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GREY LADY OPERATING MANUAL
NW Explorations
Mooring at Anchor
• Anchor is lowered from pulpit while boat is backed up slowly for 1-2 seconds away from anchor.
• When desired chain length out (4:1 or 5:1 scope), windlass is stopped.
• Engines reversed for “count of five” until chain pulls up virtually straight.
Note: The boat is not held in reverse against a taught anchor chain!
Generator Starting/Stopping
• Press and hold “Start” until starts.
• Check exhaust for water flow.
• After one minute for warmup, turn power selector from “Off” to “Gen”.
• Stopping: Turn power selector from “Gen” to “Off”, wait one minute for cool-down.
• Hold “Stop” switch until stopped.
Overnight Checklist in Marina
• Shore power “On”.
• Inverter “On”.
Overnight at Anchor or Buoy
• Anchor light “On”.
• DC electrical items all “Off” including radios, extra lights, etc.
Upon Arising
• Start generator if necessary for battery charging.
• Turn on heat if necessary.
• Go to top of this checklist.
Maneuvering & Operating Suggestions
Docking & Undocking
Usually it’s easier to dock
bow in
. Have your mate on
the side deck, railing open, ready to step off and secure
the aft spring line, against which you can pull to swing
the bow in toward the dock. By having your mate ready
to disembark when close to the dock, he/she will not
have to jump to the dock,
risking a turned ankle or falling overboard. It is the
skipper’s job to put the boat next to the dock so the
mate needn’t jump, but merely step off!
Approaching a dock, have fenders out as required and have the bow line already rigged, and draped back on the side of
the boat between the stanchions so it can be reached from the dock.
Never put a line from a cleat over a rail: the boat’s
weight will bend or break the rail if it pulls against the line!
When the mate’s ashore, the line can be easily reached!
If dock clearance permits, spring the boat forward so that it pulls forward on the stern line. This will bring the stern close
to the dock. Let the bow line out enough so that the boat can rest against the stern and amidships fenders.
Maneuvering in a Harbor
The Pod system has the option to use the Docking function using the “joystick” to the starboard side of the helm. Take
your time, and keep the boat running “dead slow” so that you can plan each approach. You shouldn’t need to use the
throttles at all. Use the docking function on the ‘joystick”. (See Joystick operation section)
