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Anchor Safety Chain
The Anchor Safety Chain on your 352 MY
secures the anchor in its normal mounted
position, preventing it from falling in the
event the anchor windlass becomes disen-
gaged, allowing the chain/rode to slip.
Anchor Windlass (Optional)
Your 352 MY may be equipped with an
optional power Anchor Windlass, which is
located in a recessed well in the forward
portion of the deck immediately to the rear
of the anchor. The purpose of the Anchor
Windlass is to assist in lowering and rais-
ing the anchor with a minimum of manual
effort. The Anchor Windlass operates on
DC electrical power and may be operated
from either the helm station or foot controls,
which are located on the deck adjacent to
the windlass. Be certain the Anchor Wind-
lass breaker switch and the battery switch
are turned to the ON position. The helm sta-
tion control consists of a manual rocker-type
switch, located on the helm switch panel
(See Helm Panel Layout on Page 158,
which illustrates the location of the anchor
windlass switch). The foot controls, located
adjacent to the Anchor Windlass, consist of
two (2) foot depressed switches: the RED
switch lowers the anchor; the GRAY switch
raises the anchor (See photograph below,
which illustrates the location of the An-
chor Windlass, the foot depressed control
switches, the Anchor Cleat and the Rope
Locker).
Rope Locker
Your 352 MY is equipped with a Rope Lock-
er, which is located on the Starboard side
of the recessed walkway immediately aft of
the anchor. The purpose of the Rope Locker
is to store the anchor rode in a convenient
location removed from the deck surface.
The Rope Locker is accessed by a hatch,
which covers the locker and prevents you
or your passengers from accidental falls into
the storage well (See previous photograph,
which illustrates the location of the Rope
Locker).
Scope
Scope is defi ned as the ratio of the length
of the anchor rode to the vertical distance
from the anchor chock to the bottom surface
(water depth plus the height of the anchor
chock above the water). Under favorable
current, tidal and weather conditions, a
Scope ratio of 8:1 is considered satisfactory.
If the rode is chain, the ratio may decrease
to 5:1 under the same favorable conditions.
It may be necessary to increase the Scope
ratio under unfavorable weather conditions,
such as severe wind and tidal currents, to
hold your yacht fast to the bottom.
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