Fountaine Pajot ELBA 45 User manual

ELBA
45
OWNER’S
MANUAL
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This manual has been drawn up to help
you enjoy using your craft in complete
safety. It contains the details of the
craft, the equipment supplied or fitted,
its installation and information relating
to use and maintenance. Please
read it carefully and familiarise yourself
with the boat before using it.
If this is your first boat or if you have
changed to a type of boat that you are
not familiar with, for your comfort and
safety ensure that you acquire expe-
rience in handling and using the boat
before taking command of it. Your
dealer,
national sailing federation or yacht
club will be very happy to advise you
on local sailing schools or competent
instructors.
KEEP THIS MANUAL IN A SAFE
PLACE AND HAND IT OVER TO
THE NEW OWNER
IF YOU SELL THE BOAT.
It consists of 3 booklets:
USER GUIDE
SAFETY INFORMATION
LISTE OF DRAWINGS
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Contents
1Technical specifications page 5 /
V Manufacturer’s plate 6
V Identity sheet 6
V Design category 6
V Characteristics 7
2Sailing page 9 /
V Entrance door 10
V Leaving the harbour 10 - 12
V Starting the engines 13 - 14
V Sailing 15 - 16
V Arriving in a harbour 17
V Anchorage 17 - 18
V Mooring and towing 19
3Equipments page 21 /
VDeck 22 - 25
V Hull/saloon 26 - 31
4Systems page 33 /
V Steering system 34
V Electricity 35 - 37
V Gas circuit 40
V Water 41 - 43
Manoverboard prevention
5 and man recovery page 51 /
6Fire protection page 53 /
7Preparing the winter season &
Handling page 59 /
VWater circuit 60
V Outside 60
V Engines 60
V Preparation 60
V Craning 60
8Maintenance page 63 /
V Drainage 64
V Running rigging, sheets and ropes 65
V Periodic maintenance chart 66 - 68
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Technical
Specifications
V Manufacturer’s plate.........................................................6
V Identity sheet ......................................................................6
V Design category..................................................................6
V Characteristics ....................................................................7
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Technical Specifications
DESIGN CATEGORY
MANUFACTURER’S PLATE IDENTITY SHEET
Your ELBA 45 is covered by the «HIGH SEAS» design category (category A).
A
pleasure boat of design category A is considered as designed for winds which can
exceed force 8 (in the Beaufort scale) and for waves which can exceed a height
of 4metres, excluding exceptional conditions such as thunderstorms, violent storms,
tornadoes and extreme maritime conditions or huge waves.
The navigation ability also depends on the crew’s skills. Their physical abilities, the
condition of the boat and hardware.
Be very careful before going to sea. Fountaine Pajot cannot guarantee the perfect ope-
ration of the boat in exceptional sea conditions (violent storms, hurricanes, cyclones,
tornadoes, etc.)
The ELBA 45 is a boat which is likely to capsize and remain upturned if it has excessive
sails. This is why it is important to respect the sail reduction table.
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CIN NUMBER 062
BUILDER
FOUNTAINE PAJOT
Industrial area
17 290 Aigrefeuille d'Aunis
TYPE OF BOAT CATAMARAN
SERIES ELBA
DESIGN CATEGORIES NAVIGATION TYPE WIND FORCE
(BEAUFORT SCALE) WIND SPEED WAVE HEIGHT TO TAKE
INTO CONSIDERATION
A Ocean-going > 8 ≤ 28 m/s > 4 m
BOff the coast ≤ 8 ≤ 21 m/s ≤ 4 m
CNear the coast ≤ 6 ≤ 17 m/s ≤ 2 m
DProtected water ≤ 4 ≤ 13 m/s ≤ 0,5 m
Risk of capsizing!
People in the cabin can
be trapped.
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CHARACTERISTICS
General
LENGTH (LH) 13.45 m / 44.13 ft
HULL WIDTH (BH) 7.55 m / 24.77 ft
DRAUGHT 1,20 m / 3.94 ft
AIR DRAUGHT 21.20 m / 69.55 ft
LIGHT DISPLACEMENT 14000 kg
MAXIMUM LOAD DISPLACEMENT 18800 kg
The maximum load recommended includes the weight of all members on board, the provisions and per-
sonal belongings, all equipment not included in the weight of the light displacement of the boat, the cargo
and the all consumable liquids (water, fuel, etc.)
