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OWNER’S MANUAL 

First 44.7 

 

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CONTENTS: 

1.

 

INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................... 2

 

2.

 

CHARACTERISTICS ................................................................................................................................ 4

 

2.1.

 

T

HE BOAT

S IDENTITY SHEET

................................................................................................................ 4

 

2.2.

 

D

IMENSIONS

......................................................................................................................................... 4

 

2.3.

 

L

OAD

.................................................................................................................................................... 5

 

2.4.

 

S

AILS AND RIGGING

.............................................................................................................................. 6

 

3.

 

SAFETY ....................................................................................................................................................... 8

 

3.1.

 

F

IRE

...................................................................................................................................................... 8

 

3.2.

 

V

ISIBILITY

.......................................................................................................................................... 10

 

3.3.

 

S

TABILITY

RISK OF FLOODING

........................................................................................................... 10

 

3.4.

 

P

REVENTION OF FALLING OVERBOARD

............................................................................................... 11

 

3.5.

 

L

IFE RAFT 

(

NOT SUPPLIED

).................................................................................................................. 11

 

4.

 

EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................................................................ 12

 

4.1.

 

E

NGINE

............................................................................................................................................... 12

 

4.2.

 

S

TEERING SYSTEM

.............................................................................................................................. 14

 

4.3.

 

E

LECTRICAL SYSTEM

.......................................................................................................................... 15

 

4.4.

 

G

AS SYSTEM

....................................................................................................................................... 18

 

4.5.

 

F

RESHWATER AND BLACK WATER TANKS

........................................................................................... 19

 

4.6.

 

P

UMPS

SEACOCKS AND SKIN FITTINGS

............................................................................................... 20

 

5.

 

ANCHORING, MOORING AND TOWING.......................................................................................... 21

 

6.

 

HAULING OUT AND TRANSPORTATION ........................................................................................ 22

 

7.

 

SNSM.......................................................................................................................................................... 23

 

8.

 

CHARTER FOR THE SEA AND INLAND WATERWAYS ............................................................... 24

 

Summary of Contents for First 44.7

Page 1: ... 3 1 FIRE 8 3 2 VISIBILITY 10 3 3 STABILITY RISK OF FLOODING 10 3 4 PREVENTION OF FALLING OVERBOARD 11 3 5 LIFE RAFT NOT SUPPLIED 11 4 EQUIPMENT 12 4 1 ENGINE 12 4 2 STEERING SYSTEM 14 4 3 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 15 4 4 GAS SYSTEM 18 4 5 FRESHWATER AND BLACK WATER TANKS 19 4 6 PUMPS SEACOCKS AND SKIN FITTINGS 20 5 ANCHORING MOORING AND TOWING 21 6 HAULING OUT AND TRANSPORTATION 22 7 SNSM 23 8 CHARTER FO...

Page 2: ...ond with the design category of your boat and that you and your crew are capable of manoeuvring the boat in those conditions This owner s manual is not intended to be a course on sailing safety or seamanship If this boat is your first boat or if you are changing to a type of boat you are not familiar with for your comfort and safety make sure you get experience on manoeuvring and using her before ...

Page 3: ...uction manual The crew should be familiar with the use of all safety equipment harnesses flares life raft etc and emergency safety manœuvres recovering a person overboard towing etc sailing schools and clubs regularly organise training sessions Do not sail at maximum speed in zones of heavy traffic or in case of reduced visibility strong winds or big waves Reduce the speed and wake of the boat out...

Page 4: ...07 CATEGORY HEIGHT OF WAVES m WIND FORCE BEAUFORT A 4 8 B 4 8 C 2 6 D 0 5 4 MAXIMUM RECOMMENDED NUMBER OF PERSONS BY DESIGN CATEGORY CATEGORY MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PERSONS A 12 B 12 C 12 D 12 2 2 Dimensions LENGTH OF HULL 13 35 m BEAM OF HULL 3 97 m LENGTH OVERALL 13 68 m BEAM OVERALL 3 97 m SHALLOW DRAUGHT 2 10 m MINIMUM DRAUGHT DEEP DRAUGHT 2 60 m MAX AIR DRAUGHT 20 72 m according to ISO 8666 standa...

