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Owner's Manual
2003

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  • Page 1 Grand Soleil 45’ Owner’s Manual 2003...
  • 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 45’ Grand Soleil 45’ 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 45’ 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 45’ Fridges ........................38 Standard fridge 38 – Optional 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 45’ Hatches, portholes and interior ventilation ............91 Warning and caution 91 – Maintenance 92 – Interior ventilation 92 – Warning and instructions for the interior ventilation 93 Autopilot ....................... 94 Warning and caution 94 – Instructions and maintenance 94 Bilge pumps ......................

  • Page 7: Preface

    The Grand Soleil 45’ 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 45’ 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: Electrical system The subjects dealt with in each chapter are presented as in the following layout: Instructions...

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

    Grand Soleil 45’ 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 45’ 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 45’ 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 the affected areas to avoid its damaging and corrosive effects.

  • Page 14: Technical Data

    Grand Soleil 45’ Technical data Designer Builder JUDEL/VROLIJK-ROSEO Cantiere Del Pardo Specifications Hull material PRFV Length overall ISO 8666 13,91 Length overall hull ISO 8666 13,57 Length waterline ISO 8666 12,00 Maximum beam ISO 8666 4,26 Width waterline ISO 8666...

  • Page 15: Haulage And Launch

    Grand Soleil 45’ Haulage and launch The haulage and launch of boats like the Grand Soleil 45’ 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 Wide angle at the following checks:...

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

    Grand Soleil 45’ 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 propeller and the log transducer.

  • Page 17: Mast

    Grand Soleil 45’ Mast The mast, with 9/10 rig, is equipped with two sets of swept spreaders (that is to say slightly tilted astern of about 20°) and, passing through the deck, fits itself into a suitable slot in the metal mast-step, which is directly leant and fastened on the hull ribbings.
  • 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 45’ 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 45’ • 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 45’ 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. The section of the mast below deck is positioned between the dinette table and bulkhead towards the bow and leans on the provided mast-step, which is fixed on the hull.

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

    Grand Soleil 45’ • 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 too: hitting it accidentally or bending it excessively could irreparably damage it.

  • Page 23: Anti-Corrosion Anodes

    Grand Soleil 45’ Anti-corrosion anodes The following anti-corrosion anodes are installed on the Grand Soleil 45’ 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 45’ Yacht’s trim In normal load conditions, the Grand Soleil 45’ 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 Grand Soleil 45’ Deck fittings and hardware The deck equipment components of the Grand Soleil 45’ 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: Deck Fittings And Hardware

    Grand Soleil 45’ Deck fittings and hardware location Anchor bow roller M.P.S. eyebolt Forestay chain plate (internal) Eyebolt diameter = 10 Mooring cleat Windlass (inside anchor peak) Wichard eyebolt Lead-block for genoa furler rope Deck fairlead 10. Fairlead for genoa furler rope 11.
  • Page 27 Grand Soleil 45’ Running rigging (sheets, halyards, etc.) On the Grand Soleil 45’ 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 45’ Running rigging tables The Grand Soleil 45’ 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 45’ Useful tools aboard On the Grand Soleil 45’ no standard supply of tools is provided. The engine manufacturer provides some spanners. 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 45’ 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 45’ 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 23 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 66).

  • Page 32: Instructions 31 - Warning And Maintenance

    Grand Soleil 45’ 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 45’ 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 45’ • Start the 220 Vac installation “Main Breaker” switch, located in the 220 Vac electrical panel (see page 54). • Turn on the “Battery Charger” switch in the 220 Vac electrical panel (see page 54). A warning light on the instrument indicates it has been started up and its functioning condition.

  • Page 35: Propeller

    Grand Soleil 45’ Propeller • The Grand Soleil 45’ is equipped with a standard 3 fixed blades propeller: Diameter: 17 inches (430 mm) - Pitch: 13 inches (330 mm) LH (counter clockwise) • For a 3 folding blades propeller we suggest: Diameter: 18 inches (460 mm) - Pitch: 11 inches (280 mm) LH (counter clockwise).

