NW Explorations
HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL
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Lowering anchor
If the chain jams while lowering anchor, it is because one loop of the chain on top of the pile has fallen inside another
loop of chain when the chain pile may have fallen over or shifted. There is no way the chain can be tangled so that you
will ever need to disconnect it! One easy way to disentangle the chain is, while wearing gloves, grasp the chain as it goes
into the locker, and, while lifting it above the wildcat manually, rapidly yank it up and down. This will usually free it.
If, on the other hand, this “yanking” technique fails, you must reach in to the chain locker to un-overlap the layers of
chain in the pile.
4A3: Anchor Chain Measurement
The chain markings are as follows:
1st Band
2nd Band
3rd Band
Length O ut
R ed
25’
W hite
50’
Blue
75’
R ed
(space)
R ed
100’
R ed
R ed
R ed
125’
R ed
W hite
R ed
150’
1st Band
2nd Band
3rd Band
Length O ut
R ed
Blue
R ed
175’
W hite
(space)
W hite
200’
W hite
R ed
W hite
225’
W hite
W hite
W hite
250’
W hite
Blue
W hite
275’
Blue
(space)
Blue
300’
4A4: Anchor Windlass
The anchor on Hele Mai is raised and lowered by a large Maxwell 2200
vertical Windlass on the bow pulpit. The windlass is controlled by foot-
switches at the bow and toggle switches at each helm.
If the windlass should fail to operate when its foot switches are depressed,
trouble-shoot as follows:
Listen to the windlass as a switch is depressed: Is the chain motionless and
the motor silent? If the motor is running, see below.
Motor not running when switch is operated:
•
Be sure the windlass breaker in the pilothouse is “on”;
•
If the breaker/switch was on, try the manual up/down switch at either helm (if this
works, use these switches instead of the foot switches until the foot switches are
repaired);
Motor running when switch depressed, but chain not moving:
•
The clutch is probably loose. Remove the black cap in the
center of the windlass, tighten the screw within. Try again.
•
If neither procedure solves the problem, consult the windlass
manual to determine how to use the windlass in the manual, emergency mode.
4A5: Anchoring & Stern/Shore Line: See Section 3B.
One of the two windlass
remote controls.
The windlass breaker
to left of the
pilothouse wheel.
Above: Anchor windlass. Note black
cap in center over clutch screw.