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OperationManual:

PrettyGirlBeneteau39’

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WelcomeNote

HelloandwelcometoNewEnglandSailingCenterandyourBeneteau39“PrettyGirl”.Insidethismanualyoushouldfinddirectionsandinstructionforeverythingyouwillneedtoknowinordertooperateyouvesselsafelyandefficiently.

Pleasetakethetimetoreadthroughthismanualbeforeyouheadoutandfeelfreetoaskanyofourstaffquestionsabouttheboatormanual.HereatNESCwewantyoutohavethemostcomfortableandsafeexperienceaspossible.

Wehopeyouhaveagreattripandenjoythesebeautifulcruisinggrounds.Shouldyouhaveanyproblemswhileaboardpleasedon’thesitatetocontactus.

Kindregardsandfairwinds,TheNESCstaff

Officenumber–(401)619-1697{Mon–Sun,9-6}Emergencynumberandafterhours(401)835-5275

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TableofContents

YachtSpecs ....................................................................................................................... 4

BoatEquipment ............................................................................................................... 4

Safety ................................................................................................................................. 6LifeSavingSignals ........................................................................................................... 7

Heads ............................................................................................................................... 10

Showers ........................................................................................................................... 11ElectricalPanel .............................................................................................................. 12

Batteries .......................................................................................................................... 13BilgePumps .................................................................................................................... 15

Refrigeration .................................................................................................................. 16

Mechanical ...................................................................................................................... 17PropaneandStove ........................................................................................................ 18

FreshWaterSystem ...................................................................................................... 18

Instruments .................................................................................................................... 19Equipment ...................................................................................................................... 21

Maneuvers ...................................................................................................................... 23ReefingGuidelines ........................................................................................................ 25

Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................ 25

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YachtSpecs

Boat Specifications Max Passengers 8

Cabins 3 + convertible settee

Heads 2 Showers 3 L.O.A. 39' L.W.L. 38'4' Beam 12'9" Draft 5', 9" Engine Yanmar Fuel 58 Gallons Water 85 Gallons

Boat EquipmentDeckEquipment• Cockpittablewithice---box• Cockpitshower• Cockpitcushions• Electricanchorwindlass• 2xSteeringwheels• Dinghy• Outboardmotor• Bimini

Electronics/Facilities• VHF• Speedometer• Depthsounder• Windinstruments• Radio,CDplayer,andiPodconnection• GPSandchartplotter• Cockpitspeakers• Autopilot• Electricfridge• Outlet12Vplug

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Rigging/Sails• Rollerfurlinggenoa• Battenedmainsail

What'sincludedinyourcharter• Linensandtowels• Fullyequippedgalley• Waterheater• BBQgrill• Navigationchartsandmanualnavigationtools• Firstaidkit,lifepreserversandemergencyequipment• Starterkit:Dishsoap,toiletpaper,1rollpapertowels,trashbags,409,Cruzan

RumandCoke,spicekit

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SafetyAlloftheNESCboatsundergoregularsafetychecksandstrictlyadheretoUSCGSafetyRequirements.

- YourLife--�JacketsarelocatedintheCabinTableSettee

- Pleasesee instructionson liferaft foroperation,donotpullcorduntil liferaftisfreefromobstructionsandtheboat,thenitisreadytoinflate.Theliferaftwilldosoautomatically.

- FirstAidKitandFlareBoxarelocatedundertheseatatnavigationstation

- YoursafetyequipmentislocatedintheStarboardCockpitLocker.

---ThermalProtectiveBlanket---JumpLead---EmergencyVHFAntennae---SecondAnchor

---ForEmergencyRadioOperationsseeyellowwarningstickerprocedure

---FireSafetyEquipmentLocation• FirebucketsinStarboardcockpitlocker• Fireblanketingalley• FireextinguishersbeneathNavtableandinbothaftcabins

---Enginecontrols–Refertoboatoperationsmanualforoperationinstruction

---Ifyouexperiencebadweatherwerecommendyounavigatetoanear---byportofrefugebyreferringtochartsandcruisingguide.IfinneedofadviceorassistancecallNESCOffice401619-1697.

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LifeSaving SignalsFireSafetyYourfireblanketislocatedabovethegalleysinkforuseIntheeventofastove/panfire.

