Dragonfly 32 Swing Wing User manual

OWNER'S MANUAL
32 Swing Wing

Introduction, registration form, receipt document 1
General specifications, drawings 2
Information "before you go sailing" 3
Operating the Swing Wing system 4
Launch and assembly information 5
Sail and trim tips 6
Centreboard and rudder kick-up system 7
Installations: water, toilet, pumps, transducers, seacock 8
Installations: fuel, gas, heating 9
Maintenance and product information 10
Rope diagram
11
Electrical diagram 12
Owner's List, Declaration of Conformity 13
Some of the warranty papers on boat parts 14
Extras 15

INTRODUCTION
We are delighted to welcome you to the family of DRAGONFLY sailors with our
warmest congratulations on your new DRAGONFLY.
This manual is meant to help you enjoy sailing and understand the comfort and
safety of your boat. The manual describes the boat, the equipment and includes
maintenance guidance. Before you and your crew take off to sea, we strongly
recommend reading the manual carefully to avoid any mistakes and/or damages.
Make yourself at home onboard your boat before going sailing.
We keep improving our boats as we want you to benefit from new technology
and breakthroughs, new equipment, materials and, of course, our experience.
Therefore, the characteristics and information hereby provided are not binding
and can be changed without prior notice or updated obligation.
DRAGONFLY is built with more than 50 years of experience in multihulls, and we
feel today that we are delivering a consistent product of high quality and design.
Quorning Boats endeavours to deliver a perfect product. If minor problems should
occur, we kindly ask you to contact your dealer.
Please keep your DRAGONFLY in respectable condition as well at sea as ashore.
We wish you, your family and crew all the best and lots of fun with your
DRAGONFLY 32.
QUORNING BOATS ApS
Jens Quorning
Owner's Manual –February 2017 edition

REGISTRATION FORM
Type of boat: Dragonfly 32 Swing Wing
(Trimaran sailboat)
CE-certification: Category A (+ B )
Date of delivery:
Name of boat:
Homeport:
Owner’s name and address
Name:
Address:
City:
Country:
Registration No
Hull No:
Hull ID-No:
Engine serial No:
YOUR DEALER:
__________________________________
QUORNING BOATS ApS
Skærbækvej 101, DK-7000 Fredericia, Tel. + 45 75 56 26 26, [e-mail]

DOCUMENT AND RECEIPT DRAGONFLY 32
Hull No: ________ Hull ID-No: ___________________
Owner’s name and address
Name:
Address:
City:
Country:
Owner of this craft hereby certifies that I have accepted delivery and read the information in
the Owner’s Manual delivered with the boat – before using the boat.
Date: ___________ Signature: _________________________
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Hull No: ________ Hull ID-No: ___________________
Owner’s name and address
Name:
Address:
City:
Country:
Owner of this craft hereby certifies that I have accepted delivery and read the information in
the Owner’s Manual delivered with the boat – before using the boat.
Date: ___________ Signature: _________________________
Before use of the craft, please return this slip to:
QUORNING BOATS ApS, Skærbækvej 101, DK-7000 Fredericia.
If not, Quorning Boats ApS cannot be held responsible of any kind of damage or injury.

General specifications Dragonfly 32 Evolution
Length overall centre hull
9.90
m
Length waterline centre hull
9.50
m
Length folded
11.99
m
Length sailing
9.90
m
Beam sailing
8.25
m
Beam folded
3.85
m
Draft
0.50
m
Draft, incl. centreboard
1.90
m
Weight of standard boat, incl. sails and engine
3,450
kg
Payload max, incl. crew
1,200
kg
Max total weight, excl. crew
5,110
kg
Water tank
120
litres
Holding tank (optional)
60
litres
Fuel tank, diesel
70
litres
Engine, inboard
21
Hp
Mast section total, excl. antennas
16.70
m
Mast height over water level
18.50
m
Mainsail
58
m²
Standard genoa
29
m²
Asymmetric spinnaker
110
m²
Code 0
66.50
m²
Bowsprit length
2.00
m
CE-Design category
A
Max No of persons in category A
5
CE-Design category
B
Max No of persons in category B
7

