletheyarereplacedeachspringwithanewone,it’sstillpossiblethatahardobjectmaybedrawninandbreakoffanimpellerblade.Areplacementimpellerisfoundwiththeenginespares.CallSJSifyoususpectyouhaveanimpellerproblem.EngineShutdown.Withtheengineinidleandthegearshifttoneutral,allowtheengine5minutestocooldown.Thenpushthefuelcutoffbuttonlabeled“STOP”.Aftertheenginestops,cuttheelectricalsourcebypressingandholdingthe“I”buttonuntilthebuzzerstopsandthepanellightsgoout.Neverstoptheenginebypressingtheignitionbuttonfirstasthiscandamagethediodesonthealternator,andthebatterieswillnolongercharge.FuelTank.Mouettehasa63-gallonfueltank.Theengineconsumesabout1-1.5gallonsofdieselperhourdependingonpowersetting.Pleasebeverycarefulwhenfueling.Neverallowmaximumflowfromthefillerhose.Ifyoudo,thefilltubewillsurgeanddieselwillspillfromtheventsontothesideandontothedeck.IttakesonlyafewdropsofdieselfuelinthewatertocauseoilsheenandsubjectyoutoaCoastGuardfine.Fillslowlyandcarefully.Checkthesideventand,withdishwashingsoap,wipeupanyexcessfueltoavoidyellowingthehullandsternandpollutingthewater.Alsobeverycarefulofdripswhenremovingthehose.Dieselandshoebottomsareaveryslipperyanddangerouscombination.Afterwiping,pleaseusesoapywatertoscrubdownanydripssoitdoesnotstainthefiberglass.

Putyoureardowntothefillholeandlistentothedieselflow.Whenthepitchchangesandgetshigher,thetankislikelyfullandyou’renowfillingthehosebetweenthetankandthefillhole.Avoidafuelspill–STOP!CheckthefuelgaugeontheLCDdisplayontheelectricalpanel.IfthegaugedoesnotshowFull,continuefillingveryslowly.Whenyouthinkyou’refinishedfueling,checkthefuelgaugeonelasttimetomakesureit’sreading“Full.”Thatway,SJSwillnotchargeyouafuelingchargeplusthecostoffuel.

TIP:Unlikeautomobilefuelgauges,fuelgaugesonboatsarenotoriouslyinaccurate,especiallyonthelowend.Therefore,wheneverthefuelleveldropsbelow½full,youshouldrefuelatyournextopportunity.NEVERletthefuellevelfallbelow¼fulloryou’reindangerofrunningoutoffuel.Towingandthecostofamechanictobleedtheairfromthefuellinesisanexpensivepropositionforacharterguest.

HatchesMouettehasnumeroushatchestoletinlightandairwhenopen.Thelargeronesalsohavebuiltin“slide-over”nettingorshades.Hatcheswithleverlockscanbelockedineitheroftwopositions:oneisdoggeddowntight,whichyoushouldalwaysusewhenundersailormotoringinseriousswell;theotherisraisedslightly(about¼inch)toallowasmalldraft.Atanchororslip,hatchescanberaisedonthearmsandclampedinaraisedpositionusingthegreytwisthandlesonthesupportarms.

TIP:Besuretoloosenthegreytwistgripsbeforetryingtoclosethehatches.Forcingthemwillresultindamage.Alwaysclosehatcheswhenundersailormotoringinheavyseas.Araisedhatchisamagnetforjibsheetsandcouldbeseriouslydamagedifcaught.Ifthereisanychanceofawavecausingwatertolandondeck,youmaydiscoverhowharditistodryoutamattress.

Someofthehatcheshaveventsthatallowairtoenterevenwhenthehatchitselfisclosed.Theseventsarecontrolledbyagrayplungerinthecenterofthehatchthatisopenwhenitisup(andlooksclosed)andclosedwhenitispulleddown(andlooksopen.)Theventswillnotallowraintoenterthecabinundermostconditionsbutlargerquantitiesofwater,particularlyifitarrivesotherthanfromdirectlyoverhead,cangetthroughthevents.Ifyouaresailinginfreshconditionsorhighwaves,itisverylikelythatyouwilltakewateroverthebow.Aswediscoveredbytrialanderror,thatwaterwillgetintoeitherorbothofthetwofrontcabinhatchesiftheventsareopenandwillmakeanannoyingwetspotonthebeddirectlyunderneath.ThereisnothingintheOwner’sManualaboutthisbutdirectionsareontheactualunits,afactthatwediscoveredwhenwetriedtofigureoutwhythebeddinghadbecomesoddenwiththehatchesfirmlyclosed.

HeadsandHoldingTanksMouettehaspush-button,electricflush,fresh-waterheads.Wetthebowlbeforeusewiththerockerswitchpressedoneway,thenevacuatethebowlbypressingtherockertheotherway.Travelwiththebowlsdry.Therearetwobuttons.Therockerswitchwetsthebowl(leftside)andevacuatesthebowl(rightside).Thesingleswitchdoesboth,insequence,butusesmorewater.Useeitherone.Theheadseachhavea20-gallonholdingtank,andtheywillneedtobeemptiedonceeverytwoorthreedaystoavoidleakingsewageor,worseyet,anexplodedholdingtank,areal“vacationruining”event!SJSstaffwilldiscussholdingtanks,overboarddischargeandpump-outsuponyourarrival.Theholdingtanksarelocatedinthecabinetbehindeachhead.Toaccess,pullthetopofthepaneltowardsyouby2-3inches,thenliftthepaneluptoclearthelipatthebottom.Replacethepanelbyinsertingthelipatthebottomfirst,then,whenthewholepaneliscarefullyaligned,pushinthetopuntilitholds.Thetankisagreencolorandthewastelevelinsidecanbeseenbyshiningaflashlightfromthetopdownwards.Itisagravitydischargesystemand,whenoutsideUSwaters,toemptyit,orsimplypasswastethroughitdirectlyoverboard,openthered-handledlargeseacock.Theforwardtankseacockislocatedoutboardofthesinkcabinet.Itcanbeseenbyshiningaflashlightfromthespaceunderthewoodenshowerseatbutitcanonlybereachedfromawhitedoorunderthesinkcabinet.Theaftseacockislocatedoutboardandundertheaftdinetteseat.Alltankcontentswilldrainoverboardinjustafewseconds;you’llhearanoticeable“whoosh”asitdischarges.Thenclosethelargeseacockhandle,andallheadcontentsgotoandremainintheholdingtankonceagain.OverboarddischargeisnotallowedinUSwatersandshouldnotbedoneinharborsorotherflow-restrictedareas,souseapump-outfacilityinstead.Ifyoupumpouttheholdingtankatashorefacility,pleasefillitwithabout5gallonsoffreshwaterthroughthedeckfittingtorinse,andthenpumpitoutagain.Thankyou!Offshoresailorshavearule:“Neverputanythingdownamarinetoiletthathasn’tbeeneatenfirst.”Andthat,ofcourse,includesfeminineitems.Infact,offshoresailorsdonotevenputsoiledtoilettissuedownamarinehead.Theysimplydepositsoiledtoilettissue(andfeminineitems)inareceptaclesuchasawastebasketwithalinerbagoraZiplocbaggie,butnotdownthetoilet.SJShighlyrecommendyoufollowthisrule.Andsincethey’vebeenrecommendingthis,they’vehadalmostnoincidentsofpluggedheads!Headodorsaremostcommonlycausednotbythecontentsoftheholdingtankbutbyorganismsandorganicwasteinstagnantseawaterorbywastebackflowintothebowls.AsMouetteisequippedwithafreshwatersystem,thereshouldnotbeheadodorsfromseawater.SeeNuancesforhowtoavoidbackflow.Becausetheheadsusefreshwater,yourfreshwaterconsumptionwillbegreaterthanonboatswithconventionalsystems.Monitorwaterlevelsfrequentlybecause,

oncethewatertanksareempty,thenumberofheadsonMouettegoesfromtwotozero.HeadroomTheheadroomonMouette(takencenterlineinthemaincabin)is6’6”.Unlessyouareexceptionallytall,itismorethanadequateinmostplaces.Ontheotherhand,it’saboatandwehaveneversailedonanewboatwithoutbashingourheadsafewtimeswhilegettingusedtothelayout.Careinthisregardisrichlyrewarded.HeaterThediesel-firedWebastocabinheaterwillmaketheinterior“toasty”within10-15minutes.Theheatercontrolislocatedonthewallaftofthedinette.Pressthepower“on”switchandselectthefanspeedandtemperature.Aslowfanspeedismostefficient,andquieter.Ittakesafewminutesfortheheaterto“cycleup”andgethot.Turntheheateroffusingthesamepushbuttonswitch.Thefanwillcontinuetorunforabout5minuteswhiletheunitiscoolingdownandcyclingoff.Theheatisdry,comfortable,andonthoserainydaysorcoolevenings,makesahugedifferenceincruisingcomfort!Whenit’scool,werecommendwarmingtheboatbeforeturninginforthenight,withthelastpersontogotobedinstructedtoturnthedieselheateroffbeforeretiring.Then,thefirstoneupinthemorningcansimplyturnthecabinheaterbackon.Whiletheheatercanrunallnight,theboatwilllikelygettoohotandtheelectricfanwilldrainthehousebatteries,nottomentionbeingnoisyforthepeopleintheaftcabin.HolesintheBoatTherearealotofthem.Somearetheretotakeinwater,otherstodischargeit.Afewallowsensorstooperate.Whileitishighlyunlikelythatonewillspringaleak,anyofthemcoulddoso.Woodenplugsarestorednexttoeachmajorintakeoroutflowportandcanbeusedtoplugleaksbyjammingtheminthevalveortheholeitself.Unlessyoujustheardaloudcrashingsound,ifwaterisgettingintothebilgefasterthanitshould,eitheritisgettinginthroughanopenhatchorthereisaleakinoneofthethru-hullsorintheonboardplumbing.Ifoneofthewatertanksisleaking,thegoodnewsisthatthereisnotenoughwaterinthetanktoposeahazard.Theheadstoragetankshavetheirownissuesiftheyleakbutalsodonotthreatentheintegrityoftheboat.Ifthereisseawaterinthebilge(thatdidnotcomeinthroughanopenhatch),oneofthethru-hullsisleaking.TheOwner’sManualhasdiagramsshowingthelocationofallthru-hullsstartingonpage43.Thoseassociatedwithheadsshouldbefoundonthediagramforthetwo-headversionoftheboat.

