Vega ALB1N MARIN AB User manual

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PerBrohall
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Vegahandbook
ALB1N MARINAB
S-68101KRISTINEHAMN1 SWEDEN
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F/g. 1. The Unes.
PerBrohall
THEVEGAHANDBOOK
2ndEdition,March1972
Contents
Foreword1
Technicaldata2
ThoughtsbehindVega4
Firstlaunchingandrigging6
Adviceonsailingandsailhandling7
Sailsandmaintenance10
TheengineinstallationinVega11
Interiorandequipment15
Glassfiberandmaintenance19
Winterstorageandspringcommissioning20
Tieherupright22
Racing23
RulesfortheVegaclass23
Foreword
TheobjectofthishandbookistoprovideVEGAownerswith
aconcisemanualonhowtheboatshouldbeusedandmain-
tained. GenerallyonlyfeatureswhicharepeculiartoVEGA
arecovered.Thosewhowantfurthertheoreticalknowledge
aboutsailing,seamanship,boatmaintenance,racingandso
forthareadvisedtoreadotherpublishedhandbooksonthe
subject.
Evena boatsowellequippedastheVEGAmay,afterdelivery
andlaunching,requiresomeadjustments,e.g.trimmingof
rig; minorengineadjustments;tighteningofscrews,nutsand
hoseclips;andrepairstominordamagesustainedduring
shipment.Themanufacturerwillnaturallystandbyhisguar-
antee, butthelowpriceofVEGAiscalculatedonthebasis
thata normallyhandyownercanhimselftakecareofmain-
tenanceitemssuchasmentionedabove.Thismeansthatthe
manufacturer'sresourcescanbeusedmoreeffectivelyfor
guaranteerepairswhereskiliedpersonnelarereallyrequired.
Thishandbookcoverstheinstallationofthepetrolengine
Albin0-22Combi(delivered1970—1972)aswellasthe
installationofthedieselengineVolvoPentaMD6ACombi
(deliveredfrom1972)— andthedifferentelectricalsystems.
Shouldanyproblemarisewhichcannotbesolvedwiththe
helpofthishandbook,donothesitatetowriteorcallthe
manufacturerorhisagentforadvice.Pleasedonotforget
toteilusaboutminorfaultsorpossibleimprovements(even
thingswhichyoumayhavefixedalreadyyourself)because
ifthemanufacturerdoesnotrecieveconstructivecriticism
itismoredifficultforhimtointroducésuitableimprovements.
OURMOTTOIS:QUALITY+ ECONOMY+SERVICE= HAPPYCUSTOMERS.
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L.o.a 27'1" 8.25m
L.w.l 23' 7.00m
Beam 8'1" 2.46 m
Draft 3' 10"1.17 m
Displacement(measurementtrim) .... 5070Ibs2.3tons
Ballast2020Ibs915kgms
AuxiliaryengineALBIN0-22Combi
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MeasuredSailArea(I.O.R.)341sq ft 31.7m2
Mainsail159sq ft 14.8m2
Lightgenoa jib 243sq ft 22.6m2
Gen. purposegenoa jib 212sq ft 19.7m2
JibNo 1 145sq ft 13.5m2
JibNo2 96sq ft 8.9m2
JibNo3 58sq ft 5.4m2
Gen. purposeSpinnaker506sq ft47m2
Huil. Thethickness ofthegrp huil is between 6 and 7 mm
(%inch) onthe topsides, 9 and 10 mm (3/8 inch)below the
waterlineand12and 13 mm (1/2 inch) in thebottomandkeel
area. The lamination is madepartly by sprayingchopped
glassfibremixedwithpolyesterandpartly by laying upby
handlayers of wovenrovings. The glassfibrecontent is
approximately34%.Thehuil is stiffened by glassfibreangles
— stringersandribs — and a fixedfloor.
Theballast is bondedinto the keelandconsists of:
Lead (atthe bottom)about 100kg( 220Ibs)
Ironabout 740kg (1630 Ibs)
Polyster/sand min.75kg( 165Ibs)
Due tothewayin which the ballast is bonded in,the keel
isbothstrongandresilientandhasprovedable to withstand
veryhardgrounding — fullspeedagainstrock — which
resulted inso littledamagethat a simplefilling job was the
onlyrepairrequired.
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Deck. The horizontalsurfaces ofthe deck and cabin topare
ofsandwichconstructionwithDivinycell (PVC foam) asthe
core. Thetop laminate is3.5mm (V32")thick, the Divinycell
15 mm(5/8")andthe innerlaminate 2.5mm C/s")-Areas
withoutsandwichconstruction area minimum of5.5mm(%")
thick. Toe rail, hatchframes,maststep etc.are fiIledwith a
pressureresistantfiller of polyster and Vermiculite (a mineral
product).
Windows areof hardenedglass.
Mouldedinto the deck are conduits forthe electricwiring and
woodchocks to take the variousthroughbolts. See Figure
4.
TheHuil and deck are joinedtogetherwithstainlesssteel
boltsthrough the toerail anda flange atthetopofthe huil. In
betweenthere isan elasticgasket. (In boatscompleted be-
tween 1966and1968 epoxyglue was usedinstead ofthe
gasket).
Therudder is cast in glassfibrewithfibrebearings set into
bronzefittingsthat are mounted inthe keel and cockpitfloor.
Mast and boom areof aluminiumalloy. The boom is fitted
withrollerreefing.Gear for easylowering ofthe mast is
stocked asan optionalextra forthe VEGA.
Sails areof highclassmaterials.
Standingrigging. 1 x19 stainlesswire.Stainlesssteelrigging
screws.
Runningrigging. 7x19 stainlesssteelwire and doublé
braidedTerylenerope forthe tails and sheets.
Fittings and winches of bronze and stainlesssteel.
Tanks.Petrol(copper) 23 litres (5imp. gals.).Freshwater
(plastic) 65 litres (14imp. gals.). In boatswithdieselengine
installation the fueltank is made of Polyamidplastic andthe
volume is35 litres (8imp.' gals.).
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ThoughtsbehindVEGA
Theproblemindesigninga cruisingyachtwhichiseco-
nomical, comfortableandfastistoassessallthefactors
whichinfluencethedesiredqualities— andtomakea suc-
cessfulcompromise.
Economy
Alightboatiseconomical.Notsolongago,lightandstrong
designswereexpensivetomake.Withmodernglassfibre
constructionitispossibletomakelightandstrongmouldings
atalmostthesamepriceperpoundasheavymouldings.The
priceperpoundofa completesailingyachtisjusta fracfion
higherfora lightboatthana heavyboat.Consequentlyitis
possibletodaytobuilda roomyboatwhichislightinrelation
tothevolume— givingmoreboatforthemoney.Naturally,
theyachthastobedesignedformodern,industrialmanu-
facture.Fromthedesigner'spointofview,disregardingthe
manufacturer'sindustrialandsellingefficiency,theseare
themostimportantfactorstoachievetoensurea lowinitial
price.
However,theannualcostisalmostasimportantforthe
owner.Upkeep,yardbillsandthecostofsailsetcarealmost
directlyproportionaltotheweightoftheyacht(displace-
ment).
Comfort
Acomfortableboatisonewhichiseasytohandle,a pleasure
toownand,aboveall,roomy.Comfortismoredependeton
"elbowroom"andstandingheadroomthanoningenious
accommodationandequipmentdetails.Thusa largevolume
isdesirable.
Iftheboatislightshewillbeeasytohandlebecausethere
willbesmallweightstohandleandsmallsailswillbecarried
inrelationtothesize.
Averycommonopinionisthata stiffhuilhasa quicker
motionatseathana lessstiff huil. Insmallsailingyachtsthe
steadyingeffectofthesailsmakesthisa purelyacademie
opinion. Longexperienceofsailingintheopenseahastaught
methatthereisalmostnodifferenceintheseakindliness
ofa light,stiffboatandthatofa heavy,narrowboat.There
issomuchpowerintheseasthattheycangivelargesailing
vesselsa ratherquickmotionregardlessofthehuilshape.
Furthermore,itismorecomfortabletosailata smallangle
ofheelandina boatwhichdoesnotshipa lotofwater.More
importantthantheathwartshipsmotionisthelongitudinal
motioniftheboatpoundsheavily.ComparingtheVEGAin
atestwitha muchheavieroffshorecruiserofa wellknown
type, showedthatthelatterpoundedmuchmoreandshipped
morewateratthesamespeed.Theonlyboatwhichhasbeen
sailedsinglehandedtwiceroundtheworld,"Islander"sailed
byPidgeon,hada verystiff,hardchine huil. Myconclusions
arethatfornormalcruising— ofteninshelteredwaters—
alight,stiffboatisasgoodorbetterthana heavierboat.
Catamaransaretheultimateinthisdirection;theyhavebeen
usedforlongoceanpassagesbutthereareotherproblems
—whichisanotherstory.
Speed
Ifwedisregardthepropulsiveforce(thesails),thespeedof
asailingboatindifferentstrengthsofwinddependsonmany
differentfactors.Mostimportantare:Areaandformofwetted
surface;effectivewaterlinelength;weight(displacement);
huillines;andstability.
Thewettedsurfaceismostimportantatlowspeedsandalso
toa lesserextentathighspeeds.
TheeffectiveWaterlinelengthgovernsthetheoreticalmax-
imumspeedofa boat(disregardingplaninghulls).A longer
boathasa highermaximumspeedthana shorterone.How-
ever,a lightboatcanachievea higherspeedthana slightly
longerbutheavierboat.Thusdisplacementaffectsspeed.If
onewantsa fastcraftithastobemadelight.Thisholdstrue
foraircraft,cars,bicycles,shipsandmotorboats,sowhynot
forsailingboats?Itisnomerechancethat"displacement"
isplacedbelowthelineinspeedequationsformotorboats.
Onlywhenweightincreasestheabilitytocarrysails,thus
increasingthepropulsiveforces,doesit— ina limitedsense
—promotespeed.
Thelinesofa boatarealwaysimportant.Itispossibleto
maketheunderwaterlinesofa lightweightboatsleekerthan
thoseofa heavydisplacementboat,thuspromotingspeed.