CHECK LIST BEFORE YOU GO SAILING:
•Check the weather forecast carefully.
•Check water tank level.
•Check fuel tank level.
•Check the power on your batteries are adequate.
•Check engine oil (and cooling water on the Diesel engine).
•Check and make sure that the water intake filter to the Diesel engine is
clean and full functional.
•When starting up the Diesel engine (optional), check and make sure that
cooling water is coming out of the exhaust system at the transom (if not,
check that sea cork for engine water intake is open –and not blocked) If
not, stop the engine.
•For Outboard engine also check cooling water is working perfect by the
smaller cooling water outlet higher up on the engine.
•Check that you have enough propane for cooking (for longer trips).
•Make sure that all equipment is stowed correctly and has been secured
well.
•Check that water stays and rigging are fully intact.
•Check that ALL hatches + window/escape hatch in the aft cabin, are fully
and secure closed –especially on the floats.
•If the boat is new, please note that on delivery, electronics and autopilot
systems are not calibrated when the boat leaves the yard and GPS Plotter
is not supplied with GPS chart chip.
•Regularly check all the bilges in all 3 hulls for water.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Beware of the following:
•Make sure that there always are lifejackets and/or life preservers onboard
for the whole crew –and use them!
•Always as minimum, we strongly recommend using lifebelts/harness
outside the cockpit when sailing or even motoring at night.
•No persons are allowed on neither trampolines, wings, nor floats when
sailing offshore in strong wind conditions.
•High tension/voltage cables. Mast height above sea level is 18.5 metres/62
feet –with no antennas.
•For Ocean crossings, we recommend carrying a life raft in case of fire.
•For Ocean crossings and long distance offshore sailing we recommend all
crew to get familiar with the safety hatch in the aft cabin and the function

of this, make sure while sailing that the safety hatch is secure closed but
NOT LOCKED with the red buttons on the inside of the hatch.
•In case of capsize stay calmly inside the boat and if necessary you can get
out via the safety hatch in the aft cabin hull side. DO NOT try to dive out
elsewhere from the boat, as the risk of getting caught in ropes hanging
down in the water is too risky.
•By long distance sailing, make sure that all on board are aware of the
above-mentioned procedures.
•Make sure to have a knife accessible both inside and outside.
•For long distance sailing or Ocean crossings, make sure to have up-to-date
flayers and other safety devices, like Epirp etc.
•For longer crossings –carry on board fx extra impellers, fuel and diesel
filters and belts for the engine, and maybe spare parts and filters for the
water maker if this is installed on board. Also, make sure to have good
strong batteries and safe power supply.
•Make sure that all heavy gear inside the floats are tied well down, so this
cannot damage and puncture the floats and cause leaking problems.
•Make sure and check that anchor equipment is secured well and even tie
an extra security line on the anchor when you meet rough conditions.
•Always check that float hatches are closed, also while sailing.
•For long-distance sailing, we recommend installing “Jackstay´s”, a safety
lifeline in fx webbing materiel to hook on to when going on deck. If this is
installed, make sure this is installed correctly, so that you don’t fall
overboard but stay on the boat in combination that you harness/lifeline is
not too long.
•Please be aware that the trampolines can be slippery when wet, and/or in
cold conditions. Further, the trampolines are extra slippery when not
pulled tight enough.
•Never walk or be on the leeward trampoline, and/or on the leeward float
when sailing upwind and beam reach in +8 knots true windspeed.
•In strong wind conditions, we recommend staying on the center hull only.

IMPORTANT –always also make sure that other crew members on board have
been instructed in how to start up the engine and take sails down and have been
instructed on how to pick up a person who has fallen over board –could fx be the
skipper who fell overboard!
Make sure your horseshoe lifesaver is in good condition and that the light for this
is working.
Check that you have a floating line on board, to throw to a person in the water, fx
the mooring lines supplied with the boat when it is new, is floating lines!
We do normally not recommend trying to rescue people in the water with sails
up.
Be careful that the person in the water do not get close to the propeller.
If you fail to get a person on board, you can also use a halyard, like spinnaker
halyard to pull a person on board.

CONTROLLING THE BOAT:
If this is your first multihull, we highly recommend getting some training in
controlling the boat while sailing as well as motoring (manoeuvring) before
”taking command” and control over the vessel, to ensure your safety and
comfort.
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.
Your dealer will give you this first basic information. We strongly advise when
receiving the boat, to get to know the boat well first under easy calm conditions,
especially also manoeuvring the boat under engine, try this out fx in ”open”
water, by first using a fender or similar and manoeuvre the boat around this
floating object, get to learn how the boat turns, stops and how it manoeuvres in
reverse etc. This is a very very important exercise.
To make good manoeuvres under engine, you ned to use more power to get the
boat turning etc. and the better you know how to handle the boat –the much
more fun it also is.
This boat is not more difficult to handle than a conventional yacht and many
times easier, but it behaves a bit differently. The propeller is when the boat is
folded very close to the water line, therefore going into reverse is not as efficient
as you may expect. Therefore, do not hesitate to use power in reverse. First
gently to get good propeller grip in the water and then use more power. This
problem is relevant when wind push you from astern.
IMPORTANT –When the boat is in folded position, the boat and propeller is
lifted 8 to 9 cm higher and, when folded, the propeller has even less effect. Test
this out well in controlled conditions, so you really get familiar with this. For your
information, the engine can motor against the wind in up to 30 knots true wind
on flat water and against waves up to 25 knots of wind. If you need to motor
against stronger winds, we recommend assisting with only a bit of jib to assist.
(no sails if folded).
We recommend starting up sailing with max. 4 Beaufort = 20 knots of true wind
till you feel fully comfortable in controlling the boat.
VERY IMPORTANT:
Always before taking the boat out: Pull the centre board fully down for better
manoeuvring, without the centre board down, the boat cannot make a sharp
turn and will drift much quicker, also powered by engine. And again, check that
all float hatches are closed safely.

