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Owner’s Manual Page Basic Seamanship - Section C
Raise.the.anchor.manually.or.by.using.the.windlass..
if.applicable...Make.sure.the.chain.stop.is.engaged..
if.windlass.is.used...Properly.stow.anchor.and..
anchor.line.
Always be sure to raise and secure the anchor
prior to operating your boat. Failure to raise
and secure anchor before getting underway
could result in severe injury or damage to boat
from rebounding anchor.
Always utilize the chain stop provided with the
windlass/bow roller combination. The chain
stop prevents the anchor from accidently
releasing while the boat is moving thus
preventing damage to the boat or possible
injury or death to individual(s) aboard the boat.
If.the.anchor.becomes.stuck,.attach.the.vertical.line..
to.the.mooring.cleat..Wave.action.on.the.bow.may.lift.
flukes from the bottom and free the anchor. If the .
anchor.is.still.stuck,.feed.out.a.few.feet.of.line.and..
attach.it.to.the.bow.cleat..Maneuver.the.boat.around.
the anchor, keeping the line firm. Determine the angle
that.will.work.to.pull.the.anchor.free.
Anchors.are.available.in.different.shapes,.sizes.and..
weights to fit different boats, uses, and conditions. .
Your.Four.Winns.dealer.can.tell.you.which.anchor..
will.work.best.for.your.boat.
C - 3 RECOMMENDED READING
We.recommend.that.you.read.the.boating.literature.
published.by.your.state.boating.agency.and.the.US.
Coast.Guard..Other.suggested.reading.includes.the.
following:
Damford,.Don..Anchoring..(ISBN.0-915160-64-1)...
Seven.Seas.
United.States.Coast.Guard.Auxiliary..Boating.Skills..
and.Seamanship..LC74-164688.(illus.)...
(ISBN.0-930028-00-7)..US.Coast.Guard.
Bottomley,.Tom..Boatman’s.Handbook,.(illus.)..316.p...
(ISBN.0-688-03925-1,.Hearst.Marine.Book)..Morrow.
Whiting,.John.and.Bottomley,.Tom..Chapman’s.Log.
and.Owner’s.Manual..192.p.(ISBN.0-686-96737-2)..
Hearst.Marine.Book.
Chapman,.Charles.F..and.Maloney,.E.S..Chapman’s..
Piloting,.Seamanship.and.Small.Boat.Handling...
(illus.)..62.p..(ISBN.0-87851-814-2,.Pub..by..
Hearst.Bks.);.deluxe.ed..(ISBN.0-87851-815-0)...
Morrow.
National.Fire.Protection.Association..Fire.Protection.
Standard.for.Pleasure.and.Commercial.Motor.Craft...
(ISBN.0-317-07388-5,.NFPA.302)..National.Fire.
Protection.Association.
Brotherton,.Miner..Twelve-Volt.Bible...
(ISBN.0-915160-81-1)..Seven.Seas.
C - 4 CONTACTS
There.are.many.good.boating.publications.that.have.
information.about.your.area.and.what.other.boats.are.
doing,.such.as.clubs.and.other.activities..Educational.
programs.are.sponsored.by.publications.and.organi-
zations.such.as.the.US.Power.Squadron,.US.Coast.
Guard.Auxiliary.and.the.American.Red.Cross..See.
your.dealer.about.special.courses.available.in.the.
area..For.detailed.information.contact:
American.Red.Cross
Local.address.(see.local.telephone.directory)
website:.www.redcross.org
Boat.US.Foundation.for.Boating.Safety
1.800-336-BOAT
website:.www.boatus.com/courseline
US.Coast.Guard.Info.Line
1.800.368-5647
Skippers.Course
GPO.Superintendent.of.Documents
Washington,.DC.20012
202.512-1800
202.512-2250.(fax)
United.States.Coast.Guard.Auxiliary
Local.Flotilla.or.contact.appropriate.Coast.Guard.
District.Headquarters
website:.www.cgaux.org