Chapter on Operating a Motor Boat from the Canadian Safe Boating Course. Covers motor operation, troubleshooting and maintenance, fueling procedures, motor installation and loading of the boat. Also covers basic manoeuvres such as leaving the dock and docking, launching and landing on shore, towing, and operating in waves. A list of standard marine distress signals is also provided.
This anchoring system apparently evolved from the guides who pole their boats, then stake the boat out with their pole to hold it in one place. The Power-pole uses hydraulics to actuate the pole and can anchor your boat in water up to eight feet deep.
