Horizon Yacht Charters Bavaria 37 2017 Jitterbug User manual

Information & operations manual for
Bavaria 37 2017
‘JITTERBUG’

Welcome
Welcome to Horizon Yacht Charters and your Bavaria 37 “JITTERBUG”. 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] (Technical questions, damage reports and emergencies)

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

1. Yacht specifications
Length 37' 1”
Beam 12' 0”
Draft 6’ 5”
Fuel 40 gallons
Water 96 gallons (fwd 40G – aft 56G)
Engine 30 hp Volvo Penta D1-30
Location of:
Fresh water refills (port quarter and in the anchor locker)
Diesel refill (starboard quarter)
Manual bilge pump (stbd helm)
Propane tank (port helm)
Windlass breaker (behind port saloon seating)
Diesel cut off valve (aft cabin, fwd of the berth)
Fridge drain / 2nd Bilge pump selector (below stbd aft salon seat)
Water tanks change over valve (below head sink)

2. The 12-volt panel
Top row of 12-volt panel from left to right:
•Compass light
•Navigation instruments / GPS / VHF
•Stereo system
•Anchor windlass
•Bilge pump (automatic: on for manual override)
Middle row from left to right:
•Fresh water pump
•Shower drain
•Panel light
•Not in use
•Fridge
Bottom row from left to right:
•F1 – Not in use
•F2 – Cockpit rope light
•F3 – Second bilge pump and fridge drain
•F4 – Cockpit table light
•F5 – Not in use
Lights:
To the right of the 12 volt panel there is a diagram of a yacht with 7 buttons to operate the
various lights. Note that the cabin buttons also operate the cabin fans.
At the top of the panel is an LCD display and 3 toggle buttons. Use the left hand two
buttons to check battery levels and water levels. Note that the water tanks have an
inbuilt alarm at 25% which will alarm when a water tank reaches this level. The
third button is a reset button to cancel this alarm for a few seconds to allow you to access
other readings on the LCD panel. The alarm will only reset permanently when the tank is
refilled.
Below the yacht diagram on the panel there is a 12 volt outlet.
Toggle these buttons to
check your battery
levels and water levels

110 volt systems:
110 breakers under nav desk Shore breakers in port
Cockpit locker
Sockets Water heater Battery charger Microwave
Jitterbug is equipped with 9 x 110v outlets: one in each cabin, two in the salon, one at the
nav desk, two in the galley and two in the head.These will operate whether the boat is
connected to shore power or running the 2000W inverter. See next page for further details.
Note that the microwave ONLY runs on shore power.

3. Inverter
There is a 2000W inverter installed which will allow the use of 110V appliances when no
shore power is available. The remote panel is located under the nav desk.
To use the inverter:
1. Start the yacht's engine; bring the rpm up to 1400 in Neutral
2. Move the 110V selector switch from ‘Shore’ to ‘Inverter’
3. Press the ‘On/Off’ button on the inverter panel below the nav desk. A red light will then
illuminate.
4. On the 110V panel, ensure the main and outlet breakers are switched on; leave the
water heater switch off.
5. All the 110V outlets are now live.
Always ensure that you have switched the inverter off by checking that the light on the
panel is no longer illuminated. Leaving the inverter on will cause your batteries to rapidly
lose their charge.
Press this button to
turn the Inverter On
and Off

4. Engine start procedure.
•Make sure engine is in neutral.
•Press the ignition switch then press the start button until you hear the engine running.
•When the engine is running, check you have water coming out of the exhaust.
•To stop the engine, press the stop button until the engine has stopped and then press
the ignition switch.
Should you hear an engine alarm during operation you will see a warning symbol
on the LCD display on the Tachometer. If safe to do so, immediately shut down
the engine and CALL HORIZON
All our yacht engines run with diesel fuel. There is a diesel filler cap on the stbd
quarter which is clearly marked “DIESEL”…. DO NOT PUT WATER IN HERE.
Ignition button
Alarm mute
Start button
Stop button

5. Daily Engine Checks
•Check the oil level using the yellow 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. DO NOT OPEN
•To the front 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
Oil refill
Coolant
reservoir
and refill
Sea water filter
Oil dip stick
Fan belt

