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Anchor windlass
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anchor windlass - A windlass used to assist when raising the anchor.

anchor windlass
A mechanism that is used in yachts to raise an anchor through the warp around a drum
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ANCHOR WINDLASS - Device used to assist when raising the anchor .
ATHWARTSHIPS - At right angles to the centerline of the boat; rowboat seats are generally athwart ships.
AWASH - Deck level with surface of water.

Location of anchor windlass reset button (if electrical system gets into an overload)
Location of spare anchor
Water tanks switching procedure
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The 38 comes with a "grand cruiser package" that includes an upgraded Volvo Sail Drive, roller furling, electric anchor windlass, and a good instrument inventory, even a "Dufour dishes package.

A false deck built over a permanent deck. Often used in the bow of larger sailing ships, forward of the anchor windlass and provides a working platform around the portion of the bowsprit as it attaches to the ship.
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Anchor Locker-Storage space used for the anchor rode and anchor.
Anchor Watch - A member or members of the crew that keep watch and check the drift of ship.
Anchor windlass- A windlass used to assist when raising the anchor ...

Often used in the bow of larger sailing ships, forward of the anchor windlass and provides a working
platform around the portion of the bowsprit as it attaches to the ship.
Mooring - An arrangement for securing a boat to a mooring buoy or a pier.

See also: Windlass, Anchor, Sailing, Chain, Rode