Carver 396 Motor Yacht 2003, Owner'S Manual

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Check for anchor drag. Immediately after anchoring,
observe shoreline landmarks. After thirty minutes,
observe the landmarks again. If the points of reference
have changed, reset your anchor.
When weighing (pulling in) your anchor, pull the line in
until it is vertical. When the line is taut, a hard tug will
pull the anchor's shank up. If the anchor is stuck, wrap
some of the line around a bow cleat and keep tension on
the line. The boat's momentum may free the anchor. If
there is a swell, wind the line around a bow cleat when
the bow drops into a wave trough. As the bow lifts, it
may free the anchor. If neither of these methods works,
pay out a few feet of line, secure it around the bow cleat,
and maneuver around the anchor. Keep the line tight
until you find the angle that pulls the anchor loose.
An electric windlass simplifies the above procedures.
Follow the above procedures and use the windlass
control at the helm to drop anchor. To relieve strain on
the windlass, hooks called devil's claws engage the
chain when the anchor is down.
If you intend to stay at anchor overnight or if you an-
chor your boat close to another structure, consider
dropping another anchor from the stern. This prevents
your boat from swinging around if the wind or current
shifts.
You may also need to anchors in a strong wind. If you
drop your spare anchor, make sure the two anchors are
laid out at an angle. If both anchors are set in-line and
one of them drags, it may cut a trough for the other
anchor to follow.
In some anchorages, boats lie to anchors bow and stern.
To get these anchors down, drop the bow anchor first,
then pay out extra anchor line (15-18 times the depth).
Drop the stern anchor and adjust the length of line
payed out on both anchors as necessary.
It’s a good idea to familiarize yourself with mooring line
terminology and using mooring lines. If necessary,
obtain training on mooring your boat. Learn how and
when to tie the various knots used in seamanship.
Boats which are not moored correctly can suffer and
Stern Anchors
Mooring Lines