Dingy Winch; Anchor And Windlass - Bayliner 3388 Operation Manual

4. DINGY WINCH

The dingy is rotated into and out of the water with the 12 volt winch located on the port side of
the swim platform. The winch drum is mounted on a pedestal above the port transom railing.
To operate the winch: (1) Remove the "locking pin" from the winch drum to allow the drum to
rotate; then (2) Press the black (in/out) button on the forward side of the pedestal to turn the
drum to either ease cable out and lower the dingy into the water or pull cable in to take the
dingy up for storage on the swim platform.

5. ANCHOR and WINDLASS

The yacht is equipped with a 33 pound Bruce anchor mounted on the bow roller. The anchor
is attached to 5O feet of chain and 150 feet of nylon anchor rode. The chain and the anchor
rode are spliced together and slip through the windlass when anchoring.
The anchor is lowered and raised by a 12 volt electric windlass. In order to operate the
Windlass, you must turn on two separate electrical circuits - - one for the windlass MOTOR,
and another for the Windlass in-and-out direction CONTROLS. The windlass motor is
connected to an electrical circuit that is protected by a high-voltage Circuit Breaker located
near the Battery Switches mounted amidships just under the Port Engine Hatch cover in the
cockpit. In order to operate the windless you must: (1) Turn ON the Windlass Circuit Breaker
in the Port Engine compartment area; and (2) Turn ON the beaker-switch for the windlass
controls that is located in the DC Electrical Panel on the starboard side of the Salon.
The in-and-out direction of the Windlass is controlled by the two foot-operated switches
(round black raised cushions with black protection caps) located on the port side of the
foredeck near the windless. One round switch is up and the other is down. When raising the
anchor, you must go slowly when you reach the spliced section between the chain and the
anchor rode. Occasionally the rode-to-chain connection will slip when it rounding the
windlass. You then have to stop and let a bit of the rode out, and then start again to raise the
anchor to get the spliced area to go around the windlass and into the deck opening for
storage. Just go slow, watch your fingers, it will eventually go in.
If there is mud or other debris on the chain or anchor, please lower the chain and/or anchor
back into the water and try to swish it around to rinse the mud off before raising the chain
and/or anchor. Please WASH OFF all mud and/or debris from the rode/chain/anchor, and do
NOT stow away any muddy or dirty rode/chain/anchor on the yacht.
When the anchor lifts out of the water, you must confirm that it is the correct position to pass
through the anchor roller and slide onto the anchor platform. In the event the anchor comes
in upside down, you must rotate the anchor around into the correct position to correctly pass
through the anchor roller and slide into position. (You can generally use the boat hook to
rotate the anchor around to the correct position). Again, watch your fingers and go slowly to
be safe.