Lagoon 44 Manual
Lagoon 44 Manual
Lagoon 44 Manual
OWNER’S MANUAL
LAGOON 440
FR-CNB _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
BENETEAU REF: /.
CONTENTS:
1. INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................................................................2
2. CHARACTERISTICS ..............................................................................................................................4
2.1. THE BOAT’S IDENTITY SHEET ..............................................................................................................4
2.2. DIMENSIONS .......................................................................................................................................4
2.3. LOAD ..................................................................................................................................................5
2.4. SAILS AND RIGGING ............................................................................................................................7
3. SAFETY ...................................................................................................................................................11
3.1. FIRE ..................................................................................................................................................11
3.2. VISIBILITY ........................................................................................................................................13
3.3. STABILITY, RISK OF FLOODING..........................................................................................................13
3.4. PREVENTION OF FALLING OVERBOARD .............................................................................................14
3.5. LIFE RAFT (NOT SUPPLIED)................................................................................................................14
4. EQUIPMENT ..........................................................................................................................................15
4.1. ENGINE .............................................................................................................................................15
4.2. STEERING SYSTEM ............................................................................................................................17
4.3. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ........................................................................................................................18
4.4. GAS SYSTEM .....................................................................................................................................23
4.5. FRESHWATER AND BLACK WATER TANKS .........................................................................................24
4.6. PUMPS, SEACOCKS AND SKIN FITTINGS .............................................................................................26
5. ANCHORING, MOORING AND TOWING........................................................................................28
7. SNSM........................................................................................................................................................30
Madame, Monsieur,
You have just taken delivery of your new LAGOON, and we would first of all like to thank you for
your confidence in choosing one of our products.
A LAGOON is built to last: each boat is the subject of attentive care down to the slightest details,
from her design until she leaves the factory and is launched, so that she will provide you with the many years
of joy that you expect from her.
This manual has been drawn up to help you use your boat in safety and with pleasure. It contains
details about the boat, the equipment supplied or fitted, her systems and information on their use. Some of the
equipment mentionned in this manual may be offered as an option. Read it carefully and familiarise yourself
with the boat before using her.
Even when your boat has been accordingly categorised, the conditions of sea and wind corresponding
to design categories A, B and C vary from strong storm to severe conditions, open to risks of abnormal waves
and gusts, and are consequently dangerous conditions, where only an experienced crew, physically fit and well
trained, manoeuvring a well maintained boat may sail satisfactorily.
Make sure that the forecast wind and sea conditions correspond with the design category of your boat, and that
you and your crew are capable of manoeuvring the boat in those conditions.
This owner’s manual is not intended to be a course on sailing safety or seamanship. If this boat is your
first boat or if you are changing to a type of boat you are not familiar with, for your comfort and safety, make
sure you get experience on manoeuvring and using her before taking command. Your dealer, national sailing
federation or powerboating federation or your yacht club will be delighted to direct you to competent sailing
schools or instructors in the region.
This owner’s manual is not a detailed maintenance or repair guide. In case of difficulty contact the
manufacturer of the boat or one of its representatives.
Always use the services of an experienced professional for maintenance or the fitting of accessories.
The modifications that might affect the safety characteristics of the boat should be evaluated, carried out and
documented by competent people. The manufacturer of the boat cannot be held responsible for modifications
that it has not approved.
NOTE : Any change in the weight distribution on board (for example the addition of a raised fishing
platform, a radar, a furling mast, a change of engine, etc.) can effect the stability, the trim and the performance
of your boat.
PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL IN A SAFE PLACE AND HAND IT OVER TO THE NEW OWNER IF
YOU SHOULD SELL THE BOAT.
- DANGER
- WARNING
- CAUTION
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CATEGORY MAXIMUM
NUMBER OF
PERSONS
A 12
B 14
C 20
D 25
2.2. Dimensions
DESIGN CATEGORIES A B C D
Antifouling 40 40 40 40
Radio/CD + 2 speakers 3 3 3 3
Cockpit waterproof speakers (X4) 2 2 2 2
VHF 1 1 1 1
GPS 2 2 2 2
Electronic Speed log/Sounder/Plotter 5 5 5 5
Autopilot 10 10 10 10
Radar 3 3 3 3
Mooring warps and fenders 30 30 30 30
Mosquito nets 2 2 2 2
The maximum load recommended, as indicated on the boat builder’s plate required by the European
directive 2003/44CE, does not include the weight of the contents of the rigid tanks when full (fuel,
freshwater, grey and black water).
