Bavaria Yachts Bavaria 49, Manual

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Sailing Yacht Bavaria 49 Bavaria Yachtbau GmbH
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You can brake or even fix the steering wheels by turning a screw home. Make always sure that this brake
is not drawn especially when sailing with the auto pilot. This would mean an overload for the electric
motor .
The socket of the steering gear is integrated into the deck’s form. On the socket there is the casing of the
wheel hub. A chain is laid over a tooth-wheel of the hub. Both chain pulls are running to the rudder gear
which passes the adjusting force by the rudder bar to the rudder quadrant.
Both chains are tightened each with a rope pull. It is highly recommendable to check these rope pulls
from time to time and to retighten if necessary.
2.4. Bilge pumps, bilge lines
The chain locker is made watertight against the yacht. It is self-bailing through two holes in the skin.
All
BAVARIA yachts have got a self-bailing cockpit, too. The drain wells are situated at the rear and
lowest part of the cockpit and are led outboard through the transom with hoses.
2.4.1 Description of the pumping arrangement
The yacht is equipped with both a manual pump and an electric bilge pump. The ist one suction hole.
A draw bucket is an ideal means for bailing out water . It should always be ready in a
cockpit seat locker.
Components of the bilge pumping installation:
see drawing 2.1.3
Attention
Close all sea valves if you leave your yacht for a longer period.
Valves being not clearly visible, like e.g. in the toilet room, should
only be opened before use and closed short after.
Warning
In a serious situation, e.g. in case of a heavy inrush of water as a
consequence of a collision, the pumping capacity might not be
sufficient. Take measures for damage control with collision mats or
other suitable means.
Note
In case of spherical valves a transverse lever-direction indicates:
CLOSED
and a longitudinal ones means : OPEN
Maintenance note
The tightness of ducts should be inspected regularly.
Retighten all hose clips and the stuffing boxes of valves