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Lady Grey – Owners' Notes
are sure no water is entering the hull contact San Juan Sailing at 800-677-7245 and proceed to the nearest
harbor and have a professional diver check the hull, keel, prop, and rudder before proceeding.
Leaks
Make sure the bilge pumps are running. Then determine the source of the water, check the sail drive thru
hull seals which can be viewed through the access openings in either aft cabin, then the additional thru
hulls. There is a diagram showing the location of the thru hulls in the notebook. Get the crew on deck and
into life jackets. There are wood plugs tied to each of the through hulls.
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 above the pump. The
electric bilge pump has automatic float switches but the switch on the electrical panel can be used to
power the main pump manually (this breaker is normally in Auto). The electric pump is located under the
salon sole about 2 feet aft of the mast compression post.
Steering Failure
If the steering system fails, there is an emergency tiller in the starboard cockpit locker. It fits on rudder post
which is accessed through the cap in the center of the cockpit floor. Emergency access cap can be removed
with a winch handle. You will want to reduce sail or power when using this tiller since the rudder is large
and the tiller is small.
Crew Overboard
Throw a Type IV PFD or cockpit cushion to the person in the water first. Second, hit the mob button on the
chart plotter so you will know where they are. Then use one of the procedures discussed in the skipper's
meeting to get back to the person. We keep the LifeSling mounted on the stern rail, starboard side.
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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. Most of the anchorages are well protected and popular, so
you will likely have someone anchored nearby. After you have paid out the suitable amount of chain, idle in
reverse for 1-2 minutes to set the anchor (no more than 1000 RPM). Here is an easy formula for how much
chain you need out; add the water depth on sounder, plus any tide increase expected during the night, plus
5' (to account for the distance from sounder to roller on bow) and take that total and multiply by 4 (typical
example would be 25' of water + 6' of tide increase + 5' = 36' x 4 = 144'). The primary chain is marked with
color codes every 25'. The color sequence for length of chain is as follows:
Chain Length
Color
25'
white
50'
blue
75'
green
100'
yellow
125'
white
150'
blue
175'
green
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November 2023
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