Fountaine Pajot Helia 44 2013 Maple Cookie Information & Operation Manual

Information & operations manual for

Helia 44 2013

‘Maple Cookie’

Welcome

Welcome to Horizon Yacht Charters and your Fountaine Pajot Helia 44
“Maple Cookie”. We hope you had a pleasant journey and are looking
forward to a fantastic holiday and some of the finest sailing in the world here
in the British Virgin Islands.

This manual is here to guide you through the in’s and out’s of your yacht.
Please take the time to read this manual and don’t hesitate to ask any of our
professional, friendly staff if you have any questions.

All of the yachts in the Horizon fleet are maintained to the highest standards
so that you may enjoy a trouble free vacation, on a beautiful yacht. Please
remember that these yachts are all privately owned and we ask that you care
for it like it was your own.

Best wishes for a great vacation,

Sylvia and Andrew
Directors

Office Hours:

Monday – Sunday 08:30 – 17:30
Telephone: [phone]
Duty Manager: [phone] (Emergency Only)

Contents

1. Yacht specifications

2. 12 volt panel and 110 volt breakers

3. Inverter / Charger

4. Engine start procedures

5. Engine checks

6. Generator

7. Air conditioning

8. Instruments

9. VHF procedures

10. Batteries

11. Anchoring, using the windlass and Electric winch

12. Picking up a mooring buoy

13. Bilge pumps

14. Fresh water systems

15. Heads

16. Showers

17. Refrigeration

18. Stove and propane

19. BBQ

20. Fire safety

21. Dinghy and outboard
Troubleshooting guide

1. Yacht specifications

Length 43' 6”
Beam 24' 4”
Draft 3' 10”
Fuel 125 gallons
Water 185 gallons
Engine 2 x 40 hp Volvo Penta D2-40
Generator 11.5KW Onan MDKBM

Location of:
Fresh water refill (foredeck)

Diesel refill (port aft cockpit)

Manual bilge pump (aft of stbd cockpit seat)
Propane tank (under fwd cockpit seat)
Windlass breaker (stbd eng compartment)
Electric winch breaker (stbd eng compartment)

Diesel cut off valves (under port aft berth)

2. 12 volt panel

The following list cor responds with the photo below and tells you wha t each
switch does from top to bottom, left column first.

1. Navigation lights

2. Steaming lights

3. Masthead light

4. Deck floodlight

5. Navigation instruments

6. Hull light (salon and cabin lights etc)

7. Fridge

8. Fresh water pump

9. Sea water pump

10. Port bilge pump – leave in the Auto postion

11. Stbd bilge pump – leave in the Auto postion

12. Port Eng bilge pump – leave in the Auto postion

13. Stbd Eng bilge pump – leave in the Auto postion

14. Not in use

15. Courtesy lights

16. Freezer

17. Underwater lights

18. Not in use

110v Breakers
The 110v breakers are located in the stbd engine compartment

The 110 volt outlets will operate whilst you are plugged in to s hore power or
running the generator. Ensure that the 110v breakers are on when u sin g the
110v outlets.

Shore power / Generator selector switch (also in stbd eng compartment)

3. Inverter / Charger

Toggle switch

Toggle switch

Warning: Leaving the Inverter turned on will severely deplete the house
batteries. For that reason it is better to run the engines at the same time. If
you have the Generator running you do not need to use the Inverter.

When on shore power, ensure that the toggle switch on BOTH the battery
charger and the Digital Multi Control are set to ‘Charger only’.

TO USE THE INVERTER:

1. Start the yacht's engines and bring the rpm up to 1400 IN NEUTRAL.

2. Move the switch on the battery charger / inverter to ‘On’

3. Move the toggle switch on the Digita l Multi Control to ‘On’. The ‘Inverter

On’ light above the switch will then illuminate.

4. All of the 110v outlets are now live.

5. Switch off the inverter when you have finished with it to prevent

your house batteries from becoming depleted.

6. Run the engine for ten minutes after the inverter is switched off, and

check the battery levels 15 minutes after the engine is turned off.

4. Engine start procedure.

• Make sure engine is in neutral.

• Press the On/Off switch to turn the ignition panel on.

• Press the start button until the engine is running.

• When the engine is running check you have water coming out of the

exhaust.

• To stop the engine push the STOP button and hold until the engine has

stopped and then push the OFF button.

There is an emergency parallel switch in the stbd engine compartment. It
enables the engine battery to be combined with the house bank in the event
that the engine start battery is too low. If you need to use this switch

please call Horizon first.

Should you hear an engine alarm during operation, check which
symbol appears on the tachometer and immediately shut down the
engine-CALL HORIZON

All our yacht engines run with diesel fuel. There is a diesel filler cap
on the transom which is clearly marked “DIESEL” DO NOT PUT

WATER IN HERE.

5. Daily Engine Checks

Coolant tank and refill

Alternator belt

Oil filler cap

Oil dipstick

• Check the oil level using the yellow dip stick located to the right hand side

of the engine. The level should be at least halfway between the empty
and full marks. To add oil open the oil filler cap on the top of the engine.

• To the rear of the engine is the seawater filter, do not remove the cap.

• To the rear of the engine is the engine coolant reservoir. The coolant

level should be between the maximum and minimum lines.

• Check for any engine leaks or bilge water below engine.

• Check the belt for any damage and correct tension.

KEEP HANDS CLEAR OF ALL MOVING PARTS.

ANY PROBLEMS CALL HORIZON

6. Generator

Main breakers for the generator

You must not run the generator w hen underway

Maple Cookie is f itted with its own generator which w ill run the 110v outlets,
the air conditioning and will also charge the batteries in pla ce of the engine.
The generator is located in the stbd fwd deck locker and the start panel is
inside the saloon below the 12V panel.

The reset breaker for the generator
is located to the left of the
generator, towards the back.

• To use the 110v sockets you must switch on th e 110v outlet switches in

the stbd eng compartment.

• The water heater will work when the generator is running but this is not

usually needed. Hot water is primarily generated by running the main
engines.

To start the generator:

• Make sure all the 110v systems (especially the air conditioning) have

been switched off prior to starting the generator.

• Make sure the shore power/generator breakers have been switched over

to generator mode in the stbd eng compartment.

• Press and hold the ‘Start’ button.

• After a slight delay the light on the switch will flash and go green, you will

hear the generator start.

• Allow the generator to warm up for 5 minutes and then gradually load up

the system, adding one load (air conditioner) every 2 minutes.