Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 40, User Manual

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Your boat is built of GRP.
Stresses are distributed over the whole bottom surface by means of floors integral with
the hull. Pig iron ballast is secured to the hull by means of bolts and back-plates lamina-
ted in place.
The deck is made of balsa-wood sandwich with hard wood inserts in way of equipments.
The deck-hull link is ensured by polyester sealant bonding and reinforced by the alumi-
nium toe rail bolting.
The equipment and materials of your boat were selected because of their performance
and quality, and ease of maintenance; nonetheless, a minimum maintenance will be
required to protect your boat from outside attacks (sun, salt, electrolysis...).
Use the less cleaner products if possible and do not reject them in the sea.
Try to wash your boat on shore.
Do not use any solvent or solvent based products.(see next page)
The hull shall be washed frequently with ordinary cleaners and fresh water.
CONSTRUCTION
P R E C A
P R E C A
U T I O N
U T I O N
We strongly advise your to refrain from using hydrojet cleaning.
Hot water or steam are prohibited.
hull
HULL MAINTENANCE