BENETEAU FIRST 35, Owner'S Manual

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Deck
4
T
OWING
T
OWING BOAT
- Tow another boat at a reduced speed and as smoothly as you can.
- Pay particular attention when you throw or catch the towing rope (it may foul on the propeller).
NOTE : The stability may be reduced when you tow a boat.
T
OWE D BOAT
Keep steering your boat and see to it that you stay in the wake of the towing boat.
A
NCHORING
As a rule, set the anchor in at least 3 times the depth of water.
A
NCHORING WITHOUT WINDLASS
- Have your boat pointed into the wind and without speed.
- Pay out the chain while moving back slowly.
- Once the anchor has taken hold make it fast by reversing slowly.
- Secure the hawser or the chain to the cleat .
A
NCHORING WITH E LE CTRIC WINDLASS
- Turn on the boat engine.
- Check that the electrical supply of the windlass is switched on (battery switch, circuit breaker).
- Use the remote control to activate the windlass in lowering mode. Let the chain feed out by keeping the lowering
button on the remote control pressed down.
- Let the chain out while moving backwards slowly and as straight as possible.
- Once the anchor has taken hold make it fast by reversing slowly.
- Secure the hawser or the chain to the cleat .
P
RE CAUTION
-Before anchoring check the depth of water, the
power of the current and the nature of the sea
bed.
-Anchoring manoeuvres with the electric
windlass can only be carried out with the engine
running.
W
ARNING
Windlass operations are dangerous:
-Always keep the anchor line free and unfouled.
-Always proceed with care, using gloves and
always wearing shoes.