Mooring
A sufficient number of dockside lines of a size suitable for the
environment should be on board for mooring your boat.
- Always maneuver your boat using the engine.
- Make allowances for currents and wind when handling your boat.
- Protect your boat properly with suitably sized fenders.
- Always keep the dockside lines clear and stored away.
- Maneuver at a reduced speed.
AFTER MOORING
- Protect the dockside lines from chafing with chafe guards.
- Allow for tide variations if necessary.
Towing
TOWING
Tow another boat at a reduced speed and as smoothly as you can.
Be particularly careful when throwing or catching the towing line (it
may catch on the propeller).
N.B.: Stability may be reduced when towing a boat.
BEING TOWED
- Keep steering your boat and ensure you stay in the wake of the
towing boat.
Anchoring
As a rule, set the anchor line at least 3 times the water depth.
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PREPARATION OF ANCHORING (illustrations following page)
- Install the bridle by fixing it to the chain plates located at the ends
of the fore beam.
- Put the bridle through the stem bow roller.
- Shackle the bridle to the central cleat during the lowering of the chain.
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MANUAL ANCHORING
- Point your boat into the wind and at zero speed.
- Release the brake on the chain lifter.
- Pay out the chain while reversing slowly.
- Secure the anchor chain on the bridle.
- Lead out the chain until the guy becomes taut.
NAVIGATION
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DANGER
Do not try to stop the boat with your foot, your hand
or a boat hook.
RECOMMENDATION
Before anchoring check the depth of water, the
power of the current and the nature of the sea bed.
WARNING
Do not let the hull's large plexiglass windscreens come
into contact with fenders or hawsers: surface damage
would be irreparable.
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