Mandatory Check ListCare and use of PRSA’s BaylinerDate: ____________ Operator:__________________________________________PRO: Please give this to the responsible boat operator. Operator: Please read before using the boat. Please return completed form to PRO once boat is put away. First Thingsq Check Gas. If it is below one-quarter, plan to fill up the tank at James Creek Marina before coming home for the day. That marina is on the right side of the entrance to the channel between Haines Point and DC Starting q Make sure there are no dangerous fumes in the engine compartment · Turn on the blower switch (next to steering wheel) and let it run for 60 seconds. · Open the engine cover as an extra precaution · After about a minute turn off blower and close cover q Put engine in neutral with fast idle -- With lever in the vertical (neutral) position, pull it out and away from the side of the boat and push forward about 45 degrees. You are still in neutral but the throttle is in an open position. q Insert key and start as you would your car. q Adjust engine speed to about 1000 rpm so that it can warm up. If Motor Does Startq Engine does not turn over or turns over slowly – weak or weak battery. Jump the battery with the backup battery and jumper cables under the seat facing aft. q Is controller in neutral? q Get a tow from one of the Skiffs. Dock Lines and Shore Powerq Disconnect yellow cable from boat and leave neatly coiled on the power stand on the dock. q Four dock lines secure the boat to the floating dock. 1. Two on the port and starboard sides of transom 2. One on the starboard side of the bow 3. One spring line on the starboard side q Untie lines from dock and bring onto the boat. On The Waterq Have your boat safety certificate with you; it is the law. Get one at http://www.boatus.org/onlinecourse. q Registration is …. when asked. q Stay in deep water. Propellers are $200 or more and ones that have been churning mud lose effectiveness. q Keep speed down while docking and turning. q Keep an eye the temperature gauge. If it goes above X, stop the engine – something is probably clogging the water passages – and have one of the Skiffs tow you up river. q The Bayliner is not good for approaching people in the water. Only when the Skiffs are not available and there is an emergency should that be tried. Maneuveringq Boat is heavy and takes a while to slow down. Be conscious of your speed. Stay in control! q There is no center board or rudder, so turning rate is controlled by inertia and engine power/angle. q Mind the wind and current when maneuvering near people in the water or near any other object. q Use neutral to control boat speed, Idle is sometimes too fast. Returning to the Slipq Plan to back into the slip. q Have a helper ready to jump on the dock and help control the boat with one of the dock lines. q Protect the boat -- put bumpers down. q Be mindful of the wind and how it will blow the boat. q Go slowly. The boat is heavy and hard to stop. Storing – Think of the Next RC Teamq Four dock lines secure the boat to the floating dock. 1. Two on the port and starboard sides of transom 2. One on the starboard side of the bow 3. One spring line on the starboard side q Connect the yellow shore power cable into the shore power plug which is on the starboard side of the cockpit. q Plug Ollie into the charger. q Plug hand held radios into the charger q Check that switches to VHF and blower are in the labeled off position. q Roll up flags and return to the cabin – left side. q Leave the cabin as neat as possible. q Return key to its proper place Problems encountered and Comments for the boat committee1. ----------------------------------------------------------- 2. ----------------------------------------------------------- 3. ----------------------------------------------------------- |