How To Operate A Dinghy

[@brandonwood8971]

I just bought a boat this week and the previous owner was giving me some sailing lessons and he lifted my dinghy outboard motor out of the water when we towed it while sailing and then he left to go eat with his wife after we got back to the mooring and then I cast off from my boat in the dinghy and could not figure out how to put the outboard motor back in the down position after 15 minutes of floating I found your KZbin video on my phone...you saved me bro 🤣 five stars

[@NauticEd]

Glad we could help. Forgot to add to the video - don't cast off until the engine is started. :)

[@geoffjenkins1487]

A good calmly explained video. Liked the 'Elbow' and wish I'd seen how to clear a flooded engine before last week! No mention of releasing the air flow cap, check water from tell-tale or checking how much fuel's in the tank before starting.

[@Bereadyalways123]

Great advise Ed ..from Ray in the UK about to buy my first Dingy at 68 years old, never to old to have fun in life…

[@PieceofHebrew]

Super useful 👍 I used today everything you taught in this great video! Saved me a lot of hassle and time. Thanks 🙏👍

[@playfair1960]

Launching my Quicksilver 320 Sport with Mercury 6hp tomorrow; for the first time. I’ve been paying attention to your advice, fingers crossed; everything goes to plan.

[@ukchris123]

The first safety rule is "wear a lifejacket"

[@UkeOrPuke]

Thanks so much for this. Showing it to my crew to the Bahamas

[@NauticEd]

Thanks for the kudo's. Let us know about other topics. btw we are sailing in the Bahamas right now.

[@SuperBullyone]

another good video. you catch all the little details, nice job.

[@stephenbru]

Excellent vid!!!...I have learned so much valuable information!!!!

[@raykeogh1972]

Thanks Edd not got one yet will do soon I want a Honwave T32IE 2022 not sure on the engine yet I thought of a 15HP 4 stroke. I am only 5ft4 so I need it light. Plus it’s only for me to go island hopping. With my drone in the UK. Thanks for sharing Ray K. UK. YNWA.

[@steveowens8299]

Really helpful. Good reminders of best practice Thanks Captain.

[@CBslaphead]

Sorry, I always thought the tiller on an outboard motor was on the port side to allow for operation with the left hand. It saves you almost knocking yourself overboard on a tight starboard turn. Also I think the turtle is a tortoise 🐢

[@RenArthurCorillo]

awesome. thank you. very helpful.

[@abuamirah1059]

This man is great

[@jordangrogan7154]

awesome video brotha

[@leonniewaira3782]

Thanks, I just learned from you. 🙏❤️

[@alexandredebouillane]

Sitting on the wrong side really good video

[@michaelcox5096]

Thoatle is on that side. Great video

[@bipenshrestha4095]

Very. Helpful 👍👍

[@sambabal8026]

Realy useful video.

[@bojongarage9407]

very informative and easy to watch, thank you

[@nicocobear6400]

What kind of dinghy are you using it looks awesome thanks for the great video

[@NauticEd]

This is just a standard inflatable dinghy that you get when you charter a yacht on a sailing vacation.

[@andrewfreeman88]

Get a Zodiac Cadet 310 it's the best dinghy for the $$$

[@boatsnstuff4479]

I’ve got a sirroco 310 and I love it so I recommend that

[@neilf6582]

I’m like that when I’m teaching our Cubs power-boating, I say the command ‘Elbow’ and they all hit the deck. I’m like, “How big do you lot think my elbow is?”

[@brendankaipa]

Very informative

[@NauticEd]

Thanks

[@Alex-sg3pf]

Sitting on the wrong side 😂 really good vid though, easy to understand

[@moistyfinch2226]

😂 haha he’s not tho

[@moistyfinch2226]

Look at the handle , that’s how I run mone

[@curtissmith1967]

How about the vent? Make sure it is open to run the motor.

[@tomkearns7136]

Thanks Ed, my small boat is docked in a tidal harbour and it can get tricky when tides are running strong. How should I used the outboard/tiller to move away in reverse from the mooring point? Thanks in advance. Tom.

[@NauticEd]

Tom - No Ed here - Ed in NauticEd stands for Education - I mean who would name their company NauticBob or NauticJim etc - LOL. So regarding your situation we are first assuming you are talking about tidal flow rather than a wind situation. Of course, you can have both but let's talk about tidal flow. Right, when you first release, your boat is moving at zero speed and the water is moving from front to aft so water is rushing past your boat and past the keel and the rudder. If you have your rudder off center even a little bit your boat will turn one way and then the water will also catch the keel and turn your boat even further. It's like trying to fly an arrow backward - you can't keep it straight. It is a given that this is going to happen. Here is the answer we created for you in a blog article - www.nauticed.org/sailing-blog/leaving-a-mooring-ball-in-a-tidal-current/

[@tomkearns7136]

@@NauticEd Hi Ed, thanks so much for taking the time to give me this valuable advice. I will use it and learn it. Tommy.