Page 5: ...0 200 Air conditioning 70 70 70 70 Autopilot 20 20 20 20 Spinnaker gear 15 15 15 15 Genoa furler 10 10 10 10 Microwave oven 20 20 20 20 Hood 20 20 20 20 Bimini top 20 20 20 20 Marine fridge 2000 series 20 20 20 20 4th battery 20 20 20 20 Extra water tank 20 20 20 20 Generator 70 70 70 70 Thruster 80 80 80 80 Tender engine 80 80 80 80 Diving gear 70 70 70 70 Margin for extra equipment 100 100 100 1...

Page 6: ...igging regularly and at least once per year For wire cables Change them as soon as the first frays appear Check for corrosion especially at the terminals with rigging screws Check the good condition of swages and rigging screws For synthetic cables Kevlar Twaron etc used for running backstays halyards sheets docklines etc Change as soon as signs of fray or wear appear Regularly check the other ele...

Page 7: ...om downhaul 2 Genoa furler 3 2nd spinnaker halyard 4 Spinnaker boom uphaul 5 Genoa halyard 6 2nd reef 7 1st reef 8 Port boom downhaul 9 Starboard boom downhaul 10 Mainsail outhaul 11 3rd reef 12 Mainsail halyard 13 1st spinnaker halyard 14 Foresail furler 15 Starboard spinnaker boom downhaul ...

Page 8: ...at least 5 metres from each berth at least 2 metres from the engine compartment extinguishing aperture at least 2 metres from any naked flame appliance and at least 1 metre from the helm station We recommend a total portable extinguishing capacity of 8A 68B each appliance having at least a capacity of 5A 34B CO2 extinguishers should be dedicated to galley or electrical fires The recommended places...

Page 9: ... engine compartment they should be lashed so that there is no risk of them falling onto the machinery and they should neither obstruct access to the engine compartment nor exit from it Do not obstruct passages towards the exits and hatches Do not obstruct safety controls i e fuel shut off valves gas shut off valves electrical system switches Do not obstruct access to portable fire extinguishers st...

Page 10: ...respect of priorities Respect of these regulations is essential 3 3 Stability risk of flooding Reduce speed before going into tight turns to avoid loosing control When underway maintain portlights windows and opening doors closed Stability is reduced when weight is added aloft Stability can be reduced when towing a boat or lifting a heavy weight with davits or the boom Breaking waves constitute gr...

Page 11: ... which should not be used underway are shaded on the diagram below Regularly check the guardrails For metal cable guardrails check for fraying of strands and corrosion especially at terminals For synthetic fibre guardrails change them as soon as any signs of wear appear due to fraying or UV 3 5 Life raft not supplied Carefully read its instruction manual REF Description 1 Cleats 2 Life raft stowag...

Page 12: ...petrol fumes A fixed extinguishing system for fighting engine compartment fires is installed in certain models Learn where to find the triggering system and how to operate it see 3 1 2 The engine compartment should be ventilated after triggering Make sure that ventilation openings are well clear Do not obstruct or modify the ventilation system Before starting make sure that the engine controls are...

Page 13: ...Fuel tanks REF Description 1 Fuel tank 200 l 2 Fuel filler 3 Fuel gauge 4 Fuel Filter 5 Fuel closing latch The indicated capacities cannot be totally used depending on trim load or the position of filling and possible places of draining ...

Page 14: ... tiller into the socket on the top of the rudder stock and operate the valve The emergency tiller is designed for running at reduced speed only in the event of a steering failure REF DESCRIPTION 1 RUDDER SMALL GLASS STOCK 2 RUDDER LARGE GLASS STOCK 3 LOWER BEARING 4 COMPENSATING RING 5 RUDDER TRUNK 6 BELLOW STOCK EXPANSION JOINT 7 QUADRANT 8 PIN 9 UPPER BEARING 10 FLANGE 11 EMERGENCY TILLER 12 STE...

