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Owner's Manual
2004

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  • Page 1 Grand Soleil 50’ Owner’s Manual 2004...
  • Page 2 USE AND MAINTENANCE OF THE SINGLE PARTS This manual is copyrighted by Cantiere del Pardo S.r.L.. All rights are reserved. According to the copyrights laws, this manual may not be copied, either completely or partially, without the prior written consent of Cantiere del Pardo S.r.L..
  • Page 3 Grand Soleil 50’ Grand Soleil 50’ Owner’s Manual Introduction This manual has been conceived with the aim to provide you with an effective helpful instrument in order to use your yacht safely and with great satisfaction. It contains all details about the boat, the on-board installed systems or the ones you might want to install later, the equipment and other instructions for the practical use and general maintenance.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Grand Soleil 50’ CONTENTS Preface ........................7 How to consult this manual 8 – Glossary of terms 9 – Reference symbols 9 Notes on environmental pollution and accident prevention regulations ... 10 Environmental pollution and waste disposal 10 - Main accident prevention regulations 11 – Advices 11 –...
  • Page 5 Grand Soleil 50’ Fridges ........................38 Top-loading fridge 38 – Front-opening fridge 38 – Warning 39 – Fridge maintenance 39 – Components location 40 Electric generator ....................41 Generator electrical panel 41 – Instructions 42 – Warning and caution 43 – Maintenance 43 –...
  • Page 6 Grand Soleil 50’ panel 88 - Accelerator/reverse gear single-lever control 89 – Engine starting 89 – Engine starting instructions 90 – Running-in 90 – Engine stop 91 – General warning and caution on engine use 91 – Reverse gear 91 - Engine silencer and exhaust 92 – Access to the engine system and accessories 92 –...

  • Page 7: Preface

    The Grand Soleil 50’ is a yacht built first of all with the aim to guarantee the best possible performances while sailing. It is the result of a great effort made by Cantiere del Pardo to build an extremely pleasant and comfortable boat, selecting very carefully the most qualified systems and equipment, to obtain a very innovative product.
  • Page 8 Grand Soleil 50’ How to consult this manual This manual contains all information, illustrative diagrams and illustrations concerning not only the knowledge, use and maintenance of the yacht, but also its systems and accessories. Each chapter is highlighted as follows:...

  • Page 9: How To Consult This Manual 8 - Glossary Of Terms 9 - Reference Symbols

    Grand Soleil 50’ Glossary of terms Starboard – Port The terms “starboard” or “port” refer to the direction from which we look at the boat, that is from stern to bow. When an explicit reference is made to another direction the term starboard is replaced by right The terms “closed”...

  • Page 10: Notes On Environmental Pollution And Accident Prevention Regulations

    Grand Soleil 50’ Notes on environmental pollution and accident prevention regulations The following brief summary of the current EC regulations on environmental pollution and accident prevention is valid only if the boat is used for private use without crew officially employed on board.
  • Page 11 • Avoid approaching the engine when it is in motion. • Cantiere Del Pardo delivers all its boats completely well finished and therefore free from dangers of accidental abrasions. In case you add extra fittings, make sure that you do not leave exposed sharp and cutting objects such as screws, bolts or sharp edges in general.
  • Page 12 (see diagram at the next page for the location suggested by Cantiere del Pardo): • N° 1 for the galley, instruments and electrical equipment in the chart area and in the cabins;...
  • Page 13 Grand Soleil 50’ Suggested location for the portable fire extinguishers • In case of fire it is advisable to gather all extinguishers together in order not to allow the fire to regain its strength while you are changing extinguisher. • After using a dry powder extinguisher, it is advisable to immediately clean up...

  • Page 14: Technical Data

    Grand Soleil 50’ Technical data Designer Builder JUDEL/VROLIJK-ROSEO Cantiere Del Pardo Specifications Hull material PRFV Length overall ISO 8666 14,97 Length overall hull ISO 8666 14,92 Length waterline ISO 8666 13,20 Maximum beam ISO 8666 4,58 Width waterline ISO 8666...

  • Page 15: Haulage And Launch

    Grand Soleil 50’ Haulage and launch The haulage and launch of boats like the Grand Soleil 50’ is a delicate operation to be carried out only in well-equipped shipyards under the supervision of skilled technicians. Lifting Lifting with beam Before starting the lifting operation, carry out the...

  • Page 16: Lifting With Beam 15 - Sling Points For Lifting

    Grand Soleil 50’ Sling points for lifting 1. Fore sling 2. Aft sling Attention The recommendations given are valid only in case of regular yacht’s trim and well-balanced loads on board. Warning: While positioning the slings, pay attention to the S-Drive step, the...

