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Contents
1
Introduction & General Description
2
Important Vessel Numbers
3
Operating Checklists & Maneuvering Suggestions
4
Specific Discussion of Boat Systems
5
"What to Do" for Some Specific Concerns
6
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
7
Index
 
Hele Mai
A 46' Defever Ocean Trawler
Operating Manual
Edition of May 4, 2016
Copyrighted. See notice next page

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  • Page 1   Hele Mai A 46’ Defever Ocean Trawler Operating Manual Edition of May 4, 2016 Copyrighted. See notice next page Section Contents Introduction & General Description Important Vessel Numbers Operating Checklists & Maneuvering Suggestions Specific Discussion of Boat Systems “What to Do” for Some Specific Concerns EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Index...
  • Page 2 26 to 70 feet in the near-coastal waters of Washington State, British Columbia, and Alaska. His “helm time” exceeds 8,000 hours. In addition, he has trained hundreds of boaters in the skills of vessel operation. HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 3 If you have a question which limits your understanding or handling of this vessel, please contact NW Explorations; make a list of questions as you read the manual, saving them all up to ask at one time.
  • Page 4 On the foredeck there is a water fill deck plate, while to starboard of the pilot house is the waste pumpout deck plate. Left: The cockpit cabinet. It has an icemaker inside.Above: Swim shower, freshwater faucet and Cablemaster switch in cockpit. HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 5 AC power circuit breaker should first be turned to the “off” position to avoid arcing which could damage the plug contacts. The boat’s shore power cable stays with the boat when away from its home dock. See “AC Electrical Systems” below for shore power requirements. HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 6 Right: The flybridge console carries a full complement of electronics. Center: Access to the pilothouse is through the double-door hatch. Far left top: Propane tanks and storage is beneath the flybridge settee.Far left bottom: the flybridge carries the emergency life raft. HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 7 See picture below... Between the tanks forward is one This picture shows the net of the boat’s bilge pumps. Note installed to keep material the neat wiring arrangement. away from the furnace! HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 8 Although the furnishings here appear entirely for comfort, there are important utilitarian features. Under both ends of the settee are drawers for storage, and under the central part of the settee’s “L” is the air conditioning air handler for the salon. HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 9 The sink is fitted with a garbage disposal activated by a button on the right top corner of the sink. Another view of the stove and microwave. Across from the galley is this roomy refrigerator/freezer. HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 10 A Y-valve is under the floor the guest stateroom (see “Heads” section, page 53). The shower stall. Far left: The head compartment has water & holding tank gauges. HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 11 Part of the guest stateroom. Note reading lamps and intercom phone. The washer-dryer is under the hanging locker. (Floor is now carpeted.) HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 12 P/H to stbd: steps down to the saloon and a roomy cabinet. Pilothouse to port: storage and flying bridge steps. HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 13 (see “Fuel System,” page 46 for a discussion of fuel management.) This is truly a professional engine room up to the high standard of the vessel! The John Deere 4045 TFM Engine is a quiet modern, fuel-efficient design. HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 14 Portugese bridge, an anchor bridle stowed in the saloon settee “L” facia. Portuguese bridge cabinet; a boat hook, fenders/bumpers; and a hose for fresh water tank filling and boat washing. HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 15 High Water Alarms check each bilge. See page 24. The Lifesling is just to stbd of the transom door. Instructions are on front of the bag. The Life Raft. Instructions are atop it. HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 16 N aut. Miles/G allon 1400 1600 2.68 1800 2000 1.66 2200 1.38 2400* * Speeds over 2340 RPM are limited to no more than 20% of operations (no more than one hour in five.) No exceptions! HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 17 Bulwark doors closed & fenders out as appropriate. • 4 dock lines OUTSIDE stanchions and ready to deploy. • Engine dead slow, thruster breakers “On” for maneuvering. • Mate ready to secure stern first (in most circumstances). HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 18 If at anchor or buoy, Inverter only “On” if necessary. • Start generator if necessary for battery charging. • Inverter “On” if shore power available or generator running. • Turn on heat if necessary. • Go to top of this Hele Mai checklist. HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 19 As you will read later in this manual, if used too much, more than a couple of minutes in a single docking session, a thruster can get hot enough to open its thermal overload relay and will then be inoperative for 10-15 minutes while cooling. HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 20 B. It reduces substantially the “chain noise” transmitted to the occupants of the forward cabin; C. It allows the anchor rode to have a lower angle relative to the sea bottom, thus increasing the anchor’s holding power. HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 21 If necessary, put a crab pot float or fender on the line to warn others it’s there! Here is a sketch of a properly anchored boat with a shore line (In this drawing, S=Scope, which should be at least 4 x DL, the Depth at Low Tide): HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 22 The windlass deck area. keep that person’s fingers, hands, arms, etc. away from the chain! Use a windlass handle or broomstick to deal with it! HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 23 Try again. • If neither procedure solves the problem, consult the windlass manual to determine how to use the windlass in the manual, emergency mode. 4A5: Anchoring & Stern/Shore Line: See Section 3B. HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 24 The davit runs on DC. It’s a good idea to have the generator or an engine running to avoid depleting the batteries. 1. Remove dinghy canvas and straps, if any; The locking pin holds the boom HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations in its extended position.