  • Page 36: Bow Thruster

    Grand Soleil 45’ Bow thruster • The bow thruster, if provided, is installed at the bow, in the anchor peak. • 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 45’ • In case of using four aligned foot controls, their functions, normally shown on each control, are: External buttons: The forward button to make the thruster go UP or come back; The abaft button to make the thruster go DOWN into the sea; Internal buttons: The forward button to move the bow to the PORT side;...

  • Page 38: Fridges

    Grand Soleil 45’ Standard fridge – Optional fridge 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. Standard fridge The standard fridge system includes: •...
  • Page 39 Grand Soleil 45’ • To operate it, turn on the “Freezer” switch in the 12 Vdc electrical panel (see page 50). 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 Grand Soleil 45’ Standard fridge – Optional fridge: components location 1. Standard fridge 2. Thermostat 3. Evaporator 4. Compressor-condenser unit 5. Condensation drain with tap 6. Sink seacock (as a reference) 7. Ventilation grilles 8. Optional fridge 9. Evaporator 10. Thermostat 11.

  • Page 41: Electric Generator

    Grand Soleil 45’ Electric generator The generator produces 220 Vac electric power and consists of a case, with its upper side divided into two parts so as to easily remove it, containing all necessary equipment to its functioning. It is installed in the aft peak port side, near the transom. The whole system includes (see page 44) (with reference to the PAGURO 4000 model produced by VTE): •...
  • Page 42 Grand Soleil 45’ 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 45’ 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 45’ Components location 1. Electric generator 2. Seacock for the generator cooling water 3. Galley sink drain valve (as a reference) 4. Generator electrical panel 5. Sea water filter 6. Fuel tank 7. Generator fuel supply valve 8. Remote control for the generator fuel supply valve (on the deck, beside the engine control) 9.

  • Page 45: Electrical System

    Grand Soleil 45’ Electrical system The electrical system of the Grand Soleil 45’ 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 electrical panel, located in the chart area towards the starboard side, divided into two parts: - the part towards the bow includes all magneto-thermal switches for 12 Vdc services and the relevant control devices (see page 49).
  • Page 46 Grand Soleil 45’ 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 47 Grand Soleil 45’ 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 57); • the electric generator installed in the yacht (see chapter on generator at page 41). The shore network is usually used when the yacht is moored at a duly equipped marina.
  • Page 48 Grand Soleil 45’ • The 220 Vac Voltmeter in the electrical panel, located just ahead of the switches and upon the 220 V outlet (see page 54), 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 49 Grand Soleil 45’ 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 50 Grand Soleil 45’ 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 12 Vdc electrical panel - Services section 1) Available 1 2) Available 2...
  • Page 51 Grand Soleil 45’ 12 Vdc electrical panel - Instruments section MAGNETO-THERMAL SWITCHES CONTROL DEVICES 1) Instruments 1) DC Voltage Battery Control - Voltmeter 2) VHF / HI-FI 2) Services Consumption - Ammeter 3) Autopilot 3) Water Tank Gauge 4) GPS 4) Fuel Tank Gauge 5) Radar 6) Available...
  • Page 52 Grand Soleil 45’ 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 53 Grand Soleil 45’ 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. 3. AUTO PILOT switch It enables the autopilot. 4. GPS switch It enables the GPS plotter. 5.
  • Page 54 Grand Soleil 45’ 220 Vac electrical panel MAGNETO-THERMAL SWITCHES SECTION 1) Water Heater 2) Battery Charger 3) Outlets 4) Available 5) Available 6) Main Breaker OTHER COMPONENTS 7) 220 V AC Voltmeter 8) 220 V AC 9) 220 V AC Selector Generat/S.Supply...
  • Page 55 Grand Soleil 45’ 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 56 Grand Soleil 45’ 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 57: Electrical Equipment Location

    Grand Soleil 45’ Electrical equipment location 1. Log transducer 2) Echo sounder transducer 3) Windlass 4) Outlet for the windlass control panel 5) 12 Vdc outlets 6) Fore bathroom shower pump switch 7) 220 Vac outlets 8) Aft bathroom shower/bilge pump switch 9) 12 Vdc electrical panel 10) Heavy duty battery switch...

