{"id":12084,"date":"2016-08-18T13:12:04","date_gmt":"2016-08-18T17:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/raritaneng.com\/?p=11715"},"modified":"2016-08-18T13:12:04","modified_gmt":"2016-08-18T17:12:04","slug":"seacocks-analysts-explain-how-to-balance-safety-and-speed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raritaneng.com\/blog\/seacocks-analysts-explain-how-to-balance-safety-and-speed\/","title":{"rendered":"Seacocks Analysts Explain How to Balance Safety and Speed"},"content":{"rendered":"
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See Why Your Seacocks Professionals Say Performance Boaters Don’t Deserve the Bad Rap<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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Raritan Engineering Company<\/a>\u00a0wants to keep you abreast of how to keep\u00a0safe while enjoying fast speeds out on the water.<\/p>\n

Performance boaters have long taken a bad rap for being gold-chained, fat-walleted, egotistical blowhards who quickly swap a check for 2,000 hp marine missiles and menace the waterways.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n

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Forget that stereotype. Today\u2019s go-fast boaters are more cerebral, more competitive and less likely to assume they know it all. The prevailing attitude is that with speed comes responsibility.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Apt Pupils<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jim Waters, a top-level Hollywood executive, is a longtime boater. He recently acquired a DCB (Dave\u2019s Custom Boats) twin-engine catamaran. Faced with a more aggressive hull style and increased horsepower, he decided to seek out additional training.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was tired of that. I wanted to know more about how to handle the boat, dock it, launch and load it. I wanted to be more confident in my ability to take it out alone,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Scott was happy to see her take a more active interest in the sport, and wanted to be a better driver himself, so their week\u2019s vacation at Desert Storm began with two days of instruction from Tres Martin and Brad Schoenwald, partners in the Ultra High Performance Course.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Competition? After attending these classes, I also met up with Craig Barrie, vice president of sales for Donzi Marine and chief instructor for hands-on training aboard the Donzi 38 ZR Competition.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Speed 101: Turning<\/strong><\/p>\n

Both classes began with basic boater safety training and the \u201cRules of the Road,\u201d aka the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, or Colregs. Before you can fly, you have to learn to walk.<\/p>\n

Your Seacock Experts Help You Gain the Skills Needed to Be Safe While Going Fast<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cThat may be true for some boats,\u201d Barrie said during our later tests, \u201cbut I set mine up myself and am confident in its turning ability.\u201d<\/p>\n

Your seacocks<\/a>\u00a0specialists ask, “how do you safely turn at speed?” Tres Martin has a special technique.<\/p>\n

For both Barrie and Martin, setting up for the turn is as important to its flawless execution as actually making it. The steps are deceptively simple.<\/p>\n

To set up or \u201cget set,\u201d do a head pan to check for other traffic. Pull back slightly on the throttle. Martin repeats again that he wants you under 70 mph before the maneuver.<\/p>\n

In Martin\u2019s turn, hands on the helm at 3 and 9 o\u2019clock, he executes the turn by rocking the helm 180 degrees then returning to center repeatedly \u2014 that rotation changes depending on the steering ratio of the helm.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, if you want to turn sharper, add more speed.\u201d It seemed counterintuitive, but as I added throttle, the boat arced tighter and I edged the speed up, keeping one eye on the tachometers \u2014 both holding steady at equal rpm.<\/p>\n

What if one tach suddenly ran up to the red line \u2014 or worse, you felt the boat slip loose at the stern?<\/p>\n

\u201cYour escape plan is always go straight. Never yank the throttle back. Go straight, get control, then ease back to a comfortable speed and collect your wits,\u201d Martin advised.<\/p>\n

Even a PWC rider can tell you that the quickest ticket to instability is to suddenly stop the engine.<\/p>\n

Performance 102: Holding Steady<\/strong><\/p>\n

With all the focus on turning, Barrie sees a lot of captains fail trying to maintain too much speed in a steady course. Running at speed is not just knowing how to work the controls; it\u2019s about reading water.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn performance boating, it\u2019s not how fast you can go; it\u2019s how long you can go fast,\u201d he said. The most important thing when maintaining a course at speed is anticipating what\u2019s happening on the water in front of you.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cSooner or later,\u201d Barrie warns, \u201cthe boogie man will come. When you make a mistake and get caught, you usually know what you did before it happens.\u201d<\/p>\n

You won\u2019t see the next wave coming \u2014 or you\u2019ll change your grip on the helm on re-entry, feeding in rudder.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s that experience thing. Like with Jim Waters in his DCB.<\/p>\n

Stepping to the dock, Shellie gushed to her husband, \u201cYou\u2019re gonna be givin\u2019 up some throttle time, Scott.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maybe the schools need to add another class topic that dates back to kindergarten: learning to share.<\/p>\n

Learn more<\/a>\u00a0from Raritan Engineering about seacocks and how to balance safety while enjoying fast speeds while out on the water.<\/p>\n

via\u00a0Safe Boating at High Speeds<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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