6. Instruments
Located at the helm are 2 x Garmin GMI 20 multi displays, 1 x Garmin GHC 20 autopilot, a
stereo remote control and a compass. At the aft end of the cockpit table is a Garmin
Gpsmap820 touch-screen chartplotter:
Fusion MS-RA205 stereo with Bluetooth connection

7. VHF Procedure
Using the VHF radio:
Familiarize yourself with the method for switching channels, and with the squelch and
volume controls on your radio. Most radios have a button to instantly select Channel 16 –
ensure you understand how this operates or you could end up speaking on Ch. 16 when you
think you are on some other channel.
1. Make sure the radio is switched on, volume quite high, power to high unless the station
you are calling is very close.
2. Squelch up until loud hissing, and then back a little until the noise just stops.
3. Select the channel for calling (Channel 16, unless specified otherwise).
4. Press switch on microphone when speaking. Release immediately.
If no response then wait two minutes and repeat the call. If still no response, wait a further
two minutes before trying again. If calling on Channel 16, it is very important to switch to
a working channel after the contact is established. Do no use Channel 16 for your
conversations – this channel is for hailing and distress only.
Channels to use:
16 Hailing and Distress
74 Contact Horizon Yacht Charters (when in range)
12 Yacht Charter Companies working channel – assigned for yacht breakdown servicing
and emergency only
68 Marinas and Yacht Clubs – for lunch/dinner reservations etc
06 Ship to Ship – along with Channel 68 and 77 can be used for contact between boats
In the event that your vessel is involved in a non-life threatening incident with an object or
with another vessel, it is important that you contact the Horizon Office immediately at 494
8787 or 542 8788. Please remember to get as much information as possible about your
location, the other vessel’s description and what damage has been done to your vessel so
that we can best assist you.
Failure to report any accidents or incidents in a timely manner may result in
nullification of your hull damage insurance.

Types of emergency:
In the unlikely event that you are involved in an emergency stay calm and follow these
steps. You will also have an Emergency Procedure card next to your VHF.
Distress: “MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY.” This is an International Distress signal and an
imperative call for assistance. It is used only when a life or vessel is considered to be in
grave and imminent danger.
Mayday Relay: used to summon help for a vessel which is either too far offshore to contact
the coastguard directly, without radio capabilities or whose radio has been damaged or
destroyed.
Urgency: “PAN-PAN, PAN-PAN, PAN-PAN” This is the International Urgency Signal and is
used when a vessel or person is in some jeopardy but is not considered to be in grave and
imminent danger.
Medical emergency: “PAN-PAN MEDICO, PAN-PAN MEDICO, PAN-PAN MEDICO” (Pronounced
med-ick-oh). This is an International Urgency Signal that should be used when medical
advice is needed.
Safety: “SECURITE, SECURITE, SECURITE” (Pronounced Say-cure-it-tay). This is an
International Safety Signal and is a message about some aspect of navigational safety or a
weather warning.
How to issue an emergency message
Select Channel 16 and press transmit button on handset
Say slowly and clearly ‘MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY, CALLING ALL STATIONS
This is…. (vessel name)….’ and repeat vessel name 3 times
Give position – vessel’s position in degrees of latitude and longitude or nautical miles from,
and bearing to, a navigational landmark
Describe emergency –list the problem, the type of assistance needed; number of
passengers aboard (boat length, hull colour and type is also useful)
Wait 1 minute for a response, repeat message
ALTERNATIVELY: Dial either 767 or 999 from any BVI cell phone or call 494- HELP
(4357)

8. Batteries
The systems on your yacht are all 12volt. The batteries will need to be recharged as often
as you deplete them. Conserving power will result in less time needed for charging, so turn
off systems that you are not using.
Your batteries will charge when the engine is running at 1400rpms or more, whether sitting
at a mooring or motoring to a destination.
•Check the battery levels and make note of them before charging.
•Run the engine at 1400rpms or more for 1-1 1/2hrs twice daily.
•Shut the motor off. Wait 15 minutes before checking the battery levels, (directly after
turning off the motor they will remain in an excited state for about 10 minutes).
•The House system should come to rest at 12.8 v. and then slowly get lower. When the
system gets to 12.2 you should start planning to re-charge the batteries soon.
The batteries are located beneath the seat on the port side of the saloon:
House battery isolator House battery isolator
behind port salon seating at nav desk