KeelDepthMouettehasadeepfinkeelanddraws7’4’’sofigureon8feettobeonthesafeside.SJSstronglyrecommendsthatyoumaintainaminimumof10’underthekeelwheneverpossible,bothunderwayandatlowtideonanchor.YoushouldnotethatdepthsinsideSqualicumharborcanbemarginalatlowtidelevels.Thechartshows1.2fathoms(exactlykeeldepth)atthenorthentranceand1.5fathomsatthesouthentrance.Thereshouldbeadequateclearancemostofthetimebut,ifyouareplanningtoenterorleaveatpeaklowtide,youmaywanttocheckthetidetablesandproceedwithcaution.AquickcalltoSJScouldn’thurt.MooringBuoysSeveralofthemorepopularanchorageshavemooringbuoysthatareavailabletothepubliconafirst-comebasis.Ifyouplantouseamooringbuoy,pleasereadtheanchoragedescriptioninoneofthebooksdescribingthemforinformationaboutwheretheyare,whattheycostandanyotherrelevantconsiderations.Mooringbuoysaretypicallynotmarkedtoshowownership,weightbearingcapacityoruserestrictions.Someofthemareprivatelyownedand,shouldyouhookuptooneofthesewhiletheownerissailing,youmayfindyourboatadriftwhenyoureturn.Atleastonecruisingguidecitesalimitfortheuseofmooringbuoysthatexcludesboatsover45feetlongandtherearereferencestothisrestrictioninthecruisingforums.WewereunabletofindanythingaboutitonaStatewebsite.Thelengthrestrictionseemsabitarbitrarygiventhatfactorssuchasweight,windage,currentandweatherconditionswouldhaveagreatereffectonthebuoy’scapacitythanlength.Inanycase,ifaparkrangerquestionsyouaboutthis,youcanobserve(correctly)thatMouette’shulllengthis44’9”.YoucanalsoaddthatJeanneau’sstate-of-the-artconstructiontechniquesmakethisaremarkablylightboatforitssizeandclass.Thatsaid,mooragebuoysinthecruisingareahavebrokenloosefromtheiranchorsordriftedfromtheiroriginallocations.Donotassumethatamooragebuoywillholdyourboat,beappropriatelyspacedfromothermooragebuoysorbeplacedinwaterofadequatedepth.Mooringbuoysinthecruisingareadonothavefloatingtethers.Yousnagthemwiththeboathookthroughtheringontopoftheballandpullthechainupthroughthebuoy.Thechainisheavysoexpecttohavetohaulupprettyhardorleanoverprettyfartoattachyourline.Toavoidlinechafeandfacilitateuncoupling,weliketousetwolines.Theworkinglineisattachedattheloopedendbyrunningthebitterendthroughtheringandbackthroughtheloopandtyingitofftoabowcleat.Thisattachmentminimizeschafebutcanbedifficulttodetachonitsown.Thelazylineisrunfromonebowcleatthroughtheringtotheotherbowcleatbutisletoutfarenoughsoithangsloose.Whenyouwanttoleave,pullthelazylinetight,whichwill

makeiteasytodetachtheworkingline,afterwhichyoucansimplypullthelazylinethroughtheringandbeonyourway.OutboardOutboardCraneGettingtheoutboardonandoffthedinghyhasalwaysbeenrelativelyeasybecausethefold-downtransom/swimplatformsuppliesasafe,intermediatestepbetweentherailmountandthedinghy.Evenso,ourchoiceofa6hpoutboardinsteadofthestandard2hpmeansthattheoutboardisnotlightandrequiressomefairlyseriousmanhandling.Tomakethisprocesseasier,wehaveprovidedanoutboardcrane.Thecranehasapulleysystemthatwillallowtheenginetoberaisedupoffthemountandlowereddirectlyontothedinghytransom,avoidingthe“cleanandjerk”maneuverthatisotherwiserequired.Thecraneitself,apartfromsomemountinghardware,canbeeasilyremovedandstoredwhennotinuseso,ifitisnotmounted,youwillprobablyfinditinalazaretteoroneoftheunder-solecockpitstoragelockers.Mouetteisequippedwitha4-strokeNissan6horsepoweroutboard.Thisisnotthelightestoutboardavailable(itweighs57lbs.)butwepreferitbecauseithasareversegearandmorepowerthanthe2hp.alternative.Theoutboardoperateslikemostsmalloutboards.Ifyouhaveexperiencewiththem,itshouldbefairlystraightforward.Ifnot,pleaseaskamemberoftheSJSstafftogooveroutboardoperationwithyou.Itdoesnottakelongtolearn.Theenginehasnointernalgasolinetankandisfedfromanexternaltankthroughahosethatclipsontheengineintake.Hookingthesystemupisstraightforwardbut,ifyouareindoubt,askamemberoftheSJSstafftogooveritwithyouasapartofyourbrief.DONOTaddoiltothegasolinemixture–itusesstraightgasoline.WARNING–Gasolinefumesareexplosiveandaverydangerousfirehazardifgasolineisstoredonaboat.Keepthegasolinetankinthedinghyandtiedtothetransomsoitstaysupright.NEVERstorethegasolinetankinalocker,lazarette,oranyotherstorageareaonyourvessel.Ingeneral,theoutboardshouldberemovedfromthedinghyforalltowingoperationsbecause,ifthedinghyflipsover,itislikelythattheoutboardwilleitherfallcompletelyofforbedestroyedbywaterdamage.Wewereoccasionallylaxinthisregarduntilweunexpectedlyencounteredthree-footwaveswiththemotoronthedinghy.Allwaswellbutweresolvedthatwewerenotgoingtoriskrepeatingthatexperience.(Onceyougetinthewaves,itisdangeroustotrytomovetheoutboardsoallyoucandoishopeforthebest.)

Topreventengineoilfromgoingwhereitshouldnotgo,keeptheoutboardeitheruprightorhorizontalwiththecontrolhandledown.Webelieveina“beltandsuspenders”approachsowetietheoutboardtothesternrailorthedinghytransomjustincaseitwasn’tscreweddownastightlyaswethought.ToStart

• Attachthefuelhosetotheengine.

• Openthefueltankvent(smallscrewinthecenterofthefuelcap.)

• Squeezethebulbinthefuellineuntilitishardtosqueeze(fulloffuel.)

• Makesuregearleverisinneutral.(Ifyoucan’tpullthestartcord,it’snot.)

• Pulloutthechokeknobifstartingacoldengine(starboardforwardcorneroftheoutboard).

• MakesuretheU-shapedkillclip(withtheredlanyard)isclippedintotheredshut-offknob(forwardlowontheoutboard).

• Turnthethrottlehandleto“slow”.

• Pullthecorduntilitstarts.Youshouldn’thavetopullitmorethan2-3times.

Oncetheengineisrunning,ifthechokeisout,pushitbackinasnecessarytokeeptheenginerunningsmoothly.Ifitisreallycold,youmayneedahalfchokesettingforabit.Oncetheengineiswarmedupyoucanshiftintoforwardorreverseasnecessary.Theenginemustbeatidleduringanyshiftchanges.

Tip:Thekillclipandlanyardaredesignedtoshuttheenginedownshouldyouhappentogooverboard.Thewaterinmostofthecruisingareaisseriouslycoldandyoureallydonotwanttobedog-paddlingaroundinitwatchingyourdinghyleavingthearea.Thesystemonlyworksifyouattachthelanyardtoyourwristorsomethingelsethatwillgooverboardwithyou.Whileweareonthesubject,evenifthedinghysticksaround,itwillbeachallengetogetbackaboard.Youcantrysteppingonthecavitationplateontheoutboard,tyingaloopinthepainterorjusthaulingyourselfontoatubeusingthehandles.Besttechniqueisnottofallininthefirstplace.

ToShutOff

• Shuttheoutboardoffbypushingintheredshut-offknob(wherethekillclipisclippedin).Orjustpulltheredlanyarduntiltheclippopsoff.

• Toavoidpropdamage,shuttheoutboardoffandthenraisetheshaftoutof

thewaterbeforeyoureachtheshore.Pulltheoutboardforwardandoutofthewaterasfarasitwillgoandthenmovethestainlesssteeltiltleveronthestarboardsideoftheshaftintothelockpositionandlettheoutboardbackdownslightly.Toputtheoutboardshaftbackinthewater,releasethetiltlever.

