Interlude
Owners’ Notes
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ANCHORING
Anchoring Highlights
Main anchor
: 44# Delta mounted on the bow, with 300 feet of
3/8” chain marked
with paint as follows:
•
10 ft.
Orange
(when retrieving the anchor and the orange mark appears, the anchor will be
just below the surface; please proceed slowly at this point to avoid damaging the bow)
•
25 ft.
Blue
(average depth in many island anchorages when the anchor will reach the bottom)
•
100 ft.
Yellow
•
150 ft.
Red
•
200 ft.
Blue
•
250 ft.
Yellow
The yellow paint mark at 100
’ is 10 feet long; all the other paint marks are 5 feet long.
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There are color-
coded keys to the chain markings taped to the inside of the anchor locker and in the Nav table.
Windlass:
The engine must be running for the windlass to work.
The circuit breaker for the windlass (
yellow
) is located near the
battery switches in the aft port cabin. The windlass remote
control is mounted in the chain locker.
Wash-down pump
: Located in chain locker, uses raw water. Use
to hose off mud and debris as you retrieve the anchor.
“
ON/OFF
”
switch is in the chain locker.
Snubber line
:
15’ heavy snubber
line with chain hook located in
the anchor locker. Please,
always
use the snubber to carry the
load of the chain and anchor once you have set the anchor.
Secondary anchor
: Heavy duty aluminum Fortress
anchor stowed in the starboard cockpit locker, with 30’
3/8” chain and 130’
rope rode.
Polypropylene line
: Spool with 600’ of line located in
cockpit locker under the starboard helm. Use for stern
tie in narrow anchorages to keep the boat from
swinging.
We use the boat hook as the “axle” for the
spool. Place it across the stern seats and have someone
hold it in place or secure with bungee cords.
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Marked lengths are relative to the anchor; for example, the orange section of chain begins at 10’ from the anchor
and extends to 15’ from the anchor.
Anchor & windlass.
Anchor locker with windlass controller (1), wash-down hose (2)
and wash-down pump switch (3).
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