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OPERATION MANUAL
Desire
Welcome Aboard!
We are happy that you have chosen Ship Harbor Yacht Charters and
the vessel "Desire" for your vacation. We hope you enjoy your
cruising experience in the lovely islands of the Pacific Northwest.
This manual will help you become more familiar with your boat. If you
have any further questions, about the boat or your itinerary, please do
not hesitate to ask the SHYC staff.
Remember our vessels are non-smoking boats.
Bon Voyage!
The Ship Harbor Yacht Charters Staff

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  • Page 1 OPERATION MANUAL Desire Welcome Aboard! We are happy that you have chosen Ship Harbor Yacht Charters and the vessel “Desire” for your vacation. We hope you enjoy your cruising experience in the lovely islands of the Pacific Northwest. This manual will help you become more familiar with your boat. If you have any further questions, about the boat or your itinerary, please do not hesitate to ask the SHYC staff.
  • Page 2 Finally, we invite you to treat !Desire" as your own while you are on your cruise. Please care for her as you would your own and not as a !rental." Enjoy and we hope to see you back next year.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Boat Operation Engine Inspection Start-Up Getting Underway Cruising Docking Shutdown Fueling Boat Electrical General A.C. Power Shore Inverter Generator D.C. Power Sanitation System Vacuflush Toilets Holding Tank Water Systems Fresh Water Tanks/Pump Watermaker Water Heater Shower Fresh Water Washdowns Galley Stove/ Oven...
  • Page 4 Anchoring Mooring Buoys Stern Tie Entertainment AM/FM/CD Stereos DVD/Home Theater Stereos Satellite TV Internet Access BarbeQue Dingy and Motor Lowering Operating Lifting Other Notes Troubleshooting/Tips Notes/Comments Specifications/Important Numbers Appendix A – Electrical Schematic...

  • Page 5: Boat Operation

    BOAT OPERATION Engine Inspection The main engines on “Desire” are very reliable Cummins diesels, producing 330 horsepower each. If treated correctly, they can be expected to give trouble-free, economic cruising. The engine room is accessed through panels in the floor of the salon.

  • Page 6: Getting Underway

    to the normal (isolated) mode. It is not normally necessary to have to use the Parallel Switch so be sure to inform SHYC upon your return. On engine start, no long warm-up is required! Three to five minutes is sufficient, then load the engine by putting the transmission in gear.

  • Page 7: Docking

    Once established at cruise, make minor adjustments and then watch your speed on the GPS to see if it improves. Do not exceed 2400 rpm except for very brief intervals**. “Desire” will cruise very nicely for extended periods at 2400 rpm. However, as you can see from the above table, it may be more sensible to operate the yacht in the 1900-2200 range (or 1200-1400 for the most economical cruising).

  • Page 8: Boat Electrical

    Don’t feel discouraged if something isn’t clear, you have company in your confusion. “Desire” is well equipped and will give you all the comforts you’d expect from a modern luxury yacht if you take a little time to understand her.

  • Page 9: Shore

    Shore Power Shore Power supports all AC equipment and receptacles on board as well as the battery charger. There are three shore power connections just aft of the starboard pilothouse door, typically only the first (line 1) is used. Line 2 is usually powered through Line 1 using a Parallel Switch on the electrical panel.

  • Page 10: Generator

    the port wall. The Inverter draws power from the house battery bank located in the starboard lazarette. The amount of DC/Inverter power is limited to the capacity of these batteries so use it sparingly! When connected to shore power or operating the generator, the inverter acts as battery charger for the 12-volt house battery bank (indicated by a solid green light under the CHARGE button on the inverter control panel).

  • Page 11: Power

    D.C. (Direct Current) or 12 Volt Power Technically, there are four battery banks in your 12 volt system: Port Engine/Generator Start Batteries (1), Starboard Engine Start Batteries (2), House/Inverter Batteries (3) and the Bow Thruster Battery (4). Your battery master switches are located aft next to the salon sliding door on the port side.

  • Page 12: Sanitation System

    SANITATION SYSTEM Vacuflush Toilets “Desire” is equipped with Vacuflush heads. They are easy to use, odor free, and reliable. They use fresh water for flushing. To keep them operating properly, use a minimum of toilet paper. You flush the heads by depressing the foot pedal and holding down for a full 3 seconds.