• Iftheengineisnotgoingtobeusedforsometime,closetheairventonthe

fueltankanddisconnectthefuelhosefromtheengine.Troubleshooting.Iftheenginewon’tstart,reviewthestepsabovetomakesureyou’vedoneallofthem.Thereisasparesparkplugandsparkplugwrenchinthetoolboxincasetheenginewon’tstartorisrunningrough.Anewsparkplugsolvesmyriadoutboardproblems.Ifyouusethesparesparkplug,notifyyourcheck-inskipperuponyourreturnsoanewonecanbeplacedaboardforfutureguests.Iftheoutboardisrunningandyou’reheadingtowardshore,andtheenginesuddenlyquits,it’susuallythatsomeonehasforgottentoventthefuelcap.Iftheengineisrunningfinebutthepropellerisn’tmoving,theshearpinisprobablybroken–justtakethecotterpinouttoremovethepropellerandreplacethebrokenshearpin(asparepinislocatedforwardoftheshaftunderthehandlegrip)andputthepropellerandnewpinbackintoplace.RefrigeratorandFreezerTherefrigeratorand/orfreezermustbeturned“on”attheelectricalpanel.ForsomereasonknownonlytoJeanneau,thepanelswitchforthefreezerislabeled“Aux”.Atemperaturethermostatcontroldial(withminthroughmax,maxbeingcoldestandwillprobablyfreezeyourlettuce)islocatedinsidetherefrigerator.Therefrigeratorisquitedeepanddoesnothaveanaircirculationpumpsothelawsofphysicsensurethatitemsstorednearthebottomwillbecolderthanthosestorednearthetop.Stuffstoredallthewayatthebottomseemstogetfrozensolidatthesettingwehavebeenusing,whichisokifyouexpectit.Thereisaseparatefreezerwithaseparatetemperaturecontrol.Werecommendrunningtherefrigeratoratalltimestoavoiditbecomingsmelly.Thefreezercanbeturnedonasneeded.Todrainthewaterfromtherefrigeratorforcleaningorincaseofwaterbuild-up,pullthesmallpluginthebottomoftherefrigerator.Thereisadrainpumpactivatedbyasilverbuttontostarboardinthecompartmentimmediatelybelowthesink.

TIP:Ifyouspillsomething,likemilk,intherefrigerator,rinsewithwaterafterdrainingtopreventrancidorganicmatterbuildingupinthedrainlines.

SailsHeadsail.The106%headsailhasrollerfurling.Whetherfullyorpartiallydeployed,you’llhavegoodsailshape.Slighthand-over-handtensiononopposinglines–furlinglineandsheets–preventsproblemssuchasarat’snestonthedrum(shouldthewindcatchthesailandunwrapitviolently)orabaggyfurledsail.Theeasiestwaytounfurltheheadsailistoputtheworkingsheetontheleewardwinchandusetheelectricmotortodeploythesail.Oncethesailisdeployed,itwillbeonthewinchandcanbeadjustedbyelectricallyormanuallyreelingitinormanuallyeasingitout.Inlightwinds,theheadsailcaneasilybedeployedmanuallywithoutthewinchbutyouwillprobablywanttoputtheworkingsheetonthewinchanyway.FurlingorReefingtheHeadsail–Simplyeasethejibsheets(keepingcontrolofthem)whilepullinginthejibreefinglineuntilonlytheamountofsailyoudesireisdeployed.Ifyouaregoingtoreeftheheadsail,makesurethatyoukeeptensiononthefurlinglinebothduringandafterthereeftopreventthereeffromcomingout.Youshouldnothavetousethewinchtofurlthejibbutyoucanuseawinchifyouprefer.Ifyoucannotfurlbyhand,orifthesailseemstohangupusingthewinch,forcingtheprocesswillonlyexacerbatetheproblem.Instead,investigatetoseewhyitwillnotfurlandsortouttheproblem.Themostcommonproblemisforgettingtotakeajibsheetoffthewinchortoopentherelatedclutch.Mainsail.Themainisconventionalandisdeployedbywinchingitupusingthemainhalyardandtheelectricwinchlocatedontheportcoachroof.Thesailisfullyraisedwhentheheadisadjacenttotheblackstripeatthetopofthemast.Thefootisfullyextendedwhentheclewisadjacenttotheblackstripeontheboom.Sailshapecanbeadjustedusingthemainhalyard,outhaul,vang,adjustablebackstayor,whenclosehauled,themainsheet.Boompositioncanbecontrolledusingthetravelerorthemainsheet.Mouettewillsailokifyoucenterthetravelerandneveruseanycontrolotherthanthesheetsbutyoucanimproveperformanceconsiderablybyusingthemanytoolsavailabletocontrolsailshape.

Tip:Wedon’tknowanyonewhohassailedforanyperiodoftimeonacruisingboatandwhohasnotatsometimefeltlikeafoolbecausetheytriedtopullthetravelerupwindwithoutreleasingthedownwindclutch.Ifyouarejustpullingonthetravelerline,abruisedegoisthelikelyextentofthedamage.Evenifyouhavethetravelerlineonamanualwinch,itshouldnottakelongtofigureoutthatthereissomethingamiss.Mouettehasanelectriccabintopwinchwhichmakeslightworkoftraveleradjustmentsassuming,ofcourse,thatthedownwindclutchhasbeenreleased.Ifithasnotbeen

released,thelinejusttightensupuntiltheprocessgrindstoahaltorsomethingbreaks.ThiswasempiricallydemonstratedonMouette’sveryfirstchartersoitisnotatheoreticalconcern.

Tolowerthemain,unclutchthehalyard(ortakeitoffthewinchorboth)andletthesaildropgraduallyinstagesintothebagwhileensuringthatitisflakingproperly.BecauseofMouette’ssize,itisdifficulttofixasailoverbalancetoonesideoncethesailhasbeenmostlyorcompletelylowered.Ithelpsifsomeoneisupbythemasthelpingthesailtoflakeneatly.Italsohelpstosteertoonesideortheotherofthewindinordertorectifyanimbalanceonthedownwindside.Whenthesailisallthewaydown,zipthebagclosedstartingattheaftendoftheboomandworkingforward.Usethefold-outstepsonthemastforthefinalstage.Thisprotectsthesailfromultravioletdamageandhelpspreventrainfromcollectingatthebottomofthebag.Youcanalsostartzippingthebagprogressivelyfromtherearasthesailisloweredandthismayhelpkeepthesailovertheboom.

Tip:Youcanleavethemainhalyardattachedtothesailbut,ifyoudo,youwillnotbeabletotightenitbecausethatwilljustraisethesail.Aloosemainhalyardwillbangonthemastinanysignificantwind,annoyingyou,yourcrewandprobablytheinhabitantsofallnearbyboats.Itcanalsogetblownaroundaspreaderwhereitcanbequitehardtodislodge.(Tryclimbingupthemaststepswiththeboathookfullyextended.)Toavoidsuchannoyances,youmaywishtotiethehalyardofftooneofthelazyjacklinestokeepitawayfromthemastortodetachthehalyardshacklefromthesailandmovethehalyardtoafitting.

Foranyoneusedtoaconventionalsetupinwhichthejibsheetsareledaftandeverythingelseisledtothecoachroof,thesetuponMouetteisabitdifferentinthatboththejibandthemainsheetsareledaft.Themainsheetisacontinuouslinefromonehelm,throughtheboom/travelermechanismtotheotherhelm.Itcanbepulledinorletoutfromeitherhelm,althoughitcan,overtime,gettobetoolongononesideandtooshortontheotherandneedtobereadjusted.Inlightconditions,suchadjustmentscanbemademanually.Inheavierconditions,awinchisdesirableormandatory.Becausethereisasinglewinchforeachhelm,theeasiestwaytoadjustthemainsheetonawinchisusingthewinchonthelazyjibsheetside.Itisalsopossibletoclutchtheworkingjibsheetandremoveitfromthewinchwhileadjustingthemainsheet.Whentacking,themostefficientprocessistotackovertheheadsailfirstandthentomakeadjustmentsinthemainusingthemainsheet,ifnecessary,andthetraveler.Whengibing,itissafesttobringthemainpartorallofthewayin(dependingonconditions)beforethejibeandlettingitbackoutafterthejibehasbeencompleted.Notaracingmaneuverbut,ifyou’retheaceofyourclub,youdon’tneedtobereadingthis.

Asymmetric.Wehaveanasymmetricspinnakerthatisavailabletocharterguestsuponcompletionofanadditionalresumeshowingproficiency.Ifyouhavethenecessaryexperienceandwouldliketousethissail,pleasecontactSJSinadvanceofyourtrip.Theasymmetricisenclosedinasock,ishoistedwiththespinnakerhalyardandattachedatthetacktotheanchorroller.Sheetsareledaftthroughablocktothemainwinches.Thesailjibesforwardofthebowtoavoidentanglementwiththefurledheadsail.Mouettewillsailcomfortablyinfullriginapparentwindspeedsintothelowertwentiesusingstandarddepoweringtechniquesatthetopendoftherange.Ifyouanticipate(orfindyourselfin)strongerconditions,youmaywishtotakeinareeformoreandtopartiallyfurltheheadsail.Themainhasthreeconventionalreefsalthoughweareprettysurethat,inanyconditionsrequiringathirdreef,wewouldbemakingtracksforthenearestharbor.Iftheboatdevelopsexcessiveheelorweatherhelm,reefingmaycorrecttheproblem,makeyourridemoreenjoyable,keeploosegearfromrocketingaroundtheboatandimproveperformance.Everyonelikes“railinthewater”shotsbutnosailboatsailsefficientlythatway.Toreef,partiallylowerthemainsothattheselectedreeflinecanbepulledtight.Whenitis,makesurethereeflineclutchisclosedandhoistthemainasfarasitwillgo,beingcarefulnottooverstressthereefgrommetsbyhoistingtheheadtoohigh.Toreleasethereef,unclutchthereeflineandhoistthemain.Withareefedmain,youmaywishtobalancetherigbypartiallyfurlingintheheadsail.Correctbalanceshouldresultinslightweatherhelmsothat,ifthewheelisreleased,theboathasatendencytoroundupintothewind.Therearewhatseemslikeseveralmilesofreeflines.Whenthemainishoisted,theyjusthangoutonthesailandinthecockpitbut,whenthemainislowered,theytendtoflopoutallovertheplace.Itmayseemabitdisorderlybutthebestthingtodoisjustpitchthemintothelazybagandletthemliethere.Youcanpullthemintothecockpit,whichmakeseverythingneatandtidybutthewinchwillnothoistthemainifallofthereeflineshavetobepulledbackoutthroughalltheblocksthattheyrunthrough.Ifyou(orthelastchargerguest)wasaneatnessfreak,itwillhelptopullthereeflinesbackoutatthemasttoavoidexcessivefriction.Shower,HotWater,andShowerSumpPumpTheshowerheadworksbestwhenhandheldanddirectedatthearearequiringwettingorrinsing.Whenmounted,itcanbeadjustedforheightbyslidingitupordownthechromebar,butitisimportanttopressthepushbuttonfirst.Forcingtheheadupordownwithoutpressingthisbuttonwillwearouttheresistancegasket,andthenitwon’tstayupatall!