  • Page 17: Mast

                 FIGURE “A” FIGURE “B” General guidelines on standing rigging adjustment The mast of the Grand Soleil 50’ has been studied and calculated according to the highest safety standards.
  • Page 18 After some weeks a new rigging adjustment could be necessary because of the normal stretching of the rigging, particularly sensitive if it is made of spiral cable. Cantiere del Pardo is able, at the customer’s request, to put at his disposal a skilled technician for the above-mentioned final adjustment.
  • Page 19 Grand Soleil 50’ Advices on rigging adjustment These directions and advices for the rigging adjustment are intended for the technicians who will carry out the operations described below. Please find, purely as information, a brief memorandum on rigging adjustment: • when the boat is at the dock with lower sail, check that the backstay is not in tension;...
  • Page 20 Grand Soleil 50’ • Check the turnbuckle thread: the males with right and left thread must be screwed into the females with the same number of turns and for a sufficient length to ensure the hold, that is a distance at least equal to the diameter; check the fixing of the security split pins to avoid tearing the sails.
  • Page 21 Grand Soleil 50’ Caution on mast stepping and unstepping These directions are intended for the technicians who will carry out the operations described below. Stepping and ustepping the mast are delicate operations which should be carried out very carefully to avoid injures to people and damages to the boat and things.

  • Page 22: Mast Stepping And Unstepping 21 - Diagram Of Halyards Exits On The Mast

    Grand Soleil 50’ • Finally, we remind you to install very well and properly adjust the shrouds with the turnbuckles for securing the mast to the deck and to plug in the electrical cables. • Pay particular attention to the backstay or to the genoa furler, if installed: hitting them accidentally or bending them excessively could irreparably damage them.

  • Page 23: Anti-Corrosion Anodes

    Grand Soleil 50’ Anti-corrosion anodes The following anti-corrosion anodes are installed on the Grand Soleil 50’ protecting the metal parts exposed to the galvanic currents. They are mounted on:  S-Drive step  Engine (see manufacturer’s manual)  Water heater (see manufacturer’s manual) ...

  • Page 24: Yacht's Trim

    Grand Soleil 50’ Yacht’s trim In normal load conditions, the Grand Soleil 50’ perfectly floats and sails. However, as for any other boat, if the normal rules for the loads distribution on board are not observed, the boat could get out of its ideal trim and turn out to be too down by the stern, the head or the side.

  • Page 25: Deck Fittings And Hardware

    Grand Soleil 50’ Deck fittings and hardware The deck equipment components of the Grand Soleil 50’ are the best one available in the market. The hardware and carpentry components are made of AISI 316 stainless steel, the best one for the marine environment.
  • Page 26 Grand Soleil 50’ Deck fittings and hardware location Anchor bow roller Anchor bow roller catch Forestay chain plate (internal) M.P.S. eyebolt Mooring rope fairlead Windlass (inside anchor peak) Lead-block Mooring cleat Sail locker hatch 10. Wichard eyebolt diameter = 8 mm 11.
  • Page 27 49f ………………………. ……………….. 50f. …………………………………………. Running rigging (sheets, halyards, etc.) On the Grand Soleil 50’ there are entirely textile halyards. Warning and caution • Check frequently all running rigging wear; if you notice any broken or worn wire, replace the cable as soon as possible.

  • Page 28: Rigging Tables

    Grand Soleil 50’ Running rigging tables The Grand Soleil 50’ is normally intended for experienced crews that could have different knowledge and habits. Therefore, the yacht could be equipped with considerably different equipment, as far as its location and brand names are concerned, and each boat could have a different type and length of the running rigging.

  • Page 29: Useful Tools Aboard

    Grand Soleil 50’ Useful tools aboard On the Grand Soleil 50’ no standard supply of tools is provided. We recommend you to carry on board at least the following basic supply of tools: • a set of flat and cross screwdrivers of different sizes;...

  • Page 30: Genoa Furler

    Grand Soleil 50’ Genoa furler The following directions do not replace the instructions provided in the manufacturer’s manual, delivered separately.  The genoa furler is an instrument which allows to quickly and easily furl the genoa around the stay. The genoa furler also allows to sail with a partially reduced genoa; however, consider that in this case the windward performance is considerably worse than the one you can obtain with a proper jib of the same size.

  • Page 31: Water Heater

    Grand Soleil 50’ Water heater The following directions do not replace the instructions provided in the manufacturer’s manual, delivered separately. • The water heater, which has a capacity of 25 litres and an electrical resistor of 1200 Watts, is installed in the room immediately above the engine and can be accessed by opening the highest door in the side bulkhead of the engine room, from both aft cabins (see diagram at page 69).

