Sea Dragon ALUBAT CIGALE 16 User manual

SEA DRAGON
ALUBAT CIGALE 16
OPERATION GUIDE

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Contents
Specifications............................................................................................................................. 5
Operating Procedures................................................................................................................ 6
Thru Hull Locations................................................................................................................. 6
Safety..................................................................................................................................... 7
Underway Policies .............................................................................................................. 7
Man Overboard................................................................................................................... 8
Fire procedures................................................................................................................... 8
Mayday Procedures............................................................................................................ 9
Activating the Bilge Pumps ................................................................................................. 9
Deploying the Life Raft........................................................................................................ 9
Auxiliary Engine.....................................................................................................................10
Engine Starting ..................................................................................................................10
Engine Stopping.................................................................................................................10
Shutting of the Engine Fuel................................................................................................10
Checking the Diesel Level..................................................................................................11
Filling the Diesel Tank........................................................................................................12
Checking/Cleaning the Sea Water Strainer........................................................................13
Checking the Oil level ........................................................................................................13
Changing the Fuel Water Separator Filter..........................................................................13
Changing the sea water impeller........................................................................................14
Main sail................................................................................................................................16
Rigging the Main................................................................................................................16
Raising the Main................................................................................................................16
Dowsing the Main ..............................................................................................................16
Reefing the Main................................................................................................................16
Jib .........................................................................................................................................16
Rigging the Jib...................................................................................................................16
Deploying the Jib ...............................................................................................................16
Dowsing the Jib..................................................................................................................16
Stay Sail................................................................................................................................16
Rigging the Stay Sail..........................................................................................................16
Deploying the Stay Sail......................................................................................................16

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Dowsing the Stay Sail........................................................................................................16
Gennaker ..............................................................................................................................17
Rigging the Gennaker........................................................................................................17
Deploying the Gennaker ....................................................................................................17
Dowsing the Gennaker.......................................................................................................18
In Port Awning.......................................................................................................................19
Rigging the Awning............................................................................................................19
Taking the Awning Down ...................................................................................................20
Heads....................................................................................................................................21
Operating the Toilet ...........................................................................................................21
Taking a Shower................................................................................................................22
Galley....................................................................................................................................23
Operating the Cooking gas shutoffs...................................................................................23
Lighting the Stove and Oven..............................................................................................23
Switching from Propane to Butane.....................................................................................23
Fresh Water System..............................................................................................................24
Filling the Water Tank........................................................................................................24
Checking the Fresh Water Level........................................................................................24
Operating the Fresh Water Pumps.....................................................................................24
Switching to the Secondary water pump............................................................................24
Draining the Fresh water system........................................................................................25
Swim Platform shower Shuttoff..........................................................................................25
Waste Systems .....................................................................................................................26
Empting the Holding Tanks................................................................................................26
Anchoring..............................................................................................................................26
Lowering the Anchor..........................................................................................................26
Raising the Anchor.............................................................................................................26
Deploying the Stern Anchor ...............................................................................................26
Main Electric panel Switches.................................................................................................27
Wind Generators...................................................................................................................27
US Shore Power Charger......................................................................................................28
EU Shore Power Charger......................................................................................................31
Onboard Computer................................................................................................................32

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Audio Video systems.............................................................................................................32
Salon Stereo......................................................................................................................32
Figures......................................................................................................................................34
Index.........................................................................................................................................34

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Specifications
Figure 1 Interior Layout
Builder: Alubat
Builder: France
Designer: Finot Group
Keel: Fixed Fin with bulb
Material: Aluminum
Weight: 9 Tons
Engine: Volvo Marine : D2-55
Horsepower: 1x 55 horses (Diesel)
Transmission: Volvo Penta 130s Sail Drive
Water capacity: 500 liters
Fuel capacity: 300 liters
Black Water capacity: 2x 80 Liters
Water Ballast capacity: 2x 950 Liters
Performance Criteria
LOA
52.5 ft.
LOD
51.2 ft.
D/L
72
SA/D
35.6
LWL
47.9 ft.
Beam
15.1 ft.
Comfort
14.2
L/B
3.4
Draft
7.5 ft.
Displaces
17,632 lbs.
B/D
41 %
Ballast
7,273 lbs.
Sail Area
1,507.0 sq. ft.
Capsize
2.32

