Vessel Set Up
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Swim platform with ladder B) Mat to protect deck while pressure washing, handling tools or dive gear. |
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Open 55-gallon plastic drums filled with fresh water and one cup of bleach. Drum at stern cut about 4 feet high with two bars inside to hold buoy while cleaning. The second drum for lines, floats and other gear that need to be cleaned at the dock. |
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Cleat for attaching downlines or pick up lines while swinging or to tie downline while changing out the mooring buoy. |
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Hook and line for attachment to the top splice of the down line. A long line plus rubber-shock-compensator gives enough stretch to keep the buoy aboard and to avoid hard jerks to the down line and pin or manta while cleaning. |
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NOAA / Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary / Manual Home-Page
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This site and manual is created by Bernie Altmeier, February 2001.