Evenifrelativelyhighfreeboardandshortoverhangsdecieve
theeye,thelinesofVEGAareinheritedfromtheskerry
cruisers.ThispurelySwedishtypeofboatisconsidered(like
theScandinavianVikingships)tobeoneofthemosthighly
developedandbeautifultypesofboateverconcieved.The
skerrycruisersdevelopedaccordingtoa measurementrule
whichneitherrestrictednorgovernedthedevelopmentofthe
huillines.Thisresultedina speedy huil. Thebasiclinesof
VEGAhavebeendrawnwithoutconsideringanymeasure-
mentrule.
Stabilitycanbeachievedbydifferentcombinationsofhuil
formandweight.A beamy,shallowhuilproducesa long
rightingarmata smallangleofheelandevenina lightboat,
alargerightingmomentcanbeobtained— initialstability.
Adeep,narrowhuilwitha deepballastkeelhasa small
rightingmomentatsmallanglesof heel, butatgreaterangles
therightingmomentincreases.Thedesiredstabilitycharac-
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teristicsmustbechosenbetweenthesetwoextremes.Here
wearriveatthequestionwhichmanypeopleconsidervery
important— theballastratio.VEGAhasa ballastratioof
about40%— lessthan30%incruising trim. Anopinion
oftenexpressedalsobyprofessionals(wellknowndesigners)
whouseratiosinanarbitrarywayis"Theballastratioshould
beatleast45%togivegoodstability".However,ratiosmust
alwaysbereferedtoboatsofa certainsizeandtype.The
ballastratioisnotsacred.TheoldEnglishcuttershada
ballastratioof60to70%(leadmines!)andwerenarrow,
heavyandtender,andsailedata largeangleof heel. The
otherextreme,multihulls,havea ballastratioof0 andsail
ata verymuchsmallerangleof heel.
VEGAhasbeendesignedwitha stiffhuüformsothatthe
ballastweightcanbekeptaslowaspossibletoachievethe
necessaryrightingmomentrequiredinthecaseofa complete
capsize.MoreballastwouldmakeVEGAslowerinmost
conditions— andmoreexpensive.Themeasuredstability
oftheVEGA(almostempty)isshowninfig.5.Withcruising
equipmentandcrewthestabilityisincreasedconsiderably.
Inlightdisplacementboatspayload— crew,provisions,
equipmentetc— ismuchgreaterinrelationtotheweightof
theboatthanisthecaseinheavierboats.Thusa lightboat
ismuchmoresensitivetothepayload.Ifsucha boatwere
ballastedtoobtainthemaximumstability(abilitytocarryfull
canvasinwindsof10to14knots)whenempty,witha full
cruisingloaditwouldhaveexcessivestabilityandbeslow.
ThisiswhytheweightoftheballastkeelinVEGAhasbeen
calculatedtoprovidethecorrectstabilityincruising trim. If,
however,forfamilysailing,morestabilityisrequired,VEGA
canbeloadedwithheavycruisingequipmentbutperform-
ancewillsuffer.Ownerswhoboastoftheirstiffboats,capa-
bleofcarryingfullcanvasina 20knotwindarestatingeither
thattheboatisundercanvassedandisslowinlightwindsor
thattheydonotunderstandthata boatsailsmuchmore effi-
cientlyandfasterata smallangleof heel. Heelingmorethan
35°isalwaysa disadvantageandfewboatssailefficiently
whenheelingmorethan30°.Light,shallowboatslikeVEGA
shouldbesailedonthewindwithnotmorethan20°to25°
of heel. Thismeanscomfortable,drysailinginfreshwinds
anda heavysea.Thesailareamustbereducedingoodtime
thusgivingbetterspeed.VEGAcancertainlystanduptofull
canvasina 20knotwindbutcomfortandspeedaresacri-
ficed.
Nowwecanreturntostabilityandballast.Someowners
haverequestedmoreballastora changefromironto lead.
BecauseVEGAismeanttobea strictone-designclassthe
buildershavenointentionofmakingsuchalterations.Letus
looka littlecloserattheproblemstoshowthatthesuggested
alterationsarenotreallyjustified.
Letusbeginwiththesuggestionofchangingfromironto
leadballast.Thecentreofgravityofthetotalballastcanbe
loweredabout90mm(31/2")andthecentreofgravityofthe
wholeboatincruisingtrim= 2800kgms/6175Ibsislowered
about25mm(1").Whatdoesthismeanintermsofincreased
stabilitywhensailingonthewind?Infigure6,themidship
sectionofVEGAisshownheeledat20°.Thelengthofthe
rightingarmis320mm(121/2")andtherightingmomentis
896kilogrammetres(6500ft.Ibs).Withthelowercentreof
gravity(lead)therightingarmwouldbeincreased9 mm
(%")(heelingat30°theincreasewouldbe12,5mm— 1/2"
andtherightingmomentto921kilogrammetres— an
increaseof25kgm(180ft.Ibs)or2.8%.Thesameincrease
inrightingmomentcanbeachievedbyinceasingtheweight
oftheboatby75kgms(165Ibs)orbymovingoneperson
weighing80kgms(176Ibs)a distanceof310mm(1ft.)to
windward. Itisobviousthatplacingtheballastdeepdown
isoflittleimportanceatthemodestangleofheelatwhich
VEGAsailsmostefficiently.Thefigurealsoshowsthatthe
increasedangleofheelputsthelateralplaneintheshadow
ofthehuilandsoreducesitsefficiency.
Theothersuggestion— increasedballastweight— could
bejustifiedinwaterswheretheaveragewindstrengthis
morethan10to12knotsandthedirectionsuchthatmuch
ofthesailingtimeisspentonthe wind. However,whatis
saidaboveshowsthattherequiredincreaseinstabilitycan
beachievedbynotbeingweightconsciouswhenequipping
theboatandpossiblybyusinginternalballast.Inthisway
Fig. 7.Speed diagram for VEGA ('mainsail + jib no. 1) in a
16 knots wind.
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theone-designthemeismaintainedanditisalwayspossible
tolightentheboattoincreasethespeedforracing— espec-
iallyinlightwinds.Fig.7 showsanexampleofVEGA's
sailingspeed.
Summingup,Lightnesshasbeenthemainconsiderationbe-
hindthedesignofVEGA.A lightboatcanbemaderoomy
andfastinrelationtosizeandprice.
TomakeVEGAthebestpossiblefamilyboata littlespeed
hadtobesacrified.A powerfulandheavyengineandgood
equipmentwithtanks,pulpitsanda comfortableinterioradds
weight.Thesailplanhadtobedrawnwithaneyeonboth
familysailingandracing.Forpureracinga smallermainsail
anda largerforetrianglewouldbeworthwhile,butbeless
Firstlaunchingandrigging
Launching
VEGAisdeliveredina shippingcradlewhichhasbeenwith
theboatsinceshewasbuilt.A steelbandisfixedthrough
thelowerrudderfittingwithanordinarysteelbolttohold
thebackofthekeeltothecradle.
Therecommendedlaunchingprocedureisasfollows:
1. Removetheboltthatholdsthesteelband.Replaceit
withthestainlesssteelboltthatisfixedtotheaftend
ofthecradle.Theboltshouldbetightenedwitha patent
wrench(14mm).
2. Liftingstropsshouldbeputinfrontofthekeelandthe
otherbehind.Attachthestropstothehookofthecrane.
Whenthestropsaretighttheyshouldbeadjustedsothat
theydonotbearagainstanysharpangles.
3.Putfendersonthesideoftheboatwhichwillbealong-
sidethedoekandattachlongmooringlinesforeand
aft.Theseareusedtocontroltheboatwhenitislifted.
4. Check:thatthebottomplugistight,
thatthecoolingwaterseacockfortheengine
isopen,
thatthevalvesforcoolingwateronthecyl-
inderblockandontheexhaustpipeare
closed.
5.Closetheseacocksforthetoiletandsinktoprevent
anyriskofleakagewhentheboatislaunched.Whenin
thewateropenandcheckthatthehoseclampsaretight.
6.Lifttheboatuntilitiswellclearofthecradle.
7.Theunpaintedpartswheretheboathasbeenrestingon
thecradleshouldbepaintedwiththebottompaintprov-
idedforthepurpose.
8.Liftandlaunchtheboat.
9.Unhookonepartofeachstropandrecoverthestrops
withthecrane.
Iftheboatcannotberiggedwheresheislauncheditisbest
tomovetoa mastcranewhereyoucanworkinpeaceand
quiet.Themastcanbeloadedontothecabintopandpulpit
andsecured.Theengineistestrunbeforedeliveryandthere
isfuelinthetankforatleastonehour'srunning.Checkthe
levelinthebatteryandtheoillevelintheengine— in addi-
tiontothechecksmentionedinparagraph4 above.Topup
withfuelassoonaspossible.Followtheengineinstructions
whenstartingtheengine.
Rigging
Thestandingandrunningriggingarepackedintheboatand
marked. Theriggingprocedureisasfollows:
1. Placethemastontwoboxesortrestles.
handyandmoreexpensive.Foronedesignracing— VEGA
againstVEGA:s— theratingnaturallyhasnoimportance.
In196922VEGA:sstartedasa separateclassinSweden's
largestoffshorerace(RoundGotland).ThatwasOneDesign
OffshoreRacingforthefirsttime.TheVEGAclasshascon-
tinuedtogrowandnowVEGAisracingasanOneDesign
ClassinmostofthemainsailingeventsinScandinavia.
Acompromise,andeveryboatisa compromise— cannot
giveeverything,buthappyownersconsidertheVEGAtobe
anidealfamilyboat.Racingresultsshowthata welltuned
VEGAwitha goodcrewcanwinhandicapracessailedto
theR.O.R.C.and C.C.A. measurementrulesandothersimpler
rules. Thecompromiseseemstobea goodone.
2. Thesofteyeonthejibhalyard— theotherendcarries
asnapshackle— isputoverthesheavesatthetopof
themastonthesamesideasthejibhalyardwinchwith
thesofteyeontheaftside.Theropetailisthenattached
tothewirehalyardsothatthetwoforma reefknot
(fig. 8).
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Theeyeofthemainhalyardisfedoverthesheaveson
theothersideofthemastheadandtheropetailis
attachedasonthejibhalyard.Inthisinstancetherope
tailisontheforwardsideofthemast.
Theforwardandaftlowershroudsarefixedtotheir
respectivetangs.
Themainshroudsareattached.
Theforestayisattachedtothetoggleontheforward
sideofthemastheadfitting.Theforwardstrapisfor
thespinnakerhalyardblock.
