BENETEAU Sunsail F40, Training Manual

Page 1: ... 2 Safety Equipment below Decks 3 Safety Equipment above Decks 6 Electrical Panel 9 Toilets and Holding Tank 10 Bilges 11 Fridge 14 Gas Cooker 15 Smoke Detector 18 Engine 19 Battery water and fuel 21 Heating System on Board 22 Sail Drive 23 Emergency tiller 24 Windlass 25 Garmin Quick Guide to Operation 26 Spinnaker 32 Contents ...

Page 2: ... litres in two tanks LocaTion of WaTER TanK CHanGEoVER ValVEs Under cushion in saloon on port side No of BaTTERiEs 3 2 domestic and 1 engine LocaTion of BaTTERiEs Domestic under cushion in Port and Starboard Aft Cabin and Engine inside Engine bay FRidGE Runs off shore power and whilst the engine is running SEacocKs and LocaTions 3 in Aft Locker on deck 3 in Galley Area 4 in Heads 1 on Engine Usefu...

Page 3: ...re blades Tool kit Engine Spares Morse signalling torch Searchlight with long line Handheld compass Charts Barometer Clock Binoculars Handheld VHF 3 Fore Cabin port locker 14 Lifejackets and 12 safety lines 4 Heads Solas No 2 cards on door 5 All 3 cabins Emergency torches Fire extinguishers Smoke Alarms only in Port and Starboard aft cabins 6 Starboard aft cabin First Aid Cat C Orange bag 9 7 8 5 ...

Page 4: ...tion lights these will need to be attached using cable ties Please be aware that they are not as bright as normal navigation lights so keep a good look out Rigging cutters with spare hacksaw blades for use in an emergency to cut rigging Morse signalling torch SOS is the commonly used description for the international Morse code distress signal Searchlight with long line please use 12V connection i...

Page 5: ...xcess water In the case of an emergency please use manual and electric first Sail repair kit Instructions in bag Please inform Technical Support of any tears in the sail Bosun s Chair if you need to go up the mast please make sure you have two lines attached to the bosun s chair and a briefing on what will happen before anyone goes up the mast Please call the Technical Support for advice Radar ref...

Page 6: ...arette Locker behind Helm Liferaft in cradle Spare fuel container 10lt Spare water container 10lt Rigging cutters Kedge Anchor Emergency tiller 3 Port Deck Locker Two fire buckets with lanyards Fire Extinguisher Yellow Polly Bottle containing flares Anchor ball motoring cone 4 Decks Jackstays 5 Cockpit D rings for clipping on 6 Transom Swim ladder 1 5 3 4 2 6 ...

Page 7: ...ase ensure it is attached to the yacht before throwing Lazarette Locker behind Helm 2 Liferaft in cradle In case of emergency lift the locker and secure with lanyard Lift out the liferaft and tie onto the stern cleat Pull out around 5m of lanyard before deploying into water Spare fuel container 10lt please check this is full and when using please be aware of spillage Spare water container 10lt it ...

Page 8: ...pending on cloud coverage and set off another parachute 1 minute after the first 4 Anti collision flares these can be used to pinpoint your position in poor visibilty Preventer If you are sailing broad reach or dead run it is recommended to rig the preventer Attach onto the end of the boom and run forward to the bow cleat As you release the main sheet tighten the preventer and secure on cleat Deck...

Page 9: ...y steps starboard side Mooring Light 9 Navigation light 10 Deck Light 11 Navigation Instruments 12 Refrigeration 13 Gas 14 Water pump 15 Bilge Pump 16 SHORe POWeR sOCKeT 220V 30A AC Power you must be connected to shore power to use switches 1 2 3 You will find the shore power socket situated near the gas locker on starboard side Please plug into the yacht before connecting to the shoren to avoid p...

Page 10: ... the system with fresh water regularly Always retain a little water in the bowl to avoid smells In order to empty the holding tank When more than 3 miles from shore open the 1 draining valve see drainage to sea photo In a marina equipped with a system to suck the 2 waste waters put the sucking hose into the tank through the deck filler Start the pump of the sucking system The filler cap is open an...

Page 11: ...o follow in case of water leakage Switch on power to the electric bilge pumps If necessary activate the manual pump Identify the source of the leak by tasting the water and decide on the relevant action to be taken Fresh water water tank leak a Sea water breach of hull b Seacocks When the seacock is in line with the pipe the seacock is open and when across the pipe closed Bilges The manual bilge p...