  • Page 32: Instructions 31 - Warning And Maintenance

    Grand Soleil 50’ Warning and maintenance The water heater contains hot water working under pressure. Therefore, we recommend you to: check periodically the functioning of the drain valve in the lower part of the water heater; - if you notice any water leak, immediately shut off the engine-boiler circuit valves, and/or the electrical resistor control switch, called WATER HEATER in the 220 Vac electrical panel;...

  • Page 33: Battery Charger

    Grand Soleil 50’ Battery charger The following directions do not replace the instructions provided in the manufacturer’s manual, delivered separately. • The battery charger is an electrical device which works under tension. Supplied by 220 Vac current, it transforms and rectifies this current in order to supply it at a suitable voltage for charging the batteries.

  • Page 34: Instructions 33 - Warning And Caution

    Grand Soleil 50’ • Start the 220 Vac installation “Main Breaker” switch, located in the 220 Vac electrical panel (see page 57). • Turn on the “Battery Charger” switch in the 220 Vac electrical panel (see page 57). A warning light on the instrument indicates it has been started up and its functioning condition.

  • Page 35: Propeller

    Grand Soleil 50’ Propeller • The Grand Soleil 50’ is equipped with a standard 3 fixed blades propeller: Diameter: 17 inches (430 mm) - Pitch: 13 inches (330 mm) LH (counterclockwise) • For a 3 folding blades propeller we suggest:...

  • Page 36: Bow Thruster

    Grand Soleil 50’ Bow thruster • The bow thruster, if provided, is installed at the bow, in the sail locker. • The thruster usually installed consists of a compact unit and is a retractable propeller type, complete with all necessary equipment for its functioning.

  • Page 37: Instructions 36 - Warning

    Grand Soleil 50’ • A lever switch with the same functions of the above-mentioned joystick can be used instead of it. Pushing the lever towards the bow the yacht bow will move to the port side; pushing the lever towards the stern the yacht bow will move to the starboard side.

  • Page 38: Fridges

    Grand Soleil 50’ Fridges The following directions do not replace the instructions provided in the manufacturer’s manual, delivered separately. For knowing the location of the fridges components, consult the diagram at page 40. Top-loading fridge The top-loading fridge system includes: •...
  • Page 39 Grand Soleil 50’ • To operate it, turn on the FRIDGE OPT.” switch in the 12 Vdc electrical panel (see page 53). Warning • Do not place any object in the compressor/condenser units’ room, as they could damage the compressor in case of a sudden movement and would reduce the necessary ventilation for a normal cooling.

  • Page 40: Components Location

    Grand Soleil 50’ Fridges: components location 1. Top-loading fridge 2. Front-opening fridge 3. Top-loading fridge thermostat 4. Top-loading fridge evaporator 5. Condensation drain with tap 6. Top-loading fridge compressor/condenser unit 7. Front-opening fridge compressor/condenser unit 8. Ventilation intake pipe 9. Ventilation holes...

  • Page 41: Electric Generator

    Grand Soleil 50’ Electric generator The generator produces 220 Vac electric power and consists of a case, divided into several parts to access its inside, containing all necessary equipment to its functioning. It is usually installed in the starboard aft peak. Should the heating system be installed too, the electric generator is then located, for reasons of space, symmetrically, in the port aft peak.
  • Page 42 Grand Soleil 50’ Instructions • The following directions do not replace the instructions provided in the manufacturer’s use and maintenance manual, delivered separately, which constitutes in any case the main reference document to consult. To operate the generator you need to: •...

  • Page 43: Generator Electrical Panel 41 - Instructions 42 - Warning And Caution 43 - Maintenance

    Grand Soleil 50’ General warning and caution on generator use • Read carefully the generator use and maintenance manual delivered separately and, if you have any doubt, contact the builder’s assistance. • Do not start or stop the generator when any switch is connected.

  • Page 44: Components Location

    Grand Soleil 50’ Components location 1. Electric generator 2. Sea water filter 3. Generator exhaust silencer 4. Generator exhaust 5. Galley sink outlet seacock (as a reference) 6. Air conditioning system intake seacock (as a reference) 7. Galley sink sea water intake (as a reference) 8.

  • Page 45: Air Conditioning System

    Grand Soleil 50’ Air conditioning system It has been conceived in order to install independent units in one or more rooms. This feature makes it particularly flexible and able to meet different customer requirements. Among the different system types and the possible solutions available in the market, please find below the description of the CLIMMA units for the air conditioning of all cabins and the wardroom.
  • Page 46 Grand Soleil 50’ • All air conditioning system equipment is electrically enabled by turning on the first available switch in the 220 Vac electrical panel (which you can find at position n° 4 of the diagram at page 57) and started by operating the electrical control panel described below.