Theblockforthetoppingliftisfixedtotheinnerbolt
ontheaftsideofthemast.Theblockshouldbeturned
sothattheropeendleadsdownthemast.
Thebackstayisfixedintheafttoggle.
Thelockingpinsontheriggingscrewsareremoved
andtheboltsmustbetakenout.Theriggingscrews
shouldbeopenedhalfwayandthenattachedtotheir
respectivestaysandshrouds.Allriggingscrewsshould
befittedsothattheyturnthesamewaywhentightened.
Thestrapsonthespreaderendsareloosened.The
mainshroudsareputintothegroovesandthestraps
arereplaced.Tapeorcovertheendswithrubberto
preventthesailsfromchafingonsharpedges.
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11. Attachwindindicatororburgee.
12. Thebackstaybridleisfixedtothelowerendofthe
backstayriggingscrew.
13. A largeropestropshouldbeputroundthemastunder
thespreaders.Leavea pieceoflinehangingfromthe
stropsothatboththestropandthecranehookcanbe
pulleddownwhenthemasthasbeenstepped.
14. Taperoundthechainplatessothattheriggingscrews
donottopplewhentheriggingisslackenedoffand
bendwhentheshroudstightenagain(fig.9).
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screwscanbeavoided.
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15. Checkthatallboltsintheriggingarelockedwithcotter
pinsandallshacklesaresiezedwithwire.Tapeover
thesharpendsofcotterpins.
16. Attachthecranehooktothestropandliftthemasttill
ithangswiththefootnearthethemaststep.Feedthe
mastlightcablesdownthroughtheholeinthemast
step.
17. Connectthecablestotheconnectorsbehindthehatch
onthemastsupport.
18. Lowerthemastandattachthestaysandshrouds.The
plasticcoveringtubesfortheriggingscrewsofthe
shroudshavetobefittedbeforeconnectingtheshrouds.
Whenthemastcanstandbyitselfthecranehookcan
beremoved.Tightentheriggingandlocktherigging
screws.Theaftlowershroudsshouldbetightened
lightlybuttheothersshouldbetightened hard. After
sailingforsometime,theriggingshouldbetightened
again. Tapethepinsandtheriggingscrewsofthestays
(not.lecessaryontheshroudsbecaiseofthecovering
tubes).
19. Boom,lifelinesandstanchionsshouldthenbefixed.
Tapeshouldbeputroundthelifelinesatthestanchions
topreventthecoverfrombeingdamaged.
Adviceonsailingandsailhandling
Settingsailsforthefirstsail
Pullthemainsailoutontheboomandattachittotheroller
fitting. Pullthesailouttightbutnotpasttheblackband.Fit
theslidesintothemasttrack,insertthebattensinthebatten
pocketsinthemainsailandattachthemainhalyard.Hoist
themainsailtotheblackbandatthetopofthemast.Check
froma distancewithbinocularsthatthesailisuptotheband
andmarkthehalyardsothatthesailcanberehoistedinthe
sameposition.Theluffcanthenbetensionedthedesired
amountbypullingtheboomdownwiththedown haul. Both
thefootandluffshouldbestretchedjustenoughtomake
thesmallwrinklesinthesaildisappearbutnotsohardthat
diagonalwrinklesappear.
Thestopsonthemainsheettrackmaybeplacedabout15
cm(6in)fromtheends.A generalruleforsheetingthe
mainsailisthatthetravellershouldbeclosetothecentre
inlightwindsandfurtherouttheharderitblows.Hoistthe
jibandtensionthehalyardwiththejibhalyardwinch.The
blocksforthejibsheetleadsshouldbeadjustedonthe
trackssothatthelineofthesheetisjustbelowa linebi-
sectingthesailsangleatthetack.Whenusinga genoa,the
lineofthesheetshouldleadjustoverthisline.Thesheeting
pointsmustofcoursebeadjustedsothattheleechisneither
tooslacknortootight.Asa rule,itisbettertohavetheleech
tooslackifanything.Thepositionsofthesheetingpoints
fordifferentsailsshouldbemarkedonthetrackwithpaint
ortape.Itisadvisabletotapetheforwardendsofthetrack
sothatthesheetblockslidescannotcomeoffbymistake
andbelost.
SailyourVEGAontheheadsailsandshewillgofastand
pointhighintothe wind. Donotletherheeltoomuchbut
changesailsingoodtime.Beginbyreefingthemainsail—
butmoreofthislater.
HowtosailVEGA
VEGAsails well. Sheisfastinbothlightansstrongwinds.
TogetthemostoutofVEGAshemustbetunedcorrectly.
Thebottomhastobecleanandforracingitisimportantto
putelbowgreaseintopaintingandpolishingthebottom—
itisa pleasuretopolishsucha smoothplasticsurface.When
sailing, thepropellershouldbeputinthe"sailing"position
—featheredandwiththebladeslyingvertically.A guide
markshouldbeplacedontheflywheeloronthepropeller
shaft.
Tuningtheboatmeans,amongstotherthings,thatthe
shroudsandstayshavetobetightenedcorrectly.Thefore-
stay,permanentbackstay,mainshroudsandforwardlower
shroudsshouldbetightened hard. Theaftlowershrouds
requireonlylighttightening— thusmakingthemastbend
forwarda littleinthemiddletomakethemainsailflatterin
strongwinds.Thereareseveralwaysofincreasingorde-
creasingthedraughtinthesailsbybendingthemastor
adjustingthetensiononthestays,butbeforetryingthese
theadviceofanexperiencedsailorshouldbesought.
Tuningincludesascertainingthecorrectpositiononthe
trackforthesheetleadsfordifferentsailsindifferentwind
strengths.Alsodifferentlengthsoftackpennantmaybe
Thetensioninthebackstay
canbealteredwitha lan-
yardaroundthebridle.
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needed. Shackles,snapshackles,sheettrackandwinches
havetobeadjustedandoiledtofunctionsmoothlyandfast.
Tuning, ina widersense,meansmarryingsailstosparsand
riggingandgettingeverything,includingthecrewtofunction
fastandwithprecision.
VEGAiswellbalancedandhasjusttherightfeelonthe
helmwhensailedwiththecorrectsails.A slighttendency
to luff, andthusa pressureonthehelm,isdesirableina
boatwitha conventionalkeelandrudderinordertogetthe
boattogowelltowindward.Whenthebreezefreshens,the
pressureontherudderincreases.Tokeepthepressurelow,
thefirstlargereductioninsailareaisbestmadebyreefing
themainsail.Anotherreasonisthattheheadsailsaremore
efficiëntthanthemainsailsizeforsize.Justlikeotherboats,
VEGAcanbecomeveryhardonthehelmundercertaincon-
ditions.Whenbroadreachingwiththespinnakerpoleagainst
theforestayina 16to20knot wind, considerableeffortmay
beneededtokeeptheboatoncourse— butthenshetravels
atover10knotsforperiods,wellabovehertheoretical
maximumspeed.Ifthewindincreases,thespinnakerhasto
bechangedfora genoajibandtheboatwillagainbevery
easytohandle.Whenrunning,thespinnakercanpossibly
beusedinupto30knotsofwind— givinga sensationally
fastrun.
VEGAcanbesailedundereithermainsailorjibalone.Under
jibsheismoreeasilymanoeuvredthanundermainsailonly.
Withjibno.3 (area5,4 m2/58 sqft)shehasbeensailedto
windwardinheavyseasanda 38knot wind. Itwaspossible
totackiftherightmomentwaschosen.Later,underthe
sameconditions,VEGAbroadreachedforseveralhoursata
meanspeedof4 knots.Certainlyveryfastfora boatofher
sizewitha sailareaofonly58sqft.Thisillustrateshow
easilysheisdriven.
Thefollowinginformationregardinga suitablesailchange
scheduleappliestooffsh3 racingwiththeboatandcrew
ingoodtrimandnounnecessaryweightonboard.TheSched-
ulecanalsobea guideforthefamilycruisingmanwho
shouldshortensaila littleearlierthantheracingmanto
makesailingmorecomfortable.Theinformationrefersto
sailingtowindwardwhentheangleofheelshouldbeless
than20°to25°.
Wind
m/s knots
Beau-
fort Sails
0—5 0—10 0—3 Mainsail+ lightgenoajib
5—8 10—16 4, -+Standardgenoajib
8—11 16—22 5 Reefed» -(-Standardgenoajib
11—14 22—28 6' Morereefed -t-smallgenoaorjib
no. 1
14—17 28—34 7 Morereefed +jibno.2
17—20 34—40 8 Bottomreefed» -f-jibno.2
20—24 40—47 9 Bottomreefed» -f-jibno.3
24— 47—
10—
Bottomreefed» orjibno.3
Whenracingitisimportanttokeeptheboatlight.Theamount
offoodandstores(waterandfuel)hastobeconsideredand
maybepartofthecruisingequipmentcanbeleftashore.
Sailhandling
Itisbesttopracticesetting,changingandtakingdownsails
inlightconditions.Oncetheprocedureisknownandafter
somepractice,sailchangescaneasilybeeffectedinstrong
winds,largeseas,rainanddarkness.Therearemanyways
inwhichsailscanbeworkedandhandledanditisbestto
determinewhichwayisbestsuitedtooneselfandthecrew.
Thefollowingarebriefsuggestionsondifferentmethods:
Changingofheadsails
Theforedeckhanddoeseverythingexceptsheetingthesail
home, whichshouldbedonebythecrewmaninthecockpit
orbythehelmsman.
1. Thetackofthenewsailisattachedtothestemhead—
atleasttwohooksshouldbefixedonthestemhead
fitting.
2. Thelowersailhanksoftheoldsailshouldbetakenoff
theforestay.
3.Thenewsailishankedonandpulledoutalongthelee
rail.
4. A newsheetisattached— thismeanshavingtwosets
ofsheetsandsheetleads.
5.Theoldsailistakendownandunhanked.
6.Thehalyardistransferedtothenewsail— andalsothe
sheets,iftwosetsarenotavailable.
7.Thenewsailishoistedandsheetedin.
8.Thetackoftheoldsailisunhookedandthesailtaken
below.
Reefingthemainsail
Thesailisbestreefedwhenhoisted,alsowhentheboatis
atanchorormooredtoa buoy.
