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- Page 1 Lady Grey – Owners’ Notes November 2023 Lady Grey Owners’ Notes 2016 Beneteau Oceanis 45 Last Updated November, 2023...
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Page 2: Welcome Aboard Lady Grey
SAILING: Lady Grey is a delightful to sail, and it’s easy to move her along in light air, which is common in the depth of San Juan summers. A furling main and genoa make deploying and reefing the sails easy, with all lines led directly to the cockpit. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Galley and Salon Dinette Area ..............24 Heads and Holding Tanks ................25 Heater (Cabin)....................26 Refrigerator/Freezer ..................27 Repairs (Tools & Spares)................27 Sails and Rigging ................... 28 Swim Step ...................... 30 Water ......................31 Being Whale Wise with Lady Grey ............... 32... -
Page 4: Nuances
Nuances In many ways Lady Grey is similar to other charter boats. Therefore, you are likely to find most of her systems will be familiar and easy to operate. There are a few things about her that are not ‘typical’. Those listed here will help you enjoy a successful charter. -
Page 5: Vessel Specifications And Information
Lady Grey – Owners’ Notes November 2023 Vessel Specifications and Information Make Beneteau Model Oceanis 45 Year 2016 45’9” Hull Length 44’3” 42’10” Beam 14’9” Draft 7’1” Displacement 21,048 lbs (dry) Mast height above WL 69’ (with antenna) Fuel 53 gallons... -
Page 6: Emergency/Safety Equipment
Lady Grey – Owners’ Notes November 2023 3. Emergency/Safety Equipment Bilge Pumps There are two bilge pumps: The manual bilge pump is located on the starboard side of the cockpit, just in front of the steering pedestal. The handle is in the starboard aft cockpit locker just forward of the pump. -
Page 7: Anchors And Windlass
Anchors and Windlass Anchors Lady Grey is equipped with two anchors, one forward (44# Delta with 300’ of chain and 200’ of rode) and a Danforth in the port cockpit locker along with 15’ of chain and 200’ of rode. T The scope normally used in the islands is 4 to 1. - Page 8 Lady Grey – Owners’ Notes November 2023 200’ yellow 300’ The pattern repeats for the 300’ of chain. Windlass The electric anchor windlass receives power from the auxiliary battery. The circuit breaker for the windlass is located under the starboard quarter berth. Note: the windlass will run without the engine running.
- Page 9 There are times when adding a stern tie to shore will be handy, especially in Desolation Sound and north. Lady Grey has 500’ of line on a spool for this purpose. It is stored in the port cockpit locker. The recovered line is usually very wet, so we leave the spool sitting under the transom seat for a couple hours to dry before we put it away.
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Page 10: Barbecue
Batteries, Charging & Inverter Lady Grey has 6 batteries onboard, one for starting the engine, one for the bow thruster and four in the house bank. We have her wired for maximum convenience. These three battery systems are separated from each other by an isolator, so each system is depleted independently. - Page 11 3. Shore Power: Following is the procedure for charging the batteries when connected to shore power. o Connect the shore power cord(s) to the dock outlet. Note that Lady Grey has two cords – a primary 30Amp, 50’ cord with a 50Amp female connection on one end and a 30Amp male connection on the other end.
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Page 12: Berths
10. Dinghy and Outboard Lady Grey is equipped with a 3.5 hp Tohatsu outboard motor. The dinghy is roomy (easily holds 5-6 adults) and the outboard is easy to operate. The dinghy tows with the least drag if brought close to the boat – a few feet off the stern. -
Page 13: Docking
11. Docking Lady Grey has a relatively high freeboard which will create sideslip in heavy winds. Be aware that she turns better with a little speed (around 1.0 knot). We activate the bow thruster and approach the dock slowly, but... -
Page 14: Dodger, Bimini & Full Enclosure
Right for Running Light only The electrical panel on Lady Grey is straight forward and clearly marked. When you leave the boat at the end of your trip, simply leave the Refrigerator and Bilge Pump switches in the “on” position. Also ensure the battery charger is on (the outlets can be left on if desired). - Page 15 Lady Grey – Owners’ Notes November 2023 The right side of the panel has the level indicator for the batteries, water, and fuel. Press the appropriate button for the level you want to see. Further detail on this display is shown in the earlier section on Batteries.
- Page 16 Phone/Device Charging There are (2) 12-volt cigarette lighter type outlets on Lady Grey. One on the main panel and one within the forward section of the cockpit table. In addition, there is a USB port in the cabinet above the panel. NOTE: The Fusion stereo unit located in the same cabinet must be ON to get power to the USB port.
