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constant length.The Anchor Cleat is
located in the Anchor Hatch. The photo
below shows the cleat next to openeing to
the rope locker.
Anchor Windlass (Optional)
Your 43MY may be equipped with an
optional power Anchor Windlass, which is
located under the Anchor Hatch. The
purpose of the Anchor Windlass is to
assist in lowering and raising the anchor
with a minimum of manual effort. The
Anchor Windlass operates on DC electri-
cal power and may be operated from
either the helm station or foot controls,
which are located on the bow pulpit. Be
certain the Anchor Windlass breaker
switch which is located in the engine
room, and the battery switch which is
located below the ACDC Panel in the
Salon, is turned to the ON position. The
helm station control consists of a manual
rocker-type switch, located on the helm
switch panel(refer to the Electrical Pages
of this section of this Owners Manual for
the location of the switch). The foot con-
trols, located adjacent to the Anchor
Windlass, consist of two(2) foot depressed
switches: the RED switch lowers the
anchor; the GRAY switch raises the
anchor(See photograph below, which
illustrates the location of the Anchor
Windlass, the foot depressed control
switches, the Anchor Cleat and the Rope
Locker).
Rope Locker
Your 43MY is equipped with a Rope
Locker, which is located on the Starboard
side of the Anchor Hatch. The purpose of
the Rope Locker is to store the anchor
rode in a convenient location removed
from the deck surface. The Rope Locker is
accessed by a hatch, which covers the
locker and prevents you or your passen-
gers from accidental falls into the storage
well(See previous photograph, which
illustrates the location of the Rope
Locker). This Rope Locker has a drain in
the bottom. It is recommended that you
wash off the salt water with fresh water
after use of your anchor and rope.
Scope
Scope is defined as the ratio of the length
of the anchor rode to the vertical distance
from the anchor chock to the bottom
surface(water depth plus the height of the
anchor chock above the water). Under
favorable current, tidal and weather condi-
tions, a Scope ratio of 8:1 is considered
satisfactory. If the rode is chain, the ratio
may decrease to 5:1 under the same
favorable conditions. It may be necessary
to increase the scope ratio under unfavor-