DIMENSIONS
(SHORT MAST)
I 15.21 m
J 4.25 m
P 14.53 m
E 6.50 m
P
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LP
- Check the standing and running rigging regularly, and at least once per year.
For synthetic cables (Kevlar, Twaron, etc.) used for running backstays, halyards, sheets, docklines, etc.:
- Change as soon as signs of fray or wear appear.
- Regularly check the other elements of the rigging; sheets, docklines, etc. ; and replace if worn.
REF DESCRIPTION
1 1st Reef
2 2nd Reef
3 3rd Reef
4 Mainsail halyard
5 Mainsail outhaul
6 Mainsheet
7 Mainsail car control
8 Genoa furler
9 Mainsail car control
10 Free
11 Spinnaker halyard
12 Genoa halyard
13 Mainsail topping lift
14 Genoa sheet
15 Mainsheet (spare)
16 Genoa sheet
REF DESCRIPTION
1 Foot
2 Furler
3 Free
4 Main halyard
6 Mainsheet
7 Mainsheet car control
8 Genoa furler
9 Mainsheet car control
10 Free
11 Spinnaker halyard
12 Genoa halyard
13 Mainsail topping lift
14 Genoa sheet
15 Mainsheet (spare)
16 Genoa sheet
Mainsail 100%
1-4 20
Genoa 100%
3.1. Fire
3.1.1. Risks
The main risks are associated with the engine (§ 4.1), the electrical system (§ 4.3) and the gas system (§ 4.4).
Please consult the relevant chapters.
Portable extinguishers
The boat is delivered without extinguishers, the application of the national regulations of the country of registration of
your boat are your responsibility. The boat must be equipped, when in service, with portable extinguishers
We recommend the installation of at least one extinguisher less than 5 metres from each berth, less than 2 metres from
the engine compartment extinguishing aperture, less than 2 metres from any naked flame appliance and less than 1
metre from the helm station. We recommend a total portable extinguishing capacity of 8A/68B, each appliance having
less than a capacity of 5A/34B. CO2 extinguishers should be dedicated to galley or electrical fires.
The recommended places for the extinguishers are identified with the symbol E
On boats fitted with an inboard engine, there is a discharge aperture for the engine compartment whose location is
identified on the following diagram by the symbol:
O
The recommended escape routes are indicated on the opposite diagram by the arrow:
General
- Do not freely hang curtains or any other fabrics close to or above cooking appliances or other naked
flame appliances.
- Keep the bilges clean and regularly check for the absence of vapours and fuel or gas leaks.
- Do not stow combustible materials in the engine compartment.
- Do not leave the boat unattended when cooking and/or heating appliances are in use.
- Do not smoke when handling fuel or gas.
- Make sure that fire fighting equipment is readily accessible when the boat is occupied.
- Show members of the crew:
- the location of fire fighting equipment and how to use it,
- the location of the engine compartment extinguisher aperture,
- the emergency exits and routes.
- If any elements of the fire fighting installations need replacing, only use appropriate elements, bearing the
same description or having the same technical capacities and an equivalent resistance to fire.
- If non-combustible materials are stowed in the engine compartment, they should be lashed so that there is
no risk of them falling onto the machinery and they should neither obstruct access to the engine
compartment nor exit from it.
- Do not obstruct passages towards the exits and hatches.
- Do not obstruct safety controls, i.e.: fuel shut-off valves, gas shut-off valves, electrical system switches
- Do not obstruct access to portable fire extinguishers stowed in lockers.
- Do not use gas lamps in the boat.
- Do not modify any of the boat’s installations (especially electrical, fuel or gas) or let unqualified personnel
modify any of the boat’s installations.
- Do not fill fuel tanks or replace gas tanks when the engine is running or when cooking or heating
appliances are being used.