  • Page 58: Gas System

    Grand Soleil 45’ Gas system 6. 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 60), which can be accessed by lifting the respective peak lid.
  • Page 59 Grand Soleil 45’ • Before leaving the boat you always have to: turn off the stop cock 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 60 Grand Soleil 45’ Avoid using flames (lighters, matches, etc.) to detect possible leaks. • 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). •...

  • Page 61: Water System

    Grand Soleil 45’ Water system Please see page 66 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 62 Grand Soleil 45’ 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. Pressurized hot and cold fresh water •...
  • Page 63 Grand Soleil 45’ 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 64 Grand Soleil 45’ General warning and caution We remind you that, if all on-board systems work properly, there should be no water in the bilge. If there is water, first of all check if it is fresh or sea water: in the first case, inspect the fresh water distribution system;...

  • Page 65: Emergency Fresh Water System In The Galley 63 - General Warning And Caution 64 - Maintenance

    Grand Soleil 45’ Maintenance • Check periodically that there are no leaks along the system, paying particular attention to the joints, gaskets and clamps conditions. • Clean periodically the filter located above the fresh water pump. • Through a provided cap in the middle of the cockpit surface, it is possible, if necessary, to repair the electrical sensor in the starboard water tank.

  • Page 66: Tank, Cold And Hot Water Control Panels Diagram 65 - Components Location

    Grand Soleil 45’ Water system – Components location 1) Fresh water inlet 2) Fresh water tanks 3) Water tanks deck vent (inside the gas cylinder container) 4) Water gauge electrical sensor 5) Fresh water pump with expansion tank 6) Water heater 7) Tank control panel 8) Cold water distribution control panels 9) Hot water distribution control panels...

  • Page 67: Hot Air Heating System

    Grand Soleil 45’ 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 1200 Watts power. • 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 68 Grand Soleil 45’ 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 generator fuel supply valve or check that it is already open; •...

  • Page 69: Instructions 68 - Maintenance 68 - Components Location

    Grand Soleil 45’ Components location Air heater Air inlet grille in the port aft cabin (always completely open) Hot air outlet grille in the dinette (always completely open) Hot air outlet adjustable grille Temperature control and adjusting device Silencer Fuel tank Fuel supply valve Fuel circulation pipes (delivery and return to the fuel tank)

  • Page 70: Shower, Sink And Washbasin Drain System

    Grand Soleil 45’ 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 12 Vdc electrical panel (see page 50) and it is called SHOWER PUMPS, while the starting lever switch is located under the shower mixer (see page 73).
  • Page 71 Grand Soleil 45’ • 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 72 Grand Soleil 45’ 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 73 Grand Soleil 45’ Components location 1) Starting switch for the electrical drain pump of the fore bathroom shower bilge 2) Protective filter of the bilge electrical pump 3) Shower bilge electrical drain pump (one for each bathroom) 4) Drain scupper, on the hull side, for the fore bathroom shower bilge electrical pump 5) Fore bathroom washbasin drain valve 6) Starting switch for the electrical drain pump...

  • Page 74: External Cockpit Drain System

    Grand Soleil 45’ External cockpit drain system The deck cockpits equipped with drain systems are (from bow to stern):  Anchor peak, self-draining.  Boat cockpit and bathing platform locker, self-draining.  Life raft peak, self-draining. Anchor peak • The possible water collected in this peak freely flows through the two holes in the hull sides of the peak bottom.

  • Page 75: Winter Season

    Grand Soleil 45’ 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 76 Grand Soleil 45’ 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. Do not leave gas cylinders on board.
  • Page 77 Grand Soleil 45’ 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). It is also advisable to take away all foodstuffs, including cans.
  • Page 78 Grand Soleil 45’ 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 79 Grand Soleil 45’ 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. Fuel tank It is advisable to fill completely the fuel tank, to avoid both condensation and the oxidation risk of the engine supplying system (injection pump, injectors, etc.).