Toreefwhensailing,thehelmsmanshouldsteera course
somewhathigherthanclosehauledandeasethesaila little.
Allactioniscarriedoutbytheforedeckhand.
1. Tightenthetoppinglift.
2. Takeoutthereefinghandle.
3.Releasetheslidestoponthemasttrackandeasethe
downhaul.
4. Easethemainhalyardtwofeet.
5.Rollthesailup,ensuringthattheluffropeandslideslie
wellbackalongtheboom,clearofthehandleandgears.
6.Ifmorereductioninsailareaisrequired,easethemain
halyardagainandcontinuerolling.
7.Thesailshouldberolledsothattheboomliesabovethe
leveloftheblackbandonthemastanddoesnotdroop
toomuch.Theslidesshouldberemovedfromthelower
partofthemasttrackasanyleftinwillpullthesailout
ofshape.
8.Tightenthedownhaul,easethetoppinglift,andsheetin
the sail.
Whenrollingitmaybenecessarytopullthesailout
alongtheboomtoensurethatitstowsneatly.When
takingina largereef,itmaybenecessarytoremovethe
bottombattenifitdoesnotlieparalleltotheboom.The
reefcanbeimproved,theboompreventedfromdrooping
andthesailpreventedfromwrinklingifsomeformof
paddingiswrappedinthesailfromthemiddletothe
endoftheboom.A sailbag,a pilloworsomespare
battensaresuitable.
Sailingwiththespinnaker
TheStandardVEGAmustbeequippedwiththefollowing
extrastotakea spinnaker:Spinnaker,spinnakerboom,boom
toppingliftwithanextrablockonthemast,foreguy(down-
haul)witha blockontheforedeckorbythemast,halyard
witha blockatthetopofthemastabovetheforestay,two
sheets,twosheetblocks.YourVEGAalreadyhasmasttrack
witha travellerforthespinnakerboomandfittingsforblocks
atthestern.(SeeFigure11).
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Spinnakergear
2.
Howtoseta spinnaker
Onlyinlightwindscanthespinnakerbesetandtakendown
withonlytwomenondeck.Normallythereshouldbethree.
Theforeguy,sheetandafterguycanbehandledfromthe
cockpit.Everythingelsemustbehandledbytheforedeck
hand.
1. Bagthespinnakerbutlettheclewsandtheheadstick
outofthebag.
Placethebagontheleewardsideoftheforedeckand
secureitwitha lengthofline.
Pulltheguy(windwardsheet)outsidethewindward
shroudsandroundtheforestayandhookittothelifeline
forthetimebeing.Pulltheleewardsheetoutsidethe
shroudsandfixitbesidetheguy.
Pulltheforeguythroughtheblockontheforedeckand
takeittoa cleatinthecockpit.
Attachthespinnakerboomtothetravelleronthemast
trackandplacetheforwardendondecktowindward
oftheforestay.
Hookthetoppingliftandtheforeguyontothepole.
Raisethepoleuntilitishorizontalandtakeuptheslack
ontheforeguy.
Attachtheguyandthesheettotheclewsofthe spin-
nakerandtakeuptheslackinthem.Puttheguythrough
theendofthepole.
Attachthehalyardwiththesnapshackleorwitha bow-
line.
5.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
Hoistthespinnakerunderandbehindthegenoaasfast
aspossible.Donotsheetthesailuntilthehalyardis
secured.
Takeupontheguyuntilthetackofthesailreachesthe
poleendandcontinuehaulinguntilthepoleisatright
anglestothedirectionoftheapparent wind. (Watch
youwindindicatororburgee).Theforeguymayhave
tobeeased.
Takeuponthesheetuntilthesailfillsandnomore.
Adjustthepositionofthepoleonthemastsothatthe
poleisperpendiculartothemast.Thedownhaulmay
needeasingandthetoppinglifttightening.
Dropthegenoaandsecureitondeck.
Rulestomemorise
1. Keepthepoleatrightanglestotheapparent wind.
2. Keepthepoleperpendiculartothemast.
3.Theendofthepoleshouldbethesameheightabove
thewaterastheclewofthespinnaker.
4. Thesailshouldbesheetednomorethannecessaryto
keepit full.
5. Jerkthesheetiftheluffstartsfallingin.
Gybingthespinnaker
(Figure12showsa slightlydifferentmethod)
1. Releasethepolefromthemastandhooktheendinto
the"old"sheet.
2. Pulltheboomacrosstheboat,releasethe"oldguy"and
putthisendintothetravelleronthemast.
3.Gybethemainsail.
4. Trimthesailsonthenewcourse.
SP
2—i
SB
5P-
SP
SB
SP= Spinnaker
S= Sheet
B=Mainboom
SB= Spinnakerpole,boom
G= (After)Guy
1. Beforegybing.
2. Theguyisslacked,pole
goesforward.
Poleisunfastendedfrom
mastandhookedaround
sheet.Mainsheetis
trimmedin.
4. Mainsailisgybed,cours
altered.
Poleisunhookedfrom
formerguyandattached
tomastfitting.Afterguy
(formelysheet)isset
up. Thenewsheetis
trimmed. Mainsheetis
slackedoff
Onemethodtogybethespinnaker.
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Droppingthespinnaker
Thespinnakershouldalwaysbedroppedintheleeofeither
themainsailora headsail.Thesimplestwayistodropiton
arun.Thesailisthenfullyundercontrol.Thespinnakercan
bedroppedstraightontotheforedeckbuttheeasiestand
safestmethodistohaulitintothecockpit.
1. Slackofftheguysothatthepolegoesforwardtothe
forestay.
2. Grabthesheetfromthecockpit.
3.Ona beamreachwhenthespinnakerdoesnotfallinto
theleeofthemain,theguyhastobeeasedfurtheruntil
thesailcollapses.
4. Pullthesheetin,easethehalyardslowlyandhandthe
sailin,beginingwiththefoot.
5.Releasetheguyandletitrunthroughtheendofthepole
togetthewholespinnakerintothecockpit.
6.Takethespinnakerbelowandbagit.Puttheboomback
ondeckandpreparethespinnakerforresetting.
Someotheradviceonsailing
Thekickingstrapfromthefittingontheboomtothean-
choragepointatthefootofthemastshouldbeusedfor
holdingtheboomdownonthereachandrun.ltsusepro-
Sailsandmaintenance
Forcruisingandfamilysailing
Thesailthatismostusefulinadditiontothemainsailand
jibno.1 isthegenoa.Itgivestheboata muchbetterper-
formanceinlightairs.A number2 jibshouldbethesecond
choiceasitgivessecurityonthefewoccasionsthatoneis
sailinginreallyhardweather.Ifa smalljibisnotcarriedon
board, eithera workingjibaloneora reefedmainsailcanbe
used. A spinnakercan,therefore,begiventhesamepriority
asa no.2 jib.Manycruisingsailorsarea littlefrightenedof
thissail— someevensaythatitisdangerous.Itisnot,but
itcallsformoreextensiveseamanship,judgementandfore-
thought.Thespinnakercanmakea runjustasinterestinga
pointofsailingasa beat.Thosewhohavegotusedtohaving
aspinnakeronboardneverwanttobewithoutit.Ifyouthink
thatitisanunnecessaryexpense,bearinmindthatitwill
makesailingmuchmoreinteresting.Ifyouwanttoplaywith
figures,youwillfindthatthespinnakerincreasesthepleas-
uremuchmorethanthecost!
Forracing
Alltheabovementionedsailsandsomeothersareneeded
forracing.Thereallyhotracingsailorusuallyhasvery defi-
niteideasonhowthesailsshouldlookandusuallyhashis
favouritesailmakerwhotaylor-makeshissails.Thefollowing
advice,therefore,isforthebeginnerandforthosewhorace
onceina whileandneedsomeinitialhelp.
Themostimportantsailisthelightweathergenoaandafter
thatanextralightweightspinnaker,bothmadetomaximum
size. ThemaximumsizebeingthatreferedtobytheIORrule.
Thesemeasurementsalsocomplywiththeone-designrules
oftheVEGAclass(seep.23).
Themaximumsizeofthegenoais4.65m (15'3")fromthe
clewperpendiculartothemast(LPonthesailplan).The
othermeasurementsrefertothedesiredheightoftheclew
andthelengthoftheforestay.
Standardsailmeasurementsareshownonthesail plan. The
maximumdimensionsofthespinnakerare:leeches9.34m
(30' 73/4")andwindth5.58m (18'3%").Vega'sStandard
spinnakerisa compromise— anallroundspinnaker.For
lightairsyouneedthelightestspinnakerpossiblewitha
motesspeedbypreventingtheboomlifting.Whenrunning
inheavyseasanunintentionalgybecanbedangerous.A
lengthof10mm(1/2in)diameternylonlinecanbeusedasa
preventerguy.Thisshouldberiggedbytyingoneendtothe
fittingattheoutboardendoftheboomandleadingtheother
endforwardoutsidetheshroudsandtoa cleatonthefore
deck.Theguyshouldthenbetightened.Furthertensioncan
beappliedbyhaulinginonthemainsheet.Whenthepre-
venterguyisnotinuseitcanbeleftattachedtotheout-
boardendoftheboomwiththeotherendledforwardalong
theboomandsecuredattheforwardendbythemast.The
guywillnotbeinthewaywhenreefing.Thepreventerguy
andmainsheetdothejobofthekickingstrapwhenrunning
andcanalsobeusedwhenthemainsailisreefedwhenthe
kickingstrapisnotavailable.
Itisnotnecessarytohaveshacklesorsnaphooksonthe
endsofthespinnakerhalyardandsheets.A bowlineisbetter
andwithpracticeitcanbetiedjustasquicklyasattaching
asnaphook.A bowlinewillnevercomeundone(whereas
snaphookscan),itiseasytorelease,addsnoadditional
weightandcostsnothing.
Atillerextensionmakessteeringeasierwhentheboatis
heelingandmakesitpossibleforthehelmsmantositinthe
bestposition.
weightofabout40gram/m2(1.2oz/sqyd)orless.This spin-
nakershouldbefullandhavea deepskirt.Forstronger
windsa heavier,flatterspinnakerthatcanbecarriedclose
tothewindisneeded.