  • Page 25 Lift helmseat to locate fuel Card if required by law. No one under 18 is to drive the dinghy without an adult present. tank. Remove and place on All operators must follow applicable laws! dock to fill. HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 26 The Honda outboard. Motor control qudrant. Tilt control (yellow arrow)Idle Cover removed. The red arrow points to speed lever (red arrow). the dipstick. HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 27 50-amp connection and the generator have a three-wire plus ground connection: Two “Hot” wires and one “Neutral” plus ground. From either “Hot” to “Neutral” is 120-volts! In the photo, we have readings of barely over 110-volts and almost no current. HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 28 The fact is, these voltages are “arbitrary” values! It depends upon the shore-side utility or boat generator settings, as well as the amount of load on the cable or generator. In the “real world”, it doesn’t matter as long as it’s at least about 105 or volts! HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 29 Only the items with an asterisk (“*”) on the AC panel on page 28 will be operative. HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 30 If the red “Reverse Polarity” light should illuminate when connecting to Shore Power, immediately disconnect the cable and contact the harbor master advising him/her of the problem. Do not risk shock or system damage! HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 31 The generator monitors its own operation, detecting any loss in oil pressure or any overheating. If either occurs, the generator shuts itself off, and will not keep running when you try to restart it. HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 32 Steady on: The Inverter is charging the batteries; Off: The charger is not on nor is it charging; Slow Blink: The charger has insufficient AC power to charge the batteries, you need to reduce the AC load or start the generator. HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 33 This is the main power shore cable for the vessel. Note: Sometimes the plug sleeve pulls over the end of the plug making it difficult to attach to shore power. Simply slide it back! HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 34 • For the stuff that runs on 120 volts AC, we have shore power, the generator, or, for making AC out of the batteries’ DC, the inverter. HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 35 “house”. They are charged by the alternators on each main engine and, when there is shore power or the generator is running, by the inverter if it is on. The generator starting battery outboard of the generator’s aft end. HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 36 So here is the list of switches and how they’re used: (“B” means used as breaker, “S” means used as switch AND breaker). The colors in the descriptions below mean: HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 37 (particularly before retiring at night or leaving the vessel at anchor) you should get in the habit of checking the ammeter to be sure that you are not running down the batteries with some extraneous unit turned on. HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 38 BELOW THE KEEL and speed in knots, trip mileage in nautical miles, water temperature, etc. It operates at 200 Hz (see note below in Raymarine graphic depth sounder description below). Left to right: Wind Direction and Speed; Rudder Position; Depth & Speed HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 39 System |OK| then touch Page | then press the camera icon. Camera positions include: #1 = Engine Room; #2 = Looking Aft; #3 = Not Used #4 = Camera on Mast looking aft Engine Room Looking Aft Aft from Mast HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 40 Hele Mai is equipped with a Raymarine rudder indicator at each helm. It is turned on when the autopilot power is on. Operation is entirely automatic. (In the illustration by paragraph 4H2 above, the indicator is off; when it is on, the arrow points at its scale.) HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 41 (Video 1 is the engine room, Video 2 is a rear view from the cockpit, Video 4 looks aft from the mast.) 4H12: Electronics: Wind Speed & Direction Hele Mai is equipped with Raymarine wind speed and direction indicators. If turned“On” (with the breaker in the DC panel) operation is entirely automatic. (Photo Above) HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 42 If oil is required often, check under the engine carefully to be sure there is no oil leak, and if there is, have it corrected promptly. HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 43 Use caution until habituated to their sensitivity. HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 44 The port transmission is fitted with a hydraulic pump for the Naiad stabilizer system. Check the hose fittings for hydraulic fluid leaks. The hydraulic pump with its supply (top) and high pressure (bottom) hose lines. HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 45 4K6: Fresh Water Tank There one fresh water tank holding a total of 250 gallons under the forward staeroom berth. The tank’s water flows directly to the Fresh Water Meter freshwater pump. Tank level indicator. HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 46 15 or 20 gallons through its fuel system. The unused fuel “makes the circuit” through the fuel filters and engine fuel pump, then returns to a fuel tank. Note: The Lazarette Tanks, though detailed in this manual, are not to be used! HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 47 Follow engine manual instructions carefully, and remember you may have to prime the sidedeck. engine to re-start it. See the engine manual for this procedure. Main engine primary fuel filters are in the engine room, starboard forward corner. Arrow points to valve. HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 48 • back to the manifold; • then back to the tank through #3. To accomplish the same result to starboard, the user opens valves 13, 15 and 10. HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 49 Run from “Engine Room Aft” Tanks All Others Off Engines & generator off. Transfer pump valves #8 and #11 on. “From” valve Transfer Fuel Only on source tank and “To” valve on target tank open. HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 50 “cool-down” cycle. You need not do anything but set the thermostat with the switch “on”! HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 51 Monitor the batteries! Conversely, if the icemaker or refrigerator are left off, you should remove melted ice Icemaker in the cockpit cabinet. HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 52 5. If ignition fails, turn off the burner and light it with a match or stove-lighter to be sure that no excessive propane is present. To Light the Oven HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 53 The holding tank is emptied either of two ways: by operating an overboard macerator pump controlled at the DC power panel, or by pumping it using a shore side pump out station through the boat’s side-deck pump out fitting. 4P2: Head (Toilet) HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 54 To dump the tank, use a shore side pump out station connecting to the “Waste” deck fitting on the deck just forward of the starboard pilothouse door. HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 55 Note that the stabilizers do not protrude underwater beyond the boat’s rub rails. 1. Before starting engines, turn on “Stabilizer” switch in DC Power Breaker Panel. [Do not turn the switch on with the engine already running!] HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 56 The thruster runs from its own 12-volt battery under the forward berth which is charged by the ship’s charging system. It’s a good idea to run the generator while operating the thruster. The bow thruster fuse is in the Master Stateroom under the berth. HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 57 Failure to re-open the valve after cleaning a sea strainer will overheat the engine or damage the pumps! This entire operation will take 5-10 minutes at most, and will assure you of properly cool equipment. HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 58 Webasto furnace system. To use the defroster, the furnace must be on, a thermostat must be up enough for heat, and the control on the port engine control pod in the pilothouse set. Defroster control on face of lower helm port engine control panel. HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 59 Engine in Neutral: don’t try to back off, you may foul the net more. Try pulling the boat back with the dinghy & outboard. Get assistance from the fisherman. You are responsible for damage you cause to a net! HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 60 5N: WATER (FRESH) WON’T FLOW Is there water in the tank? Is F.W. Pump breaker on? If capable, check pressure switch on pump, run manually if necessary. Try Reset Procedure in “Fresh Water System” section 4K5, page 4-36. HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 61 Try to stay calm, collected, and be a professional by dealing with the problem in a businesslike, calm way. It will make everyone’s day a better one! HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 62 Epedit entiorese eos di repudaniment voloratem eum alitassit facepe et fugit, ipitatur, qui cum quam eat aut ut vel iusanim porporibust HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 63 Dryer 30-32, 53 Hose 14, 44-45, 47, 57 DVD 41 Hot water heater 13, 45 DVD player 41 Hydraulic 13, 44 Inverter 3, 17-18, 27-30, 32-35, 37, 51, 53, 59 Key 17, 26, 42 HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...
  • Page 64 Restricted Visibility 40 Watermaker 13, 46 Reverse Polarity 30 Windlass 5, 12, 18, 20-23, 45, 59 Rudder 19, 38, 40, 62 Winds 20 Rudder Indicator 40 Windshield Washer Windshield Wiper 58 Y-valve 10, 55 HELE MAI OPERATING MANUAL NW Explorations...