Visibility from the helm station can be obstructed because of high angles of the boat’s trim or because of other
factors caused by one or several of the following conditions:
- Load and distribution of the load
- Speed
- Sea state
- Rain and spray
- Darkness and fog
- Light inside the boat
- Position of overhead and side awnings
- People or movable equipment located in the helmsman’s field of visibility
- Fast acceleration and transition from the displacement mode to the planing mode in the case of powerboats
- Angle of trim tabs associated with the engine (for boats thus equipped)
- Angle of trim tabs associated with the hull (for boats thus equipped)
Heel of sailing boats, the sails reduce visibility to leeward.
The international regulations for the prevention of collisions at sea (COLREGS) and rules of the road impose a
correct and permanent watch and the respect of priorities. Respect of these regulations is essential.
- Reduce speed before going into tight turns, to avoid loosing control.
- When underway, maintain portlights, windows and opening doors closed.
- Stability is reduced when weight is added aloft.
- Stability can be reduced when towing a boat or lifting a heavy weight with davits or the boom.
- Breaking waves constitute great danger for stability and can cause flooding. Close doors and companionway
hatches in a rough seaway.
- Do not drive the boat with negative trim (bows down) at high speed. This could make the boat heel and
could result in instability in turns. Use negative trim for passing from displacement speed to planing speed,
and at lower speeds in chop.
- Compartments marked as being air tanks should not be perforated.
- If the boat is qualified as unsinkable, it is capable of supporting its passengers, even when flooded.
- On a boat where a bilge pump is not required, it is the responsibility of the user / owner to have at least a
bucket / bailer on board fitted with a means of preventing its accidental loss.
- Some boats are fitted with folding bathing ladders. The bathing ladder should be in place as soon as
anybody is on board.
- The parts of the deck that are not considered as part of the working deck and which should not be used
underway are shaded on the diagram below.
REP Description
1 Life lines fixing points
2 Life raft stowage
3 Swimming ladder
4.1. Engine
Meaning of symbols
1 : Attention
2 : Ventilate for 4 minutes
3 : Start
REF Description
1 Fuel tank 325 litres
2 Fuel filler
3 Fuel gauge
4 Fuel filter
5 Fuel closing latch
6 Fuel tank 395 litres (optional)
The indicated capacities cannot be totally used depending on trim, load or the position of
filling and possible places of draining.
- At least once per year check the tension of the cables; in case of doubt, consult your dealer.
- Boats equipped with a steering wheel are provided with an emergency tiller, make sure that it is accessible
at all times.
- Remove the deck plate, fit the tiller into the socket on the top of the rudder stock and operate the valve.
- The emergency tiller is designed for running at reduced speed only in the event of a steering failure.
REP DESIGNATION
1 Emergency tiller
2 Rudder stock access cover
3 Rudder stock
4 Steering cable
5 Steering arm
6 Rudder stock tube bush
7 Bronze bush
8 Compensation bush
9 Link
10 Emergency tiller fitting
11 Rudder stock head recess
All the functions or switchboards where the voltage is not stated are in 12 or 24 volts.
Please note; the wires of the 12V system are red for the positives and black for the negatives.
Those for the 24V system are white or brown for the positives and blue for the negatives.
Some boats are fitted (as standard or on option depending on the models) with a 110V or 220V system.
The following measures should be taken to avoid the risks of electric shocks and fires.
Please note, phase wires are brown, neutrals are blue and earth wires are green and yellow
The fuses of functions presented on the switchboard are found behind it.
- Never install flammable materials above cooker (curtains, papers, serviettes, etc…).
- Never leave the boat unattended when gas or spirit appliances are operating.
- In the case of gas smells or the accidental extinguishing of the flames (even though the gas supply is
automatically shut-off in case of extinction), close the taps and create a draught of air to evacuate
residual gas. Look for the cause of the problem.
- Appliances burning combustible fuels consume cabin oxygen and reject combustion gases into the
boat. It is therefore necessary to ventilate the boat when cooking or gas appliances are being used. Do
not obstruct ventilation holes in the boat (ventilator cowls) and at least leave the door open.
- Close the gas supply line valve and the gas tank valves when the appliances are not in use.
- For cookers with integral gas cylinders, change the cylinders outside the boat. Test before replacing
the cooker in the galley. Make sure that you lock the cooker gimbals after replacing it.
- Never use cooking appliances to heat the boat.
- Never obstruct openings intended for ventilation.
