Anacortes Yacht Charters BLUE MOON Manual de usuario

BLUE MOON

Ops Manual

Welcome Aboard Blue Moon!

Preparation for Shoving Off

When getting ready to begin your cruise each day, take a few minutes to

make sure all systems are up and functioning properly. Your first check

should be to take a quick look around the engine room looking for any oi

l or water leaks that were not there either during the Check-Out or from

the prior day’s activities.

If you do find something has changed, try to find where the oil or water

has been coming into the bilge.

Assuming there is little or no change, now is the time to run the engine

room blowers for a few minutes before engine start-up.

ENGINE START

First item of business to make sure there is power to the Micro

Commander controls. In the panel find three switches marked Engine

Control and make sure all three are switched to the ON position. The

top switch is for the Micro Commander Controls, then one each for the

Port and starboard Engine.

Be sure the Micro Commander controls are in the Neutral Position at

both stations. Turn each ignition key to the Start position and the

engines should start without much delay. Do Not crank engines for

longer than 5-8 seconds. If the engine does not start within that time,

allow about 30 seconds for the starter motor to cool down. If you find

that the engine is cranking slowly, you should stop and go to the panel

and run the engine start batteries in parallel. (Location of this switch is

found just above the main electrical panel. You must depress the red

button to activate).

Once the engines have started, you may find it wise to warm up each

engine by slowly increasing the RPMs. This can be done by pressing

and holding the CONTROL button on the front of the Port Micro

Commander control and slowly moving the control arm forward. The

light on the control will be blinking. Once you have moved the control

arm forward you may let go of the CONTROL button and the engine

RPMs can be increased without engaging the transmission. When the

control arm is brought back to Neutral, this function is no longer in

effect.

*NOTE: THE STARBOARD ENGINE MUST BE RUNNING FOR THIS

FUNCTION TO BE OPERATIONAL.

PROPER ENGINE SHUTDOWN

Prior to shutting down each engine, allow for approximately 5 minutes

of slower to idle running to allow each engine to cool down slowly.

Usually the close quarters maneuvering within a marina or approaching

a mooring buoy will be sufficient.

*NOTE:To properly shut off each engine, Depress the STOP switch

found just above the ignition switch, DO NOT simply turn the ignition

switch to the Off position. When properly shut off, the engines will stop

after a short delay at which time you then should turn the ignition

switch to the Off position.

GETTING UNDERWAY

It is very helpful to have a properly trained crew to assist the Captain

for both casting off and docking from any moorage. Spending a few

minutes with your crew can save one from chaos and lots of yelling!

First duty is to properly disconnect shore power. Be sure to turn off the

breaker BEFORE disconnecting the shore power cable. Blue Moon has a

50 AMP shore power cord and this, by nature, is a heavy cable. If you

have been using the 50 AMP additional cable, now is the time of

properly coil and stow the cable out of the way for easy access for Blue

Moon is equipped with both Bow the Stern thrusters which make

casting off and docking quite a bit easier. To activate the thrusters,

press both the ON buttons on the Thruster Control simultaneously and

the light will come on which shows these have been activate. Test in a

short burst that both controls are functioning.

Also, it can be very helpful to have marina staff standby to assist in

releasing lines at this time. This is their job, so be sure to ask!

Especially if wind and current conditions are going to make getting off

the dock a bit more difficult.

The captain should take a moment or two to make sure all the crew

aboard understand what will be happening, which lines are to be

released first and which to be released last.

For best visibility around Blue Moon, all close quarters maneuvering

should be done from the upper station. (Both stations have a full

complement of controls, just make sure that the upper stations

controls have been designated the Master Control for the Micro

Commanders).

*NOTE: Blue Moon also has a designated SLOW ENGINE switch that

slows the engine RPMs to about 75% of normal idle. By engaging this

toggle switch when underway in close quarters, you will find that the

boat does not “jump” in and out of gear and makes for smoother

shifting. Once away from the dock and out of the marina, turn this

toggle switch to the Off position by shifting to neutral, turn toggle

switch OFF and then move forward.

