SAPHIRE BOATS Saphire 27' User manual

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SAPHIRE 27’ Sailboat Owner’s Manual
Vers. 2.5 - 14 September 2016

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OWNER’S MANUAL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
UPDATES page 4
a. INTRODUCTION page 5
1. GENERAL INFORMATION page 7
2. DECK & COCKPIT page 15
3. INTERIOR & FURNITURE page 23
4. PROPULSION page 27
5. RUDDER & KEEL page 30
6. DECK HARDWARE page 36
7. MAST, BOOM, RIGGING AND SAILS page 42
8. HULL & DECK OPENINGS page 50
9. ELECTRIC SYSTEM page 51
10. FRESH WATER SYSTEM page 55

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11. TOILET & WASTE WATER RETENTION SYSTEM page 56
12. BILGE WATER PUMPING SYSTEM page 57
13. ANCHORING, MOORING & TOWING page 58
14. MAN OVERBOARD PREVENTION & RECOVERY page 61
15. FIRE PROTECTION & FIREFIGHTING SYSTEM page 64
16. LAUNCHING PROCEDURES page 66
17. LINKS page 70
CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY FACSIMILE page 72

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UPDATES
This Manual was edited to be easily updated in the future adding and/or replacing pages; inserted pages will have the same number of the page
where they’ll be placed followed by a capital letter (e.g. if we add a page at page 35 we’ll have 35A; if we add 2 pages we will have 35A and
35B). Every added page will have the date reported on it.
Every update will always have the main Cover page (page 1), Index (page 2) and the Updates page (this page);
SAPHIRE 27’ Owner’s Manual Vers. 2.5: 74 pages, numbered from 1 to 74
Updates:
Description
Date
Vers. 1.0
First DRAFT Release
11 March 2013
Vers. 1.1
First Release corrected and updated
3 April 2013
Vers. 2.0
Various modif: Cruiser Interiors, internal lift keel sys, etc.
20 March 2015
Vers. 2.1
Minor corrections – Electric Diagram added
25 March 2015
Vers. 2.2
Gelcoat dot color table updated
28 March 2015
Vers.2.3
Corrected a photo mistake in Chapter 11
15 April 2015
Vers.2.4
Strong points + Liferaft position dwgs + Bilge Pump data
05 September 2016
Vers.2.5
Inserted updated Electric Scheme and CoC Facsimile
14 September 2016

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a. INTRODUCTION
This Manual has been compiled to help you to operate your craft with safety and pleasure. It contains details of the craft, the equipment
supplied or fitted, its systems and information on its operation. Please read it carefully, and familiarise yourself with the craft before using it.
Even when your boat is categorised for them, the sea and wind conditions corresponding to the design categories A, B, and C range from
strong gale to severe conditions, open to the hazards of a freak wave or gust, and are therefore dangerous conditions, where only a
competent, fit and trained crew using a well maintained boat can satisfactorily operate.
Ensure that the anticipated wind and sea conditions will correspond to the design category of your boat, and that you and your crew are able
to handle the boat in these conditions.
This Owner's Manual is not a course on boating safety or seamanship. If this is your first craft, or you are changing to a type of craft you are
not familiar with, for your own comfort and safety, please ensure that you obtain handling and operating experience before "assuming
command" of the craft.
Your dealer or national sailing federation or yacht club will be pleased to advise you of local sea schools, or competent instructors.
This Owner's Manual is not a detailed maintenance or trouble shooting guide. In case of difficulty, refer to the boatbuilder, parts manufacturers
or their representative. Always use trained and competent people for maintenance, fixing or modifications. Modifications that may affect the
safety characteristics of the craft shall be assessed, executed and documented by competent people.
The boatbuilder cannot be held responsible for modifications he has not approved.
NOTE Any change in the disposition of the masses aboard (for example the addition of a tower struture, a stowing
mast, change of engine, etc.) may significantly affect the stability, trim and performance of your boat.
Users of this boat are advised that:
!all crew should receive suitable training;
!the boat should not carry more than the manufacturer's recommended load;
!bilge water should be kept to a minimum;
!stability is reduced by any weight added high up;
!in rough weather, hatches, lockers and doorways should be closed to minimise the risk of flooding;
!stability may be reduced when towing or lifting heavy weights using a davit or boom;
!tanks should not be punctured;

