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Start towing carefully, avoid sudden jerks and do not
overload the engine. Make sure that the tow line cannot
get caught in the propeller. If the boat you are towing is of
the displacement hull type, never exceed its hull speed.
If you tow a small dinghy, adjust the length of the tow line
so that the dinghy rides downhill on your wake. However,
you should pull the dinghy close to the transom in narrow
passages and on high waves to minimize wiggling.
Carefully secure all equipment in the dinghy in case it
capsizes. Cover the dinghy if you tow it on waves in open
water to prevent it from being filed by splashing water.
If you tow another boat or if your boat is being towed,
attach the tow line to the fastening points shown in
Figure. Attach the tow line so that it can be detached
under load.
It is the craft’s owner’s and/or user’s responsibility to
ensure that the mooring ropes, towing ropes, anchor
ropes, and anchors are sufficient to the craft’s needs,
and that they do not exceed 80% or the matching cleat’s
breaking strength.
Always attach the tow line so that it can be detached
under load.The strength rating for the front cleat in
towing and anchoring is 44 kN. For mooring purposes,
the forward force rating for the front and centre cleats
is 36 kN, and the rearward force rating for the aft cleat
is 30 kN.
NOTE !
The tensile strength of the lines or chains should
normally not exceed the strength of the fastening
point in question.
The hawser must always be tied in such a way
that it can be untied when the boat is loaded.
When towing or being towed, always go slowly. If
your boat is a displacement craft never exceed hull
speed when towing.
The boat’s midship cleats are only intended for
tying the boat from the jetty and never from the
boat, because reaching for the midship cleats may
cause you to fall overboard.
WARNING !
The hawser is under great tension. If it breaks, the
snapped end may move at a life-threatening speed.
Always use a line that is sufficiently thick and never
stand, sit or spend time in the line’s travel area.