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Anchored Boat Preparaons
Make Plans To Have Someone Pick You Up From Your Boat Before The Storm Arrives
□ Strip all removable items, including spare rigging
□ Clear self-bailing cockpit drains
□ Close all through-hull ngs
□ Remove portable fuel and oil storage containers
□ Remove ship papers
□ Shut o fuel tanks
□ Leave auto bilge pump on
□ Check openings to ensure boat is waterght
□ Use 3 or 4 substanal anchors and good e rope
□ Tie your boat high on the mainland to a substanal tree or similar structure
□ Do not e parallel to the bank
□ Keep a navigable passage at your stern to allow other boats passage
□ Use enough line to allow for storm surge
□ Leave enough room between your boat and others to allow for swing
□ Take valuables o
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