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Operation

(5) To pull in (“weigh”) the anchor, start the the wake or swell, the boat will try to steer
engines and move forward, keeping ten- away from the wake or swell. When crossing
sion on the line as you pull it in. When the at a 45° angle, you may not notice this, but at
anchor line is straight up and down, pull a smaller angle, say 10°, it can be very strong.
hard to lift the anchor from the bottom Be prepared to steer and balance as neces-
material. sary.
(6) If the anchor is stuck on the bottom, try
this: Let out a few feet of anchor line and Wake
secure the line to the boat, again. Slowly
maneuver the boat around the anchor
until the anchor pulls loose. Keep the line
taut during this procedure.
90˚
Crossing wakes and swells
You will not always have flat, smooth water.
45˚
There will be swells and wakes from other 10˚
boats, etc.
The best way to cross wakes and swells is
with the least jolt to you and the boat. Small
swells are not as difficult to cross as larger
swells or wakes. Crossing a sharp wake gives
more of a jolt than a broad swell.

Sharp wakes

Broad swell

To cross a wake or swell, change your speed
and choose the angle at which you cross the
wake or swell. Usually, a slower speed and
“quartering” the wake (crossing at an angle)
will reduce the jolt.
Two other things you may notice. The first is
that crossing a group of wakes or swells is
not as easy or smooth as crossing just one
wake. The second is that when you quarter

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