- Pulldownhardonblackstraps- Placeblanketoverfireandsmotherflames- Letitsitoverpanforextendedtime,evenifthefireappearstobe

extinguished,exposinghotstoveorpantooxygencouldresultinreignition

3fireextinguishersarelocatedonyourvessel.Locatedonthesideofyournavigationstationandonelocatedineachaftcabin.WhenusingfireextinguishersfollowtheP.A.S.Srule

- Pullthepin- Aimatthebaseofthefire- Squeezethehandle- Spray/spreadalongthebaseofthefire

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Navigationseatfireextinguisher

Portcabinfireextinguisher

Starboardcabinfireextinguisher

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Intheeventofanenginefire,yourcompanionwaystairsisfittedwithasmallplastichatchthroughwhichyoushouldextinguishafirethrough,ratherthanliftingthestairsthusfeedingthefireadditionaloxygen.

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Heads

UsageItisveryimportantforyourcomfortandhygienicsafetyonboardthatyouuseheadsaccordingtothefollowingprocedures.

- Primetheheadensuringthereissomewaterinthebowl.- Usetheheadensuringnothinggoesintotheheadotherthatwhatyouhave

digestedandaveryminimalamountofpaper.- Tocleartheheadpump20timesensuringthewaterinthebowlbecomes

clear.- Changetheflushsettingtodryandpumpoutanywaterleavingtheheaddry

forthenextperson.- Wheneveratthedockbesuretouseshoresidefacilitiessoastokeepour

marinasandanchoragesclean.

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Showers

Eachoftheheadsareequippedwithashower.Inadditionthetransomhasashowerhosewithfreshwateraccess.Usage

- First,ensurethatthefreshwaterpumpbreakeristurnedtotheonpositionatthe12vpanel.

- Theshowerdrainbreakershouldalsobeturnedonatthe12vpanel.- Foryourcomfortpleasedraintheshowerpanaftereachusewiththesmall

blackbuttonbesidethesink.- Thecockpit/transomshowercanbefullycontrolledfromtheunitwiththe- flowcontrolswitchontheshowerhead.

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Electrical Panel12Volt PanelFirstcolumn SecondColumn ThirdColumn FourthColumnNavigation WaterPressure RefrigeratorUnit MeterforVolts,

Water,FuelVHF/HIFI BilgePump FansAutoPilot ShowerPumps CockpitLightGasSolenoid NavigationLights DeckLight MooringLights CabinLights 12VoltPlug SteamingLights Comfort/12VDCout

- Batterycharger- Waterheater- 110ACOutlets- Shorepowerbreaker

110Volt Panel

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Batteries

Youryachtisnotequippedwithagenerator.Thereforeanytimeyouuseelectricityontheboatyouwillneedtochargeyoubatteriestoreplenishenergyused.Ourengineerssuggestthatyouchargethebatteriesfor3---4hoursdaily,usuallytwohoursinthemorningandtwohoursintheeveningworkswell.

qq Startyourengineaccordingtomanualstartingprocedures.qq Holdintheredbuttononthecenterofthethrottlelever.qq IncreaseRPMto1500(enginenotingear)inordertochargeefficiently.

Batteryswitchesandwindlassbreaker

- Batteryswitches(Aftportcabin)- Windlassbreakerswitch

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YourinverterconvertsDCpowerintoACpower.qq Plugtheconnectionintothe12DCoutletonyourelectricalpanelqq Switchonthe12DCswitchqq Turnontheinverterqq Pluginyourdeviceandcharge

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BilgePumps

qq Yourboatisequippedwithanautomaticbilgepump.Itiswireddirectlytoyourbatteriesandcannotbeswitchedofffromyourelectricalpanel.Whenitisinuseagreenledwilllightuponthe12vpanel.Youcanalsoforcethebilgepumponfromthebilgepumpbreakerifyourfloatswitchfails.

qq Youalsohaveamanualbilgepumpwhichcanbeoperatedfrombehindthe

portsidesteeringwheel.

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Refrigeration

Youryachtisequippedwithonelargerefrigerator.Inordertoensureproperrefrigerationpleasefollowtheseguidelines:

qq Supplementyourrefrigeratorwithablockoficeandabagoficecubesatthestartofyourcharter.

qq Packthefridgeinthereverseorderofwhichyouthinkyouwilluseyourfood.

qq Whenopeningthefridgetrytotakeouteverythingyouwillneedforthatmealatthesametime.

qq Usethedrainbuttontoemptyanymeltedicedaily.Ifyoufollowthesestepsnotonlywillyourfoodstaybetterrefrigeratedbutyourbatterieswilldolessworktokeeptherefrigeratorcool.