Weight
DESIGNATION WEIGHT
Fuel weight 390 kg – 470 L
Fresh water weight 700 kg – 700 L
Black and grey water weight 160 kg
Liquids total weight 1250kg
Surface of sails
MAINSAIL GENOA GENAKER (OPTIONAL)
75 m2/ 806 ft249 m2/ 527 ft2121 m2/ 1302 ft2
Inboard engines
BRAND REFERENCE POWER CRUISING RATE MAX. RATE
Volvo D2-50 2x50 cv / 2x36 kW 2300 rpm 3000 rpm
Volvo D2-60 2x60 cv / 2x42 kW 1800 rpm 3000 rpm
Yanmar 4JH45-CE 2x30 cv / 2x33,1 kW 2000 rpm 3200 rpm
Yanmar 4JH57C 2x45 cv / 2x41,9 kW 2200 rpm 3200 rpm
Electricity
STARBOARD ENGINE/
SERVICE BATTERY PACK 12 V 4 x 150 Ah + 1 x 150 Ah (optional)
PORT ENGINE BATTERY PACK 12 V 1 x 50 Ah
Dinghy
MAXI DINGHY LENGTH 3,40 m
MAX. LOAD PER DAVIT 100 kg
Life raft
MAX. LIFE RAFT DIMENSIONS 800 x 530 x 320 cm
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Sailing
V Entrance door.................................................................... 10
V Leaving the harbour .............................................10 - 12
V Starting the engines............................................. 13 - 14
V Sailing ........................................................................15 - 16
V Arriving in a harbour......................................................... 17
V Anchorage................................................................17 - 18
V Mooring and towing .........................................................19
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ENTRANCE DOOR
LEAVING THE HARBOUR
The sliding door used as the entrance door has a locking system in the open posi-
tion. It is possible to lock it from the inside with a latch on the frame. The locking
from the outside is done with a 1/4 turnkey.
Close all the hull portholes (safety hatches included), covers, deck hatches
and windscreen panels.
The safety hatches are mentioned « NEVER OPEN WHEN SAILING »
always respect this warning. Sailing means that the boat is neither anchored,
moored or grounded.
Unlock all the doors and lockers. Then check that the bilges are empty of
water.
Check that the hatch of the life raft is unlocked and hang outside the se-
curity fittings (buoy…). A second life raft can be installed under the helm’
stairs.
Sailing 2
1
2
3
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Connect engines circuit breakers (port and starboard engine compartments) and check that the windlass circuit breaker and the service circuit breaker are switched on.
5
b VDiesel plug hole
a VStarboard engine stop switch
b VWindlass circuit breaker
c VService circuit breaker
d VPort engine stop switch
eVService circuit breaker
a VFreshwater plug hole
Filling:
4
a
b
a
c
b
d
a
b
b ed
ac
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Check the water and diesel levels on the dashboard («Navigation instruments» switch on the
electrical panel).
Check that there are no fuel or gas vapours inside the engine compartments.
Switch on the electronic appliances on the electrical panel (a).
Check that the switch for the bilge pumps, at the electrical panel, is in the position “AUTO”.
Open all gas valves (bottle (d) and appliances (b)).
Open the diesel tanks valves. Located under the bed frame on the rear port and starboard.
Check the navigation lights work before night sailings:
VFront beam (e) VFly (f) VMast (g)
In strong winds, fix all mobile elements.
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12
11
10
7
8
9
LEAVING THE HARBOUR (NEXT)
a VElectrical panel
b VGas taps
c VGas locker
d VDiesel valves
e VFore beam
f VFly
g VMast
Sailing 2
d
c
b
a a
e
b
c
a
d
f
g
e
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1
3
2
Check the engine and base levels every month. (See paragraph maintenance)
Check the opening of the seawater intake valve on the engine base in the engine
compartments.
Volvo engines: EVC System:
V Activate the EVC system by pressing on the ON/OFF button.
STARTING THE ENGINES
The EVC control panel cannot be
deactivated if an engine is running.
WARNING !
STOP
Préchauffage
Lancement
du démarreur
Défaut système
Pression d’huile
Batteries
Température
de liquide de
refroidissement
Arrêt
COMPTE-TOURS VOLVO, AFFICHAGE LCD
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Common maneuvers to different engines:
Clutch, position the lever 1/2 forward.
Start by pressing the START button and let the engines run for 5 min at 1000 rpm (reduced speed) to
warm up the engines.
Check that the cooling system is coming out of the exhaust.
STARTING THE ENGINES (NEXT)
4
5
6
VNever activate the motor starter more than ten seconds to start up the
engines as water may get into the exhaust and damage the engines.
