Horizon Yacht Charters Bavaria 37 (2017) Operation Manual

Information & operations manual for

Bavaria 37 2017

‘JITTERBUG’

Welcome

Welcome to Horizon Yacht Charters and your Bavaria 37 “JITTERBUG”. 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.

This manual is here to guide you through the operation of your yacht. P lease take th e 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 mainta ined 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] (

Technical questions, damage reports and emergencies)

Contents

1. Yacht specifications

2. 12 volt panel and 110 volt breakers

3. Inverter

4. Engine start pro ce d ure s

5. Daily engine checks

6. Instruments

7. VHF procedure

8. Batteries

9. Anchoring a nd the windlass

10. Picking up a mooring buoy

11. Bilge pumps

12. Fresh water systems

13. Heads

14. Showers

15. Refrigeration

16. Stove and propane

17. BBQ

18. Fire safety

19. Dinghy and o ut b oard

20. Swim platform

21. Troubleshooting

1. Yacht specifications

Length 37' 1”
Beam 12' 0”
Draft 6’ 5”
Fuel 40 gallons
Water 96 gallons (fwd 40G – aft 56G)
Engine 30 hp Volvo Penta D1-30

Location of:
Fresh water refills (port quarter and in the anchor locker)

Diesel refill (starboard quarter)

Manual bilge pump (stbd helm)
Propane tank (port helm)
Windlass breaker (behind port saloon seating)
Diesel cut off valve (aft cabin, fwd of the berth)
Fridge drain / 2
Water tanks change over valve (below head sink)

nd

Bilge pump selector (below stbd aft salon seat)

2. The 12-volt panel

Toggle these buttons to

Top row of 12-volt panel from left to right:

• Compass light

• Navigation instruments / GPS / VHF

• Stereo system

• Anchor windlass

• Bilge pump (automatic: on for manual override)

Middle row from left to right:

• Fresh water pump

• Shower drain

• Panel light

• Not in use

• Fridge

Bottom row from left to right:

• F1 – Not in use

• F2 – Cockpit rope light

• F3 – Second bilge pump and fridge drain

• F4 – Cockpit table light

• F5 – Not in use

Lights:
To the right of the 12 volt panel there is a diagram of a yacht with 7 buttons to operate the
various lights. Note that the cabin buttons also operate the cabin fans.

At the top of the panel is an LCD display and 3 toggle buttons. Use the left hand two
buttons to check battery levels and water levels. Note that the water tanks have an
inbuilt alarm at 25% wh ich will alarm when a water tank reaches th is level. The
third button is a reset button to cancel this alarm for a few seco nds to allow you to access
other readings on the LCD panel. The alar m will only reset permanently when the tank is
refilled.

Below the yacht diagram on the panel there is a 12 volt outlet.

check your battery
levels and water levels

110 volt systems:

110 breakers under nav desk Shore breakers in port
Cockpit locker

Sockets Water heater Battery charger Microwave

Jitterbug is equipped with 9 x 1 10v outlets: one in each cabin, two in the salon, one at the
nav desk, two in the galley and two in the head. These will operate whether the boat is
connected to shore power or running the 2000W inverter. See next page for further details.

Note that the microwave ONLY runs on shore power.

3. Inverter

Press this button to

There is a 2000W inverter installed which will allow the use of 110V appliances when no
shore power is available. The remote panel is located under the nav desk.

To use the inverter:

1. Start the yacht's engine; bring the rpm up to 1400 in Neutral

2. Move the 110V select or sw itch from ‘Shore’ to ‘Inv er t er’

3. Press the ‘On/Off’ button on the inverter panel below the nav des k. A red light will the n
illuminate.

4. On the 110V panel, ensure the main and outlet breakers are switched on; leave the
water heater switch off.

5. All the 110V outlets are now live.

Always ensure that you have switched the inverter off by checking that the light on the
panel is no longer illuminated. Leaving the inverter on will cause your batteries to rapidly
lose their charge.

turn the Inverter On
and Off

4. Engine start p ro cedure.

• Make sure engine is in neutral.

• Press the ignition switch then press the start button until you hear the engine running.

• When the engine is running, check y ou have water coming out of the exhaust.

• To stop the engine, press the stop button until the engine has stopped and then p ress

the ignition switch.

Ignition button

Alarm mute

Start button

Stop button

Should you hear an eng ine alarm during operation you will see a warning symbol
on the LCD display on the Tachometer. If safe to do so, immediately shut down
the engine and CALL HORIZON

All our yacht engines run with diesel fuel. There is a diesel f iller cap on the stbd
quarter which is clearly marked “DIESEL”…. DO NOT PUT WATER I N HE RE.

5. Daily Engine Checks

Oil refill
Sea water filter

• Check the oil level using the yellow dip stick located to the left rear of the engine. The
level should be at least halfway between the empty and fu ll 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 OPEN

• To the front right of the engine is the engine coolant which should be at the centre for

correct level.

• Check for any engine leaks or bilge water below engi n e.

• Check the belt for any damage and correct tension.

KEEP HANDS CLEAR OF ALL MOVING PARTS.

ANY PROBLEMS - CALL HORIZON

Oil dip stick

Fan belt

Coolant
reservoir
and refill