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QUICK GUIDE

J/80 TAJ MAHAL

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Engine        2

Engine, Location/Access, Steering, Ignition/Start, Throttle, Shifting, Pre-Start Checklist, Engine Starting, Stop Engine

Electrical        3

AC Electrical Panel, DC Electrical Panel, 3-Way Battery Switch, Battery Charging

Electronics        3

GPS/Chartplotter & Navigation IInstruments

Sails        3

Headsail, Mainsail

Tankage        3

Water Tank, Fuel Tank, Holding Tank

Bilge Pump        3

Electric Pump, Manual Pump

Misc.        4

Anchor

Inventory List        4

USCG safety equipment, etc.

Quick Guide

J/80 Taj Mahal

Registration No: WN4184RM

LOA: 26’3”

Make/Model: J80

Draft: 4’11”

Year: 2002

Beam: 8’3”

Mast Height: 37’6”

Engine: Mercury 4HP Outboard

Location/Access

Attached to transom

Steering

Tiller

Ignition/Start

On engine

Throttle

Handle on outboard; shifter is separate

Shifting

  • Shift by pushing (reverse)/pulling (forward) shifter lever on outboard
  • Middle is neutral
  • To shift between gears, go into neutral first, then push the lever to desired gear

Pre-Start Checklist

  1. Engine is lowered into the water to the lowest notch on the bracket. Fuel level is more than ½ full
  2. Fuel tank vent is open
  3. Connect fuel line
  4. Pump bulb (4-5 times or until bulb is hard to pump) Kill cord connected
  5. Engine in neutral (shift through forward, reverse, neutral)
  6. Choke out
  7. Throttle in start position

Engine Starting

  1. With each pull, try to get the maximum length of cord utilized by a quick snapping action at the last
  2. Wait 3 seconds before the next pull
  3. Once running, push in the choke until the engine is running smoothly
  4. Make sure water is flowing out after start
  5. To achieve full throttle range the choke typically has to be completely pushed in once the engine is warmed up

Stop Engine

In neutral, pull the red cord on the kill switch until it comes off the red stop button

Electrical

AC Electrical Panel

N/A

DC Electrical Panel

N/A

Battery Charging

N/A

Electronics

GPS/Chartplotter

N/A

Navigation Instruments

N/A

Sails

Headsail

Jib on a rolling furler. Unfurl slowly on windy days

Mainsail

Rigging the main: First detach halyard from the end of the boom. Taj Mahal is rigged to hold up the boom with a spring-loaded boom vang. Attach the halyard shackle to the head of the main sail making sure the halyard is free and clear to the top.

Next, ease boom vang, untie sail ties, and uncoil mainsheet for preparation of hoisting. Make sure reefing lines are eased as well unless you pre-reefed at the dock.

On a windy day, pre-rig the reefing line through reefing cringle to simplify the reefing process on the water. If wind speed is over 18 knots, make sure to reef before you leave the dock.

Tankage

Water Tank | Holding Tank

N/A

Fuel Tank

Location: Inside cockpit next to engine | Capacity: 3 gallons

Bilge Pump

Bilge Pump (Electric)

N/A

Bilge Pump (Manual)

Bucket and portable hand pump on board

Miscellaneous

Anchor

Primary anchor: Danforth anchor with 8’of chain and 150’ twisted nylon marked in 30’ increments

Inventory

Item

Qty

Location

Air Horn & Can

2

Safety box

Boat Hook

1

In v-berth

Portable Bilge Pump

1

Aft of companionway

Coast Guard Regulation Placards

3

Oil discharge placard: port bulkhead

MARPOL trash placard: below companionway entrance

CO2 placard: Port bulkhead

Fire Extinguishers

1

Starboard & port bulkheads

First Aid Kit

1

Portside hammock

Flashlight

1

Safety box

PFD’s Type II

4

Inside v-berth

PFD Type IV - throwable

2

Inside v-berth

Portable lights

2

Safety box

Vessel registration

1

Taped to bulkhead

Visual signal flares

3

Safety box

Winch handles

2

Port and starboard bulkheads inside winch handle holders