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Page 17: Electronics/Instruments
November 2023 14. Electronics/Instruments Lady Grey has a full set of B&G instrumentation, including chart plotters, radar, AIS, depth sounder, knot meter and wind gauge. Lady Grey’s chart plotters, autopilot, depth sounder, and wind instruments, are connected systems of B&G products and our Fusion stereo and Simrad radar is also fully integrated into the systems. - Page 18 Lady Grey – Owners’ Notes November 2023 Chart Plotter/Radar As is typical of modern chart plotters, Lady Grey’s instruments can display the following information in addition to the basic navigational charts: Radar, A.I.S., Autopilot, Wind Speed, Depth and Speed. Highlights B&G Zeus chart plotters at each helm.
- Page 19 Lady Grey – Owners’ Notes November 2023 Zooming in and out: Press “+” and ““ icons at bottom of screen or “pinch to zoom” in or out on screen using 2 fingers. Returning the screen to the vessel’s current location: Touch “Clear Cursor” at the bottom of the chart screen.
- Page 20 A.I.S. (Automatic Identification System) Highlights • Lady Grey transmits her position and data via an AIS signal as well as receives AIS signals from other vessels equipped with AIS transmitters (Commercial vessels are required to have AIS, recreational vessels are optional).
- Page 21 Lady Grey – Owners’ Notes November 2023 well as alert San Juan Sailing/Yachting of Lady Grey’s return. Vessels with AIS can be viewed in real-time through mobile device apps and websites like www.marinetraffic.com that will reveal vessel name, course, speed, track, and other information.
- Page 22 November 2023 VHF Radio Fusion stereo – turn for Lady Grey has two VHF radios. One base unit power to USB port. mounted in the salon on the port side and a separate handheld unit located in the forward section of the USB port.
- Page 23 Lady Grey – Owners’ Notes November 2023 To quickly get to channel 16 – press the green 16/9 button. A long press will take you to channel 9. Accessing the weather channels – Pressing the WX / NAV button will toggle between weather channels and normal channels.
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Page 24: Engine And Operating Under Power
Lady Grey – Owners’ Notes November 2023 15. Engine and Operating Under Power Check sea water strainer here Check oil level by Check coolant level here. coming in via side door Do not fill unless empty – dip sick is down low. -
Page 25: Fuel Tanks And System
17. Galley and Salon Dinette Area We have done our best to ready Lady Grey for you to enjoy your own meal preparations while on vacation. When we travel, we generally prepare most of our meals aboard and enjoy the fine dining experience of a sunset meal around the cockpit table. -
Page 26: Heads And Holding Tanks
7. Close lid and replace cushion. Ready for dining! 18. Heads and Holding Tanks Both heads in Lady Grey are equipped with individual 21 gallon holding tanks and Jabsco Electric auto-flush toilets. We have installed holding tank monitors to accurately assess the current tank volumes. Lightly press the lower left “1”... -
Page 27: Heater (Cabin)
19. Heater (Cabin) Lady Grey has a Webasto 5000 forced air furnace to provide heat throughout the boat during chilly evenings. The Wabasto is controlled by the thermostat in the salon, to the left of the VHF radio. Simply press the button at the bottom of the controller to turn the unit on then set the temperature and fan speed you want. -
Page 28: Refrigerator/Freezer
Lady Grey – Owners’ Notes November 2023 When the furnace is running you may notice a clicking noise, this is the electric fuel pump pulling from the Thermostat main diesel tank. Also, we do not recommend running the furnace all night (although it is doable) as its draw on the batteries is sizable. -
Page 29: Sails And Rigging
Mainsail Lady Grey has an in mast roller furling mainsail. Unlike a standard main, it is best to have wind in a furling main when deploying, similar to deploying a furling jib. The wind adds even pressure all the way up the mast and helps the sail deploy. - Page 30 Lady Grey is a very solid vessel with surprisingly well balance handling characteristics. This being said, as with most modern cruising boats, Lady Grey has a beamy stern. This causes her to have excessive weather helm if she heels over too far. Therefore, it is necessary to trim for less heel when the wind hits 15-20 knots.
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Page 31: Swim Step
23. Swim Step The swim step on Lady Grey is one of her best features. PLEASE ONLY LOWER THE LADDER AFTER THE SWIMSTEP IS DEPLOYED. Doing so prior, will scratch the stern of the boat. Follow the procedure below to deploy the swim step and do the reverse to retrieve: 1. -
Page 32: Water
Water tanks Lady Grey has two 70-gallon water tanks. Sinks & • showers use fresh water from Tank 2 (Bow); marine toilets use fresh water from Tank 1 (Aft). -
Page 33: Being Whale Wise With Lady Grey
10 of the white reference book onboard Lady Grey. In general, stay at least 400 yds. away from the whales. Sometimes they come to you, if this happens shutdown the engine and turn off the instruments (assuming this is safe to do). They can hear the pings of the depth sounder –...