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Operating Procedures
Thru Hull Locations
Figure 2 Thru Hull Locations

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Safety
Underway Policies
Life Jackets
We require children under the age of 16 to wear life jackets whenever above deck. It is
recommended that that young children also have a harness and be clipped in when above deck.
We require all crew and passengers to wear life jackets when requested by the captain.
Harnesses Usage
We only require harnesses during voyages that are more than one mile form shore.
We require all passengers and crew to be clipped in when leaving the cockpit to forward or to
the swim platform.
We require all crew and passengers during the night hours to be in harness and clipped in at
and remain clipped in at all times during the night hours.
We require all crew and passengers to done harnesses and clip in when requested by the
captain.
Lee Cloths
Each stateroom bunk and the two pilot births in the salon are equipped with lee cloths. Each lee
cloth is secured to the bunk under the mattress and attaches to the stateroom wall with straps
and clips that are part of the lee cloth. The clips clip to d rings secured to the walls at the head
and foot of the bunks.

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Man Overboard
1. If the worst happens and someone falls over all passengers and crew are expected to
help. The first and most import task if for someone that sees the person to call out Man
over board and to keep their eyes on the person in the water no matter what is
happening on the boat. This person should never let the person in the water out of their
sight.
2. Another person will throw the collar shaped buoy located on the aft arch. This buoy had
a light and drogue attached so make sure that these are clear when thrown. The light will
automatically activate in the water.
3. The captain will denote the current position and mark the location.
4. All crew not involved in keeping the person in sight will help reduce sail.
5. Once Sail is reduced the crew will ready lines for tossing to the person.
6. One crew member will deploy the swim platform latter.
7. The crew will ready a halyard to assist in retrieval if the person cannot use the swim
platform latter
Fire procedures
If a fire breaks out first and foremost get yourself clear of the fire then think about fighting the
fire.
Sea Dragon has several fire extinguishers:
At the mast compression post just aft of the heads in the hall.
On either side of the stairs to the cockpit
Next to the Stove.

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Mayday Procedures
Activating the Bilge Pumps
There are three bilge pumps installed in Sea Dragon. Two are manual and one is electric.
The main bilge pump is operated with switches located on the main switch panel and at
the Helm on the port side. The main bilge pump sounds audible beeps when it is in use.
A manual pump is located in the end of the port side salon settee.
A manual pump is located in the cockpit at the helm station on the starboard side under
the bench.
Figure 3 Salon Manual Bilge Pump
TROUBLESHOOTING Main Bilge Pump
Problems
Causes
Loss of suction to pump.
Air leak in suction line.
Bilge pickup not submerged.
Intake hose kinked or plugged.
Fouled intake or discharge
Ruptured diaphragm.
Rough or noisy operation
Intake or discharge hose kinked or plugged.
Pump not mounted firmly.
Loosened eccentric screw.
Ruptured or collapsed pulsation dampener.
Deploying the Life Raft

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Auxiliary Engine
Engine Starting
To start the engine:
Retrieve the key from the navigation desk.
Make sure the gear shift lever is slightly in the forward position and the button is pressed
in so that the transmission is NOT in gear
Place the key in the key slot on the binnacle.
Turn the Key clockwise and hold it until the engine starts. Do not hold the key on for
more than the count of ten. If the Engine fails to start first check that the gear shift lever
is set properly.
Once the engine is started release the key without turning it.
Check that proper water is coming out of the exhaust. The exhaust is located on the port
side amidships.
Engine Stopping
To stop the engine:
Move the gear shift to the neutral position.
Turn the key counter clockwise and hold it until the engine stops.
Remove the key from the binnacle and return it to the navigation station desk.
Shutting of the Engine Fuel
The diesel fuel shutoff valve is located under the cabinet bottom of the most aft navigation
station cabinet. The bottom of the cabinet is not secured and has a finger hole for lifting it out to
access the valve. You doo need to remove any items in the bottom of the cabnit.
Figure 4 Fuel Shutoff Valve