9. Anchoring & the windlass
Setting your anchor:
Preparation:
•Establish a non-verbal communication system from bow to stern, as with the noise of
the engine and wind, verbal communication proves difficult.
•Tie the dinghy painter close to the boat at the bow or amidships to avoid wrapping it
around the prop.
Location:
•Choose a clear area to anchor in, normally in 12 to 25 feet. A white bottom is sand and
perfect for anchoring. A brown or green bottom will be grass, rock or coral. Only
anchor in sand.
•Make sure that you are not on a lee shore; i.e. that the land mass is protecting you from
the elements and that you are not being pushed onto the shore. A lee shore is the
most dangerous place to anchor your yacht.
Action:
•Manually lift the anchor over the bow roller and feed the chain so the anchor is just
above the water surface.
•Use the elements; approach from down wind or current, whichever prevails.
•Once the yacht is stationary use the electric windlass to drop the anchor. The elements
will push you back and away from the anchor.
•Minimum scope is 5:1. In heavy weather you may want to increase that, always
ensuring your swing area is clear of any obstacles.
•Engage reverse, slowly building up to 1500 rpm to really drive your hook into the sand.
•Once set, put the engine in neutral and allow the yacht to settle, take transits around
the bay to ensure you are not dragging, it is always advisable to snorkel the anchor and
ensure it is bedded in correctly and not just lying on its side.
Attaching the snubbing line:
•Once you are happy that the anchor is set you must attach the snubbing line. The
snubbing line protects the windlass and it is important that you attach the snubber every
time you set the anchor.
•Attach the hook around the chain link (the hook is too big to go though the link) and
cleat off the bitter end of the line to a bow cleat. Pay out enough chain so that the
snubbing line becomes taut.
•If the hook falls of the chain it means that there is not enough tension on the line. In
this case re-attach the hook and pay out more chain until the line is once again taut.
Setting a secondary anchor:
•If a second anchor is required, e.g. you are anchoring in a mooring field and need to
control your swing room, deploy the primary as above and attach the secondary at the
bow. Drive the boat forward at a 45 degree angle to the primary. Once in line with the
primary deploy the secondary and allow the elements to push you back. Increase astern
to 1500 rpm to drive in the secondary. Snorkel over the anchor to ensure a good hold.

Should the windlass be overloaded a breaker located behind the port aft salon seat back
cushion will trip. Push the yellow reset lever back up to reset it.
Another problem may be that the yacht battery power is too low to run the windlass. Please
run the engine @1500 rpm for 15 min, and try again. If the windlass still refuses to
operate, please call Horizon.
Manual operation of the windlass
If you lose power to your windlass, start the engine and
apply some revs, to make sure you have sufficient
battery voltage. Then make sure the windlass breaker
with the anchor icon is in the ‘on’ position on the 12 volt
panel. If there is still no power, check the location of the
windlass fuse and make sure this has not tripped out. If
you still have no power, you can operate the windlass
manually.
To drop the anchor, secure the windlass handle onto the
wing nut on the side of the windlass.
Pull back on the windlass handle to loosen the wing nut.
Your anchor is now ready to drop.
Remove the safety line and push the anchor over the
bow, keeping hands and feet clear. Control the rate the
chain pays out by tightening or loosening the wing nut
with the handle. When you have paid out sufficient chain
– 5 to 8 times the water depth, push the handle forward to tighten the wing nut. Fit the
snubbing line and cleat it off, then release the chain on the gypsy as above, so that the load
is taken up on the snubbing line.
Reset lever

10. Picking up a mooring buoy
•Ensure the dinghy painter is tied off short on the bow or amidships and is clear of the
prop.
•Approach the mooring buoy, keeping the bow into the wind or current, whichever
prevails.
•Have a crew member on the bow to pick up the mooring pennant with the boat hook.
•The bowman will direct the helmsman to the mooring, using the already established non
verbal communication system. Once at the mooring, inspect the buoy and pennant for
any signs of wear and tear; if you are unsure about a mooring buoy’s integrity, choose
another location to moor up.
•The bowman should ready a line to a bow cleat to slip through the eye of the mooring
pennant. This line is then shortened and brought back to the same cleat.
•Once set your mooring buoy will be attached either on the port or starboard cleat and
the yacht will be head to wind. Remember to centralize the wheel and lock in place to
avoid the yacht sailing around the buoy.
•Next attach a second back up line to the mooring. Attach a line from the opposite bow
cleat and if possible attach it directly to the mooring buoy. It is always easier to do this
from the dinghy. Do not try to make the lines of equal length, the first line should be
taking all the weight of the boat.
•To depart, release the back up line first. Slowly motor the boat forward to create slack,
release the line from the cleat and allow the pennant to slip from the line into the water.
Fall back with the wind or current, and be careful not to foul your prop on the pennant.
•Remember to tie your dinghy away from the stern whenever you are
maneuvering in close quarters.