[@HRez]

Nice video, good details. Should use a different perspective for beach and boat landings as doesn’t tell much to viewer when camera is on Ed.

[@KoreanSpy]

best video

[@jameson-s]

Thank you, subscribed and liked.

[@anthonyhagedoorn7567]

Always steer with your left hand!

[@cokasabi6868]

Why ?

[@anthonyhagedoorn7567]

@@cokasabi6868 Keeps your weight closer to the centerline of the boat by leaning in (tiller is further) which is safer and it track straighter. Cons of steering with your right hand: Puts your weight off centerline almost to the port rail if not on it (tiller is closer). Boat tracks to port when trying to go straight. Turns to starboard tend to push you over the port rail. If one happens to fall over in such a turn, the prop is the next thing you'll meet.

[@simschmidt3330]

Nice to give knowledge, but you are driving the outboard from the wrong side. I suggest you watch some videos of people who race dinghies in Australia. All of them operate the outboard with their left hand. The gear shifter is on the Starboard side of the outboard. When going astern, the operator switches left hand to shifter and moves right hand to throttle. It is a simple twist of the body to reach shifter and throttle. This position also sits the operator a bit more to centre. Your sitting position requires you to get up and face backwards to simply shift, super awkward. I grew up in a small ocean side town and have been driving outboards forever, and everyone drives from the other side.

[@NauticEd]

Here we are talking about operating a dinghy on a sailing vacation. However, we leave it up to the user to decide which side of the dinghy for them to sit on is most prudent for them. We don't consider either side a safety issue. We do agree it is easier to sit on the side where the shifter is to help with easy access to the shifter. As you can see from the video - there was nothing super awkward. Sit where ever it is comfortable and easy for operations of the boat. If it is the other side of the boat then so be it - we are ok with that. Thanks for the constructive comment - it is appreciated. Certainly, I am not a dinghy racer and if you are doing that I would certainly listen to the experts on that.

[@BigRiverLabrador]

Could not have constructively pointed this out any better then you 👍 Only reason I watched the video was because the cover clip of the video showed a gentleman operating from the wrong side of the tiller yet is a how-to video of sorts. It’s too bad by his reply that instead of accepting the fact it’s the wrong side he instead explained basically that it doesn’t matter, when it actually does matter and there are many reasons and variables why. For reasons you mentioned and including the overall performance of the boat. Sitting on the right of the motor counteracts to the propellers rotation, same reason boats with steering wheels remain mounted on the right side (for the most part) there are exceptions like jet drive boats traditionally have the steering wheel on the left as the torque of rotation is opposite of that of outboard, inboard, stern drive etc. When I’m teaching how to operate an outboard to people with experience in other recreational vehicles I always use the example of a dirt bike or any motorcycle or scooter and remind them how the throttle works. On every bike, the throttle is twisted counter clockwise, towards yourself moving your wrist down and to remember if you aren’t doing the same motion with an outboard, you’re on the wrong side, using the wrong hand. As you said, you should obviously be able to use all the functions of an outboard while seated which is logically only from the right side. The gear shift is on the right side, fuel on/off will be found on the right side (when equipped) and tilt/shallow water drive lever is always found on the right side unless front and centre as some gear shifters are in later years on larger models also. All which can be reached from sitting position. If sitting on the left you’ll have to stand and lean over the transom for these functions.

[@jackever]

You should start with cold engine.. you forgot to mention the vent valve on the fuel tank..

[@shad0wman]

yea this is important or you will blow that tank up like a balloon!

[@jackever]

@@shad0wman not what I was thinking... you need to let air in so the fuel can get out.. else it will stall after a few minutes

[@juliosdiy3206]

I have a question how do u transport the engine without flooding it? Or how did u transport it in a car?

[@NauticEd]

You mean flooding as in flooding the carburetor with fuel right? If your carburetor is ever flooded you simply open the throttle wide up to full throttle while you pull the starter cord a few times. This clears the carburetor and will allow your engine to start. To transport lying down, just close the fuel taps and the vent on top of the cap.

[@carbonbodyworker]

Good tips

[@1dowsey]

Do you leave the vent valve open permanently on the fuel tank

[@NauticEd]

no good idea to close after use.

[@MMAL20.3]

Great vid

[@NauticEd]

Thanks

[@bryanthomson6075]

Good vid. However, how can you talk about safety when not wearing a PFD ?

[@Annabellescelery]

Yup

[@EduardoSeabra13]

4 bloody minutes to start the bloody dinghy ffs. Although thanks for the heads up ( if you fall off and move the engine , it will chop your leg off. ) not everyone is aware of that

[@Stoic-of-Rome]

Turtle?? tortoise you mean. To indicate slow versus the fast Hare

[@NauticEd]

Agreed but we are dealing with water here and tortoises live in the desert so I do a happy medium. To me, it is a turtle LOL.

[@wademartinishere]