Towing Boat; Mooring; Anchoring Without Windlass; Anchoring With Electric Windlass - BENETEAU OCEANIS 58 Owner's Manual

T
OWING
T
OWING BOAT
- Tow another boat at a reduced speed and as smoothly as you can.
- Pay particular attention when you throw or catch the towing rope (it may foul on the propeller).
Note: The stability may be reduced when you tow a boat.
T
OWED BOAT
Keep steering your boat and see to it that you stay in the wake of the towing boat.
Inappropriate towing can damage your vessel, do not tow at more than 6 knots.
M
OORING
As a rule, set the anchor in at least 3 times the depth of water.
A
NCHORING WITHOUT WINDLASS
- Have your boat pointed into the wind and without speed.
- Pay out the chain while moving back slowly.
- Once the anchor snags, make it fast by reversing slightly.
- Secure the hawser or the chain to the cleat .
A
NCHORING WITH ELECTRIC WINDLASS
- Turn on the boat engine.
- Check that the electrical supply of the windlass is switched on (battery switch, circuit breaker).
- Use the remote control to activate the windlass in lowering mode. Let the chain feed out by keeping the
lowering button on the remote control pressed down.
- Let the chain out while moving backwards slowly and as straight as possible.
- Once the anchor snags, make it fast by reversing slightly.
- Secure the hawser or the chain to the cleat .
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W
ARNING
Windlass operations are dangerous:
-Always keep the anchor chain or rode free
and unfouled.
-Always proceed with care, using gloves
and always wearing shoes.
-If your boat is equipped with the twin
control optional extra, make sure you use
only onecontrol at the same time.
P
RECAUTION
-Before anchoring check the depth of
water, the power of the current and the
nature of the sea bed.
-Anchoring manoeuvres with the electric
windlass can only be carried out with the
engine running.