Twin Anchors CruiseCraft IV, Руководство по эксплуатации

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3.4 Storm Procedures
Fortunately most storms on Shuswap Lake are of short
duration and move through the area very quickly. Quite
often it will storm on one arm of the lake but be calm on
others.
WHEN A STORM APPROACHES
YOU HAVE 2 OPTIONS:
1. If you are near a safe and protected beach area
before the wind picks up, beach the houseboat.
Make sure you have your ropes at a 45-degree
angle to the side of your boat and your stakes
are pounded in secure with no more than six
inches of stake showing.
Tie your ropes with as little slack as possible.
If there is a cross wind, (if the direction of the
wind is towards the side of your boat) and the
force of the wind is putting an unsafe amount
of tension on one of your mooring lines, place
the houseboat in forward gear and apply the
throttle to relieve the tension. Turn your steering
wheel in the same direction as the wind.
2. If you are on the lake and a storm comes up, stay out
on the lake and ride the storm out. A houseboat is
a very stable craft that will ride out any storm with a
minimum of discomfort.
The safest procedure is to head into the storm (with
or against the roll of the waves) at about half speed.
Keep the houseboat from turning sideways into the
wind. This will minimize the side to side rocking mo-
tion of the waves.
Continue to ride the storm out until it is calm enough
to beach. Most storms only last about an hour or less
in duration.
NOTE! Check Channel 3 every day for storm warnings!