Owner’s Notes for
Ardent
March 26
th
, 2021
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Please avoid chipping the bow with the anchor by using caution and slowly raising/lowering the anchor
when it is clear of the water.
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Chain length markings: 200’ of chain marked with 1 piece of yellow line at 25’ intervals and 2 pieces of
yellow line side by side at 100’ and 200’. At the end of the chain there is 125’ of nylon rope. The
placard shown on the right is glued to the inside of the anchor locker door as a reminder.
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Secondary/Spare anchor is stowed in the port cockpit floor lazarette, aft of the helm.
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Turn ON the Anchor light overnight. Breaker switch is labeled and located on the electrical panel
starboard side of the salon.
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Raw water washdown located in the anchor locker. Breaker/Switch located in the starboard aft
stateroom on the forward face of the berth platform, outboard end.
Details
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Ardent
is equipped with two anchors.
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The primary anchor is a 55-pound Delta anchor on the bow anchor roller with 200 feet of 5/16”
HT chain and 125’ of nylon rope in the chain locker.
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The secondary anchor is a 35-pound Delta. The rode is 18’of chain and 200’ of three-strand
nylon. This anchor is located in the port cockpit floor lazarette. The rope is contained in a black
bag for easy movement. Please use care when moving the secondary anchor and rode about
the boat.
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A snubber line with chain hook for the anchor is located in the anchor locker.
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A 600’ Stern Tie Line is located on a line reel in the stern port cockpit floor lazarette, aft of the helm
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Please do not cut this line; the entire length is needed for certain places in Desolation Sound
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SJS NOTE: The anchor scope to use in the islands is 4-to-1 for the highest water depth you’ll encounter
in the spot where you choose to drop anchor. Check your tide data to determine the tidal range as the
tide floods in and ebbs out during your stay. Since most coves are 15’-30’ deep, expect to pay out about
60’-120’ of rode. After you have paid out the suitable amount of rode, 2 minutes of reverse (in idle
speed reverse) sets the anchor and tests its holding power. Note other boats and points of reference on
land. Are you moving? If not after 2 minutes, you’ve set you anchor successfully. If you wish to sleep
even better, throttle up to about 1500 RPMs in reverse for another 30 seconds to prove to yourself that
the anchor is set well!
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SJS NOTE: For storm conditions (sustained winds of 25+ knots), extend your scope to 7 or 10-to-1,
provided you have swing room to leeward. Otherwise, set two bow anchors (using the secondary
anchor and rode) in a v-type (45-60°) pattern for extra holding power.
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SJS NOTES
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Deploying the Anchor.
With an electric windlass, it is important to deploy the anchor into the
water by hand. Have a boat hook ready to fend the anchor off the hull. Pay out enough slack in
the chain so that you can hand-deploy the anchor into the water about one foot below the
water surface. By having the anchor slightly in the water, the water will buffer that
troublesome “pendulum” action that causes a partially-deployed anchor to swing and ding the
bow before you get it all the way into the water with a windlass controller that you’re not
familiar with. Once the anchor is in the water, use the electric windlass to lower the anchor to
the bottom of the bay and deploy the desired amount of scope.