Page 12: ... seawater or freshwater available at the sink The tap is located at the corner of the sink cupboard and the aft cabin door Operate the 3 way valve to choose water and push down on the pump pedal The 3 way valve is located under the floor in front of the cupboard SINK IN GALLeY AReA BeHINd THe BIN FRIdGe UNdeR THe BILGe BOARds IN GALLeY AReA SINK IN HeAds UNdeR sINK ...

Page 13: ...AGe UNdeR sINK CUPBOARd IN HeAds WHEN IN LINE WITH THE PIPE SEWAGE WILL GO OUT TO SEA In the aft locker Port side manual and electric bilge pump seacocks please do not close unless taking in water Starboard side water inlet Engine Brass knob located In port aft cabin on sail drive Cockpit shower Located by the Port transom Please make sure after use you turn off the tap ...

Page 14: ... engine is not on or if you are not plugged into shore power Temperature control Each refrigerator is fitted with a thermostat which automatically maintains set temperatures Set the desired temperature by the means of the adjustment knob When the knob is on 0 or STOP the refrigerator is not in operation The refrigerator is started by turning the knob to 1 Temperature settings range from 1 to 5 wit...

Page 15: ...ft cabin Switching ON OFF Briefly press the on button once to turn on hold down for 5 seconds to turn off Continuous or intermittent check The gas detector can be used to check for the presence of gas in either mode In intermittent mode the gas sensor switches on for 1 minute and then off for 2 minutes This saves power The gas detector is set standard to continuous mode To change modes press the C...

Page 16: ...tected this is the warning range Red flash off short red flash off 4 CO is high and an alarm will sound Red flash off short red flash off short red flash off 5 Gas level is high and an alarm will sound Flashing red 6 sensor is faulty If the gas detector detects the presence of gas Never switch on any electrical equipment 1 No heat sparks or naked flames 2 Ventilate the yacht if sailing open hatche...

Page 17: ...the knob depressed for 5 seconds to fit the flame failure device then release Whenever you are at sea the oven door must be kept in the locked position Underneath the cooker there is a lock which slides across to secure the cooker in an upright position Please make sure this lock is off whilst at sea if using the cooker PLEASE REMEMBER WHEN AT SEA AND COOKING TO USE THE STROP ATTACHMENT ON THE COO...

Page 18: ...are located in all three cabins Please do not remove There is a hush button to pause nuisance alarms such as the alarm being activated by burning toast There is a test button for checking alarm operations The alarm is battery operated so if there is a problem please speak to the Technical Support Team ...

Page 19: ... the engine is required and call the Technical Support Team Battery low charger Indicator when the alternator output is too low this light turns 4 off when charging begins Please engage neutral and put revs onto 1500 RPM When starting the engine push down the START ON button until the engine turns over 1 In cold weather please use the GLOW button Check you have water coming out of the exhaust on s...

Page 20: ...pport Team Fresh water In your daily checks please check the water level on the fresh water header tank If it needs topping up please contact the Technical Support Team for advice If you have water in the engine bilge it is important to know whether it is sea water or fresh water If there is a lot please call the Technical Support Team for advice There is a cap on the side of the companion way ste...

Page 21: ...h positive Press the Water button to give direct access to information concerning water tank levels 1 Press and hold for more than 2 sec to acknowledge a low level alarm This sounds 2 when you have less than 25 left The filler caps are situated on both Port and Starboard side Please use the correct key 3 to open the caps to re fill the water The change over valve for the water tanks is situated be...

Page 22: ...entally friendly mode Normal Comfort heating The heater runs at maximum nominal power Air is heated to the desired temperature Select this mode for fast warming of the interior or to maintain a moderate temp level Plus Fast heating This temporarily runs at an increased power with the time for this mode limited Fan Ventilation This mode provides a flow of fresh air and can be used to cool the inter...

Page 23: ...Drive Propeller Shift gears at idling RPM s only 1 Check that the propeller functions in both forward and reverse before each journey 2 When sailing propeller must be stopped for the blades to fold Stop the engine and put 3 transmission into reverse 1 Folding blade propeller 1 2 Anode 2 3 Base 3 ...

