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Operation

Beaching your Yamaha Boat Dealer can help you
NOTICE choose an anchor.
(1) Make sure the anchor line is securely tied
 Small pebbles, sand, seaweed, and oth- to the anchor and to the bow eye or a
er debris can be sucked into the jet in- bow cleat.
takes and impair or damage the (2) Move the boat to the spot where you
impellers. Always stop the engines be- want to lower the anchor, heading the
fore beaching the boat. Be sure the boat boat into the wind or current. Stop the
is in water 90 cm (3 ft) deep from the boat, and then lower the anchor until it
bottom of the boat before starting the hits bottom.
engines again. (3) While keeping tension on the line, slowly
 Do not beach the boat on rocky beach- back up the boat until you have let out
es. The hull gelcoat and exposed pump line that is 4–6 times the depth of the wa-
housings can be damaged. ter. For example, if you are anchoring in
 Pay attention to shifts in tides. Beaching 10 feet of water, let out 40–60 feet of line.
at high tide may make it impossible to Secure the line.
re-launch the boat if the tide recedes. (4) Pull on the line to be sure the anchor is
holding. Also, periodically check your
(1) Make sure no obstructions, boats, or
boat’s position against the shoreline to
swimmers are near the beach.
make sure it is not drifting and dragging
(2) Approach the beach slowly and stop the
the anchor. Reset if necessary.
engines when the water is about 90 cm
(5) To pull in (“weigh”) the anchor, start the
(3 ft) deep from the bottom of the boat.
engines and move forward, keeping ten-
Remember: turning is impossible with
sion on the line as you pull it in. When the
the engines stopped.
anchor line is straight up and down, pull
(3) Get out of the boat and pull the bow up
hard to lift the anchor from the bottom
on the beach.
material.
(4) When leaving the beach, push the boat
(6) If the anchor is stuck on the bottom, try
out into water that is at least 90 cm (3 ft)
this: Let out a few feet of anchor line and
deep from the bottom of the boat before
secure the line to the boat, again. Slowly
starting the engines.
maneuver the boat around the anchor
until the anchor pulls loose. Keep the line
Anchoring
taut during this procedure.
WARNING
Always anchor from the bow. Anchoring Crossing wakes and swells
from the stern will make the boat un- You will not always have flat, smooth water.
steady. A strong current can pull a stern- There will be swells and wakes from other
anchored boat underwater. boats, etc.
The best way to cross wakes and swells is
Select an anchor appropriate for your boat
with the least jolt to you and the boat. Small
and water conditions. A “Danforth” (or fluke)
swells are not as difficult to cross as larger
type anchor is suitable for most applications;
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