Jeanneau MERRY FISHER 655 MARLIN User manual

MERRY FISHER 655 MARLIN
OWNER'S MANUAL
SPORTS & LOISIRS
084949

5.1.2 ISO 10 240
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
HISTORY OF UPDATES
Chapter 1.............................................................................................................................Page 5
SPECIFICATIONS AND WARRANTY
Chapter 2 .......................................................................................................................... Page 13
SAFETY
Chapter 3 .......................................................................................................................... Page 21
HULL
Chapter 4 .......................................................................................................................... Page 29
DECK
Chapter 5 .......................................................................................................................... Page 35
ACCOMMODATIONS
Chapter 6 .......................................................................................................................... Page 41
ELECTRIC SYSTEMS
Chapter 7 .......................................................................................................................... Page 47
ENGINE
Chapter 8 .......................................................................................................................... Page 59
LAUNCHING
Chapter 9 .......................................................................................................................... Page 63
WINTER STORAGE
PERSONAL NOTES
At the end of the manual
APPENDIX AND OPTIONAL EXTRAS
At the end of the manual
MF 655 Marlin Anglais
Update 11/2009
Index G
Code: 084949 Total number of pages: 68

5.1.3, 5.2 ISO 10 240
HISTORY OF UPDATES
• Index A...............................................................................................................................10/02/2005
• Index B...............................................................................................................................07/07/2005
• Index C................................................................... Page 18.............................................23/11/2006
• Index D .................................................................. Page 18................................................... 05/2007
• Index E................................................... Contents, Page 6................................................... 04/2008
• Index F ................................................................... Page 24................................................... 05/2009
• Index G .................................................................................................................................... 11/2009

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INTRODUCTION
We share a common passion for the sea: we, JEANNEAU as shipbuilders and you who want to live
your passion on the Seven Seas.
We are delighted to welcome you to the great family of JEANNEAU boat owners and we congratulate
you on it.
This manual was meant to help you to enjoy your boat comfortably and safely. It includes the boat
specifications, the equipment provided or installed, the systems and tips on her operation and
maintenance.
Read this manual carefully before you put out to sea so that you can make the most of her and avoid
any damage and any trouble. Get to know your boat before you sail.
We keep improving our boats as we want you to benefit from the technological developments, new
equipment or materials and our own experience. That is the reason why the specifications and
information given are not contractual, they may be modified without prior notice or up dates.
This owner's manual is designed in accordance with the ISO 10 240 standard requirements, it has a
general purpose and it may sometimes list some equipment or accessories or deal with some points or
questions that are not relevant to your own boat. In case of doubt refer to the inventory list you were
given when you bought your boat.
Our network of JEANNEAU authorized dealers will be at your disposal to help you get acquainted with
your boat and will be the most qualified to take care of her maintenance.
If this is your first boat or if you change to a new type of boat which you are not used to, get some
training in boat control and sailing to ensure your safety and comfort. Your dealer, your international
sailing association or your yacht club will be very happy to recommend local sailing schools or
professional instructors.
Even if everything has been provided for and designed for the safety of the boat and the safety of her
users, don't forget that sailing highly depends on the weather conditions, the sea condition, and that
only an experienced and very fit crew, handling a well-maintained boat can sail satisfactorily.

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The sea and wind conditions that correspond to the design categories A, B or C are changeable and are
dependent on the hazards of unusually strong waves or gusty winds. Therefore total safety cannot be
guaranteed, even if your boat meets the requirements of a category.
The sea and the water are not the natural environment of Man and one has to respect their laws and
strength.
Adapt the use of your boat to her condition that wears out with time and use.
Any boat, however solid she may be, may be severely damaged if badly used. This is not compatible
with a secure navigation. Always adapt the speed and direction of your boat to the conditions of the sea.
The 'COLREG', an international regulation in order to prevent collision at sea, published by the
International Maritime Organization, specifies the steering and course regulations, the navigation lights
etc. throughout the world Make sure you know these regulations and you have on board a manual that
explains them.
In numerous countries, a licence, an authorization or a training course is requested. Make sure you have
this legal authorization before you use your boat.
Always use an experienced technician for the maintenance of your boat, the fitting of accessories and
the carrying out of small modifications. The written authorization of the builder or his legal
representative is compulsory for modifications that alter the specifications of the boat, in particular the
vertical layout of the grounds (putting up of a radar, modification of the mast, change of the engine etc.).
Always listen to the weather forecast before you put out to sea.
Make sure the sea and wind conditions will correspond to the category of your boat and you and your
crew are able to handle the boat in these conditions.
For the essential or optional equipment (engine, electronics etc.) refer to their respective manual
delivered with your boat.

