2013 Chaparral SSi Owner’s Manual
Chaparral Boats, Inc.
Nashville, GA
chaparralboats.com
5-14
Docking Your Boat
Important: When operating or docking in close quarters, maneuver
your boat at idle speed. Proceed with caution in congested areas.
As you approach the dock or other mooring area, slow down your boat in
time to allow your wake to subside before it reaches other boats or docks.
As you get close to the dock, check for wind or currents, and allow them
to carry the boat toward the dock if you can. When approaching, check
that lines are attached to the cleats on the mooring side and that fenders
are lowered on that side. Be sure fenders are at the proper height. If you
can, have one person at the stern and one person at the bow, each with a
boat hook and a mooring line attached to a cleat. Never approach a dock
at a speed at which you would not want to bump the dock.
To dock a boat to the starboard side:
1. Approach at an angle approximately 45 degrees to the dock.
2. When the bow is within a few feet of the dock, bring the stern alongside
the dock by turning hard to port.
3. Turn to starboard and, at idle speed, put the engine in reverse to bring
the stern closer to the dock.
Reverse these steps to dock to the port side.
When attaching mooring lines to deck cleats on your boat, make a loop in
one end of the mooring line. Then, pass it through the hole in the base of
the deck cleat. Next, pass the loop back over the deck cleat. The moor-
ing line can now safely be used to secure your boat. Mooring lines may
remain attached to the cleats on your boat while underway. The lines
must be coiled and placed where they cannot get tangled in deck gear or
the propellers.
MOORING YOUR BOAT
SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE
When you tie up, run the mooring line from your boat around the dock
cleat and then back to your boat. This enables you to untie the mooring
line without leaving your boat. Just throw off one end of the mooring line
and then bring the entire length of mooring line back into the boat. (Figure
5.6)
Following are general instructions for engine shutdown. Refer to your
engine owner’s manual for specifi c instructions.
1. Allow engine to idle so engine cools gradually.
2. Turn engine off.
