BENETEAU FIRST 35, Owner'S Manual

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Deck
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S
TABILITY
Breaking waves represent a serious danger for stability and for taking in water. Close the companionway doors and hatches in
heavy seas.
During sailing keep all the portholes, windows and doors closed.
- The stability is reduced when you add weight in the upper parts.
- Stability may be reduced when towing a boat or when heavy weights are lifted with the davits.
P
RE VE NTION OF MANOVE RBOARD
Regularly check the guard-rails:
- With metal guard-rails, watch for corrosion particularly at connecting points.
- With synthetic guard-rails, change them as soon as they show signs of wear due to chafing or UV.
Areas forbidden when sailing:
- Aft quarterdeck.
- Roof.
M
OORING
A sufficient number of mooring lines suitably sized and suitable for the environment shall be on board for mooring your boat.
- Always manoeuvre your boat using the engine.
- Make allowance for the current and wind when you handle your boat.
- Protect your boat to the highest degree with suitably sized fenders.
- Always keep the mooring ropes unfouled and stored away.
- Handle your boat at a reduced speed.
A
F TE R MOORING
- Protect the mooring lines against chafing with plastic sleeves.
- Make allowance for the variations in tides if need be.
D
ANGE R
-Wear your life jacket.
-In heavy weather, wear your safety harness and
fasten yourself to the boat.
-When at sea close the guardrail doors.
-Do not try to stop the boat using a boat hook or
your foot, your hand or any other part of the
body.
W
ARNING
-The sudden closing of a locker due to a gust of
wind or movement of the boat could result in
injury.
P
IE CE OF ADVICE
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R
E COMME NDATION
-Close the deck hatches and fore portholes each
time before each trip (including the
companionway hatch in heavy weather).