Aspinnakerstaysailisuseful.Thisisa shortandverywide
sailthatissetflyingbeneaththespinnakerandisnotat-
tachedtotheforestay.Itcanbetriangularwitheachside
4.65m (15'3")andmadeofheavyspinnakermaterial.The
clewofthissailmaynotbesheetedaftoftheLPdistance
(4.65m=15'3"fromtheforestay).
Thereforifonewishestoattachthetackaftoftheforestay,
thefootmustbeshortenedbythesameamount.The spin-
nakerstaysailissetunderthespinnakertocatchthewind
whichwouldotherwisepassunderit.Itshouldbesetlow
enoughdownsoasnottodisturbthesetofthespinnaker.
Inlightwindsitisdesirabletohavea fullmainsailbutin
strongwindsa flatmainsailisrequired.Racingmainsails,
therefore,areoftenequippedwitha slabreefalongthefoot
sothatitispossibletotakeinthefullness with, forinstance,
azip.
Sailmaterial
Nowadays,sailclothforallsailsexceptspinnakersismade
ofpolyesterfibre.Terylene(England),Dacron(USA),Tergal
(France),Tetoron(Japan)— theyareallbasicallythesame
butthequalitiescanvaryquiteconsiderablyinweaveand
finishingtreatment.Forspinnakersa moreelasticmaterial
isrequiredandnylonisused.Theweightoftheclothisgiven
ingrams/m2oroz/yard2or,intheUSA,oz/yard28inches
wide. TheStandardclothforVEGAmainsailsandjibsis250
grams/m2 (7.3oz/yard2),forthegenoa230grams/m2(6.8
oz/yard2)andforspinnakers50grams/m2(1.5oz/yard2).
Maintenance
Providedtheyarenotsubjectedtoabnormalforces,modern
sailswillkeeptheformgivenbythesailmaker,butitis
advicabletogivethesailsa shortbreaking-inperiod.Set
thesailsproperlyandsailoffthewindforaboutanhour.
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Sailsdorequiresomemaintenance.Whatspoilsthesails
ischafing,toomuchflogging,overstretching,wrinkles,
moisture,dirt,salt,mildewanddirectexposuretothesun.
Somepartsofthesailaremorevulnerabletochafethan
others.Theheadandclew,battenpockets,theluffandfoot
wherepulledintothemastandboomareparticularlyex-
posed. Thepartofthemainsailthatliesagainstthespreaders
whenrunningandthepartsoftheheadsailswhichcomeinto
contactwiththespreadersandshroudsareparticularlyliable
cobedamaged.Modernsyntheticsailclothismuchstronger
thancottonandnotsosoftwhichmeansthatthestitching
doesnotsinkintotheclothasitdoesoncottonsails.
Thismeansthatthestichingisexposedandlikelytobe
chafed. Itisnecessarytochecktheseamsperiodicallyand
tocarryoutrepairsbeforethedamagebecomestooexten-
sive. Temporaryrepairscanbemadewithtapeandthereis
atapemadespeciallyforthepurpose.Itisimportanttoas-
certainthecauseofany damagesothatprecautionscan
betakentoavoida recurrance.Thesecantaketheformof
alteringthepositionofa sheet lead, coveringthespreaders
orreinforcingthesailsatexposedplaces.Floggingspoils
thesailsandshouldbeavoided.Wetsailsshouldbedried
EngineinstallationinVEGA
Eventhebestengineneedscertainmaintenancetodoa
goodjob.Thereforeitwillpaytocarefullyreadthisinstruc-
tion. Seealsotheenginemanual.
VEGAhasa variablepitchpropellerwitha feathering posi-
tionforsailing.Itisoperatedbya singleleverremotecontrol
whichengagesthemanoeuvringmechanism.Thissynchro-
nizesthepitchofthepropellerbladeswiththeenginespeed
bythethrottlelever.
Theconstructionoftheexhaustsystemeliminatestherisk
ofwaterenteringintotheenginewhensailing.Theexhaust
pipeisenclosedina lengthof1.8m (6ft)bya waterjacket
consistingofa rubberhose.Thewaterisenteringthejacket
initsforwardpartandisledoutinitsrearpart.Thewater
isfurtherledtotheoutletsideoftheexhaustpipewhereit
isenteringthegasstream.Thewaterhasherepartlya
coolingandpartlya silencingfunction.Withotherwords,the
enginehasa dryexhaustpipeexceptfortheveryrearpart.
Thankstothesocalled"gooseneck"atthesternwater
cannotentertheenginethisway.
Manoeuvring
Whentheoperatinglever(fig.13)isinneutraltheengineis
idlingandthepropellerbladesareinneutralposition.When
theleverismovedforwardthepropellerpitchaswellasthe
enginespeedisincreasedincorrectproportions.Atfull
enginespeedthepropellerpitchcanbefurtherincreased
—thiswillhowever,causereducedenginespeed.For run-
ningastern,movetheoperatingleveraftfromtheneutral
position.
Ifyoumovethecontrolleverasfaraftaspossiblewhenthe
engineisnotrunningthepropellerbladesarefeatheredto
achieveleastpossibledragwhensailing.Byaliningindicator
marksontheflywheelorthepropellershaft(engineMD6A)
thepropellerbladesareputinverticalposition.Thepropeller
pitchhastobeadaptedtotheseaconditions.Whengoing
againstroughsea,fullpitchcannotbeused.Whengoing
withthesea,a biggerpitchmaygiveincreasedspeed.For
cruisingeconomytheenginerevsoughttobeabout15%
lessthanmaximumobtained.
Running
Whenrunningcheckatregularintervalsthatthetwocontrol
lightsarenotglowingandthatthecoolingwatertemperature
byspreadingthemoutinthesunandonlyina verylight
windshouldtheybehoistedtodry.
Wrinklesmakethesailslesseffective.Sailsshould,there-
fore, notbestuffedintobagswhicharetoosmall.Itisbest
tofoldsailsparallelltothefootandthentorollthemloosely
aroundthe luff. A sailmustofcoursebedrybeforebeing
bagged. Itiseasiesttodetectthepresenceofmoistureby
feelingthetack.Dirtandmildewmaynotdamagea sailbut
theylookunsightly.Saltmakessailsheavieranditalso
attractsmoisturewhichwillmakethemheavier still. Saltis
bestremovedbyhosingthesailwithfreshwater.
Polyesterfibreandnylonareresistenttosunbutagefaster
ifexposedtotoomuchsun.Itisimportanttoprotectthe
mainsailwitha coverwhenitisleftontheboom.Bestofall,
removeitfromtheboomandtakeitbelow.Dirtysailscan
bewashedinlukewarmwateranda milddetergent.Ifthe
sailistoobigtoberinsedina bathtub,spreaditona floor,
hoseitwithfreshwaterandscrubitwitha softbrush.Grease
canberemovedwithtrichlorethylene.Inwinterthesails
shouldbecleananddryandfoldedlooselyintheirbags.
Theyshouldbestoredina dry,wellventilatedplace.
isnormal.Itisregulatedbya built-inthermostatandneeds
nomanualadjustment.Thetemperatureindicatorshallbe
withinthegreenareaofthegaugeor75—85°C.
Checkbeforestarting:Remaining fuel, engineoilleveland
batteryelectrolytelevel.Ina calmthecruisingspeedat85%
enginerevsisabout6 knotsandatmax.revsapprox.6.8
knots. Becauseofthelowpropellerrevsandthelargepro-
pellerthespeedreductioninheadwindandheadseasis
comparativelysmall.
PetrolengineALBIN0-22(1970-1972)
Technicaldata
EnginemodelALBIN0-22Combi,
2-cylinder,4-stroke
Bore78mm(3.07")
Stroke92mm(3.62")
Cylindercapacity0.88litres(54cu.in.)
Compressionratio5.6:1
OutputSAE12hpat1600rpm
Idlingabout500rpm
CarburettorSolex26VBN-2
SparkplugBoschM45T1
Sparkgap0.6mm(0.025")
Tappetclearancewithcoldengine
Inletvalve0.20mm(0.008")
Outletvalve0.25mm(0.010")
Fuelconsumptionatcruisingspeedapprox.2 lit/h
(0.45imp.gal/h)
Starting
1. Turnonthemainswitch(ontheportsideintheengine
room, underthestop).
2. Startthefan11,figure15,forventilationoftheengine
room, underthestep).
3.Openthefuelcockunderthepetroltank.
4. Puttheoperatinglever,figure13,inneutral.
5. Pullouttheswitch5,figure15.
6.Pressthestarterbutton4,figure15.Atcoldandhumid
weatheritmaybenecessarytousethechoke6,which
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Fig. 13. Singel lever for engine throttle and propeller pitch.
Fig. 14
Fig. 15. Instrument and switches 0-22.
1. CoolingwatertemperatureSwitchesfor:
2. Warninglight,batterycharging8 Compasslight
3.Warninglight,oilpressureg Navigationlight
4. Starterbutton10.Steaminglightonmast
5.EngineswitchH Engineroomevacuationfan
6.Choke
ispulledoutbeforestartingtheengine.Ithas,however,
tobepushedinassoonastheengineisrunning.During
freezingweathermovetheflywheelbyhandfirsttoavoid
breakingthebreakpinofthecoolingwaterpump.Release
thestarterbuttonwhentheengineisrunningtoavoid
damageonthestartergeneratorrelay.
7.Checkthatthecontrollightsforoilpressureandcharging
arenotglowingwhentheenginehasreachednormal
speed. Checkforcoolingwaterattheexhaustpipe.
Stopping
1. Settheoperatinglevertoneutral.
2. Pressintheswitch5,figure15.
3.Closethefuelcock.
Lubrication
0-22Combiispressurelubricatedthroughoutandtheoil
quantltyintheengineisabout1.4litres(2.46Imp.pints/2.95
USpints).Useengineoilwiththequality"ServiceMMSAE
30". InearlyspringorlateautumnitisrecommendeI touse
SAE20oil.Changetheengineoilafterthefirst25noursof
running. Thereafteritisquiteenoughtochangetheoilevery
50hoursofrunningoronceeveryseason.Theoldoilis
removedbysuckingitoutwiththespecialsuctionpump
includedinthetooikit.Itshouldbedonewithwarmengine
whentheoilisthinandeasytosuckout.
Themanoeuvringmechanismandthepropellerhubare lubri-
catedatleastonceeveryseason,e.g.beforelaunching.