  • Page 80: Advices For A Safe Winter Mooring

    Grand Soleil 45’ 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. Toilet Flush with fresh water and neutral detergent.
  • Page 81 Grand Soleil 45’ • Place at least 4-6 fenders on each boat side, if possible hanging in horizontal position, in order to have a larger protecting surface and a double binding. Do not fasten them to the stays, but to the stanchion base or to the deck house handrails. •...

  • Page 82: Engine: System And Mechanics

    Grand Soleil 45’ 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 83 Grand Soleil 45’ CONTROL HANDLE FUEL VALVE Warning and caution on fuel system • In case the engine control panel is out of order, or 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 84 Grand Soleil 45’ 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. Engine water cooling system •...
  • Page 85 Grand Soleil 45’ 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: 1) Hour indicator 7) Battery warning light 2) Starting key...
  • Page 86 Grand Soleil 45’ 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 87 Grand Soleil 45’ 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 90).
  • Page 88 Grand Soleil 45’ 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 89: Reverse Gear 88 - Engine Silencer And Exhaust 89 - Access To The Engine System And Accessories

    Grand Soleil 45’ Engine silencer and exhaust  Near the engine, under the bed floorboard of the port aft cabin, there is a plastic silencer. From the silencer, the engine exhaust pipe, made of reinforced and approved rubber, continues, passing under the fuel tank support structure, up to the aft peak. ...

  • Page 90: Engine Room Ventilation 89 - Warning On Engine Room Ventilation 89 - Components Location

    Grand Soleil 45’ Yanmar 29,4 Kw engine and accessories location Yanmar 29,4 Kw diesel engine Engine cooling sea water filter Engine cooling fresh water expansion tank (in the container above the engine) Antisiphon (in the container above the engine) Engine cooling water seacock valve Plastic silencer Engine fuel supply valve Fuel level sensor...

  • Page 91: Hatches, Portholes And Interior Ventilation

    Grand Soleil 45’ Hatches, portholes and interior ventilation From bow to stern, the hatches and portholes are located as follows: ➢ fore cabin hatch ➢ fore ante-cabin opening porthole ➢ fore bathroom opening porthole ➢ wardroom hatch ➢ 2 fixed portholes on the wardroom (one on each deck house side) ➢...
  • Page 92 Grand Soleil 45’ • 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. • When a hatch is open, never place your fingers, hands or feet on its closing edges.

  • Page 93: The Interior Ventilation

    Grand Soleil 45’ 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 94: Autopilot

    Grand Soleil 45’ Autopilot The following directions do not replace the instructions provided in the manufacturer’s use and maintenance manual, delivered separately. • It is a device that, once fixed the course, enables the automatic boat steering. • The Grand Soleil 45’ is equipped with an electro-hydraulic autopilot which consists of: a hydraulic cylinder, which directly controls the steering wheel;...

  • Page 95: Bilge Pumps

    Grand Soleil 45’ Bilge pumps On the Grand Soleil 45’ there are two systems for the bilge draining (see page 97):  Manual  Electrical Manual bilge pump • The manual bilge pump, the lever model, is installed in the vertical side of the helmsman seat, towards the left, and sucks, through a strainer, from a drip pan in the bulb located in the middle of the bilge.

  • Page 96: Manual Bilge Pump 95 - Electrical Bilge Pump 95 - Electrical Shower Drain Pumps 96 - Warning

    Grand Soleil 45’ Electrical shower drain pumps See shower drain system at page 70 Warning • Check periodically that the filter above the electrical pump and the strainers of the various pumps are not clogged. In this connection and to avoid foul smells, we recommend you to frequently clean the main bilge.

  • Page 97: Maintenance 96 - Components Location

    Grand Soleil 45’ Components location (same diagram of page 73) 1. Starting switch for the electrical drain pump of the fore bathroom shower bilge 2. Protective filter of the electrical bilge pump 3. Electrical shower bilge drain pump (one for each bathroom) 4.

  • Page 98: Windlass

    Grand Soleil 45’ Windlass The following directions do not replace the instructions provided in the manufacturer’s use and maintenance manual, delivered separately. • The Grand Soleil 45’ is equipped with an electrical windlass without drum, with a 1000 watts 12 Vdc motor and a gypsy for a 8 mm chain. •...
  • Page 99 Grand Soleil 45’ • We recommend you to well engage the gypsy clutch, once finished the operation. To drop the anchor by the windlass you need to: • turn on the WINDLASS switch in the 12 Vdc electrical panel, which supplies all windlass equipment;...

