Above Decks
Winches
Always wind the rope clockwise around the
drum.
Always pull with your little finger towards the
winch and keep at least a hand or two’s width
away from the winch.
What ever happens keep your fingers and your
hair or any loose clothing away from the winch
as they take no prisoners.
When you can’t pull the rope by hand any
more you can use the self tailing function.
Firstly, put it through the metal bit called
the feeder. Secondly, wind it around the
black section with the grove in and give it
a good pull. This locks the rope into place
so you can use the winch handle to wind it
in more.
All the winches are two speed. This means
you wind clockwise and it goes fast but it
is hard work or you wind anti clockwise
and it is slower but easier
Anchor Windlass
First you need the engine on to power it, if it doesn’t
work check two things: 1- the anchor symbol on the
switch board should be turned on, 2 - the cable for the
control is properly pushed into the socket.
All you need to do is press the buttons (up or down),
when needed. There is a chain counter on the control
which will let you know how much to let out.
The normal ratio is 4 x the depth. Fleurie has 65m
onboard.
This is a powerful piece of machinery, so please keep
toes, fingers and hair away from the moving parts.
When you pull it up, make sure you look over the front
every so often, to make sure you don’t pull the anchor
too fast into the front of the boat. When it is out the
water slow down so you can bring it up under control.