Page 24: ... in the aft locker and shall be easy to get to and can be easily located To operate the tiller Insert the tiller into the rudder stock and make sure it is fully secure in the square If the automatic pilot is connected and is working after the tiller damage use it Disconnect all apparatus linked to the rudder stock to use the emergency tiller LOCKeR OPeN LOCKER CLOSED ...

Page 25: ...ss Remote control 5 Battery switches to be turned on Starboard aft cabin Operation relay Windlass circuit breaker 100A A Battery switch common negative B Battery breaker positive terminal engine C Battery switch service positive Windlass circuit breaker The windlass circuit breaker is found in the starboard aft cabin alongside the battery switches Please reset if you find the windlass remote contr...

Page 26: ...o ensure the yacht is not dragging 6 Hoist anchor ball and set anchor alarm on chart plotter 7 Departure Drop the anchor ball and turn off the anchor alarm 1 Motor slowly towards the anchor using the remote control to lift the anchor 2 When the anchor is on the bow roller release some chain so that you have enough slack 3 to lift the anchor back into the locker Close the anchor locker and secure 4...

Page 27: ...ame the waypoint select the waypoint number in the menu on the right and choose EDIT and then NAME You may have to select review then select the way point number Setting up a Route NB Routes can be set up by selecting a series of waypoints from a pre entered list of Solent waypoints that can be found in your GPSMAP 750 Chartplotter To setup a route using these waypoints please follow the method be...

Page 28: ... NAVIGATION CHART select your final destination by touching on the chart Choose NAVIGATE TO ROUTE TO from the menu on the right Work backwards towards your current position adding turns by touching where you would like a waypoint and select ADD TURN When you are happy with the route select DONE to activate the route NB Tidal height information can be found by touching the chart and selecting INFOR...

Page 29: ...t NO when asked add another page Setting Up Custom Pages User Specified It is also possible to entirely customise each page To do this again select MENU SETUP SET INSTRUMENT TYPE and scroll to and select CUSTOM NB If the previous user has already added custom pages when MENU is selected as above an option will be given to ADD REMOVE PAGE If this is the case choose ADD PAGE If add page is not avail...

Page 30: ...n System AIS is used to track and display your vessel and other vessel s positions All ships over 300 gross tonnes or passenger vessels must have an AIS engine installed These vessels must transmit their AIS signals when operating in the Solent and English Channel The vessels are displayed on the NAVIGATION CHART of the chartplotter The standard target will be green triangles whereas the red targe...

Page 31: ...tion key is pressed and held the autopilot will beep and initiate a 10 turn If you continue to hold the direction control the autopilot will beep again and add a further 10 to the turn and so on To resume manual control of the helm press the red STBY Standby button to deactivate the autopilot Please do not attempt to manually steer while the autopilot is engaged To activate a WIND HOLD when on the...

Page 32: ...F Designation Number 1 Swivel single pulley 57 mm 6 2 Boom lift 1 3 Swivel single pulley 57mm 6 4 Snap shackle 1 5 Spinnaker boom downhaul 1 6 Spinnaker guy 2 7 Single pulley carbon 57mm 2 8 Spi sheet barber hauler 2 9 Single pulley carbon 40mm 4 10 Single pulley carbon 40mm 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 8 ...

Page 33: ...ard Ensure that the guys and sheets run outside everything else on the boat Attach the spinnaker halyard which is on the same side as the spinnaker bag Again the halyard should be run outside everything Ensure leeward barber hauler is released Ensure that the windward genoa sheet is free to allow the pole to be lifted Remove the pole uphaul from the clip at the base of the mast Raise the inner end...

Page 34: ...bring through the letterbox to the crew who are prepared to take in the spinnaker as it comes down the letterbox is the gap between the foot of the mainsail and the boom On call from the skipper the helm must hold the boat on a steady downwind course Release windward guy quickly so spinnaker flies behind the jib Release the halyard around 6 ft very quickly to allow the head to de power Start pulli...

Page 35: ...sheet but at the same time try to keep the sail full Bear away being careful not to apply full rudder and thus stall out A quick pumping motion applying helm and then centring the helm then applying the same again is often successful In the event the yacht broaches Dump the spinnaker sheet until the sail collapses Straighten the rudder as the yacht slews to windward and as the spinnaker collapses ...