  • Page 47: Electrical Control Panel 46 - Instructions 46 - Warning And Caution 47 - Components Location

    Grand Soleil 50’ Warning and caution • During the air conditioning system functioning period, please check every day the cleanliness of the sea water filter installed on top of the relevant aspiration pump. • Clean periodically the air intake filter.

  • Page 48: Electrical System

    Grand Soleil 50’ Electrical system The electrical system of the Grand Soleil 50’ consists of two distinct networks supplied by: • 12 Vdc electrical current (direct current) • 220 Vac electrical current (alternate current) • All control devices, the main and individual controls switches are gathered in only one...
  • Page 49 Grand Soleil 50’ Warning on 12 Vdc network • Some on-board services are directly activated by the electrical panel switches, while the others must be activated by their respective switches usually located near the services themselves. • For each 12 Vdc electrical panel switch there is a green LED that lights up when the switch is on.
  • Page 50 Grand Soleil 50’ 220 Vac network The 220 Vac power can be supplied by: • the shore network, through the suitable watertight outlet located on the vertical side abaft the port cockpit seat (see page 60); • the electric generator installed in the yacht (see chapter on generator at page 41).
  • Page 51 Grand Soleil 50’ • The 220 Vac Voltmeter in the electrical panel, located just ahead of the switches and upon the 220 V outlet (see page 57), starts functioning every time the yacht is connected to the shore supply or when the generator is working, but only after having previously turned on the 220 Vac Main Breaker switch;...
  • Page 52 Grand Soleil 50’ Instructions • We remind you that all magneto-thermal switches here described can directly activate the various services or simply enable them: in the first case, turning on the switch it will activate the service too; in the second case, turning on the switch it will just supply current to some further switches, usually located near the corresponding service.
  • Page 53 Grand Soleil 50’ 12 Vdc electrical panel - Lights section 1) Port Lights 2) Stbd Lights 3) Running Lights 4) Engine Light 5) Anchor Light 6) Search light 7) Instrument Lts A 12 V DC outlet is located ahead of the switches...
  • Page 54 Grand Soleil 50’ 12 Vdc electrical panel - Instruments section MAGNETO-THERMAL SWITCHES CONTROL DEVICES 1) Instruments 1) DC Voltage Battery Control 2) VHF / HI-FI 2) Services Consumption - Ammeter 3) Autopilot 3) Water Tank Gauge 4) GPS 4) Fuel Tank Gauge...
  • Page 55 Grand Soleil 50’ 3. RUNNING LIGHTS switch It turns on all navigation lights, i.e. the red and the green one in the fore pulpit and the white stern light in the aft pulpit. As a further safety measure, suitable fuses have been placed in the terminal board behind the electrical panel;...
  • Page 56 Grand Soleil 50’ 10. BOW THRUSTER switch It enables the starting of the bow thruster. 11. WINDLASS switch It enables the starting of the windlass. INSTRUMENTS SECTION 1. INSTRUMENTS switch It enables the navigation equipment installed on board. 2. VHF HI-FI switch It enables the VHF and Hi-Fi set.
  • Page 57 Grand Soleil 50’ 220 Vac electrical panel MAGNETO-THERMAL SWITCHES SECTION 1) Water Heater 2) Battery Charger 3) Outlets 4) Available switch (for air conditioning system, etc.) 5) Available switch 6) Main Breaker OTHER COMPONENTS 7) 220 V AC Voltmeter 8) 220 V AC...
  • Page 58 Grand Soleil 50’ 220 Vac switches 1. WATER HEATER switch It directly activates the 220 Vac electrical resistor of the water heater. For instructions and warnings please consult the paragraph “Water heater” at page 31. 2. BATTERY CHARGER switch It directly supplies the battery charger. For instructions and warnings please consult the paragraph “Battery Charger”...
  • Page 59 Grand Soleil 50’ 12 Vdc and 220 Vac outlets  The 12 Vdc and 220 Vac outlets are located in their respective electrical panels and in the positions indicated in the diagram at the next page. The 12 Vdc outlets are enabled by turning on the “OUTLETS” switch in the 12 Vdc electrical panel, after previously turning on the heavy duty battery switch.
  • Page 60 Grand Soleil 50’ Electrical equipment location 1) Windlass 2) Outlet for the windlass control panel 3) Bow thruster unit 4) Fresh water pump for the chain/deck washing 5) 12 Vdc outlet 6) 220 Vac outlet 7) Log 8) Echo sounder transducer...

