Acadia AYC CHARTERER Operation Manual - Cruising
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Cruising
Preparing to Get Underway
To disconnect 110V shore power, first turn off the AC POWER CIRCUIT BREAKER on the
ELECTRICAL PANEL (P 11). Disconnect the POWER CORD from the boat inlet located Port side on
stern transom (P 12). Last, disconnect the shore receptacle. Coil and stow Power Cord in Port lazarette
locker (L 13) on holder.
To reconnect shore power, plug in cord to shore and boat receptacles, turn on shore breaker, and then turn
on ship’s AC breaker. If adapters (30/50, 20/30) are required to reconnect, these are located in Port
lazarette locker (L 13).
Untie and bring on-board DOCK STEP (P 13) and stow upside down in Port lazarette locker (L 13). As a
prudent safety precaution, have a boat hook readily accessible in the cockpit area while underway.
Close the PORTHOLES, WINDOWS, and FORWARD HATCH. Once outside the marina, idle the
engines while crew brings in fenders and lines. Stow fenders by attaching to stern life line and store
(black) dock lines in Starboard lazarette locker (L 14). Amidships spring lines (Port and Starboard)
remain secured to base of shrouds and are stored in mess holders on deck. Bow lines (black) also remain
attached and are stored in forward anchor compartment. Assign one crew member to be in charge of
securing ports and assign one to be in charge of the dinghy if towing. Shorten the dinghy painter line on
all close-quartering maneuvers.
Cockpit Enclosure and Helmsman Seat
Acadia is outfitted to provide you with year round cruising comfort. The aft cockpit is fully enclosed for
inclement weather conditions (P 14). Heat radiates upward from the cabin and rain, cool breezes are
blocked by the 360 degree vinyl panels (you can even monitor the shape of your main through a viewing
panel in the roof of the cockpit canopy. All sheets and lines lead aft to the cockpit cabin top for “weather
proof” cruising in all conditions – normally there is no need to leave the enclosed cockpit to be cruising in
comfort. All sections of the enclosure aft of the forward dodger section are removable for fair weather
cruising. They may be opened for air flow as desired however we highly recommend leaving in place the
dodger and side panels forward of the side entrance panels as they would be very difficult to reinstall.
Roller tubes (labeled) are provided for easy storing of the side entrance panels and the center aft panel. (P
15) Other aft side and stern transom sections are easily removed and we recommend storing them below
against center bulkhead in aft cabin. The overhead canopy unzips as well and is furled with bungee cords
and tie line stored in center cockpit console to the stern overhead frame (P 16).
The Helmsman Chair is secured with three lines over the stern transom access panel. It can be easily
removed and replaced in order to raise/lower this panel (P 17). The manual bilge pump handle socket and
emergency rudder socket are located under this section of the stern seat. Be sure the Helmsman Chair is
well secured before getting under way to avoid it moving in a seaway.