Once away from the dock, crew can coil and stow all dock lines are the

days cruising. Next, crew can begin to raise and stow any mooring

buoys in their designated location.

PREPARING FOR DOCKING

One could say, read above in the reverse order and your pretty close to

the truth.

Some additional hints when getting ready to dock Blue Moon:

Again, call ahead to get your moorage assignment for the evening and

also request one of the marina staff stand by to catch lines.

Blue Moon has Shore Power Aft on the Port side of the boat. When

possible, either a bow in port side tie or stern in port tie is best.

Don’t forget to switch Blue Moon to the Slow Vessel Mode when

approaching the moorage. If just takes a few seconds to idle down,

switch engine controls to Neutral and move the toggle switch to the On

position.

If marina staff are not readily available, with mooring buoys already

dropped, maneuver the stern of the dock close enough to the dock so

that a crew member may easily stop off the transom and begin to take

moorage lines.

The thrusters make these close quarters maneuvers much easier, don’t

hesitate to use them. Reminder: Each thruster should not be engaged

for more than 5-8 seconds at a time.

If you have engaged Trim Tabs while cruising, it will make slow

maneuvering easier if those are moved to the Bow UP position by

holding both switches in the UP position for 10 seconds.

Always center the wheel so that rudders are not angled either to Port

or Starboard for slow speed docking.

ENGINE SYNCHRONIZERS

Blue Moon’s engines can be synchronized when underway to allow

for the best fuel economy and to harmonize the engines drone while

underway. When out of synch, the engines tend to make a much

more unpleasant sound.

To synch the engines is quite a simple process. You will find a switch

marked SYNCH at each helm station. At the lower helm it is on a

panel next to the wheel. The switch has three positions: when the

switch is in the center position, each engine is working independent

of the other. When depressed in the top, the Port Engine is the

“Master”, when depressed in the bottom, the Starboard Engine is

the “Master”. Whichever engine is the “Master”, that Micro

Commander Control arm is adjusting both engine RPMs until the

switch in returned to the Neutral Position.

To properly disengage, both controls should be moved to the Neutral

Position then turn off the switch. The Synch will NOT disengage until

both controls closely match positions.

CHANGING HELM STATIONS

Always put engine controls in the Neutral Position when changing

stations. If either the Synch or Low Speed Switch is On, turn those

OFF at the helm station you are leaving, otherwise you will not be

able to make those change from the new helm station.

Move to the other station and push the Control button. A red light

should then let you know that the controls have been changed to

that particular station and you can get underway and make any helm

changes at that time.

FUEL

Blue Moon has two fuel tanks. To make fueling the easiest,

approaching the fuel dock Portside to is ideal since both fuel fills can

then be easily accessed.

Tank One holds 200 gallons of DIESEL fuel that can be determined by a

fuel gauge mounted below the lower helm, top gauge. The Fuel Fill for

this tank is located on the Port Side of Blue Moon, mid-ship. It is found

right next to a Waste Cap, be careful to not fill the waste tank with

Fuel!

Tank Two holds 400 gallons of DIESEL fuel that can be found on a fuel

gauge mounted below the helm, lower gauge. The Fuel Fill for this tank

is located midship in the aft of the Blue Moon.

To switch from Tank One to Tank Two you must access the engine

room. The valve can be found adjacent to each engine and by swinging

the handle from position one to position two, the tanks will be

switched. You must make sure to have both handles in similar positions

so that fuel is always being drawn from the same tank.

If taking on several hundred gallons of fuel, have someone check the

fuel gauge from time to time so you are aware of how close you are

getting too full. As you approach Full, slow the fill speed to allow for air

to escape and to listen for a change in gurgle/pitch. Be aware of the

Overflow Vent and top off carefully. Catch any overflow before it has a

chance to get into the water!

