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Operation
- Steering
Unlike a car, when you steer a boat it is the stern (back) that
swings across when you turn the wheel or move the tiller.
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You also have to allow for some slip sideways made by the
whole boat when you are steering, particularly at low speeds.
Pick a calm day to get comfortable manoeuvring your boat.
Practice starting and stopping, turning, driving and picking
things up out of the water.
Take your time to become competent and confident, new
skills take a while to master. Make sure your family and
regular crew develop their skills too, in case you need them.
At all times make sure all your passengers are sitting comfortably
and holding on. Those standing up can be thrown off balance
easily and it is important to operate the boat with the optimum
trim.
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Stern Swings
Side Slip
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