Marquis 500 Sport Bridge Owner's Manual page 88

CASTING OFF AND DOCKING
Docking and casting off can be hampered by wind and current . It is important to use the current by approaching or leaving with the
current instead of fighting against it . Also, the operator should adequately fender the yacht against collisions with docks or other
yachts .
If a dinghy is used to reach the yacht, make sure the dinghy line does not foul the propeller . Start the engines after getting onboard,
and send someone forward to slacken the line . Finally, release the line .
In a river with current, the yacht will gain headway with the current . Power the yacht forward after clearing the buoy .
In a calm bay with neither wind nor current, back the yacht away a few yacht lengths . Powering forward, keep the buoy in sight, and
give it ample room until clear . Run slowly until the anchorage has been cleared to avoid creating a nuisance with the yacht's wake .
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Docking illustration
LEAVING A PIER OR mOORING
Getting underway from a pier is accomplished by performing the following:
1 . Take in all lines EXCEPT the bow spring .
2 . Power the yacht forward, with a neutral rudder, using
bow spring line, moving the stern out and away from the pier .
3 . Place a fender between the bow and the pier to prevent scraping as the yacht pivots about the bow spring .
4 . Take the bow spring in and back the yacht away, once the stern is clear of yachts and other obstructions, .
Yachts are often secured to a mooring buoy at marina anchorages . Fouling the propeller with a mooring line is the principal hazard
when leaving a mooring .
If a dinghy is used to reach the yacht, follow this procedure get underway:
1 . Make sure the dinghy line does not foul the propeller .
2 . Start the engines after getting onboard .
3 . Send someone forward to slacken the line .
4 . Release the line .
contInue wIth thIS procedure If In a rIVer wIth current:
5a . Power the yacht forward after the buoy has been cleared .
contInue wIth thIS procedure If In a calm bay (If there IS neIther wInd nor current):
5b . Back the yacht away a few yacht lengths .
6 . Keep the buoy in sight, as the yacht is powered forward, and give the buoy ample room until clear .
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