Whenlubricatingproceedasfollows:
1. Settheremotecontrolleverinneutralposition.
2. Pumpingreasethroughthelubricatingnippleonthe
manoeuvringmechanism(portside)— atleast20pump
strokes.UseShellAlvaniaEP2 orEssoBeacon2 grease.
3.Lubricatewithordinaryengineoilthecamcurveofthe
manoeuvringmechanism,theballjointandtheforkend
connectionfortheteleflexdevice.
4. Unscrewthepluginthepropellerhub.Fitthelubricating
nipplewhichisinthetooibagandpressingrease.Use
thesamegreaseasforthemanoeuvringmechanism.
5. Thestuffingbox(fig.14and16)shouldbecheckedevery
100 hoursofrunningoratleastonceeveryseason.Fill
upwithgreaseifnecessary.Use"OutboardGrease".
Ignitionsystem
Theenginehascoilignition,i.e.itisprovidedwithanignition
coilthatpassesthehigh-tensionsurgetothesparkplugs
anda distributorthatdistributesthesurgeandgivesthe
correctpreignitionatallenginespeeds.Theenginecannot
bestartedbyhandwithoutbatterybutevenanalmostflat
batterygivesasa ruleignitionvoltage.Thegapofthecontact
breakerinthedistributorshouldbe0.4mm(0.016").
Thesparkplugsshouldbecheckedinconjunctionwiththe
launching. Thesparkgapshouldbe0.6mm(0.025").Ad-
justmentofthegapisdonebybendingthesideelectrode.
Thebatteryisof12Voltandhasa capacityof60Ah.Every
secondweektheelectrolytelevelshouldbechecked.The
correctlevelisabout10mm(justunder1/2")overthebattery
plates.Useonlydestilledwaterfortopping-up.
Suitablemeasurestobetaken
beforewinterlay-up
Duringthewinterenginesruntheriskofbeingdamagedby
corrosionandthereforeitisrecommendedtogivea thorough
anticorrosiontreatmentbeforethewinterlayup.Thesimplest
wayofanti-corrosiontreatmentisthefollowing.
1. Emptythefueltank.
2. Pourin2 litres(3.50Imp.pints/4.2USpints)anti-cor-
rosivefuelconsistingof94octanpetroland5% anti-
corrosiveoil,suchasEssoPreservativeOilEP1011or
Shell2049.
3.Runtheengineforaboutonehouronvaryingloads.
4. Changeengineoil.
5. Drainthecoolingwatersystem— tapsonportsideof
engine,belowthecoolingwaterpumpandatthefore
endoftheexhaustjacket(fig.14).
Theremaininganti-corrosivefuelcanbekeptinthetank
duringthewinterlay-upandneedsnottobedrainedwhen
launchinginthespring.Inverysaltwateritisadvisableto
runthelast10minutesbeforedrainingthecoolingwater
systemwithfreshwater(coolingwaterinlettubetoa bucket
withfreshwater).
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Measurestobetakenwhenlaunching
1. Lubricatethepropeller,stuffingboxandmanoeuvring
mechanism.
2. Connectthebattery,checktheelectrolytelevel.
3.Fitthedrainplugintheexhaustjacketandclosethe
draintapontheengine.
4. Checktheoillevel.
DieselengineVOLVOPENTAMD6A
(from1972)
Technicaldata
EnginemodelMD6ACombi
Operation2-cylinder4-strokediesel
withdirectinjection
Continuousoutput,(DIN)10hpat2400r.p.m.
Bore70.0mm(2.75")
Stroke82.0mm(3.23")
Capacity631cm3(38.5cu.in.)
Idling550—650r.p.m.
Tappetclearance,inletandoutlet
valves,warmengine0.30mm(0.012")
Reductiongear 1.42:1
Soundlevel(cruisingatabout
1900 r.p.m.)
cockpit77dBA
cabin79dBA
forecabin71dBA
Fuelconsumption
1900r.p.m.,6 knots1.35l/h(0.3Imp.gal/h)
(0.36U.S.gal/h)
2300r.p.m.,6.8knots2.75l/h(0.6Imp.gal/h)
(0.72U.S.gal/h)
Batteryvoltage12volts
Starter-generator,
startermotor1 hp
generatormax135W
Alternatormax.output490W
Theengineisrubber-mountedina fiberglassenginebed
completelysealedofffromthehuilandhasa veryefficiënt
soundisolation.Airfortheengineisledthrougha duet lami-
natedtothe huil. Anevacuationfanundertheaftdeckcan
suckoutanyfumesordangerousgasinthebilgesthrough
ahose.
Thefueltankisfitteddeepdowninthebilges.Madeof
Polyamiditscapacityisabout35litres(7.7Imp.gal.,9.2U.S.
gal.). Thetankhasa mechanicalfuelindicator(typedipstick).
Thefuelfillercapisondeck.Anextrafuelfilterwithwater
separatorisfittedintheengine"room".Thefuelinjection
pumpisfittedwithanautomaticcoldstartingdevice.
Beforestartingthefirsttime
Beforetheengineisstartedthefirsttimeafterlaunching
checkthefollowing:
1. Checktheacidlevelinthebatteriesandthatthebattery
cablesareconnected.
2. Checkthattheengineoillevelisbetweenthemaximum
andminimummarksonthedipstick.Atdeliverythe
engineisfiIledwithlubricatingoil.
3.Checkthatthecoolingwaterinletseacockisopen.Also
checkthatthedraincockontheengineblockisclosed
(portsideneartheoildipstick)andthatthedrainplug
ontheexhaustsystemisscrewedtight.Seefig.16.
Fig. 16
4. Whendelivered,around10litresoffuelmixedwithin-
hibitingoilisputinthefueltank.Beforestarting,the
tankoughttobetoppedupwithordinarydieseloil,such
ascardieseloil.
5.Whentheengineistestedbeforedeliverythefuel
systemisbiedfreeofair.Itwouldbewisetodothis
againbeforethefirststart.Itisimportanttoknowhow
tobleedthefuelsystemwhileawaycruising.Aircanget
intothesystemifthefuellevelistoolowandtheboatis
rollingheavily.Trynottoallowthefuelleveltofallbelow
10litres(2—3gallons).
Thebleedingisperformedasfollows:
1. Removethecockpitfloortomakeitpossibletoreach
theenginefuelfilter(finefilter)andthefeedpump.
2. Rotatetheflywheeltoa positionwherethehandprimer
leveronthefeedpumphasthelongeststroke,i.e.
maximumpumpcapacity.
3.Pumptogeta pressureinthefuelsystem.Openthevent
screwonthefinefilter.Seefig.16.Continuepumping
untilfuelfreefromairbubblesflowsout.Closethevent
screw.
Starting
1. Checkthatthecoolingwaterseacockisopen.Seefig.16.
2. Checkthatthestopcontrolispushedin.Seefig.17.
3.Putthecontrolleverinneutral.Seefig..13.
4. Insertthestartingkeyandturnittoposition1,fig.19.
5. Checkthattheyellowwarninglightforoilpressureand
theredwarninglightforchargingareon(fig.17,18).
6.Pushthestarterswitchkeyandturnclockwisetoposition
2, fig.19.Holdthekeythereuntiltheenginestarts.The
keywhenreleasedwillreturntotheswitchedonposition
(fig. 19:1).Ifthekeyisheldinposition2 withtheengine
runningthestartergeneratorrelaymaybedamaged.
7.Checkthattheyellowoilpressurewarninglightandthe
redchargingwarninglightareoutwhentheengineruns
smothly.
8.Checkthatcoolingwaterisdischargedthroughthe
exhaustopening.
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Fig. 18. Future control panel for AID6A.
0.Neutralposition
1. Switched-onposition
2. Startingposition(startermotor
switchedon)
3."Radioposition"
Fig. 19
Starter switch key.
NOTE: Thestarterswitchisalsothemainswitchforthe
electricalsystemoftheengine.Becausetheengineisequip-
pedwithanalternatorthestarterkeymustnotbeturned
off(position0 infig.19)whenthemotorisrunningasthe
alternatorrectifierdiodescouldbedamaged.Forthesame
reasonthebatterycablesshouldneverbedisconnectedor
reconnectedtoanotherbatterywhiletheengineisrunning.
Stopping
1. Placethecontrolleverinneutral.
2. Pulloutthestopcontrol.Assoonastheenginehas
stopped, pushinthestopcontrolagain.Makeita habit,
thenyouwon'truntheriskofusingupunnecessary
currentnexttimeyoutrytostartwiththeknobout.
3.Turnthestarterswitchkeybackfrompositiononetothe
neutralposition(position0)andremovethekey.
Lubricatingsystem
MD6Aisfittedwitha pressurelubricatingsystem.Thetotal
oilcapacityoftheengineincludingfilteris3.2litres(0.7Imp.
gal., 0.84U.S.gal.).Useonlydiesellubricatingoil,quality
"ServiceDS",SAE30.Earlyinspringorlateinautumna
thinneroilisneeded(SAE20W).Changetheoilandoilfilter
afterthefirst20hoursofrunningandafterthatevery50
hoursrunningoronceeachseason.Changewhentheengine'
iswarmandtheoilisthinandeasytosuckout.Thema-
noeuvringmechanism,thepropellershaftstuffingboxand
thepropellershouldbelubricatedasdescribedforengine
0-22Combi.
Preventionoffrostdamage
Inspringandautumnwhenthereisa riskoffreezingtem-
peraturethefollowingstepsshouldbetaken.
1. Afterstoppingtheengineclosetheseacockonthe
coolingwaterintake,fig.16.
2. Openthecoolingwaterdrainsontheengineblockand
exhaustsystem(fig.16).
Precautionswhenengineisnotused
Inthecaseofanidleperiodoflessthana monthwiththe
boatafloat,theengineshouldbestartedandrunwarmat
leastevery14daystopreventcorrosiondamagetothe
internalpartsoftheengine.
Iftheengineistoremainidlefora longerperiodthanone
monththeengineshouldbeinhibited,see"Procedurebefore
layingup".
Procedurebeforelayingup
Thecompleteprocedureasdescribedintheengineinstruc-
tionbookhastobeperformedtoensurethedependability
andthelifetimeoftheengine.Thisisalsoa conditionfor
theenginemanufacturersguaranteetobe valid.
Thefollowingsimplifiedprocedureisa definiteminimum
requirementandisrecommendedtobeusedata pinchand
ontheowner'sownresponsibility.