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Checking the Diesel Level
Sea Dragon is fitted with two ways to check the amount of remaining fuel one an electrical
gauge and the other a manual sight gauge.
There is a gauge on the main electrical panel that reads the tank level. This gauge is not
accurate but will give a quick indication that the level is getting low.
There is a sight gauge at the navigation station near where your feet are when sitting at
the station the sight gauge is behind a wood panel that is held in place by Velcro. Tug
the panel off to view the sight gauge.
Figure 5 Fuel Sight Gauge

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Filling the Diesel Tank
The diesel tank is filled thru a deck fitting on the starboard side of the boat near the rail about
where the dodger starts. The fill has a overflow port on the side of the boat.
Use a winch handle to open the deck port.
Place the fuel nozzle in the port and wrap some paper towels around it.
If possible have a crew member below watching the sight gauge. Have this person notify
you when the level gets to the top.
At this point the tank will take on another 10 gallons or so.
Once the full level on the sight gauge has reached the top slow down the fueling rate
and hold some paper towels over the overflow port on the side.
Listen for the sound of the fuel getting near the top. It starts to gurgle louder.
Note: Do not fill the tank to the point where the fuel is coming out the overflow. This will
cause fule to leak when on port tack.

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Checking/Cleaning the Sea Water Strainer
The Sea Water Strainer is located behind the galley sink in an area accessed thru a pull out
panel.
To check or clean the strainer:
1. Open the pull out panel. The panel can be hard to pull open grab the two pull posts
located at the top of the panel and pull with steady firm pressure.
2. Shut off the main water inlet located on the sail drive.
3. Unscrew the top of the sea strainer. The sea strainer top unscrews in a counter
clockwise direction. It may take a bit of effort as the strainer usually has a vacuum inside
keeping the lid closed.
4. The sea strainer has a inner basket that collects debris. Lift the basket out and inspect it
for debris.
5. Clean any debris form the basket. Make sure all openings in the basket are clear of
material.
6. Place the basket back in the sea strainer. Slowly rotate the basket to find the orientation
that will allow the basket to sit all the way into the bottom of the sea strainer.
7. Fill the sea strainer with water so the engine pump will be primed.
8. Replace the sea strainer cover and screw it down hand tight.
Caution: Only hand tight the cover, it tightens as the engine is used.
9. Open the main water inlet.
10. Start the engine and check:
oThe sea Strainer hoses are not collapsed. Collapsed hoses are a indication that
the main water inlet is not allowing enough water to pass into the sea strainer.
oThe Sea Strainer is flowing. To check this use a flashlight and look thru the top
cover of the sea strainer and see if you see aggressive bubbling water. This is
how the strainer looks when water is flowing nicely.
oWater is exiting the hull at the engine outlet. The engine outlet is located amid
ships on the port side.
Checking the Oil level
Changing the Fuel Water Separator Filter
To change the Water separator filter on follow these steps
1. Shut off the fuel flow using the master shut off valve
2. Using a small tub to collect any spilled fuel spin off the filter
3. Spin on a new filter
4. Open the master shutoff.

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Changing the sea water impeller
The engine water pump is located forward on the engine and down at the left side when looking
at the forward part of the engine. It is the 2 inch plate with four screws on it to the left of the
crank shaft pulley.
The main sea water inlet is part of the sail drive at the aft end of the engine. It is located on the
left side of the sail drive with a black hose with yellow stripes and a ball valve with a red handle.
Figure 6 Engine Water Pump and Sea Water Inlet valve
To change the sea water impeller:
1. Open the Seawater Strainer
2. Close the Main Raw Sea Water seacock located at the Sail drive.
3. Loosen the 4 screws on the water pump cover. The water in the pump will drain past the
cover into the bilge. This should only be a few ounces. Be careful the screws are brass
and will break easily.
4. Place a towel under the water pump to catch the screws if they are dropped.
5. Remove the water pump cover by removing the 4 screws. Remove the upper right last
makes it easier to handle the last screw and the cover.
6. Look at the blades of the old impeller note that the blades compress at the lower right of
the housing. Notice the direction the blades are compressed.
7. Using a pair of needle nose pliers remove the impeller form the water pump housing.
The impeller is on shaft that is course splinned. The Impeller fits very tightly in the
housing. Wiggle the impeller back and forth as you pull straight out.

