BENETEAU SWIFT TRAWLER 47, Owner'S Manual

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- When at sea, secure the chain or anchor rope to secure points such as the chain stopper or the anchor rode
to the belaying cleat (the windlass must not be used as the only method of securing the chain or rode).
- With dual control, be careful to use only one control at a time.
- When raising the anchor, use the boat's engine to move towards the position of the anchor until the boat is just over it:
never use the windlass as a winch to move the boat forward.
- When out at sea, cut the electrical supply to the windlass.
- Cut the electrical supply when using the windlass manually.
Maintenance
- Once a year, dismantle, carefully wash and grease all the moving parts of the windlass.
- Regularly grease the supply terminals of the electric motor of the windlass and of the relay control box.
Emergency anchoring procedure
In the event of an electrical fault, it is possible to lower the anchor manually: Put the handle in the space provided to
release the chain sprocket. Let the chain run out using the handle to control the speed as it runs.
The handle serves only to release the chain
sprocket in order to lower the anchor manually
should the electric windlass break down.
The handle cannot be used to raise the anchor
manually.
- Before anchoring check the depth of water,
the power of the current and the nature of the
sea bed.
- Check the swing radius once the boat is at
anchor.
- After each trip rinse the windlass and anchor
chain or rope with fresh water.
Deck fittings