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c.
Lower the anchor until the needed chain is paid out. The windlass pays out approximately one foot
of chain per second. You will notice a short section of black rope that is tied to the anchor. Please
us this to ease the anchor off the roller. Tivoli has a very plumb bow and a quickly dropping anchor
may strike the boat and damage the hull.
d.
Secure the chain with the snubber (rope with hook, which can be found in the anchor locker) and
run out enough chain to take the load off of the windlass. DO NOT LEAVE THE LOAD ON THE
DRUM.
e.
Set the anchor by reversing the engine at 1100 RPM for about a minute.
f.
Turn off the circuit breaker and turn on the anchor light if appropriate.
Raising the anchor:
a.
Start the engine.
b.
Turn on the circuit breaker for the windlass and, if needed, turn off the anchor light.
c.
Take in enough chain to retrieve the snubber.
d.
When retrieving the anchor, never use the windlass to pull the boat; instead, slowly power toward
the anchor while using the windlass (up button on the remote control) to take up the slack. Also,
if the anchor is really stuck in the mud (you will hear the windlass slow under the load) stop the
windlass and drive the boat forward to free the anchor.
e.
The incoming chain will pile up against the aft end of the chain locker so the operator needs to
reach in and push the pile of chain forward every 20-30 feet of chain. Also be aware the lines used
to mark the chain length tends to catch in the outlet of the windlass and may cause a jam. Just lift
up the chain and let it fall through or run the windlass back out for a second to clear.
f.
Once the anchor is out of the water, please retrieve it by hand. Please do not pull the anchor up
onto the rollers using the power of the windlass. BE VERY CARFUL WHEN THE ANCHOR IS OUT OF
THE WATER, Tivoli HAS A PLUMB BOW AND IT IS EASY TO HIT THE BOW WITH THE ANCHOR.
g.
Secure the anchor by hooking the snubber onto the chain and tying it to the windlass drum (the
chain over the drum should not be the only thing keeping the anchor onboard).
h.
Switch the windlass breaker “off” to prevent draining the start battery and turn off the seawater
pump on the main panel.
Stern Ties:
There are times when adding a
stern tie to shore will be handy, especially in
Desolation Sound. Tivoli has
600’ of line on
a spool
for this purpose. It is stored in the
starboard lazarette. Due to the width of the
transom opening, we suggest extending the
boat hook and laying it across the lower
mounting point for the rear rails. Slide the
eye of the spool over the handle end of the
boat hook. This allows the line to be easily
deployed and recovered. The recovered line
is usually very wet, so we leave the spool
sitting on end in the walk-through for a
couple hours to dry before we put it away.
Please use the cockpit shower to rinse off the
line before leaving it to dry.
3.
Barbecue
The stainless steel propane barbecue is mounted on the stern pulpit. There is a line plumbed from the main
propane tanks inside the propane locker to the BBQ. However, you will need to turn on the valve located
inside the propane locker (it’s near the floor of the propane locker and access requires temporarily lifting one
of the two tanks), as well as the solenoid switch, which is located on the face of the galley cabinet under the
sink. Be sure the BBQ controller is off when opening this valve or the tank valve; having it on will cause the
safety system in the main tank to engage and severely limit the flow to the BBQ. When done with the BBQ
turn off this valve; DO NOT RELY ON THE CONTROLLER AT THE BBQ AS THE ONLY SHUTOFF FOR THE
PROPANE.
Sample photo – Not Tivoli