Hotwaterisstoredintheinsulatedtank.Ittakesabout30minutesofrunningtheengineunderloadtogetthewaterhot.Whenonshorepower,youcanheatyourwaterelectricallybyturningthe“waterheater”switchontheACpaneltothe“on”position.Ittakesaboutanhourtoheatthewaterelectrically.Intheforwardshower,ittakessometimetopumpwaterfromthehotwatertanktotheshowerhead.Youcanjustturntheshoweronbutthenyouwillhavetoactivatethesumppumpafewtimestodrainthecoldwater.Whatwedoistoholdtheshowerheadsothatitspraysintothesinkuntilwecanfeelthewatergettingwarm.Waterisfullhotwiththehandlerotatedfullclockwise.CAUTION:Theengineheatswatertoscaldingtemperatures!SopleaseBECAREFUL!Theshower“sumppump”iscontrolledbyatoggleswitchlocatedonthewashbasinstand.Activatetheswitchtovoidwaterfromtheshowerstall.Itrunsapresettime,soyouwillhavetopressitrepeatedly.RunningthepumpwhiledryisOK.Experiencedcruisersknowthesailor’sshower:getwet,turnoffthewater,soapup,rinseoff.Iftheshowerbasinoverflows,you’reusingtoomuchwater.

Tip:TheheadsonMouetteareamongtheloveliestwehaveeverseen.Thisisinpartbecauseofthenicepanelingonthewallsandtheshowerseat.Tokeepitlookingaslovelyasitdoesnow,whenyouhavefinishedyourshower,pleasetowelofftheareawhereverthewaterhassplashedonit.

Onwarm,sunnydays,analternativetothebelowdecksshoweristheswimplatformshower(withhotandcoldwater)locatednexttotheswimladder.Thisisalsoagoodwaytorinseoffsaltafterswimmingordirtaftergoingashore.SparesandToolsItisourgoalandhopethatyouwillnotneedtomakerepairsduringyourtrip.Thatsaid,wehavealsoprovidedagoodselectionoftoolsandsparesincaseyouneedthem.Mouetteisequippedwithengineandgeneralspares.Theyarelocatedintheforwardseatlockerofthedinette.Thetoolbagislocatedinthesameplace.Wealsocarryasparealternator,startermotor,housewaterpumpandinternalandexternalenginewaterpumps.Theprincipalreasonfortheseitemsistomakeiteasierorfastertomakearepairinaremotelocationwherepartsmaynotbeavailable.Unlessyouareanexperiencedmechanic,youshouldgenerallytrytofindaprofessionaltochangeanyoftheseoutforyouor,atleasttogetaproonlinetotalkyouthroughtheprocess.IfyouhaveanyproblemsthatyouarenotcomfortablehandlingpleasecallSJSorourmaintenance.

Stove,Oven,andMicrowaveThegimbaledpropanestovehasthreeburnersandanovenwithabroiler.Propaneisahazardousgas,andrequirescaution.Foryoursafety,pleasefollowtheseprocedures:

• Openthevalveatthepropanetankallthewayopen.

• Makesureallstovecontrolknobsonthestoveareinthe“off”position.

• Turntheelectricsolenoidswitchlocatedtotherightofthestoveto“on”(slidetheredsafetycatchdownwhilepushingtherockerswitch).Agreenlightwillappear.

• Pushinthestovecontrolknobfortheburneryouwanttouseandturntothe

lefttohigh,whilealsopressingtheelectricignitionbutton(youwillhearitsparking).Theburnershouldlightimmediately,unlessthetankhasjustbeenrenewed,inwhichcaseitmaytakesomesecondstopushairthroughthepipe.Holdtheknobinfor2-3seconds(warmingathermocouple)andrelease.Youmaythenoperatetheknoblikeanormalstove.

• Whenfinishedwiththestove,shutofftheburner(s),thenshutoffthe

solenoidswitch.Whatlittlepropaneremainsinthelinefromthetanktothegalleyisinsignificant,andevenifthistinyamountofpropaneweretoleakintothecabin,itwouldnotcauseaproblem.Noneedtoshutoffthepropanetankduringtheday.

• Atnight,it’srecommendedthatyouturnoffthepropanetankwithitshand

valve.Thatway,shouldthesolenoidvalvefail,there’snochancethatpropanewillleakintothevessel.

Thepropanetankislocatedinthepropanelockerinthestarboardlazaretteaftofthehelm,whichisventedandisolatedfromtherestoftheboat.Anygasleakingtherewillmovedown,out,andawayfromtheboat.Forpropanetoactuallyflowtothestoveorthebarbecue,thetankvalvemustbeopenedatthetank(bytwistingthevalvecounterclockwise)andthesolenoidswitchonthestovemustbeturnedon.Whilethepropanetanknormallylastsfor4weeksormore,SJS’sstafftopsthemoffevery2weeks,soyou’llhaveplentyforyoucruise!Ifcookingunderway,unlockthestovebypushingtherodundertheovendoortotheright,soitisnotinsertedintheholeinthecabinet(forward).Then,iftheboatheels,hotliquidsandfoodswillnotreadilyslideoffthestovetop.Foraddedsecurity,usethefiddlesthatholdthepots/pansontheburners.Ifyouhave

somethingintheoven,pleaselocktheovendoorsothecontentscannotslideoutontothegalleysole(orsomeone’sfeet).Alatchingmechanismislocatedintheupperleftoftheovendoor.

TIP:Nevercookinhighwaveconditionsorinstrong,gustywinds.Foodwilldefinitelygoflying!

Exceptwhencookingwhileunderway,lockthestoveinpositionbypushingtherodunderthestovetotheleftandintotheholeinthecabinet(forward).Thatway,ifsomeoneleansonthestoveorgrabstheovenhandle,itwon’ttipandspillpots/pansonthecooktop.AsiscommoninEurope,ovensettingsareshownassingledigitnumbers.Forthosewhoprefertheactualtemperatures,hereisanequivalencechart.ItwastakenfromtheInternetand,inanycase,oventemperaturesettingshavealways,inourexperience,beennotoriouslyinaccurateonshoreasonboardso,ifyouareentertainingyourprospectivebossandthechickenneedstobeperfect,bringastick-inthermometeranduseit.

Gas Mark Fahrenheit Celsius Description

1/4 225 110 Very cool/very slow

1/2 250 130 ---

1 275 140 cool

2 300 150 ---

3 325 170 very moderate

4 350 180 moderate

5 375 190 ---

6 400 200 moderately hot

7 425 220 hot

8 450 230 ---

9 475 240 very hot

ThemicrowaveoperatesonACpoweronlysoitrequireseithershoreorinverterpower.Itconsumesquiteabitofpowersoitisbestusedwhenonshorepowerorotherwiseforshortbursts.Exceptforthepowerissue,itoperateslikeanyothermicrowave.

StorageMouettehasloadsofstoragespaceincupboardsineachsleepingcabinandthemaincabin.Thereisadditionalstorageundertheseatsinthemaincabinandunderthefloorboardsinthebilgearea.Thebilgecangetwet,sousewaterproofplasticboxestostoreitemsunderthefloorboards.Thereisahugesaillockerforward(sohugeithasaladdertoclimbdownintoit.)Youcanusethistostorefendersandlinesbutthatwon’tbegintofillthespaceup.UnlessyoubroughtyourLouisVuittonsetalong,wesuggestyoustoreluggageandotherstuffyouarenotgoingtouseonthecruiseinthesaillockersoyoudon’ttripoveritallweekanditdoesn’tcrasharoundwhenyousail.Extradrinkingwatergoesprettywelltheretoo.Themagneticcompassfortheautopilotislocatedinthestarboardaftcabinlocker.Ifyoustorealargeferrousobjectinornearthislocker,themagneticcompasswillpointtoitandnottothemagneticnorthpole.We’renotsurehowthatwouldaffectautopilotbutwe’reprettysureit’snotgood.Wecan’timaginewhyyouwouldarriveonboardwithlargeferrousobjectsinyourbaggagebut,ifyoudo,pleasestoretheminthesaillocker.AtthebeginningoftheseasonwestockMouettewithvariousitemsthat,overtime,tendtobeeitherconsumedorlostandalsosupplyareasonablenumberof“spares”thatcanbeusedbySJSduringtheseasontoreplacetheseitems.Inparticular,webuytwelvefullplacesettingsandputeightofthemonboardbutthevariouscomponentstendtofindnewhomessomewhere,sometimesontheboatinweirdplaces,sometimesintheoceanandsometimesinwhatistakenofftheboatattheendofthecharter,eitherbytheguestsorbytheSJSstaff.WeandSJSregardtheseitemsas“semi-consumables”sowearenotfussedbyareasonableamountof“leakage”.Ontheotherhand,shortfallsmaynotalwaysbedetectedintherushtogetreadyforthenextchartersoweandSJSwouldappreciateitifyoureportanylossyouknowof(orifinventoryjustseemsabitshort)sothatthenextcharterguestgetsafullstartingallotment.Similarly,ifyouhavetouseengineorothermechanicalsystemspares,pleaseletthestaffknowsotheycanbereplaced.Weapologizeinadvanceifinventorycannotbeeasilylocatedorifitisnotwhereyouwouldexpectorwantittobe.Attheoutset,wetriedtobeverypreciseindescribingthelocationofallinventorybutfoundthatmany,ifnotmost,chartergueststendtoreorganizethegalleytosuittheirpreferences.Hopefullythearrangementthatyouencounterwillnotbetooillogicalandyouwillfindeverythingafterareasonableinvestigation.