Page 15: ...l system Some boats are fitted as standard or on option depending on the models with a 110V or 220V system The following measures should be taken to avoid the risks of electric shocks and fires Never work on a live installation Connect the shore power cable at the boat end before connecting to the shore power outlet Never let the end of the shore power cable hang in the water When the shore power ...

Page 16: ...ermostat 3 Water heater 20 Microwave oven 4 Domestic batteries 21 Fridge 5 Windlass circuit breaker 22 Aft cabin air conditioning control 6 Port winch circuit breaker 23 Battery charger 7 Starboard winch circuit breaker 24 Engine battery 8 220v socket 25 4th battery 9 Electric distribution panel 26 Aft cabin air conditioning 10 Car Radio 11 Port speaker 12 Thruster 13 Electric windlass 14 Thruster...

Page 17: ...option REF FUNCTION Fuse 1 Navigation lights 10 2 Anchor light 5 3 Masthead light 5 4 Deck light 10 5 Interior lighting 15 6 Saloon lighting 10 7 Instruments lighting 5 8 12v DC socket 10 9 Pressurised water unit 15 10 Bilge pump 15 11 Fridge 10 12 Comfort 15 13 Navigation central unit 10 14 VHF 10 15 Spare 1 10 16 Spare 2 15 17 220v AC socket 10 18 220v AC Battery charger 10 19 220V AC Water heat...

Page 18: ...gimbals after replacing it Never use cooking appliances to heat the boat Never obstruct openings intended for ventilation Make sure that the burner knobs are closed before opening the supply line or tank valves Close the valves before changing a tank and immediately in case of an emergency Stow spare tanks in ventilated housings on deck or in lockers provided for this which should be gas tight and...

Page 19: ...close to shore Inform yourself about local environmental protection regulations and the respect of codes of good practice Respect international regulations against pollution of the marine environment Marpol 4 5 2 Operating the black water holding system The operating principle for the system is described in the attached schematic diagram After each use rinse the system fill the bowl with fresh or ...

Page 20: ...OPEN CLOSED Maintain seacocks cockpit draining drains deck plates and other opening closing devices in the closed or open positions depending on the case to minimise the risk of flooding REF Description 1 Shower drain pump switch 2 Basin drain 3 WC inlet 4 WC outlet 5 Shower drain 6 Log through hull fitting 7 Sounder through hull fitting 8 Port chain locker scupper 9 Starboard chain locker scupper...

Page 21: ... be done at low speeds A tow should be secured in such a way that it can be released under load The owner should ensure that dock lines tow ropes attachment points and chains correspond to conditions of use of the boat REF Description 1 Anchor fairlead 2 Chain locker 3 Windlass 4 Mooring and towing cleats 5 Mooring cleats ...

Page 22: ...ING OUT AND TRANSPORTATION DIAGRAM AND MEASUREMENTS OF POSITIONING CENTRELINES FOR CRADLES AND LIFTING SLINGS Make sure that the boat is stable on its trailer both longitudinally and laterally Do not forget to tighten the straps or belts ...

Page 23: ...moyens mis en oeuvre coûtent cher Les sauveteurs en mer qui se recrutent de plus en plus parmi les plaisanciers ont besoin de vous pour entretenir moderniser et remplacer leurs moyens nautiques 1 canot tous temps coûte 4 2 MF Venez donc soutenir ou même rejoindre ces marins hommes et femmes désintéressés discrets et efficaces prenez contact avec le responsable de la station la plus proche du port ...

Page 24: ... pour éviter sa dégradation De préférence j utilise les bouées d amarrage Je dépose mes déchets ménagers dans les containers et mes déchets toxiques solides et liquides à la déchetterie portuaire J utilise les installations sanitaires portuaires Je vidange mon bac à eaux noires dans les stations de pompage J utilise les produits détergents les plus respectueux de l environnement Je m assure que to...

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