- Make sure that the burner knobs are closed before opening the supply line or tank valves.
- Close the valves before changing a tank and immediately in case of an emergency.
- Stow spare tanks in ventilated housings on deck or in lockers provided for this, which should be gas tight
and ventilated towards the outside.
- Never obstruct access to components of the gas system notably to the valves (tank and cooker).
- The flexible hoses connecting the tank to the extremity of the system at one end and the cooker at the other
should be changed in accordance with regulations in force in your country. Use only hoses complying with
the standards of your country.
- Do not use gas tank lockers for stowing any other equipment.
- Be careful not to damage the thread of the tank onto which is fitted the regulator. Check the condition of the
regulator every year and change if necessary. Use regulators identical to those installed.
- Make sure that empty tank valves are closed and disconnected. Keep protective devices in place; caps and
bungs.
- Never use ammonia based solutions for cleaning or leak detection.
REF DESCRIPTION
1 Hob/Oven
2 Stopcock under sink
3 Gas locker
4 Regulator
5 Gas locker drain
4.5.1. Characteristics
REF Description
1 Filler cap
2 Fwd port tank breather
3 Fwd middle tank breather
4 Fwd std tank breather
5 Fwd port black water rigid tank (85 L)
6 Aft port black water rigid tank (85 L)
7 Fwd std black water rigid tank (85 L)
8 Aft std black water rigid tank (85 L)
- These capacities cannot be totally used depending on the trim, loading and the position of filling
point(s) and / or eventual emptying point(s).
- Do not discharge the toilets close to shore.
- Inform yourself about local environmental protection regulations, and the respect of codes of good practice.
- Respect international regulations against pollution of the marine environment (Marpol)..
The operating principle for the system is described in the attached schematic diagram.
- After each use, rinse the system: fill the bowl with fresh or sea water then empty.
- Products to use for cleaning should be domestic cleaning products.
- The system should be empty during immobilisation of the ship in negative temperatures.
For the respect of the environment:
- Do not discharge the contents of the holding tanks close to the shore; use the pumping systems of ports or
marinas for emptying the holding tanks before leaving port.
- Make sure that the holding tank discharge cock is closed in order to avoid any inadvertent discharging.
4.6.1. Pumps
- The bilge pump system is not intended to guarantee the buoyancy of the boat in case of damage.
- Never let the pumps run dry, this could damage them.
- Bilge water should be kept to a minimum.
- Visually check at regular intervals the working condition of each bilge pump.
- Make sure that the suction points or pump strainers are not obstructed by debris.
- If there are watertight bulkheads isolating the fore and aft peaks fitted with cocks, they should be normally
closed and only opened to drain water into the main bilge.
OPEN
CLOSED
- Maintain seacocks, cockpit draining drains, deck plates and other opening / closing devices in the closed or
open positions, depending on the case, to minimise the risk of flooding.
REF Description
1 Bow fitting
2 Chain locker
3 Windlass
4 Mooring and towing cleats
5 Mooring cleats
- Make sure that the boat is stable on its trailer, both longitudinally and laterally.
- Do not forget to tighten the straps or belts.
En mer, vous pouvez avoir besoin d'eux, à terre ils ont besoin de vous...
Le sauvetage des vies humaines est gratuit mais les moyens mis en oeuvre coûtent cher. Les
sauveteurs en mer, qui se recrutent de plus en plus parmi les plaisanciers, ont besoin de vous
pour entretenir, moderniser et remplacer leurs moyens nautiques (1 canot tous temps coûte 4,2
MF !).
Venez donc soutenir ou même rejoindre ces marins, hommes et femmes, désintéressés,
discrets et efficaces : prenez contact avec le responsable de la station la plus proche du port
d'attache de votre bateau ou avec notre siège à Paris.
ENTRE MARINS…
NOM:…………………………………………………..PRENOM:………………………………
ADRESSE…………………………………………………………………………………………
• Je respecte la mer et les rivières, je n'aborde pas les sites protégés, je limite
ma pêche aux espèces et tailles autorisées, j'observe les animaux sans les
toucher ni les déranger.
• Je dépose mes déchets ménagers dans les containers et mes déchets toxiques,
solides et liquides, à la déchetterie portuaire.