Last revised: April 2019
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To Retrieve Anchor:
1
–
Start the engine! The windlass draws a lot of amps! Move forward over the anchor.
2
–
After removing the snubber, d
epress “up” switch
, always assuring the chain is
vertical during retrieval
—
this avoids either towing the boat or dragging the chain
against the hull. Into a breeze, we engage forward gear as needed, but exercise care
that we don't go past and drag the chain against the hull.
3
–
A
“
mountain
”
of chain under the windlass will jam it and in rare cases cause a wild
gravity run out of rode. If that happens, stand clear for safety. We avoid that chain
“mountain” by
pushing the chain forward and side to side in the well as it is retrieved,
using the boat hook or mop handle. One crew adjusts the chain with the boat hook as
another crew brings it up by pressing the "up" switch, 2'-3' at a time.
4
–
If you have more than 150’ out,
you will start retrieving line, which works
seamlessly. As chain comes up, the windlass will continue without problems. No need to
stop or make any adjustments.
5 - To nest the anchor without chipping the hull, the anchor may need to be swiveled.
We use the windlass to bring the anchor shank up and over the bow roller in one
continuous motion, then nest the anchor by hand.
6 - After nesting, with a slight
slack in the chain
, we secure the anchor once again with
the snubber on the anchor locker cleat
. As noted, the chain is only “unsnubbed” when it
is moving in or out.
7
–
Reminder: cover the windlass switches
before
closing the anchor locker lid.
8
–
If the chain and line is muddy, us the bucket to rinse them off. There is a drain at the
bottom of the anchor locker. Knock mud and kelp from the anchor using the boat hook.
3.
Barbecue
Highlights
•
Yellow in-line valve in propane locker
•
Please clean grill when finished
Details
The propane fired stainless steel BBQ is mounted on the starboard stern rail and is
permanently connected to the propane tank below. To use the BBQ, switch on the
propane solenoid switch (LP) on the 12 volt panel. Next open the blue in-line valve in
the propane locker, which is under rear port seat.
When finished, please use the BBQ cleaning brush attached with a SS lanyard for
convenient cleaning when the BBQ cools. Close the yellow valve in the cockpit locker.
Turn off the LP switch on the 12 volt panel.
