Grand Soleil 45’
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Bathing platform (opening transom) with boarding ladder
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To facilitate the access to the sea, the Grand Soleil 45’ is equipped with a bathing platform,
obtained by turning the central part of the transom upside down. This platform is 67 cm wide.
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The bathing platform is manually raised and folded through a tackle linked to the backstay lead-
block.
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Together with the bathing platform there is the boarding ladder to go on board after the bathe.
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In the middle of the transom there is also a step to which you can easily cling in case you are
bathing and the boarding ladder (bathing ladder) has not been arranged.
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WE RECOMMEND YOU TO ARRANGE THE BOARDING LADDER
BEFORE PLUNGING.
Yacht’s integrity
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Each detail of the Grand Soleil 45’ has been studied and calculated to guarantee the
highest level of safety even in the worst sailing conditions. However, wrong
manoeuvres or lack of timing, in case of adverse meteorological conditions, could
endanger the yacht’s integrity and the people’s safety.
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In case of very arduous navigation, because of adverse weather, sea or wind conditions, or for
the presence of anomalous waves or blasts of wind, or because you hit half-immersed objects, or
simply for an unsuccessful manoeuvre, we recommend you to immediately check the concerned
part or equipment; if you do not notice any damage at that moment, check everything once
again and more carefully once back in the harbour and, if necessary, contact a skilled technician.
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In particular, we recommend you to carefully and frequently:
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Check the integrity of all structural bulkheads and their connection point to the hull,
paying particular attention to the fore bulkheads. If you notice any slight sign of
detaching of the wood from the fibreglass soldered to the hull, check its evolution as
time goes by and then intervene if the problem becomes more serious.
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Inspect the bilges checking their integrity, the side shrouds hull attachment and the
backstay and forestay attachment. In case of anomaly, like the fibreglass deterioration, it
is advisable to have it checked by skilled staff to understand the origin of the problem
and its possible consequences.
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Check frequently the mast, in particular the points where the spreaders and the shrouds
are attached. If you notice any crack, contact the expert staff.