Replace the fuel cap(s) and run the engine room blowers prior to

starting each engine.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Blue Moon has both 110-volt AC power (Shore Power or off the

Generator) and 12-volt DC power from the ship’s batteries.

The 110 panel is found in the companionway, Port Side, while the DC

panel is found to the Starboard.

THE DOT SYSTEM

Anacortes Yacht Charters uses a colored dot system to identify those

breakers on each panel that are usually ON, OFF or used intermittently.

GREEN DOT signifies ON or usually ON

RED DOT signifies OFF or usually OFF

BLUE DOT signifies items like water pumps that should be switched on

only when being used.

YELLOW DOTS signifies electronics or items to be used with caution

NO DOTS signifies those breakers for very irregulars use with discretion

110 VOLT SYSTEM

Shore Power, Generator or the Inverter supply the 110 system aboard

Blue Moon. This also supplies power to all outlets and will charge all

the batteries aboard.

Blue Moon’s 50-foot Shore Power Cord is found in the aft cockpit, Port

side. To POWER UP the shore power cablemaster, the CABLEMASTER

switch on the 110 electrical panel must be ON position. This will allow

for the cable to be extended or retrieved by a toggle switch located

below the rail adjacent to the power cord.

When plugging into shore power, or disconnecting from shore power,

TURN OFF the breaker at the point of connection. Hopefully you have a

50 AMP shore power supply and you will simply plug into that service.

Be sure the AC Panel has Circuit Breaker in the SHORE position. Turn

ON appropriate breakers for Yellow Dot items like water pumps,

shower sump pumps, etc. that may be used that evening.

If only 30 AMP service is available, you will find adapters, pigtails, etc. in

a tote box next to the rail mounted BBQ. If you have only 30 AMP

service available (or sometimes even 20 AMP service) you must be very

cautious regarding which circuits to power up at one time. If you “POP”

breakers, turn off certain items that are drawing high amperage. Pick

and choose wisely what of have ON at any one time. Water Heaters

take a high draw for example.

INVERTER

Blue Moon is equipped with an inverter than can, for a limited period,

provide 110-volt power by converting 12-volt DC power (from ships

batteries) to 110-volt power. This is a finite amount of power and does

deplete the ships batteries over time. The inverter does NOT provide

power to the water heater or battery charger.

To turn ON the inverter, go to the AC panel and move the selector

switch to INV. This will power up the AC circuits except for noted

earlier. Use this power sparingly! Hair dryers, toasters, coffee pots will

draw down power very quickly.

Inverters are best used for short periods of time when at a quiet

anchorage and using the generator would become a noisy nuisance.

GENERATOR

Blue Moon also has a Generator, that can run all the AC circuits, charge

batteries and send power to the hot water heater. The generator itself

is located aft of the engines.

Prior to Generator Start, turn off all AC circuits so that there is no load

on the AC system.

To Start the Gen Set, at the lower helm in the small panel forward of

the wheel you will find the Generator Start controls. First, above the

DC Panel you will find a series of battery selector switches. Find the

switch marker GEN, slide the bar down and depress the red button. It

will light up. Then depress the Pre-Heat switch for approximately 20

seconds, while still holding the pre-heat switch in, depress the start

switch. Hold that until the generator catches, usually within 20

seconds. Do a quick check to make sure the generator is pumping raw

water from its exhaust.

Once running you can than go back to the 110 Volt panel and turn on

the breakers which you would have had on when connected to Shore

Power.

When turning off the Generator, take to load off by turning off the AC

breakers, turn off the main AC distribution switch and then turning the

Generator switch to the Off position.

12 VOLT BATTERY SYSTEM

Blue Moon has multiple batteries for powering up various independent

systems.

The battery selector switches are located on a separate panel found

immediately above the 12 Volt DC panel. These switches can be

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