Owner’s Notes for
Ardent
March 26
th
, 2021
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Retrieving the Anchor.
When retrieving the anchor,
never use a windlass to pull the boat
forward to where the anchor is set
. The windlass is not designed for it and might cause serious
damage to the attachment base. Instead, slowly head the boat under power toward the anchor
while using the windlass to take up the slack in the chain. When retrieving the anchor, only
retrieve it up to where you can see the anchor about one foot below the water -- again to
buffer any possible “pendulum” action if the anchor were just out of the water. Then, by hand,
retrieve the anchor from just below the water onto the bow roller. This prevents possible
pendulum action, plus, if the anchor gets hung up on the bow roller and you continue to press
the “up” button on the electric windlass, you will probably damage the attachment base. DO
NOT use the windlass power to take up the last few inches of slack. Just take the extra chain
and snug it up and hand-set the chain back onto the gypsy.
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Take your time, the
anchor chain dropping off of the gypsy sometimes bunches up under the
windlass and jams the windlass
. You might need to push it down several times (with the boat
hook) to the bottom of the chain locker to prevent the chain from jamming in the windlass.
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Securing the Anchor.
Once the anchor is on the bow roller, be sure to secure the anchor with
the anchor “keeper” line. Snap the line through a link in the chain nearest the anchor, then
lead the line straight back and around the drum angling the line to the port bow cleat. Secure
tightly with a standard cleat knot. The chain on the gypsy on the windlass should not be the
only thing keeping the anchor from unexpectedly returning to the sea bottom!
5.
Barbecue
Ardent is equipped with a Magma Cabo Stainless Steel BBQ attached to the starboard stern rail.
To operate:
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Turn on the solenoid valve switch in the galley inside the first drawer below the sink.
•
Turn on the BBQ propane hose isolation valve located in the propane tank locker (located in the
cockpit floor between the helms). The swim platform/transom seat needs to be partially deployed to
open the propane tank locker hatch. Please refer to Section 28 of these notes for instructions on
deploying the platform.
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Turn the regulator on the right side of the BBQ to the “Light” position.
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Press the “sparker” to light the burner. If the sparker isn’t working, grab a BBQ lighter from the galley
and insert the end into the small hole in the BBQ below the grill until ½” from the burner.
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As a courtesy to the next charter guest, please clean the BBQ grill with the wire brush.
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Turn off the regulator and isolation valve when done cooking. Regulators often malfunction and don’t
close properly so it’s important to turn off the isolation valve too.
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Turn off the solenoid valve switch.
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Avoid BBQing chicken thigs and other fatty meats.
These can flare up and potentially catch the Bimini
on fire (from personal experience. I didn’t catch the Bimini on fire but got concerned. If the BBQ starts
to get out of control; bring up a fire extinguisher before the problem occurs).