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MechanicalEnginestartprocedure

- Ensurethrottleisinneutralposition- Turnkeyoneclickclockwiseuntilalarmsounds- Turnkeyanotherclickclockwiseuntilenginestarts- Ensurewateriscomingoutoftheexhaust

Tostoptheengine

- Ensurethrottleisinneutralposition- Pushstopbuttonuntilenginestops,DONOTturnthekeytooffpositionuntil

engineisstopped.- Analarmwillsound- Turnkeycounterclockwisetouprightpositionasinthephotobelow

DailyEnginechecks

- Checkbeltfordamageandensureitistight(shouldturnnomorethan90degrees)

- Checkoillevel.Dipstickislocatedonthelefthandsideoftheengine.Thelevelshouldbeatleasthalfwaybetweenthetwolevelmarks.Ifnot,usespareoillocatedinyournavigationstable’sseat.Toaddoilopenorangefillcapontopofengine.Becarefulnottooverfill.

- Checkcoolantlevel.Iflowpleasetopup.Sparecoolantisalsolocatedinnavigationseat

AtthefirstsigofenginetroublepleasecallNESCforassistance.

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Propaneand Stove

Thepropanelockerislocatedontheportsideofthetransom.DonotchangepropanetankwhenBBQislit.

Usage

- Turnonthegassolenoidswitchonyourinstrumentpanel.Thereisalsoasecondsolenoidswitchlocatedontherighthandsideofthestove,thisshouldbeintheupposition.

- Lightyourmatch,thenpushinthestove’sknobandturn90degreescounterclockwise.

- Lighttheburnerandholddownknobfor15secondstoensurethewholeburnerisignited

- Toturnofthestove,turnoffoneofthesolenoidswitches.Aftersolenoidhasbeenswitchedoffallowremaininggasinlinestocompletelyburnoff.Aftertheburnerhasgoneoutreturnthestoveknobtotheoffpositionandturnoffthesecondsolenoidswitch.

Ifyoususpectagasleakdonotuseanyoftheelectricalsystemsonboardincludingthebilgepump.

FreshWaterSystem

- Serenityhasonewatertankwithacapacityof85gallons.Trytoconserveyourwaterusageorexpecttorefillatsomepointduringyourcharter

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Instruments

VHF- Ensureradioisswitchedonandatahighvolume.- Ensurethatitissetonthehisettingunlessyouarecallingavesselthatis

verynear.- Turnsquelchupuntilyouhearahissingnoiseandthendownjustenoughfor

ittostop.- Selectchannelforcalling.- Holddownswitchonhandsetwhiletalkingandreleasewhennot.

Usefulchannels16–Forhailinganothervesselanddistresscallsonly68–MarinasandYachtClubs–forreservationsetc.06/09–Noncommercialshiptoship05--weatherIn the event that you are involved in an incident that is not life threateningplease contact the NESC office immediately on 401 619-1697. Please report asmuchinformationpossiblesothatwecanbestassistyou.

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Youryachtisalsoequippedwiththefollowing:

qq RaymarineST6002Autopilotqq RaymarineST60+Tridata

qq Raymarineeserieschartplotter

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EquipmentBBQ

- BeforelightingyourBBQensureyourdinghyistiedupwindonthebowofyourboat

- NeverusetheBBQwhilesailingorondock- NeverchangepropanetankswhileusingtheBBQ- LightyourcharcoalsonthewindwardsideoftheBBQforbestresults

DinghyandOutboard

- Alwayshaveyourdinghyonashortlinewhendockingorperforminganyclosequartermaneuver.

- Whileunderwayensureyourdinghyisonalonglinetiedatthesterncleat.- Makesureyouaregoingataslowspeed(neutral)whenmovingyourdinghy

toalonglineasitcanbedifficulttoholdontoifnot.- Whomeverisoperatingthedinghyshouldbeover18.Neveroperatethe

dinghyundertheinfluenceofalcohol.- Tostarttheengine,lowertheengine,ensurefuellineisproperlyconnected

andpumpfuellinebulbuntilhard.Makesurethekill---cordisinplaceandthatthegearleverisinneutral.Facetheengineandpullthestartercordensuringnobodyisbehindyou.Ifafterafewpullsanditstillwon’tstart,pulloutthechokeandtryagain.Whentheenginehasstartedpushthechokebackin.