  • Page 61: Gas System

    Grand Soleil 50’ Gas system 1. Suitable containers for the two 3 kg gas cylinders have been arranged in the aft deck angles, one on the starboard and the other on the port side (see page 63), which can be accessed by lifting the respective peak lid.
  • Page 62 Grand Soleil 50’ • Before leaving the boat you always have to: turn off the stopcock under the stove unit; turn off the pressure regulator cock on the gas cylinder. Maintenance and periodic checks • We also recommend you to stop the swinging movement of the stove unit, locking it with the provided bolt located in the low bow side of the oven, when you use it in a harbour or in still water.
  • Page 63 Grand Soleil 50’ • Always bear in mind that, as gas is heavier than air, in case of gas leaks it will probably flow down to the lowest parts of the boat (bilge). • If you detect an actual leak, air very well the bilge. In this case you have to avoid any source of combustion such as sparks, flames, lit cigarettes, etc.

  • Page 64: Water System

    Grand Soleil 50’ Water system Please see page 69 for the location of the water system components described in this section. The water supply system consists of the following networks:  Fresh water tank.  Pressurized cold and hot fresh water circuit.
  • Page 65 Grand Soleil 50’ Warning on tank filling • Avoid excessive pressure of the water flow when filling the tank. • Once you have filled the tanks, it is advisable to open a tap and discharge a little quantity of water, to reduce the pressure in the tanks.
  • Page 66 Grand Soleil 50’ Instructions • Before starting the fresh water pump, always make sure that there is water in the tanks, checking the provided gauge. If there is no water, the fresh water pump will suck up air and will work in vain, being consequently damaged. Therefore, if the fresh water pump noise continues after turning off the taps, we recommend you to turn off the relevant 12 Vdc electrical panel switch.
  • Page 67 Grand Soleil 50’ Deck and/or chain washing water system • To wash the deck or the chain with sea water, a water pump is installed on the port hull side, abaft the sail locker. Just under this pump there is a suitable protective filter.
  • Page 68 Grand Soleil 50’ • In case of maintenance or repair for a water leak in the distribution system, turn off the affected supply tap to stop the water flow (see diagram at pages 68 and 69). • Before winter time empty as possible the fresh water tanks the entire water system, the water heater and the fresh water pump.

  • Page 69: Diagram 68 - Components Location

    Grand Soleil 50’ Water system – Components location 1) Fresh water intake (see deck at page 26) 2) Fresh water tanks 3) Water tanks deck vent (inside the gas cylinder container) 4) Water gauge electrical sensor 5) Water heater 6) Fresh water pump...

  • Page 70: Hot Air Heating System

    Grand Soleil 50’ Hot air heating system Among the different heating systems available and the possible installation solutions, please find below the description of the Eberspacher diesel fuelled hot air system, with a maximum power of 4800 Watts. • The following directions do not replace the instructions provided in the heater’s use and maintenance manual, delivered separately, which constitutes in any case the main reference document to consult.
  • Page 71 Grand Soleil 50’ Instructions Such a system, by continuously recycling the same air inside the boat, allows a quick heating with the minimum fuel consumption. To start it and make it work properly you need to: • open the heater fuel supply valve or check that it is already open;...

  • Page 72: Instructions 71 - Maintenance 72 - Components Location

    Grand Soleil 50’ • Do not touch the heating unit while the burner is working. In case of danger or fire immediately stop the burner, closing the fuel supply valve, if necessary, through the handle in the starboard aft peak.

  • Page 73: Shower, Sink And Washbasin Drain System

    Grand Soleil 50’ Shower, sink and washbasin drain system Fore bathroom shower drain system • The bilge collecting the fore bathroom shower water is drained by an electrical pump located in the washbasin cabinet, together with the protective filter. • The switch that enables the above-mentioned electrical bilge pump is located in the 12 Vdc electrical panel (see page 53) and it is called SHOWER PUMPS, while the starting lever switch is located under the shower mixer (see page 76).
  • Page 74 Grand Soleil 50’ • The electrical pump drain water flows into the drainage collector pipe located abaft the port hull side, together with the manual bilge pump drains and the engine exhaust antisiphon. To drain do as follows: • Turn on the SHOWER PUMPS switch in the 12 Vdc electrical panel, enabling the electrical drain pump.
  • Page 75 Grand Soleil 50’ Maintenance • Check annually the pipes condition. • Check periodically that the filter on the intake of the shower drain pump is clean. • Check annually the electrical pumps impellers. Washbasins, sinks and plate rack drainage • Fore bathroom washbasin The fore bathroom washbasin drain valve can be accessed by lifting the trap door in the floorboard between the bathroom and the fore cabin bed.
  • Page 76 Grand Soleil 50’ Components location 1) Fore bathroom washbasin drain valve 2) Starting lever switch for the electrical drain pump of the fore bathroom shower bilge 3) Protective filter of the bilge electrical pump 4) Fore bathroom shower bilge electrical drain...