  • Page 100: Windlass Instructions 98 - Warning And Caution 99 - Maintenance 100 - Anchor And Chain

    Grand Soleil 45’ • Then, slightly release the tension on the windlass letting it slacken. In this way the mooring on the cleats will get automatically strained. • If, on the contrary, the chain has been entirely uncoiled in the water and the windlass winch is working on the anchor rope, you will have to remove the rope from the winch and fix it to the mooring cleat.

  • Page 101: People's Safety. Yacht's Integrity. Rescue Equipment

    Grand Soleil 45’ 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 102 Grand Soleil 45’ Bathing platform (opening transom) with boarding ladder • To facilitate the access to the sea, the Grand Soleil 45’ is equipped with a bathing platform, obtained by turning the central part of the transom upside down. This platform is 67 cm wide. •...
  • Page 103 • Make sure that all rescue equipment is approved. Life raft Cantiere del Pardo has designed a special room in the aft cockpit part for the life raft, which is compulsory for navigating over 12 miles and which must be capable of containing at least the people on board.

  • Page 104: Navigation On-Board Equipment

    Grand Soleil 45’ 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 105 Grand Soleil 45’ Echo sounder transducer • It is located in the bilge, a little bit more to the left of the log transducer. It is also easily accessible by lifting the same floorboard of the log (see page 57). •...

  • Page 106: Rudder, Bushings And Bearings, Helm

    Grand Soleil 45’ 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. The rudder shaft is supported and steered in two points as follows: ...
  • Page 107 Grand Soleil 45’ 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 108: 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 109 Grand Soleil 45’ • 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 them in a dry place.

  • Page 110: 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 111 Grand Soleil 45’ 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 112: Maintenance

    Grand Soleil 45’ Interior • If the painting gets damaged, contact Cantiere del Pardo for the repair. • 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 45’ 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 113: Winches

    Grand Soleil 45’ 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 114: Toilet And Black Water System

    Grand Soleil 45’ 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 inlet and outlet seacocks, through pipes made of white material specially designed for that use.
  • Page 115 Grand Soleil 45’ Warning and caution on toilet using • We recommend you to turn off the inlet and outlet seacocks, when starting sailing. • It is also advisable to turn off the toilet inlet and outlet seacocks when leaving the boat for a long time.
  • Page 116 Grand Soleil 45’ Black water system instructions • The presence or not of the black water system does not affect the normal use of the toilet. The only difference concerns the three-way valve, which will be set to the relevant position according to whether you want to discharge directly into the sea or into the collecting tank.
  • Page 117 Grand Soleil 45’ 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 cabinet opening): FORE BATHROOM CONTROL LEVER POSITION TO DISCHARGE INTO THE SEA...
  • Page 118 Grand Soleil 45’ FORE BATHROOM – Toilet three-way valve and shower bilge pump location SHOWER DRAIN PUMP TOILET THREE-WAY DRAIN VALVE CONTROL LEVER...
  • Page 119 Grand Soleil 45’ AFT BATHROOM – Toilet three-way valve and shower/bilge pump location SHOWER DRAIN PUMP PONPA DOCCIA BAGNO PRUA PROTECTIVE FILTER “BILGE SELECTOR” CONTROL LEVER TOILET THREE-WAY DRAIN VALVE CONTROL LEVER...
  • Page 120 Grand Soleil 45’ 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 collecting tank always closed, as, being located under the waterline, it would let in water.
  • Page 121 Grand Soleil 45’ Toilet valves and black water system location 1) Fore bathroom toilet inlet valve 2) Fore bathroom washbasin drain valve (as a reference) 3) Fore bathroom toilet seacock 4) Fore bathroom toilet pump 5) Fore bathroom toilet three-way valve 6) Black water tank 7) Black water tank disposer 8) Black water tank through-hull seacock...

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