Mainship 40 Trawler Single - Page 4

M
ainship 40 Trawler Sin
g
le & Twin •
O
perator's Manua
l
D
As the owner of a Mainship 40 Trawler,
y
ou have chosen one of the finest boats mone
y
c
an bu
y.
M
ainship
C
orporation, is one o
f
America’s oldest privatel
y
held
y
achtin
g
companies. In Februar
y
1996
M
ainship became an emplo
y
ee ownership compan
y
. We continue to be dedicated to
g
ivin
g
y
ou a qualit
y
y
acht
that will brin
g
y
ou
y
ears of en
j
o
y
ment whether
y
ou’re spendin
g
a da
y
at the marina or cruisin
g
down a waterwa
y
.
P
er
f
ormance, dependabilit
y
, sa
f
et
y
, and com
f
ort is more than
j
ust a catch
y
phrase at Mainship. It is the basis
f
or
e
ver
y
step of desi
g
n and construction to assure
y
ou of man
y
pleasure-filled
y
ears of
y
achtin
g
.
A
Ri
c
h
H
er
i
ta
ge
M
ainship Corporation was formed in 1977 and soon out
g
rew the existin
g
facilities. A new plant was built in Marlboro,
N
J and was home to Mainship until 1992 when it was moved to St. Au
g
ustine, FL.
O
ver 1200 of the traditionall
y
s
t
y
led cruisers were built be
f
ore Mainship be
g
an buildin
g
a European inspired line o
f
cruisers in 1988. The new boat
line did well for several
y
ears, but Mainship's real destin
y
was to return to the trawlers that made them famous. In
1994, the first new Trawler, a 35" sedan was introduced and the market acce
p
ted the new breed with enthusiasm
.
Toda
y
, Mainship Corporation is the leadin
g
manufacturer of production trawlers buildin
g
6 different models with
man
y
more on the drawin
g
boards. Production is split between the St. Au
g
ustine facilit
y
it shares with the Luhrs
C
orpoation.
How to Use this Manual
M
an
y
people read their owner’s manual
f
rom be
g
innin
g
to end when the
y
f
irst receive their new
y
acht. I
f
y
ou do this,
it will help
y
ou learn about the
f
eatures and controls
f
or
y
our new
y
acht. In this manual,
y
ou’ll
f
ind that pictures and
wor
d
s wor
k
to
g
et
h
er to exp
l
a
i
n t
hi
n
g
s qu
i
c
kly.
T
able of Contents
A
g
ood place to look for what
y
ou need is in the Table of Contents in the be
g
innin
g
of this manual. It is a list of the
c
hapters and the pa
g
e number where
y
ou’ll
f
ind them.
Safet
y
Warnin
g
s and S
y
mbols
In chapter 4
(
Boatin
g
Safet
y)
y
ou will find a number of cautions, warnin
g
s, and dan
g
er s
y
mbols to tell
y
ou about
thin
g
s that could hurt
y
ou.
I
n t
hi
s c
h
apter we te
ll
y
ou w
h
ere t
h
e
h
azar
d
are.
Th
en, we te
ll
y
ou w
h
at to
d
o to
h
e
l
p avo
id
or re
d
uce t
h
em.
Pl
ease
read this chapter care
f
ull
y
, to prevent
y
oursel
f
or someone else
f
rom possible in
j
ur
y
.
If
y
ou have an
y
questions re
g
ardin
g
y
our Mainship or this manual contact Customer Service at
:
M
ainship
C
orporatio
n
255 Diesel Roa
d
S
t. Au
g
ustine, FL, 32086 U
S
A
P
hone:
(
904
)
827-2025
F
ax:
(
904
)
827-215
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o
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