Lagoon 380 User Manual - page 19
NAVIGATION
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NAVIGATION
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LAGOON 380
Mooring
A sufficient number of dockside lines of a size suitable for the
environment should be on board for mooring your boat.
- Always manoeuvre your boat using the engine.
- Make allowances for currents and wind when handling your boat.
- Protect your boat properly with suitably sized fenders.
- Always keep the dockside lines clear and stored away.
- Manoeuvre at a reduced speed.
AFTER MOORING
- Protect the dockside lines from chafing with plastic sleeves.
- Allow for tide variations if necessary.
Towing
TOWING
- Tow another boat at a reduced speed and as smoothly as you can.
- Be particularly careful when throwing or catching the towing line (it
may catch on the propeller).
NB: Stability may be reduced when towing a boat.
BEING TOWED
- Keep steering your boat and ensure you stay in the wake of the
towing boat.
Anchoring
As a rule, set the anchor in at least 3 times the water depth.
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PREPARATION OF ANCHORING (illustrations following page)
- Install the bridle by fixing it to the chain plates located at the ends
of the fore beam.
- Put the bridle through the stem bow roller.
- Shackle the bridle to the central cleat during the lowering of the
chain.
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MANUAL ANCHORING
- Point your boat into the wind and at zero speed.
- Release the gypsy brake.
- Pay out the chain while reversing slowly.
- Secure the anchor chain on the bridle.
- Lead out the chain until the bridle becomes taut.
DANGER
Do not try to stop the boat with your foot, your hand
or a boat hook.
RECOMMENDATION
Before anchoring check the depth of water, the
power of the current and the nature of the sea bed.