Operating and ManeuveringOperating and Maneuvering
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SHAKEDOWN CRUISE
Make sure that the following tasks have been completed before taking your rst cruise:
1. Your Carver dealer has completed pre-delivery commissioning. The inspection is documented on the pre-delivery
service document and is signed by the dealer.
2. All warranty registration cards have been completed and mailed.
3. The Owner’s Manual and all OEM information has been read and understood.
4. The safety equipment onboard is in compliance with federal, state and local regulations.
5. The yacht has been documented or registered, and displays the appropriate identication on the hull.
6. A representative from your Carver dealer has reviewed the operation of the yacht and its systems and answered all
your questions to your satisfaction.
Pick a calm day for the rst outing if possible. The shakedown cruise with a new yacht is not the best time to bring friends
or guests along. Entertaining guests can be a distraction from the real purpose of the cruise, which is to become familiar
with the yacht. ONLY bring people (spouse and children) who will be part of the regular crew. Invite the sales person who
sold the yacht or a member of your Carver dealer’s service staff along for the ride.
Carry a pad and pencil during the rst outing. Write down any questions that come to mind during the cruise. Discuss the
issues with your dealer. Follow the procedures outlined at the beginning of this section for fueling and starting the yacht’s
engines.
TASKS TO PERFORM ON THE FIRST OUTING
• Proceed slowly.
• Have fun, but remember that the objective of the cruise is to learn how the yacht operates and handles.
• Operate the engines at different RPMs.
• Try different trim angles.
• Monitor the gauges.
• Practice backing down and turning at slow speed around tight corners.
• Above all, become familiar with the propulsion system.
OPERATING AT PLANING SPEED
The yacht is equipped with a “planing” hull. A planing hull skims over the water rather than through it. Planing is performed
by rst reaching a certain speed, called planing speed.
The trim angle of the yacht increases, when accelerating from a dead stop, causing the bow to rise and the stern to drop.
The yacht eventually achieves plane, if acceleration continues, which means the bow slowly drops to a more level altitude.
CAUTION
ALWAYS GET ON PLANE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. AVOID SPEEDS THAT CAUSE THE YACHT TO PLOW THROUGH THE
WATER WHILE IN A BOW-HIGH ALTITUDE. A BOW-HIGH ALTITUDE OBSTRUCTS VISION AND LIMITS THE YACHT’S
HANDLING AND PERFORMANCE CAPABILITIES.
Once on plane, back the throttles off to a point where the hull is still planing but the engines are operating at a fuel-
efcient speed.
TRIM TABS
A trim system is designed into the operational controls. Trim tabs help the yacht get on plane by allowing the operator to
adjust the altitude of the yacht for variables such as load, passengers, seas or wind. Use the tabs at planing speeds to
make minor adjustments in the fore-to-aft and beam-to-beam angle of the yacht. See the illustration on page 107.
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