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The users of the boat are informed of the following:
- The entire crew must be trained properly.
- The boat shall not be loaded more with than the maximum load recommended by the builder, in
particular the total weight of the food supplies, of the different equipment that are not supplied by
the builder and of the persons on board. The weight of the boat shall be properly distributed.
- The water in the bilge shall be kept at its minimum.
- The stability is reduced when you add weight in the upper parts.
- In case of heavy weather, the hatches, lockers and doors shall be closed in order to minimize the
risk of water coming in.
- The stability may be reduced when you tow a boat.
- Breakers are serious dangers to stability.
- If your boat is equipped with a liferaft, carefully read the instructions. In the boat there shall be all
the proper safety equipment (harness, flares, liferaft etc.) depending on the type of boat, the
country, the weather
- The crew must be familiar with the use of all the safety equipment and the emergency safety
procedures (MOB, towing etc.).
- Anyone on the deck shall wear a life jacket or a buoyancy aid. Please note that in some countries
it is compulsory to wear an homologated buoyancy aid permanently.
- A part of the data is shown on the builder's plate fixed to the boat. The explanation of these data
is given in the appropriate chapters of this manual.
Keep this manual in a safe place and hand it over to the new owner if you sell your boat.
You are advised to keep all the instructions and manuals provided by the boat equipment
manufacturers (accesories...) in the same place as this manual

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SPECIFICATIONS AND WARRANTY
YOUR BOAT
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF WARRANTY
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SPECIFICATIONS
L.O.A............................................................................................................................................... 6,68 m/21’ 9"
Hull length ............................................................................................................................................6,42 m/21’
Max. beam .........................................................................................................................................2,62 m/8’ 6"
Draught ..............................................................................................................................................0,70 m/2’ 3"
Air draught - Empty vessel .............................................................................................................2,95 m/9’ 7"
Unladen mass .......................................................................................................................... 1 570kg/3 462 lbs
Light displacement ................................................................................................................1 750 kg/3 858 lbs
Displacement with maximum load .....................................................................................2 730 kg/6 020 lbs
Maximum load recommended by the builder ...................................................................... 980 kg/2 160 lbs
Including: The mass of the persons authorized on board (75 kg per adult); the supplies; the additional
loads; the optional equipment; the liferaft; the load margin.
Total mass of liquids (all tanks full)............................................................................................................96 kg
Fuel capacity................................................................................................................................ 120 l/32 US gal
Maximum engine power..........................................................................................110 HP (81 kW - 110 HP)
CE Category .....................................................................................................................................C (7 persons)
Architect......................................................................................................................................Jeanneau Design
The engine is the main propulsion means of the Merry Fisher 655 Marlin.