  • Page 13: Water Systems

    WATER SYSTEM Fresh Water Tanks and Pump “Desire” holds 200 gallons of fresh water located in two separate tanks. To fill the tanks, remove the deck water fill caps located on the port side of the bow. A manifold to switch tanks is located under the companionway stairs on the port side.

  • Page 14: Watermaker

    Watermaker “Desire” is equipped with a modern, high quality watermaker capable of producing up to 35-40 gallons/hr of excellent quality drinking water by reverse osmosis. You can use it anytime, but particularly when water is unavailable or it’s quality is in question.

  • Page 15: Water Heater

    3. FLUSH FOR 5 MINUTES. 4. Close the flush valve. 5. Switch the “Wash Down/Watermaker Flush Pump” breaker to OFF. Important: Never use the watermaker if oil is present in the surrounding water! It will coat the membranes and render the maker unusable. Water Heater The water heater has a 20 gallon capacity.

  • Page 16: Microwave/Convection Oven

    Note: If the AC Master breaker trips while operating the stove/oven, turn off another high draw item (like the water heater) until finished cooking or plug additional shore power in to Line 2. Microwave/Convection Oven This unit is operated just like a home model. DO NOT leave the oven rack or any medal object in it while operating as a microwave! These can only be used when operating as a convection oven.

  • Page 17: Electronics

    on until the furnace comes up to temperature. This may take up to 20 minutes. The exception is the fan in the pilothouse. It will work anytime and can be used to defrost the windows if necessary. Temperature is fine tuned by selecting the fan speed to high/low/off on the controls located throughout the boat.

  • Page 18: Mooring Buoys

    Always have the engines running when raising or lowering the anchor. The Windlass (Winch) power breaker is located on the Master Battery Control Panel in the cabinet just to the port of the salon door. The Windlass can be operated in two ways. It can be raised and lowered using the foot switches on the foredeck or the remote control from the pilothouse.

  • Page 19: Satellite Tv

    Ethernet cable located in the pilot house drawer. To use, you must first log on to the network (Desire) and then log in on Broadband Xpress (page automatically launches). After that, anyone can log on the the network using the password.

  • Page 20: Barbeque

    BARBEQUE The Barbeque is stored in the starboard lazarette. It can be mounted in the holes on either the port or stern of the cockpit. There is a serving/cutting board located in the center lazarette (on the generator) that can be used in the same mounting holes. Attach the propane bottle and regulator (galley drawer or on existing bottle).

  • Page 21: Operating

    Operating When the dinghy is stored, the motor should be tilted up and may be resting on a locking pin (red grip). This pin must be pulled back for the motor to be tilted down. To remove, tilt the motor up off of the pin (tilt control for the motor is on the end of the throttle), pull the pin back, and then lower the motor.

  • Page 22: Other Notes

    It is sometimes best to go around these areas and miss the “mine fields”. “Desire” is equipped with numerous automatic bilges pumps that can be manually activated from either helm control panel. If you continually hear the bilge pump running, check your bilge! You may have a serious problem or you may have just accidentally hit the manual bilge pump switch to ON.

  • Page 23: Troubleshooting/Tips

    Security dropdown menu to get it to take the 10 digit password. For some reason, you may have to select “other” under available networks and type in “Desire” to allow it to select WEP 40/128-bit hex. 15. It is possible to search and join other unsecured networks if BBX is not available.

  • Page 24: Notes/Comments

    is. Select which want you want to join and then click connect below. Sometimes you may need to use this method to join the BBX network if they are broadcasting more than one signal (select the strongest one). DO NOT change any of the network settings on these pages! *please add anything else you feel would be beneficial to others* Notes/Comments...

  • Page 25: Specifications/Important Numbers

    Specifications/Important Numbers Vessel Make/Model Meridian 490 Year 2003 54’ 0” Beam 15’ 1” Draft 3’ 4” Bridge Clearance 18’ 2” Fuel Capacity 444 gal Water Capacity (2 tanks) 200 gal (130/70 gal) Water Heater Capacity 20 gal Holding Tank Capacity 48 gal Weight (dry) 29,990 lbs...

  • Page 26: Appendix A - Electrical Schematic

    Appendix A (Electrical Schematic)

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