Blackfin 272 - Chapter 11: EXTERIOR EQUIPMENT; 11.1 Deck Rails & Deck Hardware

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The rail system and hardware ttings have been
selected and installed to perform specic func-
tions. Hand rails are installed to provide a hand-
hold in certain areas of the boat. You should make
sure you keep at least one hand on the handholds
as you move about the boat.
Bow, stern and spring line cleats on your boat are
retractable and ush with the deck when not in
use. To use the cleats, pull up on the center of
the cleat until it locks in the mooring position. The
stern is also equipped with a hawse pipe and cleat
system. Lines should be fed through the hawse
pipes then secured to the stern cleats.
Fenders or mooring lines should be secured to the
cleats and not to rails or stanchions. Be sure a
clear lead exists when running dock lines or anchor
lines. A line inadvertently run around a stanchion
or over the rail could cause damage.
Important:
All ttings must be periodically inspected
forlooset,wearordamage.Anyproblems
should be corrected immediately.
W ARNI NG
BLACKFIN BOATS ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH HARDWARE
DESIGNED FOR TOWING PURPOSES. THE MOORING
CLEATS ARE NOT TO BE USED FOR TOWING ANOTHER
VESSEL OR HAVING THIS BOAT TOWED.
C ha p ter 1 1 :
Retractable Cleat Retracted
Retractable Cleat Up
EXTERIOR EQUIPMENT
Stern Cleat Below Hawse Pipe
Stern Hawse Pipe