SwimPlatformThecentersectionofthetransomlowerstocreatealargeswimplatform.Theplatformitselfiselectricallyoperatedwithaswitchlocatedintheportaftlazarette.Itmakesgettingintooroutofthedinghyverysimpleandisalsousefulifyoudockstern-inatamarina.Youcanleaveitupwhiledocking(andeitherthrowlinestohelpersonshoreorsendyourcrewoverthesidewiththelines)oryoucanloweritandstepoffontothedock.Ifyoudothelatter,pleaserigafenderaftoftheplatformsoyoudonotinadvertentlycrunchtheplatform.Pleasedonotattemptstern-indockingatallifyouarenotexperienceddoingit.Intheraisedposition,thetransomisovercenter.Thisensuresthatitwillnotfallopenifthelinesbreakbutitalsomeansthat,oncetheelectricmotorstartstoletthelineout,thetransommustbepushedoutwardtoallowgravitytolowerittherestoftheway.Thetransomislatchedintheuppositionbyaspringloadeddeadbolt.Whensolatched,thetransomcannotbeloweredsopleaseunlatchitbeforeattemptingtolowerit.Thedeadboltmustremainintheopenpositionwheneveritisnotlockeduptopreventitsstickingoutwhenthetransomisraised,whichwillbringtheraisetoahaltandpotentiallydamagethesterngelcoat,thedeadboltorthemotor.Thereisaremotecontrolforthetransommotorinthenavtablethatcanbeusedtoraisethetransomfromthedockifyouaregoingtoleavetheboatanddon’twantaninvitationtoallandsundrytojuststepaboard.Ifyouusethis,beawarethat,ifyouraisethetransompastovercenter,youwillhavetoborrowsomeone’sboathooktoloweritagainfromthedock.Raisingittojustshortofverticalgetsthemessageacrosseffectively.Theswimladderisembeddedsoyoujustliftitandpush(orpull)itaft.Onceinthewater,itwilltelescopeout.Youcanuseitifyouaregoingtotryswimmingbutitsprimaryuseinthecruisingareaistogetbackontheboatshouldyouhappentofalloverboard.Ifyoumanagethisfeatwiththetransomclosed,allisnotlost.Thereisaringlowonthetransom.Ifyoupullitout,aropeladderwillemergethatwillallowyoutoclimbintotheboat.TablesThemaincabintablecanbeextendedtoitsmaximumsizebyfoldingthetopleafontheforwardsidetotheaftside.Foreaseofaccesstotheseats,orstoragefoldtheleafbackforward.Themaincabintablecannotbelowered.Thenavtablecanbeloweredsoastoformasinglebenchseatorsmallberth.

Thecockpittablehastwofoldingleaves.Toraisethem,lifttheleafuntilitclicksintoplace.Tolowerthem,reachundertheleafandreleasetwo(forwardandback)catchlevers.Theleavescanthenbelowered.VHFRadioThemainVHFradiocanbeoperatedeitherfromtheprimaryconsolelocatedjustoutboardofthenavtableorfromaremoteunitthatcanbepluggedinundertheaftendofthecockpittableandclippedtotheclipprovidedforthatpurpose.Theradioisnotwiredthroughthenavinstrumentsswitchandthereforemustbeturnedonandoffseparately.TheradioistheprimarysourceofcommunicationnotonlybyvoicebutalsoofrelateddataincludingAISandotheremergencydata.Iftheradioisnoton,youwillnotbetransmittingAISand,inanemergency,datathatwouldotherwisebeavailabletotheCoastGuardorotherrescueorganizationswillnotbeavailable.ThereisahandheldVHFradiolocatedinthecupboardsabovethenavtablebutitmustbechargedtooperateandisonlyusefulatrelativelyshortrange.Itprovidesvoicetransmissiononlyanddoesnotreceiveortransmitdataofanykind.WaterPressureandTanksWaterpressure.Thefresh“waterpressure”switchislocatedontheelectricalpanel.It’sokaytoleaveonwhilesomeoneisbelowdecks.Butpleaseturn“off”whenmotoringorsailing.Youcouldburnoutthedomesticwaterpumpshouldoneofthetanksrundryasittriesinvaintopumpwatertobuildpressure(andyouwouldnothearthepumprunningcontinuouslyoverthesoundofmotoringorsailing).Watertanks.Mouettehastwowatertanks,foreandaft.Tank-1(forward)holds106gallonsandtank-2,aft,holds62gallons.Selectionvalvesarelocatedbehindtheforwardstarboardseat-backcushioninthemaincabin.ThewatertanklevelsareindicatedontheLCDscreenontheelectricalpanel.Whenthetanksarefull,usethebowtankfirst(Tank-1).Withwatertanksheavywithwater,Mouetteisalittlebowheavy.Reducingsomeofthewaterweightforwardfirstbringstheboatintobalance.WaterTankValvesarelocatedbehindforwardseat-backcushionofstarboardsettee.Withfulltanks,openTank-1andusefirstuntildrained,thencloseTank-1andopenTank-2tousesecond.IttookusawhilebutTank1(theforwardtank)islabeledinFrench.Theabbreviation“AV”isshortforavant,meaningforward.“AR”isshortforarrière,meaningrear(Tank2).TheFrencharejustlikethat.Tank1capacityisgreaterthanTank2sotheswitchisagoodindicationthatitistimetoreplenishthewatersupply.Useonetankatatimetoavoidrunningoutinadvertently.

Thetankvalvesareshownbelow:

Unlessyouaretryingtoconservewaterasmuchaspossible,itisbesttoswitchtankswhenthetankgaugeindicatesthatitisalmostempty.Ifyourunatankdry,waterflowwillbefirstintermittentand,ifyoucontinuetotrytorunwater,willeventuallystopaltogether.Ifthepumpison,itwillcontinuetorunandavainattempttocreatepressure.Turnthepumpoff,switchtanks,turnthepumpbackonandopenafaucet.Atfirsttheflowwillbemostlyairasthelineclearsbutwaterflowwillcomebackgradually.Waterusagewillconsistprimarilyofcooking,dishwashing,personalhygieneshowersandheaduse.Wearenotfanaticalaboutthisbut,althoughwecook,makecoffee,brushourteethetc.withtankwater,wetendtousebottledwaterfordrinking.Stateparkshavenopressurizedwatertorefilltanks,butmostpointsofcivilizationdo(althoughin2015,thereweresomedroughtrestrictions.)Dependingonhowmanypeopleyouhaveonboardandhowtheyusewater,youmayhavetorefillyourtanksonceorseveraltimesinaweek’scruise.Ifyourcrewdoesnotletthewaterruncontinuouslywhiletheybrushtheirteeth,shaveorshower,youshouldn’tneedtorefilltoooften.Justbearinmindthat,ifyourunoutoftankwater,theheadswillnotflush.WinchesThetwosheetwinchesandtheportcoachroofwinchare2-speedelectricandarecontrolledbytwobuttons(oneforeachspeed)nearby.Theyareprotectedbycircuitbreakersfoundintheportaftcabin.Theelectricfeatureonlyworkstohaullinesinsolinesmustbeletoutmanually.Thestarboardcoachroofwinchismanualandanyofthewinchescanbeoperatedmanually.Weadvisethatyouusetheslow

speedwhileyouaregettingusedtothewinchesandatanytimewhensomethingcouldjamup.Theelectricwinchescanalsobeoperatedmanuallyusingastandardwinchhandle.Tooperatemanually,itisnecessarytousethehandletopushthepindowninthereceivingend,whichdisconnectstheelectricalfunctionuntilthewinchisagainusedelectrically(withoutthehandleinstalled)atwhichpointthepinwillpopbackup.

Pleasebeparticularlyalertwhenusingawinchelectricallytoanyproblemthatseemstobedeveloping.Theelectricwincheswillcontinuetocrankaslongasyoucontinuetopushthebuttonandcaneasilyexertenoughpressuretobreakgearifsomethinggetsjammedorjustifthewinchiscrankedtoolong.Youwon’tfeelathingifthishappensso,ifyouarenotvisuallyalertduringtheprocess,yourfirstindicationthatsomethingiswrongmaybealoudbang.