  • Page 77: External Cockpit Drain System

    Grand Soleil 50’ External cockpit drain system The deck cockpits equipped with drain systems are:  Anchor peak, self-draining.  Boat cockpit, self-draining.  Life raft peak, self-draining.  Sail locker hatch channels and deck drainage halyard lead, self-draining. Anchor peak •...

  • Page 78: Winter Season

    Grand Soleil 50’ Winter season Steel and brass equipment For a better preservation, the steel and brass equipment can be coated with a protective film, using a spray suitable for the marine environment or simply Vaseline oil. • There is a form of steel corrosion caused by the polluted air, called “pitting corrosion”. A film of the above-mentioned products keeps the surfaces unaltered.
  • Page 79 Grand Soleil 50’ Fire extinguishers If they are still full, it is better to leave them on board; they may be used in case of fire. If they are empty or need to be checked, have them recharged or checked.
  • Page 80 Grand Soleil 50’ Interior The first thing to do is to clean with the vacuum cleaner, then with a detergent, to remove also the salt crystals (they are the worst enemies, as they create dump and then mould and oxide).
  • Page 81 Grand Soleil 50’ Hatches and portholes Before locking them, it is advisable to grease their gaskets with Vaseline. It will be easier to open them again. It is also advisable to darken the inside of the boat, as the light could deteriorate the tone of the wooden furniture, upholstery and other furniture in general.
  • Page 82 Grand Soleil 50’ Bilges It is the area that needs more cares. • First of all drain completely the sea water; • then, wash the bilge with a special product to melt and remove the emulsified grease; • it is advisable to air it as much as possible, leaving some floorboards open.
  • Page 83 Grand Soleil 50’ Sails • Take away all sails. • Wash them with fresh water and let them dry in a day of little wind, to prevent them from flapping. • Then, fold them up according to the sailcloth seams and place them in a dry place.

  • Page 84: Advices For A Safe Winter Mooring

    Grand Soleil 50’ Advices for a safe winter mooring • Add at least two extra aft dock-lines, besides the two ones already provided, equipped with mooring springs to stand the possible backwash; fasten them to two firm points, but do not use either the bitts or the winches (as in the long run they could get damaged).

  • Page 85: Engine: System And Mechanics

    Grand Soleil 50’ Engine: system and mechanics The following directions do not replace the instructions provided in the manufacturer’s manual, delivered separately.  For any details on the engine warranty, repair and maintenance, refer to the warranty booklet and the instructions manual provided by the engine manufacturer.
  • Page 86 Grand Soleil 50’ CONTROL HANDLE FOR THE FUEL VALVE Warning and caution on fuel system • In case of emergency, such as engine fire or fuel leak, immediately cut the fuel supply. To do this you can either: directly close all stop valves on the fuel tank (there are at most three valves installed supplying the engine, the electrical generator and the hot air generator);...
  • Page 87 Grand Soleil 50’ Fuel system maintenance • Replace the filter of the engine fuel system following the directions in the use and maintenance booklet, delivered separately. The same instructions are valid for the additional filter too. • When filling the fuel tank, it is advisable to use a funnel equipped with a mesh filter.
  • Page 88 Grand Soleil 50’ Engine control panel • The engine control panel is located in a recess on the starboard cockpit side, just behind the steering wheel, and contains the instruments, controls and engine warning lights as showed in the illustration below:...
  • Page 89 Grand Soleil 50’ Accelerator/reverse gear single-lever control • This lever functions both as accelerator and at the same time as reverse gear, depending on whether you push it ahead (ahead motion) or abaft (backwards motion). The remote control installed is a three-position type, with the following functions: •...
  • Page 90 Grand Soleil 50’ Engine starting instructions Before starting the engine and especially after a long period of inactivity, check the cooling liquid and both engine and reverse gear oil levels. Then, do as follows: • Open the sea water tap for the engine cooling system, located on the port side of the reverse gear (see diagram at page 93).
  • Page 91 Grand Soleil 50’ Engine stop • Throttle back pushing the lever to its vertical position. • Let the engine idle for some minutes to make the temperature fall. • Stop the engine by pressing the STOP red switch in the engine control panel.

  • Page 92: Reverse Gear 91 - Engine Silencer And Exhaust 92 - Access To The Engine System And Accessories

    Access to the engine system and accessories • For any check or maintenance, the Grand Soleil 50’ engine can be accessed by simply lifting the access ladder. From that opening you can also have access to the: alternator, two-way...