- Tostoptheenginepushinontheredbuttonorpullthekill---cordoff.- Whileunderwaythekill---cordshouldbeattachedaroundthelegofthedriver.- Topreventdinghytheftusethelockprovidedandkeepyourkillcordwith

youwhileashore

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- Donotspeedwhileamongotheryachtsandswimmers.- Atnightyoumustcarryandshineatorchatalltimes.- ItissuggestedthatyouusethePFDsprovidedonyouryachtwhileinthe

dinghy.- Acableandlockareprovided.Itisyourresponsibilitytoensurethe

dinghydoesnotgetstolen.Pleaseuselockatdocksespeciallyatnight.

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Maneuvers

Mooring

- Bringdinghyontoshortline- Consultcruisingguide- Preparetwomooringlines- Eachonebowlinedtoeitherbowcleats- Thepersononthebowisinchargeoftheboatspeedanddirectionusing

visualcommandstothehelm- Motortomooringfromdownwindonlyfastenoughtoensuresteerageis

maintained- Whenthepersononthebowfeelsyouhavesufficientspeedtocoasttoastop

atthemooringballtheyinstructthehelmsmantoengageneutral.Trynottohavetousereverse

- Mooringpendentishookedusingboathookandbroughtonboardunderthebow---pulpitandsecuredtooneofyourmooring lines.

- Thatmooringlinegoesthroughtheeyeofthependantandcleathitchedbackontothesamecleatitisbowlinedto

- Youarenowsecure- Youcannowpassyoursecondlinethroughtheeyeofthependantandback

toitsrespectivecleat.- Eachlineshouldbethesamelengthandjustlongenoughtoavoidchaffingon

thebow.Leavingthemooring

- Again,ensuredinghyisonashortline- Startengine- Releaseoneofyourmooringlines- Whenboatswingsinthedirectionyouwishtogoreleaseyoursecondline- Onlystarttomotorawaywhenhelmsmancanseethemooringball

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Anchoring- 7to1recommendedscope- Bringdinghyontoshortline- Prepareanchor- Anchorlockerdoorsecure,safetylineoff,anchortippedoverbow- Locategooddropspot(consultcruisingguide)- Allowpersononbowtopointyoutotarget- Allowtheboattocometoastopanddropanchor- Initiallydrophalfofexpectedrode- Windlasspaysout2ftpersecond- Boatwillturnbroadsidetowindasshemakeswaytoleeward- Whenanchorcatchesthesternwillkickdownwind- Payoutanother10secondsofrode- Continuesequenceuntilyoufeelyouhavereachedsufficientscope- Whenboathassettledheadtowindengagereverseinlowrev’s- Sightyouronlandtransits- Iftransitsarestillholdingafteroneminutethrottleuptomediumrpm1500- Afteranotherminuteincreaserpmto2000rpmandwaitanotherminute- Theboatshouldstayinthesameplacethroughoutthisprocess- Theanchorissecure.Slidesnubberhookoveranchor’schainforwardofbow

roller- Secureotherendtobowcleat- Payoutalittlemorechainuntilsnubberlineisholdingallthestrain

Leaving Anchor

- Again,ensuredinghyisonashortline- Revengineinneutralto1500rpm- Removesnubberline- Pullupanchoruntilyouhearwindlassstarttostrainoruntilchainno

longerhasanysag.- Letthechaindropagainunderitsweightpullingtheboatforward- Continueuntilallthechainisretrievedandanchorisfree- Communicatetothedriverwhentheanchorisup- Drivergoesbackintoneutralpositionandengagesforwardandmotors

away- Secureanchor

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Reefing Guidelines

ThefollowingisNESC’ssuggestedwindstrengthsforreefing

- Reef1at12---15knots- Reef2at15+knots- Useonlypartialjibafter20knots

Troubleshooting

Thefollowingisashortlistofcommonbareboatissues.FormorecomplicatedissuespleasecontactNESCandletoutengineersdothework.Problem:Stovewon’tlightSolution1:EnsuresolenoidswitchisturnedonSolution2:EnsurepropanetankvalveisopenProblem:Toiletwon’tprimeSolution:Pumpinwetbowlsettingveryfasttobleedair