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8. Clean the water pump housing out with a rag. Make sure there are no bits and pieces of
the old impeller left in the housing.
9. Remove the old o-ring form the groove in the water pump housing.
10. Clean the o-ring groove.
11. Clean the water pump cover
12. Use the Glycerin provided in the impeller kit to lubricate the impeller blades.
13. Prepare the new Impeller for installation by using a Zip Tie to compress the blades of the
impeller. Make sure the blades are compressed in the right direction as noted in step 6.
The Zip tie helps shrink the diameter of the impeller so it slides into the housing easier.
14. Insert the impeller into the housing and on to the shaft. It is a tight fit so work slowly and
carefully to get the blades started in the housing without damaging them. The impeller
will push on by hand no need to seat it with a hammer or other tools. It is all the way in
when the impeller blades are flush with the housing.
15. Install the new o-ring in the water pump housing.
16. Lubricate the o-ring with the provided glycerin.
17. Install the cover being careful to keep the o-ring in the housing groove. The best way I
found to do this is to put the cover on with one screw in the lower left and then swivel the
cover into place working the o-ring to stay in place with my fingers as the cover is slid up
into place..
18. Install the rest of the cover screws.
19. Hand tighten the four screws. THIS IS IMPORTANT. The screws are brass and will snap
if tightened too much. DON’T BE A GORRILA!!!
20. Prime the water pump by filling the sea water strainer with water from the sink while the
raw water seacock still closed.
21. Close the Sea strainer
22. Open the raw sea water seacock
23. Start the engine and check that water is coming out the exhaust. Look through the sea
strainer cover to see that water is swirling around.

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Main sail
Rigging the Main
Raising the Main
Dowsing the Main
Reefing the Main
Jib
Rigging the Jib
Deploying the Jib
Dowsing the Jib
Stay Sail
Rigging the Stay Sail
Deploying the Stay Sail
Dowsing the Stay Sail

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Gennaker
Sea Dragon has a wonderful light wind sail called a Gennaker. This sail can be used for
downwind running in up to 15 knots of wind and up to a close reaching in very light winds. The
sail is controlled with two sheets and is rigged onto a continuous line roller.
The Gennaker sail should not be left rigged when the boat is not in use as the sail
is not UV protected and can accidently roll out in high winds.
Rigging the Gennaker
Rigging the Gennakar is a simple matter of attaching the sail to the bow sprit pole, attaching the
sheets and halyard then raising the sail to the mast head.
Follow these steps:
1. Haul the Gennaker sail in its bag and the black and blue sheets out of the sail locker.
2. Place the bag aft of the sail locker hatch but before the mast. Tie the end of the bag off
to the mast so the bag will not be lost.
3. Starting in the cockpit run the sheets from the aft cockpit winches thru the bottom of the
blocks on the rail just forward of the aft side cleats. Run the sheets forward outside of all
other rigging including the mast stays and life lines. Bring one sheet to the life line
station by the sail locker and tie it off on the live line station for the moment. Bring the
other sheet all the way forward and around the outside of the jib and back to the other
sheet, tie it off on the life line station for the moment.
4. Open the Bag and lift out the roller fuller end bring it forward to the pulpit.
5. The Roller fuller has a snap shackle on the bottom of it. Open the snap shackle and
hook it to the d-ring on the bow sprit pole.
6. The Roller fuller has a line around it that is a continuous loop line. Uncoil this rope and
bring it thru the bow pulpit back to the sail bag.
7. Extend the bow sprit pole. The continuous line for the pole is located In the chain locker.
8. Run the roller fuller line down the starboard side of the boat under the jib and staysail
sheets. There is a cam cleat on the side of the cabin top next to the where the dodger is
the continuous line will cleat into this.
9. The control rope is much easier to use if it has tension on it. To tension the control rope
there is a swivel block and bungee cord on the continuous line. Bring the bungee back to
the aft pulpit station base and tie it off there so the continuous line is taught.
10. Attach a spinnaker halyard to the head of the Gennakar with a bowline knot.
11. Attach the sheets to the sail making sure they will not foul each other as the sail is rolled
out.
12. Raise the Gennakar to the mast head. Tension it so that it looks straight without sag.
13. Store the sail bag back in the sail locker.
Deploying the Gennaker
Use the continuous line to unroll the sail. In a moderate breeze once the sail starts out it will
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trim in the sail as it rolls out so that flogging is reduced to a minimum. Make sure the lazy sheet
feeds out freely as the sail rolls out.
Dowsing the Gennaker
The Gennakar is dowsed by rolling it in using the continuous line. To roll the sail in the trim
sheet must be released and the lazy sheet taken in as the continuous line is use to roll the sail
up. Once rolled up cleat the continuous line in the cam cleat to prevent the sail from unrolling.
Some things to watch out for:
Too little tension on the trim sheet will cause the roll to be too loose thus catching the
wind and unrolling or damaging the sail.
Watch the lazy sheet as you roll the sail up it has a tendency to get caught in the roll
when it is too tight or slide under the boat if too loose.