  • Page 93: Engine Room Ventilation 92 - Warning On Engine Room Ventilation 92 - Components Location

    Grand Soleil 50’ Yanmar 29,4 Kw engine and accessories location Fuel tank Fuel level sensor Plastic silencer Engine cooling water seacock valve Antisiphon (in the container above the engine) Engine cooling fresh water expansion tank in the container above the engine)

  • Page 94: Hatches, Portholes And Interior Ventilation

    Grand Soleil 50’ Hatches, portholes and interior ventilation From bow to stern, the hatches and portholes are located as follows: ➢ hatch for accessing the sail locker ➢ fore cabin hatch ➢ fore ante-cabin opening porthole ➢ fore bathroom opening porthole ➢...
  • Page 95 Grand Soleil 50’ • If the boat is unattented in order to avoid damaging the hinges when opening and closing the hatches, we recommend you to gradually open and close them without an excessive strength, respecting the clutch clicks. •...

  • Page 96: The Interior Ventilation

    Grand Soleil 50’ Warning and instructions for the interior ventilation • When the boat is moored, you can leave the dorades installed, positioning them, if possible, in a way so as to prevent rain from getting into the boat. • When sailing, in order to avoid the water from getting into the boat, you must turn the dorades towards the stern;...

  • Page 97: Autopilot

    • It is a device that, once fixed the course, enables the automatic boat steering. • The Grand Soleil 50’ is equipped with an electro-mechanical autopilot, located in the port aft peak, which directly controls the steering wheel.

  • Page 98: Bilge Pumps

    Grand Soleil 50’ Bilge pumps On the Grand Soleil 50’ there are two systems for the bilge draining (see page 100):  Manual  Electrical Manual bilge pump • The manual bilge pump, the lever model, is installed in the vertical side, in the bottom of the cockpit towards the port side, and sucks, through a strainer and a check valve, from a drip pan in the bulb located in the middle of the bilge.

  • Page 99: Manual Bilge Pump 98 - Electrical Bilge Pump 98 - Electrical Shower Drain Pumps 99 - Warning

    Grand Soleil 50’ Electrical shower drain pumps See shower drain system at page 73 Warning • Check periodically that the filter above the electrical pump and the strainers of both pumps are not clogged. In this connection and to avoid foul smells, we recommend you to frequently clean the main bilge.

  • Page 100: Maintenance 99 - Components Location

    Grand Soleil 50’ Components location 1. Electrical drain pump for the shower bilge or the main bilge 2. Protective filter of the electrical bilge pump 3. Starting switch for the electrical drain pump of the aft bathroom shower bilge or of the main bilge 4.

  • Page 101: Windlass

    • Inside wide fore peak of the Grand Soleil 50’ there is, in addition to the anchor with its manual extractor, an electrical windlass without drum, with a 1000 watts 12 Vdc motor and a gypsy for a 8 mm chain.
  • Page 102 Grand Soleil 50’ Instructions for using the windlass With the anchor well positioned on the roller and the chain in the right position in its guide, you can drop the anchor either manually or by the windlass. To drop the anchor manually you need to: •...
  • Page 103 Grand Soleil 50’ • Never approach the windlass with your hands, so as not to be hit in case the chain slips off the pulley. • If you want to operate the windlass by the control in the cockpit, please pay maximum attention that there are no obstacles to carry out this operation and that the crew or other people are free from any danger that could be caused by that.

  • Page 104: People's Safety. Yacht's Integrity. Rescue Equipment

    Grand Soleil 50’ People’s safety. Yacht’s integrity. Rescue equipment People’s safety Experience and statistics teach that simply observing the building rules is not enough to guarantee the highest level of security; all necessary precautions and cares for using the boat and its systems and for the boat maintenance must be taken too.
  • Page 105 Bathing platform (opening transom) with boarding ladder • To facilitate the access to the sea, the Grand Soleil 50’ is equipped with a bathing platform, obtained by turning the central part of the transom upside down. This platform is 70 cm wide.
  • Page 106 Grand Soleil 50’ • As most of the Grand Soleil 50’ hull structures are made of hot galvanized steel sheet, it is advisable to always keep the bilges dry, in order to reduce the risk of oxidation and corrosion. •...

  • Page 107: Navigation On-Board Equipment

    Grand Soleil 50’ Navigation on-board equipment All navigation equipment in general, except the compass, is optional. Therefore, in this chapter you will find some general information on the most usually installed equipment. For each instrument installed on board, we recommend you to read carefully its instructions manual provided by the manufacturer and delivered separately.
  • Page 108 Grand Soleil 50’ Echo sounder transducer • It is installed on the hull, just abaft the fore cabin bed, slightly to the port of the hull longitudinal axis (see page 60) and therefore easily accessible by lifting the relevant floorboard.

