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 TM 5-1940-277-10
TM 1940-10/1
2 30. RAFTING-LONGITUDINAL METHOD .
a.
Assistant boat operators. Secure rafting brackets in the two anchoring pin slots closest to the center of the
raft on each side of the assembled raft.
b.
Boat operator (downstream boat) Position bow against outboard interior bay and hold raft perpendicular to
river current.
c.
Boat operator (upstream boat). Ease boat against upstream bow ponton rafting brackets so that the bow is
facing away from the bank.
d.
Assistant boat operators (upstream boat). Secure bow line to the anchor pin farthest from the bow of the
boat on the interior bay next to the ramp bay. Tighten the bow line and secure it to the bow bollard on the
same side of the boat as the raft. (Use 3/4-inch line.)
e.
Boat operator (upstream boat). When line is secured, put all controls in neutral.
f.
Assistant boat operators (upstream boat). Secure stem line to the bridge anchor pin farthest from the stern
of the boat on the interior bay next to the ramp bay. Pull the stern line tight and wrap it twice around the
capstan. Crank the capstan until all slack is out of the stern and bow lines. Secure free end of the stem line
to the stem bollard on the opposite side of the boat from the raft. (Use 3/4-inch line.) 2-98
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