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prop ventilation, 79
sails, 336-337
softening the waves, 77
speed reductions, 77
trimming in, 76
trimming out, 78
trolling motors, 46
troubleshooting tips
anchors
freeing anchors, 126
lost anchors, 125
snagged anchors, 125
docking, 90-91
engines, 300-305
boat runs but won’t
move, 305
engine turns over but
won’t start, 301-302
engine won’t turn over,
301
flooded engines,
302-303
overheating, 304-305
running out of gas, 304
tipping the kill switch,
303
props
short pitches, 49
tall pitches, 48
ramps, 67-68
tail lights, 68
turns, downwind (sailing),
337-338
twin engines, 33-35
two-blade props, 38
two-hull sailboats, 323-324
two-mast sailboats, 322
two-stroke outboard motors,
24
two-wheel trailers, 53-55
Type I PFDs, 237
Type II PFDs, 237
Type III PFDs, 237-238
Type IV PFDs, 238
Type V PFDs, 238-239
U
uni-knots, 140-141
Uniform State Waterway
Marking System. See
USWMS
up-loading boats, 66-67
break-frame loading, 67
power loading, 67
upwind sailing, 316
used boats versus new boats,
19-20
USWMS (Uniform State
Waterway Marking System),
175
utility boats, 155
V
variations
compass navigation, 185
variables of, 168
vectoring in, 206
vehicles, maintenance of tow
vehicles, 64-65
ventilation
anti-ventilation plates (outboard
motors), 23
props, 79
vents (safety gear), 242
Very High Frequency radios.
See VHF radios
VHF (Very High Frequency)
radios, 196-200
handhelds, 198
Index 383
operating procedures, 199
weather channels, 200
vibrations, props, 49-50
visual distress signals,
242-243
flags, 243
flare-type signals, 243
volumes, kayaks, 151
Volvo Penta DuoProp
systems, 29
voyages, planning, 200-202
W–X–Y–Z
WAAS (Wide Area
Augmentations Systems),
188
walk-around cabin boats, 13
walk-through windshields, 11
warnings
signs of bad weather, 211
storms
leaving boats, 250
securing boats, 248-250
wash-downs, 284
water colors, depth measurements,
203-204, 263
water depth, effects of tides
on, 223
water skiing safety tips, 251
water spouts, 219
waterlines, 7
waterproof cameras, 110-111
waterproof greases, 277
waterproof strobe lights, 244
waves, effects on sailing, 350
waxing boats, 285-286
weather considerations
cloud formation
squall lines, 217
thunderheads, 216