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CATEGORY A
This boat is designed for sailing in winds that may exceed force 8 on the Beaufort scale and in waves of
a significant height of 4 and more, and the boat is to a large extent self-sufficient. Unusual conditions
such as hurricanes are excluded.
You may meet with such conditions when you sail long crossings, for instance across the oceans, or
close to the shore, when you are not protected from the wind or waves over several hundreds of nautical
miles.
CATEGORY B
This boat is designed for sailing in winds that may exceed force 8 on the Beaufort scale and in waves of
a significant height of 4m or less.
You may meet with such conditions when you sail on the open sea or close to the shore, when you are
not protected from the wind or waves over several hundreds of nautical miles. You may also meet with
these conditions on an inland sea with a size sufficient to generate the wave height in question.
CATEGORY C
This boat is designed for sailing in winds that may exceed force 6 on the Beaufort scale and in waves of
a significant height of 2m or less.
You may meet with such conditions in exposed inland waters, in estuaries and in coastal waters with
moderate weather conditions.
CATEGORY D
This boat is designed for sailing in winds not exceeding force 4 on the Beaufort scale and in waves of a
corresponding height (significant height of 0,5m or less).
You may meet such conditions in protected inland waters and in coastal waters when the weather is fine.
Note:
The significant height of a wave is the average height of the upper third of the waves, that
approximately corresponds to the height of a wave an experienced observer can assess. Some
waves will be twice as high as this value.
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YOUR BOAT
Version ..............................................................................
NAME OF THE BOAT ..............................................................................
NAME OF THE OWNER ..............................................................................
ADDRESS ..............................................................................
..............................................................................
..............................................................................
HULL NUMBER ..............................................................................
SERIAL NUMBER ..............................................................................
REGISTRATION NUMBER ..............................................................................
DELIVERY DATE ..............................................................................
DOOR KEY NUMBER ..............................................................................
MAKE OF ENGINE ..............................................................................
ENGINE SERIAL NUMBER ..............................................................................
ENGINE KEY NUMBER ..............................................................................
JEANNEAU (Establishment of the company SPBI)
BP 529 - 85505 LES HERBIERS cedex - FRANCE
Tel. [phone] - Fax [phone]
Internet : http://www.jeanneau.com(fr).
Your agent

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF WARRANTY
Article 1
At the time of delivery of the boat the parties sign the Certificate of Delivery supplied by JEANNEAU
for this purpose and this is equivalent to an agreement of compliance by the purchaser-user.
The acceptance of delivery of the boat by the purchaser-user without reserve is equivalent to the
acceptance of the apparent condition of the boat in pursuance of the provisions of Section 1642 of the
Civil Code.
The terms of warranty are engaged only upon:
- the return to the After Sales Department in JEANNEAU of the duly filled in tear-away section of
the Certificate of Delivery and of the Warranty Registration Card,
- the carrying out of the controls and service set forth by JEANNEAU, being made clear that the
possible expenses of handling, transportation, parking, escorting which have been incurred in the
execution of the above mentioned directives are born exclusively by the purchaser-user.
Article 2
The warranty is valid for a duration of 24 months from the date of delivery of the boat to the first
purchaser-user and it is strictly limited as the manufacturer chooses, to the replacement or free repair
of any part that has been found defective by the technical specialists of the latter and no compensation
whatsoever shall be paid in this respect.
As for components and accessories which visibly bear the trademark of another supplier, the warranty
shall be limited to the warranty provided by said supplier.
Article 3
With the exception of any prototype boats, RIGIFLEX boats, boats used for business purposes, or
boats specifically designed and/or equipped for racing, which have as a contractual warranty only that
indicated in article 2 above, the structure of the hull, the deck and the hull to deck joint and the hull to
keel joint is warranted against all manufacturing defects identified by the technical specialists of
JEANNEAU, for a period of 5 years for monohull boats and 3 years for motor boats and multihull
boats.
However, any incident that affects the structure and does not result from a manufacturing defect
covered under the conditions of warranty, that would have resulted or not in the repair of the deck or
hull, shall effectively cancel all terms and conditions of warranty and without prejudice immediately.
The warranty period starts from the date of the first commissioning of the boat and at the latest from
the last day of the model year in which the boat was built, i.e. August 31 of the said year.
This warranty is strictly limited to the free repair of the manufacturing defects either in our yard or by
a repair shop or shipyard we authorized and no compensation whatsoever shall be paid in this respect.
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Article 4
The following items are excluded from the terms of warranty as stated in articles 1 and 2 above:
- The transport and carriage expenses for the boat and parts as well as expenses and/or possible
losses resulting from the inability to use the boat and/or accessories, shall be born by the
purchaser,
- The deterioration or damages hereinafter listed as well as their consequences:
• Normal wear and tear,
• Cracks, cracking or fading of the gel coat,
• Damages resulting from:
- changes and modifications or repairs, even partial, performed in workshops different from
those authorized by our company,
- the failure to follow the recommended maintenance procedures stated in the owner's manual
delivered with the boat, or failure to follow the professional procedure,
- improper use, in particular careless use, or rash use, misuse or abnormal use,
- the participation in competitive events,
- acts of negligence as regards to the necessity to take the necessary measures of conservation,
- an accident or catastrophe such as explosion, fire, flood, storm, lightning, transport, riot,
theft, collision,
- unsuitable storage or transport conditions.
Article 5
The bringing into play of the warranty shall extend the period of warranty for a period equal to the one
that is necessary to carry out the repair work under the warranty, on the condition that the
afore-mentioned repair work requires an immobilization of the boat for minimum 7 consecutive days.
Article 6
In order to enjoy the above-specified warranty, the purchaser-user shall present the duly filled in
Certificate of Delivery and Warranty document each time a claim is presented and in a written, precise
and justified document he shall notify his authorized dealer-seller the defect or fault within 15 days from
the day when the defect or fault is discovered otherwise he will not enjoy this warranty.
The authorized dealer-seller shall inform the builder about the purchaser-user's claim within a period of
8 days from its receipt otherwise he shall have to bear the consequences resulting from his delay.

