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•If you lose control of the boat, try to stay calm. The worst you will probably do is
damage the propeller.
NOTE: If you damage the propeller, park the boat, turn off the engine and contact the
marina.
•Use an observer on the aft deck when backing up, making turns in tight places or
heavy traffic.
Beaching Your Houseboat
You must beach your houseboat every evening. Never beach or approach any dock while
driving from the fly bridge. It is best to choose a location protected from the wind, and the
wake of other vessels. It is important that your location has at least one clear houseboat
length on each side so you will have enough room to maneuver.
1. Choose a landing spot that is not too rocky so you will be able to hammer your
stakes into the ground. Also, you need a shoreline that is steep enough so the bow
of your boat will reach land before the bottom of the hull does.
2. Proceed at idle speed straight at the shore. As you near the shoreline, use reverse
to soften the landing.
3. After landing, throttle forward at about 2,000 rpm steering straight into the shore.
This will hold the houseboat in place and keep it perpendicular with the shoreline
as a crew member drives the stakes into the ground and secures the lines.
4. The captain should stay at the helm during the entire tie-down process. Secure all
4 lines from the stern (rear) of the vessel. 2 at 30 degree angle and 2 at a 20 degree
angle If at all possible, use a stump, tree or some other well-anchored object to
secure your lines.
5. You should away use the double stake method when securing the vessel. You do
this by driving the first stake in the ground and tying your line to the bottom of it.
You then wrap the line twice around the stake to the top and secure to the top.
Next drive the second stake in the ground up hill from the first about 4 feet away.
Secure the line from the top of the first to the bottom of the second. Doing this
double stake method will prevent any stake movement or lesson the chances of the
stakes pulling out of the ground.
Note: Check your lines and the lake level each morning. If the lake level has changed, you will have
to re-park the houseboat and retie the lines.
Bow Thruster
The Titan is equipped with a single bow thruster. It operates from a hydrolic system off of
the generator unit. It is used mainly when docking the boat at the marina and at slow boat
speeds. Never operate the Bow Thruster in open water to steer the vessel. When
operating the bow thruster always be aware or the depth of the water at the bow. There