NEVER set sails before both floats are folded OUT to full beam and backstays are
set tight and safety cables are installed on the aft wings.
When folded in, please avoid stronger wind and waves from the side.

CLASSIFICATION:
The DRAGONFLY 32 is classified according to the CE-standards in category A and
B with different number of persons allowed on board.
DRAGONFLY 32 is designed for the CE category A Offshore and Ocean trips with
max 5 persons onboard, during which the wind may rise to more than max 8
Beaufort on the Beaufort scale = 40+ knots = 20+ m/sec. true wind and the waves
may rise to more than 4 m significant wave height.
For CE-certification category B you can also sail offshore with max 7 persons
onboard, during the wind may rise to max 8 Beaufort (40 knots/20 m/sec of true
wind) and waves may rise to max 4 m significant wave height.
The Dragonfly 32 is certified for the CE by notified organisation (body) IMCI No
0609 under the design module Aa –internal factory control and external control
of buoyancy, stability, and flotation.
Sails must be set and respected according to our wind/sail diagram –see section
6.
For long distance offshore sailing and ocean crossings, we strongly recommend
the skipper and crew to be quite experienced sailors.
The Dragonfly 32 can well be sailed singlehanded –but this require extremely
good sailing skills and experience.

MANOEUVRING AND MOORING –RECOMMENDATIONS:
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Always wear your lifejacket when sailing or even motoring.
In heavy weather wear the safety harness on deck at all times.
Make sure to have functional lifejackets for the whole crew.
When sailing in windy conditions, stay on the centre hull only.
Minimum four mooring lines, of adequate dimensions (min 14 mm x 14 metres)
and suitable for the environment should be on board.
•Always only manoeuvre the boat by the engine in harbour areas –NO sails.
•Handle the boat consistent with the current and wind.
•Protect the boat with suitably-sized fenders.
•Always keep the ropes unfold and home.
•Handle the boat at slow speed –in harbour 2 to 4 knots.
•Beware it can be difficult to stop the boat downwind –especially when the
boat is folded, where the propeller is closer to the water surface.
DANGER:
Never try to stop the boat with your foot, your hand, or a boat hook.
When taut:
•Protect the ropes from chafing with for example plastic sleeves.
•Make allowance for the tide, as the case may be.
•Make sure to use spring lines on the boat alongside a dock.
PRECAUTION:
•Be well acquainted with the boat before going sailing in more than 5
Beaufort true wind (20 knots –10 m/sec).
•Learn to handle the boat well under power and to make safe harbour
manoeuvring –note that sometimes it can be difficult to stop the boat in
reverse downwind.
•Be aware that the boat maybe can capsize in folded condition by winds
exceeding 8 Beaufort (40 knots –20 m/sec). In that case secure the
boat/mast sideways, with fx one halyard to each side, this halyard don´t
have to be tight just loose/slack so tide is not a problem, or fold minimum
one side out and/or both sides min each 75 cm (3”) out, please note that
this is only necessary by side winds.
•We do NOT recommend leaving the boat folded on a mooring or at anchor.

•Never moor the boat folded where wave heights exceed max 25 cm (10”)
•Never let the boat dry out in folded position as the seabed can be angled.
•The boat is at all times unsinkable. If anything should happen, always stay
with the boat.
•In capsized position the boat will stay afloat approx. at main cabin sofa
seat level, if the floats are fully intact and full buoyant.
•By each wing base you will find a stainless eye for lifelines as well in the
cockpit sides over the seats.
•For longer offshore passages, life raft is recommended, for example in case
of fire.
•All three hulls have watertight crash bulkhead forward to prevent flooding
of the hulls, if fx only the very front bow area gets damaged, only the
forward section will be partly flooded.
•If Bow thruster is being used –ALLWAYS check there no lines hanging
down in the water, like fx the tack line for the bowsprit or mooring lines.
IMPORTANT USER INFORMATION:
•When folding in or out in strong winds, motor up into the wind or even
better motor downwind. In strong winds, only downwind, if you have
waves.
•Never keep or motor the boat in folded condition where wave heights
exceed max 10” or 25 cm, otherwise the folding system can get damaged
and by bigger sideway waves (and wind) the boat can even capsize.
•Be aware that the boat can capsize if not handled correctly and sailing
instructions are not followed.
•All sails must be down and secured well and safe BEFORE folding.
SAILING BY AUTOPILOT:
•IMPORTANT - Depending on the wind and wave conditions, using
Autopilot in winds exceeding 10 m/secs (20 knots) true wind is difficult and
boat must here be sailed much more conservative.
•Autopilot can be used in stronger winds, but only when reefed even more
conservatively than our “sail to wind diagram”.
•Quorning Boats cannot be held responsible for any damages or problems
caused by sailing using Autopilot, as this at times can be unreliable.