Silverton 38SB, Owner'S Manual

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SYSTEM OPERATIONS-4
a constant length. The Anchor Cleat is
located in the Anchor Hatch. The photo
below shows the cleat next to the access
hatch hinge.
Anchor Windlass (Optional)
Your 38SB may be equipped with an
optional power Anchor Windlass, which
is located under the Anchor Hatch. The
purpose of the Anchor Windlass is to as-
sist in lowering and raising the anchor with
a minimum of manual effort. The Anchor
Windlass operates on DC electrical power
and may be operated from either the helm
station or foot controls, which are located
on the bow pulpit. Be certain the Anchor
Windlass breaker switch which is located
in the engine room, and the battery switch
which is located under the AC/DC Panel
in the salon, is turned to the ON posi-
tion. The helm station control consists of
a manual rocker-type switch, located on
the helm switch panel (refer to the Electri-
cal Pages of this section of this Owner’s
Manual for the location of the switch). The
foot controls, located adjacent to the An-
chor Windlass, consist of two (2) foot de-
pressed switches: the RED switch lowers
the anchor; the GRAY switch raises the
anchor (See photograph below, which il-
lustrates the location of the
Anchor Wind-
lass , the foot depressed control switches,
the Anchor Cleat and the Rope Locker ).
Rope Locker
Your 38SB is equipped with a Rope
Locker, which is located on the Starboard
side of the Windlass Hatch. The purpose
of the Rope Locker is to store the anchor
rode in a convenient location removed
from the deck surface. The Rope Locker
is accessed by a hatch, which covers the
locker and prevents you or your passen-
gers from accidental falls into the storage
well (See previous photograph, which
illustrates the location of the
Rope Lock-
er ). This Rope Locker has a drain in the
bottom. It is recommended that you wash
off the salt water with fresh water after use
of your anchor and rope.
Scope
Scope is de fi ned as the ratio of the length
of the anchor rode to the vertical distance
from the anchor chock to the bottom
surface (water depth plus the height of
the anchor chock above the water). Under
favorable current, tidal and weather condi-
tions, a Scope ratio of 8:1 is considered
satisfactory. If the rode is chain, the ra-
tio may decrease to 5:1 under the same
favorable conditions. It may be necessary
to increase the scope ratio under unfavor-
able weather conditions, such as severe
wind and tidal currents, to hold your yacht