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In Port Awning
Figure 7 In Port Awning
Rigging the Awning
Sea Dragon is equipped with a Awning for shade and rain cover of the cockpit. To setup the
awning bring the bag containing the awning up on the deck area between the mast and the
dodger. Unpack the awning there.
There is a pole in the front end of the awning with a hinge in it. Open the awning, and get
the pin inserted,
Move the awning up on the boom just forward of the topping lift and aft of the last lazy
jack line.
On the back of the awning is a zipper to allow the topping lift to pass through it. Make
this fast, ZIPPER IS ON BOTTOM OF AWNING,
Hook the two hooks on the back of it to the backstays. You may have to snug the back
stay for them to mate. The tails on these hooks are to be tied off on the stern rail to keep
the awning from riding up.
Shove the awning forward on the boom.
There are two short ropes with hooks, click these into the two bails that are on either
side of the dodger.
Pull the line with the carabineer that is at center of the awning front toward the mast.
Place the white webbing strap with the rings at each end around the mast as high as it
will sit.
Hook the line you pulled toward the mast to the strap rings. Put the strap high enough to
get the awning off of the boom.
Get the center taught.

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There is a string on the back of awning in the center that loops around the top of the
arch and back to an adjacent grommet on the awning.
Now the forward ties that are on the end of the pole pocket. These go around the outer
shrouds to give you forward tension. Pass the rope around the shroud and hook it into
the little ring that is spliced into that line. Tighten or loosen as necessary, the awning will
fiddle itself, should be flat and smooth when tensioned evenly.
Taking the Awning Down
When taking the awning down it will roll up smaller if the side curtains are open and laying flat
rather than rolled up.
Start on the port side.
Undo the port forward awning lines from the port shroud and the bails on the side of the
dodger.
Undo the zipper around the topping lift.
Undo the straps form the port backstay and the pulpit.
Undo the pin form the center joint of the front bar.
Fold the port side of the awning on top of the starboard side of the awning. Start with the
Bar and then smooth the awning fabric to complete the fold.
Undo the starboard awning lines from the starboard backstay.
Undo the starboard awning lines from the starboard shroud and bails on the side of the
dodger.
Pull the awning forward onto the deck aft of the mast and forward of the dodger so that it
can be rolled up.
Smooth the awning out and make flip the side curtains up on top of the awning.
Lay the various lines and straps out on the awning so they can be rolled up with it.
Roll the awning by rolling the length for the bar in a loose roll. The bag is large enough
that you do not need to get a tight roll.
Slide the awning in the bag.