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ElectricalPowerManagementBatterypoweredmarineelectricalsystemscanbeconfusingtoanyonenotusedtothem.Dependingonyourcruisingitinerary,youmaynotneedtopayanyattentiontohowtheyworkoryoumayneedtomanagethemtoavoidrunningoutofpowerand/ordamagingthesystems.Thisattemptstoprovideaverygeneraldescriptionofhowthesesystemsworkwhichcan,hopefully,assistyoubothinmanagingthesystemsandinfeelingconfidentthatyouknowwhatyouaredoing.MarineElectricalSystems.Cruisingsailboatsusebatteriesforvariousfunctionsincluding,ataminimum,startingtheengineandprovidingasourceofelectricalpowerforon-boardsystemssuchaslights,refrigeration,electronicsetc.Theremayalsobesingle-purposebatteriesforspecificfunctionssuchasabowthruster.Becausethebatteriesperformdifferentfunctions,theytendtobebuiltdifferently.Astartbatteryisbuilttodeliverlargequantitiesofenergyforbriefperiodsoftime.Batteriesdesignedtopowervariousothersystems(housebatteries),incontrast,arebuilttoprovidesmallercontinuousamountsofpoweroverlongerperiodsoftime.Singlepurposebatteryconstructiondependsontheirfunctionbuttheyaremorelikelytogenerallyresemblestartbatteries.1MostcruisingsailboatsintheUSuse12volt(12v)batteries(theirmaximumtheoreticalvoltageisactually12.6buttheyareusuallyreferredtoas12v)althoughsomeuse24vanddifferentvoltagesarepossible.Fromthepointofviewofacharterguest,12vand24vsystemsfunctionidenticallyalthoughthesystemneedstobedesignedaroundaparticularvoltagesoyoucannotreplaceabatteryofonevoltagewithoneofanother.MostUSbasedcruisingsailboatsalsohave110valternatingcurrent(AC)circuits2torunthingslikemicrowavesandotherplug-inappliancesandthesecanbepoweredinoneofthreeways:(i)whenconnectedtoshorepower,theyarepowereddirectlyfromthatsource;(ii)theycanbepoweredfromthehousebatterysystemusingadevicecalledaninvertertochangethevoltagefrom12vdirectcurrentto110vAC;or(iii)theycanbepoweredfromagasordieseldrivengeneratorifoneisinstalled.Allnon-disposablebatteriesneedtoberecharged.Onacruisingsailboat,byfarthemostcommonsourcesofrechargepowerareshorepower(whichisobviouslyonlyavailablewhendockedatamarina),anengine-drivenalternator(whichonlyworks

1Weliveintheageofbatteriessotheremaybeallkindsoflow-powerbatteriesdrivingspecificfunctions.MostofthemaretypicalAAA,AA,C,Dor9vbatteries.Sincetheyfunctioninthesamewaythattheydoonland,theyarenotfurtherdiscussedhere.Noraresinglepurposebatteries,otherthanstartbatteries,sincetheirfunctiondependsontheirpurpose.2SomeEuropeanboatsmayhave220vsystems.Theyfunctionidenticallyto110vsystemsbutsomeplug-inappliancesmayneedatransformertousethem.

iftheengineisrunning)oragenerator,ifinstalled.3Astheenergyinabatteryisused,thebatterybecomesdepletedandneedstoberechargedbothtoenableittocontinuetoperformandtoavoiddamagetothebattery.Mostpeoplethinkofbatteriesasakindofgastankequivalent.Ifitis“full”thebatteryhasallthe“power”itissupposedtohaveandthatpowerisavailableforuseuntilthebatteryis“empty”.Ifyouneedtoknowhowmuchpoweryouhaveleftyoujustlookatthegaugeandittellsyou.Prettymuchnoneofthatistrueforbatteriesbut,forthoseofususedtoourcarbatteries(andforthestartbatteryonacruisingsailboat)itisareasonableworkinganalogy.Thebatteriesusedinthehousebankareverydifferentandtheanalogydoesnotworknearlyaswell.Tomanagethehousebankeffectively,moredetailedknowledgeisrequired.HowBatteriesChargeandDischarge.Cruisingsailboatsgenerallyuse,bothforstartingandforhousesystems,batteriesknownas“lead/acid”becausetheyproduceelectricityfromachemicalreactionbetweenleadandacidasdescribedbelow.Theirbasicstructureconsistsofpositiveandnegative“plates”immersedinaliquidorgel“electrolyte”.Allofthepositiveplatesareconnectedtothepositivebatteryterminalwhileallofthenegativeplatesareconnectedtothenegativeterminal.Separatorsbetweenthepositiveandnegativeplatescausethemnottobeconnectedunlessaconnectionismadebetweentheterminals.Wiresconnectedtothetwoterminalscanformsuchaconnectionbycreatingacircuittowhichelectricaldevicesarealsoconnected,mostofthemwithaswitchthatcompletesorinterruptsthecircuit.Closingtheswitchcompletesthecircuitandpowersthedevice.Whenthebatteriescharge,achemicalreactionbetweentheplatesandtheelectrolytecausesthenegativeplatestobecomenegativelychargedandthepositiveplatestobecomepositivelycharged.Ifacircuitisthenmadebetweenthepositiveandnegativeplates,as,forexample,byturningonalight,theplatesseektoequalizethroughthecircuitcausingacurrentflowthatlightsthelight.Astheplatesequalize,adifferentchemicalreactionbetweentheplatesandtheelectrolyteeventuallycausestheplatestoreturntotheiroriginal,unchargedstate.Anewchargestartsthecycleoveragain.Thesechemicalreactionsoccurfirstofallatthesurfaceoftheplateswherecontactwiththeelectrolyteiseasiestandwherenewelectrolytecanquicklyreplaceelectrolytethathasalreadyreactedwiththeplates.Duringachargephase,thesurfacesreactfasterthantheinterioroftheplatesandbuildupvoltagefaster.Voltagebuildupintheinteriorproceedsmoreslowlyasnewelectrolytefindsitswayinside.Thesamethinghappensinreverseduringadischargephase.Chargeisdrawnfirstfromthesurfaceandonlylaterfromtheinterior.3Boatsthathabituallyoperateawayfrommarinasforlongperiodsoftimemayhaveotherpowersourcesincludingsolar,windandwaterdrivensystems.

Startbatterieshaverelativelythinplatessotheratioofsurfacetointeriorisquitelargeandthedifferenceinchargeanddischargeratesislessimportant.Deepdischargebatteries,suchasthosefoundinhousebanks,havemuchthickerplatesandtherecanbeaconsiderablevoltagedifferencebetweensurfaceandinteriorinboththechargeanddischargephasesastheinteriorlagsbehindthesurface.VoltageandVoltageMeasurement.Thevoltageofamarinebatteryresultsfromthedifferenceinchargebetweenitspositiveandnegativeplatesandcanbedescribedasthebattery’sabilitytopushcurrent(measuredinamps)throughacircuit.Thehighertheresistance(or“load”)ofthecircuit(measuredinohms),thelowertheamountofcurrentthatagivenvoltagewillpushthroughit.Ifyoucreateacircuitwithlittleresistance,as,forexample,bydroppingawrenchsothatitlandsonthetwobatteryposts,youwillproduceacurrentsufficienttomeltthewrench.Whenacircuitismade,ittendsovertimetoequalizethechargedifferencebetweentheplatesataratedeterminedbythecurrentflow,thuseventuallyreducingvoltage.Youcanmeasurevoltagebyplacingthetwoprobesofameteronthepositiveandnegativebatteryterminals.Inmostcruisingsailboats,thattaskhasbeendoneforyouandyoucanreadvoltageonatleastoneandoftenseveralonboarddisplays.Voltagetellsyousomethingaboutstateofchargebutyouneedtobecarefulaboutunderstandingwhatitistellingyou.Inanutshell,itistellingyouhowhardthebatterybankcanpushcurrentthroughacircuitattheinstantofthemeasurement.Itdoesnottellyouhowlongitcankeepthatup,whichis,ofcourse,whatyouprobablywanttoknow.Astartbatterydemandsaverylargecurrentforaveryshortperiodoftimesowhatisimportantishowmuchcurrentthebatterycanpushatagivenpointintime.Itislessimportanthowlongitcankeepthatup.Sincestartbatterieshavearelativelylargeplatesurfacearea,theycanpushalotofcurrentinashortperiodoftimebutdischargequicklywhiletheyaredoingit.Thatiswhy,ifyoucrankyourenginewiththestartermotor,afterlessthanaminutethevoltagewilldropandtheenginewillcrankslower.Youcangetalittlevoltagebackbystoppingandwaitingwhiletheelectrolytepercolatesintotheinteriorareasoftheplatesbutyourbatteryisbasicallyoutofjuiceandneedstoberecharged.Thegoodnewsisthat,againbecauseofthelargeplatesurfacearea,itcanberechargedrelativelyquickly.Housebatteriesdonottypicallyneedtodealwithlargeinstantaneousloadsbuttheyneedtodeliverpowerforlongperiodsoftime.Thisisaccomplishedbyusingmuchthickerplates.Thinkoftheinterioroftheseplatesaselectricalpowerlong-termstorage.Whenaloadisconnected,thechargeatthesurfacepushescurrentthroughthecircuitandisdepletedessentiallyasinastartbattery.However,unlikethestartbattery,ifyoucanwaitawhileoryourpowerdemandisrelativelylow,additionalpowerisavailableastheelectrolytepercolatesintotheinterioroftheplatessothesurfacedischargeisreplenishedfromtheinterior.Theinstantaneousloadsonthehousebankaretypicallynotgreatincomparisonwithstartinganenginesothesurfacevoltagedepletesmoreslowlyandisreplenishedfromthe

