Yacht Manual DEHLER 35
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8.4 Towing rope
In case the boat needs to be towed, it should have a towing rope on board which is used
exclusively for this purpose. Dimensions: 14 mm diameter, polyamide, 3-braid hawser,
length 55 m.
Important
Before setting out, the skipper must ensure that
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the anchor locking pin is operational,
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the anchor chain of the bow anchor is fixed,
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the necessary mooring and towing lines are on board and ready for
use
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9. Environmental protection
9.1 Fuel and oil
When filling your
Dehler 35
you should be extremely careful. A piece of cloth around the
filling cap can avoid fuel getting from the fuel hose into the water. In your engine manual
you will also find a diagram with a graph showing specific fuel consumption. This gives a
good indication for the engine’s optimum number of revolutions.
To change the oil of the engine a suction pump is placed in the opening for the oil dipstick,
since it cannot be drained as for a car. The oil should be changed at least once a year, even if
you have not made many trips. Before draining out the oil, let the engine warm up.
A well-maintained engine should never leak. Nevertheless in order to avoid even the slightest
oil spill into the bilges and therefore into bilge water pumped out, the engine base is shaped
like a closed pan. Any water that is collected there with possible traces of oil in it must be
drawn off through a small bilge pump (a suction pump should be included in the equipment),
be put into a separate container and disposed of together with the used oil. In any case you
should have oil-binding agents on board.
9.2 Rubbish
Rubbish does not belong in the water which goes without saying for any water sports
enthusiast. This holds good too for biologically degradable rubbish. On your boat you should
have a fixed place for rubbish, which you should collect and dispose of separately.
9.3 Noise
A wet exhaust of a diesel engine equipped with a silencer greatly reduces engine noise.
Rubber bearings, flexible couplings and engine compartment insulation reduce noise
