Using Fenders; Navigational Hints - Formula Cruiser Owner's Manual

PERFORMANCE CRUISER/SUPER SPORT
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1. Stern Line
2. Forward Quarter Spring
3. After Bow Spring
4. Bow Line
Mooring Lines
Figure 7-20
Use your dock lines to help maneuver the boat
near the pier and to secure it. Use the following
information to secure your boat to a pile or dock
cleat:
The bow line is fastened to the bow cleat and is
pulled forward at about a 45° angle. This line
keeps the boat from moving astern.
The stern line is fastened to an after cleat and
pulled astern at about a 45° angle. This line keeps
the boat from moving forward.
The spring lines can help you control the boat
when leaving a dock. Be sure to use spring lines
when boating in waters where the tide movement
is significant. The forward quarter spring line is
fastened to a forward cleat and heads aft. The
after bow spring is fastened to a stern cleat and
heads forward.

USING FENDERS

Be sure to use enough fenders to protect your
boat from damage when docking or tying it along
side another boat. Fenders protect your boat from
scarring the finish and cushion it from striking a
solid object.
Using different sized and shaped fenders will
increase the protection of your boat.
An average size cruiser can use six fenders to
protect it from damage.
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NAVIGATIONAL HINTS

Learn to recognize the different buoys and day
markers; they are the signposts of the waterways.
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There are two primary marking systems in use in
the U.S.; the Uniform State Waterway Marking
System (USWMS) used on inland waters and
maintained by each state, and the Federal
Waterway Marking System (FWMS) used on
coastal waters and rivers and maintained by the
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USCG. In addition, the FWMS has two modified
systems; the Western River Buoyage, and the
Intercoastal Waterway Buoyage. Be sure to check
with local authorities on the buoyage system in
use.
The only buoys you are permitted to moor to are
mooring buoys. Mooring to a navigation buoy or
other navigational aid or regulatory marker is
illegal.
1. White with Blue Band—May Show White
The type of hazard/warning buoys and markers
depend on the area of jurisdiction. Check with
local boating authorities.
The USWMS Cardinal System is used when there
is no well-defined channel or where an obstruction
may be approached from more than one direction.
With the cardinal system:
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CRUISER/SUPERSPORT
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Reflector or Light
Mooring Buoy
Figure 7-21
Pass north or east of BLACK-TOPPED
WHITE buoys.
Pass south or west of RED-TOPPED WHITE
buoys.
RED and WHITE VERTICALLY STRIPED
buoys indicate boats should pass outside of
the buoy (away from shore).
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