interiorasitdoesso.Insomecircumstances,however,thedrawdownatthesurfacewilloccurfasterthanitcanbereplenishedandtherewillbeatemporaryvoltagedrop.Totestthis,runthemicrowaveorotherrelativelyhighloaddevicethroughtheinverterandnotethealmostimmediatemeasuredvoltagedrop.Ifyouthenturnoffthedeviceandwait,thevoltagewillcomebackupand,unlessthebatteriesarealreadyseverelydepleted,willremainthereuntilfurtherusecreatesmoredepletion.So,withallthatinmind,whatdoesavoltagereadingtellus?Forthestartbattery,ittellsusprettymucheverythingweneedtoknowsincewhatweareconcernedwithisshort-termvoltage.Forthehousebank,ittellsusthesamethingbutitdoesnottellushowlongthevoltagewilllastandthereforewillnottellusthebank’sstateofchargeorgiveusmuchofanideaofwhatweneedtodoaboutit.Let’snowgobackthroughthecharge/dischargecyclelookingatwhatavoltagereadingmeansatvariousstages:Asthebankcharges,thesurfacecomesquitequicklyuptofullchargebothbecausethereisgoodelectrolyteflowoverthesurfaceandbecause,ifyouhaveasmartcharger,4theflowallowschargingatahighratewithoutcreatingdangeroussideeffects.5Oncethesurfaceischarged,thevoltmeterwillshowfullchargebecausethatiswhatthebatterycansupplyatleastforaninstant.Meanwhile,however,theinteriorisnotuptothesurfacechargeandwon’tbeforsometime,bothbecauseofthereducedelectrolyteflowandbecausethechargerateneedstobereducedtoavoidovercharginghazards.Asaresult,onlyaportionofthebattery’stotalcapacityisfullychargedanditwilltakeasmuchasseveralhoursonchargebeforethewholebatteryreachesthatstate.Onthedischargeside,aslowandsteadyloadonafullychargedbatterywillnotinitiallydecreasemeasuredvoltagebecausethedepletionatthesurfaceisreplacedfromtheinterior,althoughasnoted,atemporarylargeloadcanresultinatemporarymeasuredvoltagedrop.Givenasteadymoderateload,measuredvoltagewilldecreaseveryslowly,ifatall,untiltheinteriorvoltagestartstodropandsurfacevoltagecannolongerbefullyreplenished.Asaresult,thebattery’stotalcapacitycanbesignificantlyreducedbeforeavoltagereadingwillindicatethat.Oncethemeteredvoltagestartstodropsignificantly,youcanbeprettysurethatyouarerunningoutofpowerandneedtodosomethingaboutit.Toreturntothegastankanalogy,thinkofacarfuelgaugethatreadsclosetofullunlessthetankis¾ormore

4Standardalternatorssuppliedwithmostmarineengineshavelimitedcapacitytocontrolrateofchargeandarethereforeconstrainedtolimittheratetowhatissafeinallcircumstances.Shorepowerbasedchargerswillhavesomekindofregulatorysystembutitssophisticationcanvary.“Smart”regulatorsuseinformationfromvarioussourcestoregulatechargerateandthereforecanchargeattheappropriateratefortheconditions.5Thewayabatterychargesisbybeinglinkedtoahighervoltagesourcethanthevoltageofthebattery(whichcausesthevoltageinthebatterytoincreaseasthebatteryandthesourceseektoequalize.)Asaresult,duringactualchargeoperations,theindicatedvoltagewillreadhigherthantheactualbatteryvoltage(usuallybetween14and15v)reflectingthevoltageofthechargesource.Assoonasthechargeends,thevoltmeterwillagainreflectbatteryvoltage.

emptyoryouareacceleratingrapidlyandyouwillhaveagoodideaofhowusefulvoltagereadingsaretodeterminestateofcharge.CurrentandCurrentDepletion.Anotherapproachtodeterminingstateofchargeistofocusoncurrent.Onewayofdescribingabattery’scapacityfordoingelectricalworkistosaythatafullychargedbatteryhasthecapacitytocauseacertainamountofcumulativecurrenttoflowthroughwhatevercircuitsareconnectedtoit.Theamountofcurrentflowingthroughacircuitatanytimeismeasuredinampsandthetotalamountofcurrentthathaspassedthroughthecircuitinagiventimeismeasuredinamphours(acurrentofoneampforonehourbeingoneamphour.)Abattery’stheoreticalcapacitytopushcurrentthroughacircuitwouldbemeasuredbythetotalcurrentthatitcouldpushthroughatwhateverrateuntilitsplatesweretotallyinbalanceanditcouldnotpushanymorecurrentthroughatall.Asapracticalmatter,oncethevoltagedropsbelowabout11v,thebatterywillnotpushenoughcurrenttorunwhateverloadsareconnectedattheirratedcapacitysolightswilldim,motorswillrunsloweretc.Belowabout10.5v,mostequipmentwillnotrunatallandthebatteryisfunctionally“dead”.Bycommonconvention,abattery’sfunctionalcapacityisgenerallydescribedastheamountofcurrentthatthebatterycanpushthroughacircuitbeforethevoltagedropsbelow10.5v.Butrepeatedvoltagedepletionto10.5vcancauserapiddeteriorationofthebattery(seeBatteryLifeandPerformancebelow)soitisgoodpracticetorechargemarinehousebatteriessoastopreventdepletionbelow11.8v.6Aswehaveseen,voltageisnotaparticularlygoodmeasureofcapacityforhousebatteries.Fortunately,marinedeepdischargebatteriesusedinhousesystemsareratedintermsoftotalcapacityinamphoursthattheycandeliverfromfullychargedtofunctionaldepletion,which,fora12vbattery,isnormally10.5v.Thecapacityratingappliestoatheoreticallyperfectbatterythatstartswitha100%charge.Italsoassumesagivenambienttemperatureandagivenrateofdischarge.Asaresult,theactualcapacityofabatterywillbedifferentfromitsratedcapacityandmaybelessasaresultofbatterydeteriorationovertimeandlessthan100%startingcharge.Ontopofthat,usablecapacitywillbelessthanratedcapacityifwefollowtheruleofnotdepletingthebatteriesbelow11.8v.Prudentlyusablecapacitywillvaryfromsystemtosystembut50%ofratedcapacityisareasonableexpectation.Whatthismeansisthat,ifyourbatterybankisratedat600amphoursandyoustartedthedayclosetofullycharged(usuallybecauseyouwereonshorepowerthenightbefore)youhavesomethinglike300amphoursavailablebeforeyouhavetorecharge.Buthowdoyouknowhowmanyamphoursyouhaveused?Thetypicalcruisingsailboatcomesfromthefactorywithatleastoneinstalledvoltmeterand,ifyouarelucky,anammeterbutnothingthatmeasuresamphours.Ifyouhavean6Severalnewtechnologies,includingLithiumIonandCarbonEnhancedbatteriespromisetoimprovetheseperformancelimitations,aswellasrechargerates,but,atthetimeofthiswriting,theyarenotcommononcruisingboats.

ammeter,youcandeterminethecurrentflowatanygivenpointintimeandextrapolatethatnumbertoestimateamphoursbuttotalboatloadvariesaselectricalequipmentgoesonoroff.Forexample,electricrefrigerationunitsarecontrolledbythermostatandcycleonoroffasneeded.Mostbuilt-inheatingsystemsaredieselfueledbutthecirculationfaniselectricandisalsothermostatcontrolled.Autopilots,radarandotherdevicesconsumeconsiderablepowerbutareonlyusedsomeofthetime.AmoderncruisingsailboatwithLEDlightinglyingatanchorovernightwiththerefrigerationandheatersystemsturnedoffmightconsumecurrentataratebetween1and2amps.Butstartturningonacouplehigherloaddevicesandtheratecaneasilygoover10.Anumberofaftermarketmetershaveaddressedthisproblembycontinuouslymeasuringcurrentbothincomingonchargeandoutgoingduringuseandderivingamphourseitherconsumedorremaining.Somemonitorsdisplaythenumberofamphoursconsumedsoremainingcapacityisequaltoratedcapacityminusamphoursconsumed.Othersdisplaythenumberofremainingavailableamphoursasapercentageoftotalcapacitysoremainingcapacityisratedcapacitydividedbythepercentage.Anaccurateamphourmonitorisactuallyfairlyclosetothegasgaugeequivalence.7BatteryLifeandPerformance.Batteries,likeanythingelse,deteriorateovertime,generallybecausetheactivematerialintheplatesfallsoffasaresultofexpansionandcontractionoftheplateframeduringchargeanddischargecycles.Physicalstressthatisputonthebatteriesinroughconditionscancreatethesameresult.Thepredictedrateofdeteriorationofdeepdischargebatteries,suchasthoseusedinhousebanks,isusuallymeasuredincycles,meaningthenumberoftimesthatabatterycanbedischargedtoagivenpointandfullyrechargedbeforeitfails.Thenumberofcyclestofailuredependsontheoriginalqualityofthebatteryandtheconditionsinwhichitisused.Thedepthofthedischargeasapercentageoftotalcapacityaffectscyclelife,thedeeperdischargelevelresultinginshortercyclelife.Asaresult,itisgoodpracticetolimitdischargeto11.8veventhoughthebatterywillcontinuetoperformatlowervoltages.Agoodqualitybatteryusedinrelativelybenignconditionsandwellmanagedwillhaveacyclelifeinthethousands.Overchargingcanalsoleadtoaccelerateddeterioration(andcanbedangerous.)Aslongasthesystemisfunctioningcorrectly,thereislittlethatthecrewcandotocreateanoverchargebutprotectionagainstoverchargeinsystemswithsmartregulatorsisaresultofcorrectregulatorsettings.Sincesmartregulatorsaredesignedtoworkinavarietyofsystems,thesettingscanbechangedattheregulatororaremotedisplay.Changingthesettings,whichcanbedonewithafew