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!breaking waves are serious stability hazard.
Please note than in some countries Driving License or Authorisation are required, or specific regulations are in force.
Always maintain your boat properly and make allowance for the deterioration that will occur in time and as a result of heavy use or misuse of
the boat.
Any boat – no matter how strong it may be - can be severely damaged if not used properly. This is not compatible with safe boating.
Always adjust the speed and direction of the craft to sea conditions.
The crew should be familiar with the use of all safety equipment (harness, flares, liferaft, etc.) and emergency manoeuvring (man overboard
recovery, towing, etc), sailing schools and clubs regularly organise drill sessions. If you carry onboard a liferaft, read carefully its operating
manual.
PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL IN A SECURE PLACE, AND HAND IT OVER TO THE NEW OWNER WHEN YOU SELL THE CRAFT.
DEGREE OF DANGER AND HAZARD LABELS
Degree of danger and corresponding hazard warning Label used in this manual
(D) = DANGER denotes an extreme intrinsic hazard exists which would
result in high probability of death or irreparabile injury if
proper precautions are not taken.
(W) = WARNING denotes a hazard exists which would result in injury or
death if proper precautions are not taken
(C) = CAUTION denotes a reminder of safety practices or directs attention
to unsafe practices which could result in personal injury or
damage to the craft or components

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1. GENERAL INFORMATION
Craft Manufacturer: DELPHIA YACHTS Kot s.p. j.
Ul. Kosciuszki 63 -Olecko 19-400
Poland
Craft Distributor: SAPHIRE AG
Krahbuel 15 -6403 Kussnacht am Rigi
Switzerland
Design: Project D129 FM27-OD
Naval Architect: Claudio Maletto – Como - Italy
Project name: SAPHIRE 27
Hull Identification Number (HIN) is located on the upper starboard (SB) side of the transom; the Builder’s Plate is located in the cockpit on the
vertical aft side of the coachroof.
PL-…………
Design CE Category: Category: C (ISO/DIS 10240)
Category C: this craft is designed to operate in winds up to Beaufort force 6 and the
associated wave heights (significant wave height up to 2). Such conditions may be
encountered in exposed inland waters, in estuaries, and in coastal waters in moderate
weather conditions. The significant wave height is the mean height of the highest one-
third of the waves, which approximately corresponds to the wave height estimated by an
experienced observer. Some waves will be double this height.

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Maximum number of persons (75kg): 6 (Category C sailing conditions) or 8 (Category D sailing conditions)
Maximum loads (ISO 14495): 680 kg
Length Overall LOA: 8,00 m
Length Overall (including rudder): 8,35 m
Length Overall (including rudder + bowsprit extended): 9,35 m
Waterline length - DWL: 7.40 m
Bmax: 2,50 m
Draft minimum: 0,5 m / DWL
Draft maximum: 1,70 m / DWL
Displacement in empty condition (mMLCC): 1.300 kg
Displacement in sailing condition (mMLDC): 1.980 kg
Keel fin + ballast weight: 500 kg
Sail area (mainsail + jib): 44,00 m2
Mainsail area: 29,00 m2
Jib area: 15,00 m2
Code 0 area: 35,00 m2
Asimmetric spinnaker area: 70,00 m2

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Mast Height above DWL: 11.90 m
Fresh Water Tank (Optional): 50,0 liters
Holding Tank: 12,0 liters
Engine (Optional): Torqeedo Electric Engine – Model: Travel 1003 S or Cruise 2.0 RS
Evinrude Fuel Engine – 3.5 HP
Maximum Engine Power: 5,0 kW
Rudder: Female moulded foam-filled GRP blade with Aluminum and Stainless Steel fittings.
Bilge pump: 1 Manual pump Whale Smartbail BP 5012 cockpit mounted
Battery (Optional): Torqeedo Lithium Battery 26-104 or 520 W4/1003
Battery Charger (Optional): Torqeedo Battery Charger 2206-20
Deck Hardware: Ronstan & Antal
Mast: Pauger Carbon mast and boom – Dyform rigging
Firefighting system: Portable extinguisher, located under the entrance step (not included)