  • Page 109: Rudder, Bushings And Bearings, Helm

    Grand Soleil 50’ Rudder, bushings and bearings, helm The rudder, elliptical in shape, is suspended; the shaft is made of 17-4-PH highly resistant stainless steel; the blade, made of high-density polyurethane (structural PUR), is reinforced inside by a stainless steel structure.
  • Page 110 Grand Soleil 50’ Steering gear maintenance We recommend you to: • check periodically the bushing and the rudder shaft thrust bearing, if necessary lubricate them with silicone grease of the same type used for the winches; • check frequently and, if necessary, adjust the stretching of the steering cables;...

  • Page 111: Sails

    Unless otherwise agreed, only the mainsail and the genoa for furler are provided. As regards the measures useful for ordering other sails, please consult the technical data at page 14 or ask Cantiere del Pardo for the sail plan. Warning •...
  • Page 112 Grand Soleil 50’ • transparent windows for wool/wind-flow yarns (if present).  Wash periodically the sails with fresh water, especially after rough navigations.  Before the winter laying up or a long period of inactivity, fold the sails carefully and place...

  • Page 113: Painting - Surfaces Maintenance

     Interior  Stainless steel All products and treatments applied by Cantiere del Pardo on the internal and external surfaces of its boats are among the best ones available. In any case, we recommend you to observe the following advices and instructions, to obtain the best efficiency.
  • Page 114 Grand Soleil 50’ Topsides refits • Please ask Cantiere del Pardo information on the gel coat, the catalyst and the catalysing time, percentage and temperature, taking into consideration that if the temperature is lower than 16° C, it is better not to operate.

  • Page 115: Maintenance

    • We advise you to frequently ventilate the boat interior and to keep it always dry. Stainless steel • The stainless steel used for the Grand Soleil 50’ hardware is the AISI 316 type, a steel alloy containing between 2% and 3% of molybdenum, particularly resistant to corrosion and oxidation in the marine environment.

  • Page 116: Winches

    Grand Soleil 50’ Winches (manual and electrical) • The diagram at page 26 shows the winches location and function. • These winches, usually operated manually by a suitable handle, can also be motorized and therefore electrically controlled. In this case the following additional equipment is provided, also considering the power absorbed: motor mounted under each electrical winch;...

  • Page 117: Toilet And Black Water System

    Grand Soleil 50’ Toilet and black water system The following directions do not replace the instructions provided in the manufacturer’s manual, delivered separately. Toilet valves location Each yacht bathroom is equipped with a marine W.C. which is manually operated. Each W.C. is then linked to the intake and outlet seacocks, through pipes made of white material specially designed for that use.
  • Page 118 Black waters are toilet waste waters The Grand Soleil 50’ can have both bathrooms or just one linked to a black water system. The diagram at page 124 shows the version with both bathrooms linked to the black water system. In addition the above-mentioned components for the normal toilet functioning, that version includes: •...
  • Page 119 Grand Soleil 50’ • macerator through-hull seacock on the port hull side, accessible through the opening under the sofa between the fore cabin bathroom and bed; • black water tank macerator starting switch, located near the above-described valve; • various pipes, all white, with the exception of the pipe going from the macerator to its through-hull seacock, which is the normally used type.
  • Page 120 Grand Soleil 50’ Toilet three-way drain valves functioning diagram The three-way valves installed to select the toilet drainage directly into the sea or into the collecting tank have to be operated according to the following diagram (looking from the washbasin...
  • Page 121 Grand Soleil 50’ FORE BATHROOM – Toilet three-way valve and shower bilge pump location SHOWER BILGE DRAINING TOILET DRAINING Shower bilge drain pump Toilet drain into the sea Pump protective filter From the toilet drain pump Toilet three-way drain valve control lever...
  • Page 122 Grand Soleil 50’ AFT BATHROOM – Toilet three-way valve and shower/bilge pump location SHOWER OR MAIN BILGE DRAINING TOILET DRAINING Shower bilge drain pump Toilet drain into the sea Main or shower bilge three-way drain valve Toilet three-way drain valve...
  • Page 123 Grand Soleil 50’ Warning and caution on black water system The same warnings given for the toilet are valid for the black water system too, paying particular attention to the following: • Keep the through-hull valve to drain the black water collecting tank always closed, as, being located under the waterline, it would let in water.
  • Page 124 Grand Soleil 50’ Toilet valves and black water system location 1) Toilet washing and draining pump 2) Toilet three-way valve 3) Toilet outlet seacock 4) Toilet washing intake seacock 5) Black water tank through-hull seacock 6) Macerator switch 7) Black water tank...

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