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Article 7
The authorized dealers, agents or sellers of JEANNEAU do not have the authority to alter the above
warranty but, on their own account and in their own responsibility, they may grant possible additional
warranties which can bind the builder under no circumstances.
PRECAUTION BEFORE ANY REPAIR
Contact your seller who will give you the best advice and the suitable parts or materials for the repairs
you can carry out yourself.
It would be better to have important repairs of the hull or engine done by a professional. Your seller
can carry out these repairs or appoint a skilled person to carry them out.
DANGER
Contact your seller to find out what is possible for you to repair and above all what you must not do !
You could endanger your safety and lose your warranty.
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SAFETY
SAFETY EQUIPMENT
LOCATION OF THE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS (ISO 9094-2)
FIGHT AGAINST FIRE
BILGE PUMP SYSTEM
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SAFETY EQUIPMENT
LIFERAFT
Keep the life raft permanently easy to get to
DANGER
Fuel leaks or vapour represent a danger of fire and explosion.
Leave the engine compartment ventilated for a long time before starting the engine.
Ther may be danger of fire or explosion if direct current systems are incorrectly used. Refer to
chapter Electricity.
RECOMMENDATION
Before you sail to sea, carefully read the instructions indicated on the liferaft to launch it.
WAR NING
- Before you sail, list the compulsory safety equipment.
- Don't exceed the number of persons indicated in the chapter 'Specifications'.
- When you don't take into account the number of persons, the total weight of the persons and
equipment shall never exceed the maximum load recommended by the manufacturer.
- Use the seats provided.
RECOMMENDATION
Close the doors of the wheelhouse when you are sailing in heavy weather.
Be careful to fasten all movable elements when the vessel is underway.
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LOCATION OF THE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS (ISO 9094-2)
Other locations are possible, the extinguishers shall be less than 5 m from all the berths.
An extinguisher shall be compulsorily set less than 2 m away from the extinguisher aperture.
An extinguisher or a fire blanket (ISO 1869) shall be set less than 2 m from any flame appliance.
An extinguisher shall be less than 1 m from the steering station.
Extinguisher, per unit, minimum capacity
5A/34B.
FortheMerryFisher655:5A/34B.
1. In the wheelhouse
Emergency exits in case of fire
A-B. Door of the wheelhouse
WAR NING
The extinguishers are part of the compulsory equipment.
Fire fighting equipment (portable extinguishers, fire blankets and buckets) must be permanently and
immediately accessible.