VBefore starting a sails navigation, consult the engine supplier’s manual.
VEnsure that the ventilation openings are clear.
VWhen navigating, the lever must be in neutral position (N)
WARNING
N : Neutral position
F : Forward
R : Reverse
T : Acceleration
1 : Lever
2 : Clutching
Sailing 2
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Never attach on the front points but on the bowsprit.
WARNING
SAILING
Using the asymmetrical spinnaker or the genaker (optional):
The asymmetrical spinnaker and the genaker are sails that are designed to be used in
downwind and apparent wind blow 15 knots.
They must be stored:
- In apparent winds, over 15 knots
- When docked
- When anchored
- When not used whilst sailing
Sail reduction table according to apparent wind
Beating and
close reaching
Tailwind and
broad reaching
MAXIMUM SAIL
AREA 0 – 18 knots 0 – 15 knots
MAINSAIL 1 REEF
GENOA 2/3 18 – 25 knots 15 -20 knots
MAINSAIL 2 REEF
GENOA 1/2 25 – 30 knots 20 – 25 knots
Beating and
close reaching
Tailwind and
broad reaching
MAINSAIL 3 REEF
GENOA 1/3 30 – 35 knots 25 – 30 knots
MAINSAIL 3 REEF
GENOA 1/5 35 – 40 knots 30 – 35 knots
MAINSAIL DOWN
GENOA 1/10 > 40 knots > 35 knots
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Reefing
SAILING (NEXT)
Automatic reef system (reef 1):
Release slightly the mainsail sheet.
Release the mainsail’s halyard to lower the tack of the reef 1 at 20cm of the
boom.
Haul up the furling line.
Haul up the mainsail’s halyard if it is necessary so that the tack point is at
10cm approximatively above the boom.
1
2
3
4
Classic reef system (reef 2 et 3):
Release the mainsail sheet.
Release the mainsail’s halyard.
Strap the tack point.
Haul up the mainsail’s halyard.
Haul up the reef.
1
2
3
4
5
The topping lift must be haul up in order to have an angle
between the boom and the mast of 90°max.
WARNING
For more information, please refer to the drawings:
- DDF_ACC_062_001
- DDF_LDV_ACC_062
- DDF_PIE_062_033
Sailing 2
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ARRIVING IN A HARBOUR
Turn-off the engines
Switch-off the engines by pushing the STOP button, then press the ON/OFF
button to deactivate the system.
Disconnect all the functions on the electrical panel.
Close all the gas supply valves (bottle and appliances).
Check that the water has been drained from the bilges.
Disconnect the battery circuit breaker when stopped for a long period.
Close the diesel tank valves when stopped for a long period.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Always let the engines run idle for a few minutes before shutting them
down completely.
WARNING
Unhook the safety hoist.
Drop the anchor and chain to a few meters from the final length desired.
Hook the chain to the bridle snap hook available in the anchor well.
Drop the end of the length of chain desired until the anchoring tension is picked
up by the bridle.
1
2
3
ANCHORAGE
4
Start the port engine (1500 rpm).
The windlass is controlled using the remote control in the anchor well.
Setting up the anchor
4
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Start the port engine.
Raise the anchor to the bridle snap hook and undo the snap hook from the
bridle.
When raising, check that the chain enters the well properly in order to avoid
the chain blocking.
Raise the anchorage slowly, checking that the anchor is placed correctly in its
davit.
When the anchor is close to the davit, check that the tip moves into the roller
in the right direction.
Block the chain by pulling hard on the security hoist: this will jam the anchor
on the davit and prevent it to damage davit or hulls.
Clamp the hoist to avoid the anchor moving on the davit.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Raising the anchor
During the operation, stay away from the windlass and the chain and
make sure that you protect your hands and feet.
Keep an eye whilst rising the chain in order to not damage the hull.
WARNING
ANCHORAGE (NEXT)
Sailing 2
If the force required by the windlass is too important, the breaker is
triggered. Reset it to restart the windlass (accessible in port engine
compartment).
WARNING
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MOORING AND TOWING
For mooring, the anchor points are the 6 cleats (a) :
- 2 x front
- 2 x middle
- 2 x aft
a VMooring cleats
The cleats have a resistance of around 6000kg. They are designed for a Ø18 polya-
mide rope.
For towing, use the 2 front cleats to attach a Ø18 polyamide rope like a snap rope.
a
a
a
a
a
a
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