7Areallygoodmethodofmonitoringstateofchargeistocombinevoltageandamphourdata.Asthebatterydepletesfromfullcharge,byfarthemostusefulinformationcomesfromtheamphourreading.Asthatreadingfallsbelow60%,itistimetostartmonitoringthevoltageasitshouldbynowbedroppingandyoucangetamoreaccurateideaofhowclosetolimitvoltageitis.

buttonpushesandknobtwists,caneasilycauseanoverchargeandpossiblyafireorotherseriousproblem.Exceptoninstructionfromanelectricalpro,changingregulatorsettingsisstronglydiscouraged.Inadditiontooverallbatterylife,batteryperformancedeterioratesovertime,muchmorerapidlyifthebatteriesareabused.Oneoftheprincipalcausesofperformancedeteriorationresultsfromwhatisknownassulfation.Thechemicalreactionthatproduceselectricalpowerfromabatteryrecombineslead(Pb)andleaddioxide(PbO2)fromtheplatesandsulfuricacid(H2SO4)fromtheelectrolytetoformleadsulfate(PbSO4)andwater(H2O)plusabunchofionsthatproducetheelectricity.Theleadsulfateisacrystallinepowderthatcoatstheplates.Whenthebatteryisrecharged,thereversereactionconvertstheleadsulfateandwaterbackintolead,leaddioxideandsulfuricacid.If,however,therechargeislessthancomplete,someoftheleadsulfateremainsattachedtotheplateswhereitreducestheleadandleaddioxideavailabletoreactondischargeandalsoimpedescontactbetweentheplatesandtheelectrolytethusreducingcapacity.Atimelyfullchargewillcurethisproblembut,ifthatdoesnothappen,thecrystalsintheleadsulfatewillgrowinsize,eventuallytothepointwheretheycannotbereconvertedandsimplyremaintherecoatingwhatisleftoftheplates.Insomesystems,itispossibletoapplyanoverchargeprocessknownasequalizationwhichmayormaynothelpdependingonhowadvancedthesulfationisbutthatprocesscanbedangerousandmustbeverycarefullycontrolled.Carefulbatterymanagementwillmaximizebothbatterylifeandcapacity.Itishardtodoanyonethingthatwillkillabatterythatwasotherwiseingoodconditionbutrepeatedabuseaddsup.Avoidingexcessivedischargesandensuringregularcompleterechargeshelpsalot.PuttingitAllTogetherwithaLittleCommonSense.Let’stakeanimaginarycruise:YoubeginSaturdaymorningfromSqualicumMarinainBellinghamandheadoutforSucia.YourboatwashookeduptoshorepowersinceatleastFridaymorningso,unlessyouhaveadamagedelectricalsystem,youcanassumethatyourbatteriesarefullycharged.Youarefeelingabitoverwhelmedwiththenewboatandall(orthewindisundertenoroverthirtyknots)soyoudecidetomotorthewholeway.Theamphourmonitorconfirmswhatshouldbeobviousanyway:youarestillfullychargedwhenyouarriveinEchoBay.Youdropthehook,turnofftheengineandgetdowntotheseriousbusinessofhavingfun.Youkeepthefridgeandfreezeron,turnontheinverterandusethemicrowavetoheatupsomeofthedinner.Twocrewmembersdecidethattheyneedtoshowerandwashtheirhairsotheydothat,afterwhichtheyhauloutthedrierandusetheinvertertorunthat.Itgetsabitchillythatnightsoyouruntheheatforawhilebeforeturningin.Theanchorlightstaysonovernightbutthat,thefridgeandfreezerareaboutitforpowerrequirements.Whenyouwakeupthenextmorning,yourtrustyamphourgaugetellsyouthatyouhaveusedabout100amphours.Asyouhavea600amphoursystem,ofwhich

about300areuseable,you’restillfat.Noproblem.Youhavebreakfastandsquanderafewmoreamphours,You’refeelingmoreconfidentnowso,justoutsideEchobay,youhoistsail,usingtheelectricwinchforwhichthereisstillplentyofpower,andheadaroundthetopendofOrcasanddownPresidentchannel.NotingthefavorablecurrentinSpiedenChannel(areyouanawesomeskipperorwhat?)youkeepthesailsupandheadforRocheHarborwhereyoupromptlyhookuptoshorepowerandthecyclestartsalloveragain.Forallthepowermanagementyouhadtodo,youmightaswellhavebeeninamotelroom.Nowadifferentagenda:Youcan’twaittogetthesailsup,whichyoudoahundredyardsfromSqualicum,usingtheelectricwinch,ofcourse,afterwhichtheengineisturnedoff.YouweretoldintheorientationbriefthatyougetaprizeifyoumakeitallthewaythroughHalepassageundersailsoyouspendfourhourstackingeverythreeminutestoaccomplishthetask,usingtheelectricwinchesforthejibsheetsoneachtack,afterwhichthingsspeedupandyoubeamreachallthewaytoEchobayonautopilotsoyoucanholdyourbeerwithonehandwhilemakinggesturesinsupportofwhateveryouarerantingaboutwiththeother.Whenyougetthere,youramphourdisplayletsyouknowthatthetripcostyou50amphourssoyouhaveatotalof550,or250usable,amphoursleft.Yougetdowntosomeseriouspartying,themicrowavegetsusedalongwiththehairdriersasbefore,youusetheheaterduringtheeveningandleavethefridge,freezerandhotwateronovernight.Thenextmorning,themonitorisshowing150amphoursconsumedsoyouhave150usableamphoursleft.YoutakeoffforReidHarbor,sailingallthewaybutyouarestartingtoeyetheamphourgaugewarily(voltmeterisstillat12.3)soyoutellthecrewit’sexercisetimeandusethewinchesmanually.Whenyougetthere,youarelookingat120remainingusableamphourssoyoucallacrewmeeting.Youcanstartconservingpowerrightnow,inwhichcaseyoumightmakeanotherdaysailingbutprobablywillhavetodosomemotoringtogetthroughthenight.NoonehasmuchinterestinmotoringwhenyoucansailsoyoufindsomehighgroundonStuartIslandanduseyourcellphonetocallPoet’sCovetoarrangeforaslipfortomorrow.Partyon!Noproblem.Nowathirdandfinalagenda:Youdon’thaveanamphourmonitoronboardoryoudon’tknowwhereitisorwhatitistellingyou.Alsoyoudidn’tgetthememoaboutvoltageindicationssoyoubelieveinthegastankequivalencetheory.SameitineraryasAgenda2allthewaythroughthenightatReidHarborasyouwatchthevoltmeterstaynicelynorthof12.4vformostofthetrip.(Awesomebatterysystem!)BymorningatReid,however,itisdriftingdowntoward12.2.Well,12.2isonlyhalfwayfrom12.6to11.8(andyoudidn’tnoticethatalmostallofthechangehappenedinthelast12hours)sothenextmorningyoutakeoffundersailforMontagueHarboronGalianoIslandwithabriefstoponPendertoclearcustomsduringwhichyouruntheengineforatotalof30minutesbringingthemeteredvoltagebackupto12.6(hurray,fatcityagain!)WhenyougettoMontague,youdiscoverthatthelimiteddockspaceisalltakensoyouhavetoanchor.Youarenowstartingtogetalittleworriedaboutpowersupply,basedinpartonthefactthatyourmeasuredvoltageisnow,strangely,12.0,soyouruntheenginefor45minutes.

Theenginenoiseisannoyingsoyouleaveitatidle.(Bytheway,runningtheengineforextendedperiodsunderlightloadisnotgoodforit.)Assoonasyoushuttheenginedownvoltageisagainbackupto12.6soyou’retoppedoff,right?Evenso,youareabitcautiousbecauseyouthinktheremightnowbesomethingamisswiththeawesomebatterysystemsoyoudon’tturnontheinverterandtrytoavoidunnecessarypowerconsumption.Youturnin,confidentinthenotionthatyouhaveaslipreservedinGangesforthenextnightwhereyoucangetthesystemlookedatandrechargewithoutallthatenginenoise.At3:00a.m.thebatteryalarmgoesoff,wakingupeveryoneonboard.Voltageisnow11.8andyouneedtodecidewhetheryouaregoingtoletitgodownevenfurtherorstartuptheengineandwakeupthecrewofeveryboatwithin200yards,ofwhichtherearenine.OnmostboatsintheSJSfleet,ifyoufollowthefirstagenda,youcanbasicallyforgetaboutpowermanagement.Ifyoufollowthesecond,youarestillfine,althoughyouneedtoadaptyouritinerarytoyourpowerrequirements.Ifyoujusthopeforthebest,orthinkyourvoltmeterisagasgaugeequivalent,andifyouaresuperluckywithwindconditions,sometimeduringthethirdday,youareverylikelytobeclosetocriticalonpower.Ifyouseethiscoming,youcanaddressitbybeingfrugalinyouruseofpoweroryoucanmakesurethatyouhaveenoughenginetimeenroutetodosomeseriousrecharging.Aboutthreehoursatmotoringspeedperdayshouldtothetrickquitenicely,evenifitwon’tresultinafullcharge.Ifyoudoneither,chancesarethatyouareabouttoprovetheoldadagethatgoodjudgmentistheresultofexperienceandexperienceistheresultofbadjudgment.

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