11. Bilge Pumps
Your yacht is equipped with one manual and two electric bilge pumps. The primary electric
pump is automatic and is operated by a float switch and therefore the bilge pump switch on
the 12V panel should be left OFF. Pushing this switch overrides the float switch to force the
pump to run. In the event of failure of the primary pump there is a secondary pump
installed. The secondary bilge pump (also a Fridge drain) is operated by switch F3 on the
12v panel (check that the yellow selector handle located under the stbd aft salon
seating is in the correct position). The manual pump is located in the cockpit by the stbd
helm and its operation will be demonstrated to you during your briefing.
Manual bilge
pump
2nd bilge pump
Float switch for
primary bilge
pump, located in
central saloon
bilge
Fridge drain / 2nd bilge pump selector handle

12. Fresh water system
Jitterbug is equipped with two water tanks with a capacity of 96 gallons. The capacities are
as follows:
Fwd tank 40 US gallons
Aft tank 56 US gallons
Before filling the tanks let the water run from the hose for a while before placing the end
into the filler. The filler holes are located in the anchor locker and on the transom. Please
ensure that the correct fillers are used, NOT the holding tanks or the diesel fill.
To use the fresh water system, turn on the fresh water breaker on the 12v panel and open
a faucet. When the tank runs out of water the pump will run at high speed and the faucet
will start to cough air. As soon as you hear the pump running continuously, check to see if
anyone is using water. If not, switch off the pump immediately to prevent the pump from
drawing more air into the system or the pump overheating.
The water tank change over valves are located under the sink in the head.
To switch tanks:
•Switch off pump
•Move the valve handle to the opposite position.
•Switch on pump.
•Open cold water faucet at galley and purge system of air, approx. 45 seconds
•Turn off faucet, pump will continue to run until adequate pressure has built up to
operate pressure switch to cut the pump out.
•If pump does not cut out, it may be necessary to repeat the purging process and open
other faucets
•If you have any problems, call Horizon.
Water tank change over valve

13. Heads
•Nothing is to be put down the head unless it has been digested first.
•Prior to use, press the lower left button for a few seconds to wet the pan.
•Use the head, remembering that all non-human waste must be put into the waste
bin.
•After use, press the upper button for at least 20-25 seconds to flush the pan.
•Lastly, press the lower right button to leave the pan dry.
•Wherever possible please use the heads ashore as this keeps our waters nice and
clean.
•Blocked heads will be cleared at a cost to you of $150.00 sewage fee, plus a
technician’s fee of $75 per hour and the call out fee.
The head has a fully operational holding tank which can be used by closing a valve on the
waste seacock. This is located under the sink and is the larger of the seacocks. Check that
the holding tanks are empty before returning the vessel and please flush through to
minimize residual odors.
Holding tank sea cock

14. Showers
Your yacht has a hot & cold, fresh-water shower in the head and on the transom.
If the engine has been running, the hot water can be very hot – be cautious!
In order to use the showers, the fresh-water pump must be activated on the 12V panel.
Shower drain
To operate the shower-drain pump, switch on the shower drain switch on the 12v panel.
The shower drain is fitted with a float switch so any water will then be removed
automatically.
Transom Shower
The valve to the right of the shower head has two functions:
•By pushing the valve up or down you can turn the water on and off.
•By turning the knob clockwise and counter clockwise you can change the temperature of
the water. Be careful. The water can be very hot. Test before showering.
To use the shower head simply pull it out and press the button on the top. If no water
comes out, make sure that the 12V water switch is on, that the shower hose is not kinked
(access from port aft cabin) and that the water pressure valve is turned on.
Shower head with push
button
Water flow and temperature
control switch