1. AddinhibitingoilsuchasEssoRustBan623tothefuel
tankgivinga fuelmixofabout33%.Ifthereis2—5litres
ofdieselfuelleftinthetankputin1—2litresofinhibiting
oil.
2. Runtheengineatleasthalfanhour(fastidling).Thelast
10minutestheengineshouldberunwithfreshwater
cooling(thecoolingwatertubetoa bucketofwater).
Whiletheengineisstillwarmthelubricatingoilshould
bechanged.
3.Clearthecoolingsystemofwaterasdescribedinthe
frostpreventionparagraph.
4. Starttheengineandrunitforoneminutewitha short
racetohigherr.p.m.
5. Thebatteriesshouldberemovedandstoredfullycharged
ina placeprotectedagainstfrost.
Procedurebeforethefirststartnextseason
1. Replacethebatteries,fullychargedandchecked.
2. Changeoilandfuelfilters.Checkthatthereisnowater
inthefuellinewaterseparator.Whenchangingthefuel
oilfilteritisa goodideatousea plasticbagaroundthe
filterfromtheundersidesothattheleakingdieselfuel
iscontainedinsidethebag.Cleanthefeedpumppre-
filterandtheairfilter.
3.Topupthefueltank.
4. Bleedanyairfromthefuelsystem.
5. Checkthatthecoolingwaterseacockisopenandthat
thedrainsontheengineblockandexhaustsystemare
closed.
6.Putgreaseinthepropellershaftstuffingbox,propeller
andreversingmechanism.
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Interiorandequipment
Manysuggestionshavebeenmadeforalterationstothe
interior.Theinteriorandequipmentnowprovidedisbetter
thanthatontheearlyVEGA:s.Thebestpossiblefunction
hasbeenconsidered.Afterthat,theaccommodationisa
compromisebetweenstricteconomyanddesirableextras.
Furtherimprovementswillbemadeprovidedtheydonot
resultinanincreaseintheprice.Thenumberofberthscan
beincreased(forchildren)byplacinganextramattress
betweenthebunksintheforepeakorbyprovidingupper
bunksabovethoseinthemaincabin.Theseitemscanbe
boughtasextras.A speciallockerforcrockeryanda book
shelfcanalsobesupplied.Thesaloonberthscanbefitted
withcanvasleeboardstopreventyoufallingoutina sea-
wayorwhentheboatisheeling.SeethepricelistforVEGA
extraequipment.
Varnish, glueandfastening,cleaning
Theinteriorjoineryismainlyofresingluedmarineplywood
withsurfaceveneersofsapeleongabooncores.Thefinish
shouldnormallylastforseveralyearsbutitslifemaybe
prolongedbypolishingwithfurniturepolish.Aftera period
thesurfacefinishwillhavetoberenewed.Thevarnished
partscanbetreatedwitheitheralkydorpolyurethanebased
varnishinaccordancewiththemanufacturer'sinstructions.
Otherpartscanbepaintedwithmarinepaint.Teak(hatches,
handrails,etc)shouldbeoiledseveraltimeseachseason.
Whennecessary,theteakpartsshouldbescrapedand
sanded. Thebestandcheapest"teakoil"isa mixtureof
twopartsrawlinseedoilandonepartturpentinethinners.
Itcanbeputonwitheithera brushora softcloth.Excess
oilshouldbewipedoffwitha clothmoistenedwiththinners.
Ifyouwishtofixhooksorotherfittingstotheboattheycan
eitherbescrewedorgluedon.Fittingscanbescrewedto
allwoodparts,includingthecabinaftbulkhead,whichis
facedwithplywood.Holesshouldbedrilledforscrews.
Fittingsthatdonotcarrya greatloadcanbescrewedonto
plasticsurfaceswithshortstainlesssteelselftappingscrews.
Itisveryimportantthattherightsizeholesaredrilledfirst.
Adabofepoxyglueonthethreadswillprovideconsiderable
holdingpower.Epoxyglueissostrongthatitcanbeused
togluemetalfittingsontotheplasticsurfaces.Thiscannot
bedone,however,onthermoplastic.
Fittingsthathavetotakea loadmustbeattachedwith
throughbolts.Thesandwichdeckwilltaketheloadofsuch
boltsonlywherethedeckisfilledwithwoodorspecialfiIIer.
(SeeFigure4).Ifboltsmustbeusedinotherplaces,the
Divinycellfillingshouldberemovedroundtheholeand
glassfibreandresinputtoforma strengthening"tube"
roundthebolt.A pieceofwoodshouldbefittedunderthe
nutstospreadthe load. Boltholeswillleakiftheboltsare
notpackedwitha rubbergasketorsealingcompound.Glass-
fibredoesnotexpandwhenmoist,soleaksarenotself
sealingasissometimesthecasewitha woodboat.
Thecurtainsarecottonandcanbewashedinwater.Forthe
carpetsa foamdetergentcanbeused.Thecoversforthe
matressesaresyntheticandmayberemovedanddry-
cleaned, butitisa lotofworktoputthecoversbackagain.
Witha foamdetergentitispossibletowashthecovers
withoutremovingthem.Testthedetergentona spotonthe
backsidetoascertainthatthecolourdoesnotfade.
Freshwater
Thewatertankholds65litres(14%gals).Thedeckfilleris
situatedrightforwardontheforedeck.Thelevelofthewater
intheplastictankcanbecheckedthroughthevertical
openinginthebulkheadaftofthetank.A thinbreatherpipe
whichfinishesjustunderthedeckisfittedparalleltothe
fillingpipe.Ifthetankiscompletelyfilledthewaterlevel
willriseupthebreatherpipeanda smallamountofwater
willfinditswayintothebilge;itcanberemovedeasilywith
thebilgepump.Ifthetankiscompletely filled, watermay
alsorunoutintothesinkandwashbasiniftheplasticcaps
havenotbeenplacedoverthewateroutletpipes.Ifitis
desiredtoflushthroughthetankandsupplyhoses,the
plasticcapshouldbeleftoffatthesinkandthedrainplug
removed. Watercanthenrunfreelythroughthesystem,
intothesinkandoverboard.A largelidisfittedtothetank
tofacilitateinspectionandcleaning.Whensailing,thefresh
wateroutletinthewashbasinshouldbecoveredwiththe
plasticcap(orthewashbasinlockedinthepulledout posi-
tion)becausewitha fullwatertank,largequantitiesofwater
mayrunoutintotheboatwhenheelingontheporttack.The
forwardfootpumpinthegalleyisforfreshwaterandthe
aftoneforseawater.
Skinfittingsandhoseclips
Allskinfittingsbelowthewaterline— inletandoutletfrom
thetoilet,outletfromthesink,seawaterintakeforthegalley,
andcoolingwaterfortheenginehaveseacockstoprevent
thewaterfromenteringthehuilifa hoseorpipeshouldbe
damaged. Skinfittingsfortheexhaustandcockpitdrains
havenoseacockssincetheycanbereachedfromdeckand
bungedupifneedbe.
Allhoseattachementsshouldbecheckedregularlyforleaks
andthehoseclipstightenedifnecessary.Therearedrains
fromthecockpitseatsdowntothecockpitfloor.Whenthe
boatisheelinga considerableamountofwatercanrun
throughtheleewardhoseifitisraininghardorsprayis
comingaboard.Shouldtheseatdrainhosecomeadrift,water
willrunstraightintotheboat.Thehosefittingsshould,there-
fore, becheckedfrequently.
Ventilationandheating
Thebilgeisprovidedwitha specialventilatorwithanelectric
extractorfan.Thissucksanyfuelfumesorgasfromthe
deepestpartoftheboatthrougha hoseandsoprevent
explosions.Thefanshouldberunfrom2 to5 minutesbefore
startingtheengineorlightinga nakedflame.
Theventilationsystemhasbeendesignedwithscientific
thoroughnessbya formerchiefoftheSwedishdefence
research, HugoLarsson.Thisisprobablytheonlysystem
thatprovidesa wellventilatedanddryboatwithouttheuse
ofelectricfans.Onhotsummerdaysthetemperatureinside
theboatwillbecoolerthanthatoutside.
Thesystemisbasedontheprincipleofallairbeingletinto
theaccommodationthrougha ventilatorinthecockpit.The
hatchmustbekeptclosed.Theairistakenthroughducts
nexttothehuiloftheboatbelowthewaterlinewhichcools
theairandcausesthemoisturetocondenseagainstthe
Fig. 20. Ventilation system.
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Fig. 21
Seetion showing installation of
gas heater. Evacuation through
acrodynamic ventilator in W,C.
roof and via hanging space
through hollow beam and
mast.
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Fig. 22
Air stream around the heater.
cool huil. The waterrunsinto the bilge andthe dehydrated
air isfed into the cabin and fo'c's'le. Itis importantalways
tokeep the ventilator inthe cockpitopen;only inthe unlikely
event of seasbreakinginto the cockpitshould itbe closed.
Fresh airis importantbecause a sleepingpersonuses 4m3
(140cu.ft.)everyhourand a two burnerstoveuses110 m3/h
(3885cu.ft./h).
Stale airis evacuatedthrough an Electroluxventilatorwhich
wasdevelopedfirst by HugoLarsson forhis VEGA. Itis
designed to suck outairas soon as there isany movement
ofwindoutsideregardless of direction. The ventilation ex-
haustsystem is supplemented by ventilationthrough the
mast. Onhot daysthere isa funnelactionwhichincreases
theflow of air.Thetemperatureinside a VEGA,lying ather
mooring ona hot daywith allthe hatchesclosedcan be5°C
lessthanthat oftheair outside.Withoutthissystem the
boatwould be like an oven.
The useofthe LidénJunior gas heateroffered asan extra
improves the ventilationsystem.Provision has beenmade
forinstallingthisheater inthe VEGA. The temperature is
controlledautomatically bya thermostatwhichcan besetto
achosentemperature.Instructions for adjusting the thermo-
statandlighting the heaterareprovidedwith the heater. The
quantity of fresh air beingsupplied tothe system canbe
regulated by adjusting the ventilator inthe cockpit. In cold
weather itmay take upto half an hour forthe temperature
toreach the maximum.Circulation oftheair ensuresthat
the airis warm,even at floor level.