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CONSTRUCTION
This yacht is built using vinylester resin vacuum bagged infusion with a sandwich structure.
Sandwich skins are made of E-glass fabrics and multiaxial in a vinylester resin matrix, postcured @50°C.
Sandwich core is made of PVC in various thicknesses and densities.
The internal sructure is formed by:
- fore bulkhead built in sandwich composite with PVC foam core and E-glass skins;
- transversal keel floors and keelbox built in GRP (glass fiber reinforced plastic);
- longitudinal structural benches built in sandwich composite with PVC foam core and E-glass skins;
- cockpit bulkhead (entrance) built in sandwich composite with PVC foam core and E-glass skins;
- aft under-cockpit longitudinal structure built in GRP (glass fiber reinforced plastic).
SURFACE COATINGS
Hull Gelcoats Color
Deck Gelcoats Color
Antifouling
Interior Gelcoats Color
White – RAL 9010
White – RAL 9010
White
White – RAL 9010
Coral – RAL 2004
Coral – RAL 2004
Ruby – RAL 3031
Ruby – RAL 3031
Amethist – RAL 4005
Amethist – RAL 4005
Saphire – RAL 5004
Saphire – RAL 5004
Stone – RAL 7038
Stone – RAL 7038
Colors and color catalog are subject to changes at any tim without notice.
GELCOATS COLOR

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LEFT: hull glass fiber skins and PVC foam core lay down – RIGHT: hull infusion process
LEFT: hull and deck assembling – RIGHT: assembled boat with keel installed

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STABILITY AND MAXIMUM CAPACITY
The stability of this boat for Category C sailing condition has been assessed assuming that:
•in the Light Craft Condition (MLCC) it has a mass of: 1.300 kg
•the maximum number of person (75 kg each) is 6 in Category C or 8 in Category D
•the manufacturer recommended loads (equipment, cargo and liquids) are: 680 kg
•in the Maximum Loaded Displacement Condition (MLDC) it has a mass of: 1.980 kg
This boat has been assessed using the Stability Index (STIX), which is a measure of the overall stability safety and considers the effects of boat
length, displacement, hull proportions, stability characteristics and resistance to downflooding.
This assessment has yielded the following data: Minimum operating condition - STIX: 23.39 -Angle of vanishing stability (degrees): 110.8°
BUILDER’S PLATE AND HIN
The Hull Identification Number (HIN) is located on the upper starboard (SB) side of the transom.
The Builder’s Plate is located in the cockpit on the vertical aft side of the coachroof; on the Plate are clearly shown the max number of persons
that can be boarded and the max loads that can be carried on board when sailing.
LEFT: the HIN number on the SB side of the transom – RIGHT: the Builder’s Plate on the aft side of the coachroof
Category C: craft operating in winds up to Beaufort force 6 and the associated wave heights (significant wave height up to 2). Such conditions
may be encountered in exposed inland waters, in estuaries, and in coastal waters in moderate weather conditions.

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Category D: craft operating in winds up to Beaufort force 4 and the associated wave heights (occasional maximum waves of 0,5 m height).
Such conditions may be encountered in sheltered inland waters, and in coastal waters in fine weather.
CHILDREN
Where children are carried as part of the crew the maximum number of persons may be exceeded, provided that each child's mass does not
surpass a limit of 37,5 kg and the total persons mass is not exceeded.
MANOUVRABILITY
Do not operate at maximum speed while in congested high traffic waterways or in weather and sea conditions of reduced visibility high winds or
large waves.
Reduce speed and wake as a courtesy and as a safety consideration to yourself and others.
Observe and obey speed limit and no wake zones.
Observe right-of-way as defined by Rules of the Road and required by COLREG.
Always be certain to have sufficient distance to stop or manoeuvre if required to avoid collisions.
WARNING
THIS BOAT MAY SWAMP OR CAPSIZE IF EXCESSIVE SAIL IS CARRIED. IT MAY SINK IF THIS OCCURS. THE WORKING SAIL PLAN SHOULD BE
REDUCED ACCORDINGLY TO THE SAILMAKER TABLE INSERTED IN CHAPTER 7. PARTICULAR CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN IN GUSTY WIND
CONDITIONS.
DO NOT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM RECOMMENDED NUMBER OF PERSONS.
REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF PERSONS ON BOARD, THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF PERSONS AND EQUIPMENT MUST NEVER EXCEED THE MAXIMUM
RECOMMENDED LOAD. ALWAYS USE THE SEATS/SEATING SPACES PROVIDED.
WHEN LOADING THE CRAFT, NEVER EXCEED THE MAXIMUM RECOMMENDED LOAD.
ALWAYS LOAD THE CRAFT CAREFULLY AND DISTRIBUTE LOADS APPROPRIATELY TO MAINTAIN DESIGN TRIM (APPROXIMATELY LEVEL).
AVOID PLACING HEAVY WEIGHTS HIGH UP.
IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OWNER/OPERATOR:
•to have on-board the safety equipment for the boarded number of persons
•to sail the boat with the keel in the lowered position
•to be sure that the fore hatch is KEPT SHUT WHEN UNDER WAY

