Owner`s manual

will usually be around 10 knots or higher. In following or quartering seas you can use the whole range

of speed capabilities of the boat to "time the waves". In these conditions it is best to try and run in the

wave trough but if the wave period is such that your speed is not compatible, then the safest alternative

is to slow down. When running on plane in a following sea, concentrate all of your attention on wave

conditions. Sometimes you can appear to be progressing along very comfortably while being quickly

overtaken by a wave from behind that could cause your boat to broach.

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Before Leaving the Dock

Over the years, most boaters develop a routine that they always follow when they are getting ready to

leave the dock. The same is also true for when they are underway or returning to port. Since every boat

is different, we thought we would be presumptuous and include a list of dockside tasks that we think

should be included in every Camano owner's routine.

Engine

? engine oil check

? thru hull open

? coolant level OK

Electrical

? shore power cord off and stowed

? batteries switch on

? bow thruster switch on

? fuel gauge check

? fresh water pump off

? bilge pumps on auto

? propane alarm on

Hull

? V-berth hatch closed

? hull port lights closed

? cabin port lights closed

Some of the foregoing are pretty obvious, some less so, but they are all important. As an example, if

you were running the boat with only 5 or 6 inches of water in the tanks, it is quite possible that as the

boat comes up on plane, the water will run to the back of the tanks leaving the lines to the water pump

dry. The pump, not sensing any pressure, will switch on and will continue to run until the boat comes

down from plane. At this point, water will re-enter the hoses, pressure will come up to normal and the

pump will switch off. You will never hear the water pump over the noise of the engine and you will

never know that you have been running a dry pump for however many hours you have been running

the boat. Similarly, if you operate the boat with the hull port lights open you will be assured of an

uncomfortable berth that night. More importantly, however, if you are on the bridge and the hull port