If the heater is difficult to light oris extinguished in strong
windsthismay beduetobad balancebetween the exhaust
and the inlet of air to theburner.Thebalancecan be adjusted
toobtain the correctdraughtwith the metalpieces atthe
top ofthe funnel.
LiquefiedPetroleum Gas (LPG)system
Fig. 23isa sketch ofa completeliquefiedpetroleum gas
systemincluding a heater. Ifa stoveonly is used a small gas
container(max. 2 kgms/41/2 Ibs)canbe mountedunder the
stove. Largercontainersmust notbe installed inthe cabin.
The gas container forthe stove as well asa container fora
heatercan be installed ina boxas shown in fig.23.The box
has a tightlid,fittings forthe containers andan evacuation
to theaft part ofthe porttube ofthe cockpitdrain. In case
ofleakage thegascan escapeoutboard. The mainshutoff
valve for thegascontainer(onoutside of box)shouldalways
beclosedwhen nogas appliance is used. Whenturning off
it is best to closethemainvalve so thatthegas in thetubing
isconsumedbefore the valve onthe stove is closed.
The gasis odorized to make it easy to detect gas leaks at
anearlystage. A mixture of between 1.5and9%gasinair
iscombustible. If LPG is used ina propermanner itisno
moredangerousthanotherfuels.
Forsafety the followinginstructionsshould be noted:
The gas systemmust be usedonly by personsfamiliar
with its function.
1.
2. All connectingfittingsandvalvesshould be tested regu-
larly for leaks by applying a soapywatersolution. A leak
will of course be shown by soapybubbles.
3.Whenchanging gas bottles itis essentialthat no naked
lights orlit cigarettesexist on board.
4. Theengineshould notbe runningwhenchangingbottles.
Amanual and instructionsregarding theuseof LPGshould
be on board. If there isa smell ofgas,all firesmust be
extinguished and cigarettes putout.Thegas main andall
othervalvesshould be shut off and the boatshould be well
ventilated(useengineroomfan).
Thesystemshouldthen be checked for leakage by turning
on thegas againafter all connectionsandvalveshavebeen
"painted" withsoapywatersolution.Nakedlightsmust not
beused.Checkthat the mainvalve is closedagainbefore
theleak is repaired. Thegas systemmust notbe useduntil
thefault has beencorrected.
Incase ofa fire on board gas containersmust be removed
to a safeplace.Checkthat the valve is closedbefore re-
moving the container.
Duringwinter layupgas containersmust notbe stored on
board. The systemshould be checked inthe spring,noting
thatvalves and connections may have tobe repacked and
greased. Coppertubingought tobe changedeverysecond
year.
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F/g. 24. Toilet, type "Brydon Boy".
Marinetoilet
Useonlytoiletpaperandnottomuchofit!
Fig. 24showsVEGA'smarinetoilettype"BrydonBoy".Itis
flushedinthefollowingmannen
Electricalsystem
The12voltelectricalsystemcircuitdiagramsareshownin
fig. 25and26.Someelectricwiresareledthroughconduits
inthedeck,seefig.4.WithengineALBIN0-22thebattery
capacityis60ampèrehours.WithengineMD6AtheVEGA
electricalsystemhastwoseparatebatterycircuits,one34
Ahstarterbatterychargedbytheenginestartergenerator
(DC)andone60Ahlightningbatterychargedbythealter-
nator(AC).
WARNING!WithengineMD6Aandalternatordonotswitch
offthestarterkeywhentheengineisrunningbecausethe
chargingregulatorcouldbedamaged.
Fan, lampsetc,have8 ampsfuses,25mm(1")long(Bosch
1. Openbothseacocks(inletandoutlet).
2. Movethesmallvalveleverto"flush"andpumpuntil
onlywaterisleftinbowl.
3.Puttheleveron"DryBowl"andpumpuntilbowlisdry.
Thepumpingismuchhardernow.Ifnecessary,wipeoff
withpaper— switchfrom"dry"to"flush".
4. Thelevershouldbepositionedon"Drybowl"whenthe
toiletisnotinuse.
5.Inheavyseasorwhenleavingtheboattheseacocks
shouldbeclosed.
Maintenance:Donotusestrongdetergents— theycan
damagehoses,rubbergasketsandvalves.
Whenlayinguponeorbothdrainplugsinthelowerpart
shouldbeopenedsothatnowaterislefttofreeze.Pumpa
fewtimes.
AfteruseinsaltwatertheW.C.shouldbeflushedwithfresh-
watertobereadyforusethenextseason.TheW.C.should
ofcoursebecleaned.
Normalmaintenanceduringa seasonmaybea fewdrops
ofoilforthepumplever.Leakscanoccurathoseclipsand
gaskets.Theymayneedtighteninganda gasketmayhave
tobereplaced.Soapanddetergentmaycausethepumpto
bind. A spoonfulofcookingoilisa goodcure.
NSG% Z).Festoonbulbsinnavigationlights,andreading
lightsare12volt,10watts,44mm(1%")long(OSRAM6411).
Cabinrooflightshave12volt,15wattsbulbswithbayonet
baseBA15d(OSRAM7430).Instrumentlight:12volt,2 watts
(OSRAM3898)andwarninglights:12volt,2 watts(OSRAM
3796).
10wattsbulbsuseabout0.83amp.and15wattsbulbsabout
1.25amps.Whensailingindarkness3 runninglightsandone
lightinsidemaybeusedcontinously:3x0.83+1.25= 3.75
amps. A 60ampèrehoursbatterywouldbedischargedin15
hours. Twobatteriesorconnectinga sparebatterywould
doubléthistime.
F/g. 25. Circuit diagram for VEGA — ALBIN 0-22 with battery ign/t/on and starter jgenerator.
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Instrumenttavla
Instrumentpanel
1Brytare,kompassbelysning
Switch, compasslight
2Brytare,topplanterna
Switch, mastheadlight
3Brytare,lanternor
Switch, navigationlights
tBrytare,flakt
Switch, fan
5Oljetryck
Oilpressure
6Laddning,^
Charging'
7Laddning=
Chargng=
Brytare.spndarljus_J_
(ejmonterad)
Switch, spreader light
(notfitted)
Givarevattentemp.
Watertempswitch
Givareoljetryck
Oilpressureswitch
Styrbordlanterna
Starboardlight
Babordlanterna
Portlight
Topplanterna
Mastheadlight
Lampa,skans
Forecabinlight
LdslamparuftSB
Readinglight,cabin
LdslamparuffBB
Readinglightcabin
El. uttag
El. connection
Anslforspridarljus
Connectionforspreader
light
8.Startnyckel
Starterkey
9Kylvattentermometer
Coolingwatertemperature
Ifanylamp,fan,etcshouldnotfunctionwhenturnedon,
checkthefuse.Ifthefuseisalrightitiseitherthelamp(fan)
thatisoutofactionora badconnection.Shouldthefusebe
blownfita replacement.Ifthisshouldblowthereisshort
circuitinthewiringorthefixture.
TheALBIN0-22enginerequireselectriccurrentforignition,
evenwhenstartedbyhand.Howeverifthebatteryisdis-
chargedthereisusuallyenoughpowerleftforhandstarting.
Shouldthis fail, itispossibletoconnectdrybatteries(fig.
27)ora suitabletransistorradiobatteryforhandstarting.
Fig. 26. Circ/at diagram for VEGA. VOLVO PENTA MD6A
with starter generator and alternator. Fig. 27. Dry batteries
i/sed to prodnce ignition current for
ALBIN 0-22.
Equipment
Safetyequipment
Foroffshoreracingcertainequipmentiscompulsory.Some
oftheitemsareincludedintheStandardequipmentofyour
VEGA,(e.g.pulpits,lifelines,handrails,pumpetc).
Rulesregardingcompulsoryequipmentarebasedonlong
experienceandcanbejudgedtobewhatisnecessaryfor
anylongvoyage.Thesafetyrulesmaybedifferentin dif-
ferentcountries,butlistedbelowiswhatisusuallyconsid-
erednecessary.
1. A rubberdinghyorliferaftwithC02bottle:Special
liferaftsfilltherequirementsforlifesafing,butcanbe
usedonlyforthatpurpose.A rubberdinghycanbe
usedalsoasa tender.Forinshoresailinga simple
rubberdinghywithoutautomaticinflatingcanbeused.
Iftowedorkeptondeckinflatedsucha dinghyisa
goodlifesavingdevisetoo.
2. Ananchorwithwarpandatleast2 fathomsofchain:
Theshortchainpreventschafeneartheanchorand
alsomakestheanchormoreefficiënt.Insomewaters
itmaybenecessarytousea longerchainormaybeall
chain. Onrockorkelpa heavyanchorisnecessary—
inthatcasetheshapeisnotsoimportant.
Asa stormanchoranADMIRALTY(Fisherman)type
anchorofabout18kg(40Ibs)istobepreferred.A 12
kgms(25Ibs)light-weightanchor(CQR,Northillor
Danforth)canalsobeused,butislessefficiëntthan
theheavierone.
An9 kgms(20Ibs)Danforthanchorshouldbeused
normally.Thiswillholdinmostconditionsunlessthe
bottomisverybad.
3.Twofireextinguishers:Onehastobeofcertifiedtype
(min. 2 kg).Oneextinguishermustbemountedonthe
bulkheadeasilyaccessibleorinanunlockedseat.A
spareextinguisher(maybea smallermodel)oughtto
beeasilyaccessibleintheforecabin.
4A firstaidkit.
5.Flares(atleast6 red).Parachuteflaresorrocketsare
best.Redhandflaresaregoodforshortdistances.
Flaresandrocketsmustbechangedevery3rdyear.
6.Twopowerfulelectrichandlamps.
7.Lifejacketsforeachcrewmember.Certifiedjackets
maybelargeandcumbersome.Specialsailingvests
orfloatingjacketsmaybebetter.Itmaybebetterto
usea lesseffective,easilywornfloationthanonewhich
isnotusedbecauseitislesshandytowear.
8.Safetyharnessshouldbewornbyeverybodyondeck
whenleavingthecockpitinheavyweather.Thisisthe
mostimportantpieceofsafetyequipment.
9.Lifebuoywithself-ignitinglight.Buoysarebestpainted
inanorangeoryellowcolourtobeeasilyvisible.Horse-
shoemodelina softmaterialispreferable.
10. Fogsignal:Anysimplehorncanbeused.
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20 anwb.nl/watersport, de site voor watersporters