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2. DECK & COCKPIT

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Boat handling and manoeuvering takes place in the cockpit, in the aft area of the craft.
Tiller, engine controls (if installed), winches and sail control lines are located in the cockpit or accessible from it.
Please refer to supplier specific manuals for a detailed description of the single parts of the hardware and for their mainteanance.
•Antal winches
•Ronstan hardware components
•Antal stoppers
•Pauger mast and boom
•Lewmar fore hatch
•Anchor locker hatch
WARNING
DURING SAILING MANOEUVERS PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO SHEETS, HALYARDS AND MAIN BOOM MOVEMENTS.
COMPANIONWAY: access to the area below deck is through the custom built sliding companionway placed in the aft coachroof area, in the fore
area of the cockpit; another entrance is through the fore hatch.
When sailing the fore hatch should be closed all the time; when sailing in rough seas the lower part part of the companionway vertical panel
should be mandatory, in position; during sailing in very bad weather conditions also the sliding companionway should be closed to avoid water
entrance.
A locking system with key provides companion hatchway closing when boat is left unguarded.
HATCHES: one Lewmar flush hatch is located on the deck in the fwd area of the coachroof.
The fwd anchor hatch give access to the locker where the anchor and the anchor chain/rope are stored.
WARNING
DURING SAILING DO NOT TOUCH THE STEERING SYSTEM

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LEFT: companionway in open position – CENTER: lower portion installed - RIGHT: companionway in closed position
Fwd hatch

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The cockpit and the coachrof with the deck hardware to manouver the sails (see also the Deck Plan drawings in the next pages)

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COCKPIT BENCHES: the cockpit is fitted with two benches, one on each side; both the benches can be opened to storage and to access some
components like the engine control panel (if installed) and the dock electric power supply socket (if supplied).
The PT and SB benches can be opened pulling on the two locks that are just under the seats and lifting the GRP seat.
CAUTION
DURING THE HATCHES OPEN AND CLOSE MOVEMENTS BE SURE THAT NOBODY IS TOUCHING THE BENCH PERIMETER OR THE HINGES
The cockpit bench hatch in open and closed position – In the photos are visible also the Teak deck, the electric power dock socket,
the stereo system speakers and the fitting for the cockpit table leg installation (all Optional parts)
LIFELINE AND PULPITS: the boat is fitted with fwd/aft fix pulpits and with lifelines and stanchions. It’s mandatory to have stanchions in position
and lifelines tensioned when sailing. The lifelines tension is done turning the turnbuckle installed long the lifeline close to the aft pulpit.
WINCHES, STOPPERS AND OTHER SAILING HARDWARE: on the coachroof, around the companionway and in the mast step zone are placed all
the deck hardware components and fitting. A Deck Plan with component description is shown in Chapter 6.

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ENGINE THROTTLE HANDLE: a Torqeedo Electric Engine Remote Control is positioned inside the SB bench locker and can be operated by the
helmsman opening the hatch. Refers to the Torqueedo Operating Manual for the use of this Control.
LEFT: the Torqeedo Engine Remote Control – RIGHT: the lifting keel hatch on top of the coachroof
KEEL HATCH: on the coachroof, just in front of the companionway and aft of the mast, is placed the Keel Hatch to allow the keel blade to be
lifted during the boat trailer transport. The Keel Hatch is removable (it is not installed when the keel is lifted) but it’s mandatory to have it in
position and locked with its locking system when the boat is sailing (more information about the Keel Lifting System can be seen at Chapter 5).