Bavaria 36 2003 User manual

Information & operations manual for
Bavaria 36 2003
‘Next Best Thing’

Welcome
Welcome to Horizon Yacht Charters and your Bavaria 36 “Next Best Thing”.
We hope you had a pleasant journey and are looking forward to a fantastic
holiday and some of the finest sailing in the world here.
This manual is here to guide you through the operation of your yacht. Please
take the time to read this manual and don’t hesitate to ask any of our
professional, friendly staff if you have any questions.
All of the yachts in the Horizon fleet are maintained to the highest standards
so that you may enjoy a trouble free vacation, on a beautiful yacht. Please
remember that these yachts are all privately owned and we ask that you care
for it like it was your own.
Best wishes for a great vacation,
Sylvia and Andrew
Directors
Office Hours:
Monday – Sunday 08:30 – 17:30
Telephone: [phone]
Duty Manager: [phone] (Emergency Only)

Contents
1. Yacht specifications
2. 12 volt panel and 110 volt breakers
3. Inverter panel
4. Engine start procedures
5. Daily engine checks
6. Instruments
7. VHF radio
8. Batteries
9. Anchoring and using the windlass
10. Picking up a mooring buoy
11. Bilge pumps
12. Fresh water systems
13. Heads
14. Showers
15. Refrigeration
16. Using the stove and propane
17. The BBQ
18. Fire safety
19. The dinghy and outboard

1. Yacht specifications
Length 37' 4”
Beam 11' 8”
Draft 6' 1”
Fuel 40 gallons
Water 80 gallons
Engine 27 hp Volvo
Location of:
Fresh water refills (port transom and in the anchor locker)
Diesel refill (starboard transom)
Manual bilge pump (in cockpit)
Propane tank (beneath cockpit seating)
Windlass breaker (behind starboard aft saloon seating)
Diesel cut off valve (starboard aft cabin, below the berth)
Fridge drain (beneath galley sink)
Water tanks change over valve (beneath port aft berth)

2. 12 volt panel
The switches on the 12v panel are numbered. The following list corresponds
with the numbers on the panel and tells you what each switch does.
1. Masthead light
2. Steaming light
3. Sailing navigation lights
4. Deck floodlight
5. Cabin lights and fans
6. Cabin lights and fans
7. Instrument light
8. Navigation instruments
9. Stereo
10. Anchor windlass
11. Bilge pump (leave off, pump is on an automatic float switch)
12. Fresh water pump
13. Shower drain (fore and aft)
14. Holding tanks
15. Secondary bilge pump and fridge drain
16. Fridge
17. 12v outlets and cockpit light
18. GPS and VHF
19. Not in use
20. LPG solenoid
On the right side of the panel there is a gauge with two toggle buttons
beneath it. The top button will give a readout for the engine and domestic
batteries, the bottom switch for the fore and aft water tanks. A more
accurate reading for the batteries is provided on the inverter panel, see next
page for further information.
Battery and water gauge
T
oggle switch for battery levels
T
oggle switch for water tank levels

The 110v Panel.
Always leave
the water
heater
breaker off
Main breakers
110v outlet
breakers
Reverse polarity – if the red light glows when plugged in to dock power
you have reverse polarity. DO NOT FLICK UP MAIN BREAKER – ALERT
DOCKMASTER.

3. Inverter
When plugged into shore–power, the “AC in” and one of the three inverter
status lights will be illuminated in the status bar. The “charge” light will also
be illuminated. Before un-plugging from the dock power, press the charge
button on the panel and switch off all the breakers on the 110V panel, (see
previous page), as well as the breaker on the dock power outlet. Do this
process in reverse when plugging into dock power.
To use the inverter:
1. Start the yacht's engine; bring the rpm up to 1400.
2. Press the “invert” button under the control section of the panel. The green
light on the switch will then illuminate.
3. On the 110V panel, ensure the main and outlet breakers are switched on;
leave the water heater switch off.
4. All of the 110V outlets are now live.
5. Reverse steps 1, 2 & 3 to switch off the inverter, but run the engine for
ten minutes before switching it off.
Always ensure that you have switched the inverter off by checking that the
switch on the panel is no longer illuminated. Leaving the inverter on will
cause your batteries to rapidly lose their charge.
Invert button

4. Engine start procedure.
•Make sure engine is in neutral.
•Press the glow button for 5 seconds.
•Turn the key to the right, an alarm will sound.
•Press the start button until the engine is running.
•When the engine is running check you have water coming out of the
exhaust.
•To stop the engine pull the kill lever all the way out until the engine stops
and then push back in. Turn the key back to center.
Glow switch
Ignition switch
Start button
ich light
on and immediately shut down the engine-CALL HORIZON
ch is clearly marked “DIESEL” DO NOT PUT
ATER IN HERE.
Engine kill lever
Should you hear an engine alarm during operation, check wh
is
All our yacht engines run with diesel fuel. There is a diesel filler cap
on the transom whi
W

5. Daily Engine Checks
•Check the oil level using the dip stick located to the left rear of the
engine. The level should be at least halfway between the empty and full
marks. To add oil open the oil filler cap on the top of the engine.
•To the rear of the engine is the seawater filter.
•To the rear right of the engine is the engine coolant which should be at
the centre for correct level.
•Check for any engine leaks or bilge water below engine.
•Check the belt for any damage and correct tension.
KEEP HANDS CLEAR OF ALL MOVING PARTS.
ANY PROBLEMS CALL HORIZON
Sea water filter Coolant reservoir
Oil refill
Fan belt
Oil di
p
stick

6. Instruments
Located at the helm are 2 Raymarine instruments:
ST60 Depth
gauge
ST60 Speed
gauge
Located at the chart table is a Garmin 152 GPS chart plotter: