Monday, July 6, 2015

Learning Boat Handling Puerto Rico

By Edna Booker


Most amateur boat operators realize that most of the skills learnt in automobile handling do not apply in vessel handling. They are used to feeling their car rear end closely following front end tracks when taking a corner but when it comes to the boats, the pivot point is in a third way back. To pull away from the dock when practicing boat handling Puerto Rico proves to be a frustrating undertaking when the rear end bangs repeatedly into the pier as the operator turns the steering wheel towards the sea.

If you work using a boat with outboard engine in Puerto Rico, backing back is easier for you. You just do it by turning the wheel or by pushing that tiller in various directions. The propeller will make side to side movements, at the same time pulling the boat to the direction desired. Be careful about your speed of moving the stern. You are pushing against the large body of water using the level surface of the transform.

A combination of inboard and outboard engine works similarly as the outboard engine. The difference is that outdrive unit is hidden to a helmsman. Moving it requires precise maneuvering than just watching as the outboard changes positions. You will find a higher transform in this combination model. It is therefore less risk of drowning when the boat moves a stern.

After you have wrapped you finger around how the controls feel and their tightness, backing an inboard boat with two engines skillfully becomes easy. Both rudders are put in a straightforward position and left at it. To come back to a conventional line, both engines are put in reverse applying the same throttle force on each of them. To slowly back into the port, starboard engine throttle is increased while port side throttle is decreased. Turning quickly requires putting of an engine of port side at a neutral.

It is more stressing when backing boats that have one engine. One need to practice more to become perfect in this. It stresses because it has only one propeller which contributes to a paddle wheel effect. Once the propeller fans inside the water, the stern is also pulled in the same direction. This becomes difficult and dangerous.

So if your vessel has a one engine outboard, you need to study more and also practice a lot. You need to become used to backing when in tight spots. If you are not experienced, you will only change your plans to move ahead and this may inconvenience you and others.

Therefore, if one wants to practice reverse maneuvers, a calm day and low vessel traffic spot is chosen. The vessel is stopped and something able to float high up the water surface is tossed overboard. The person then tries backing back onto of the floater. As you become good at it, you can very well feel the controls. Also, you will be able to master how the boat reacts when different speeds are used and also to different wave and wind conditions.

Finally, note that you should never do backing in shallow waters because the prop may end up striking the bottom of hard rocks. There could also be someone snorkeling in the waters. If you doubt or are bothered that there is someone down there, shut it down.




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