AMF paceship 26 Owner's manual

AMF

Incorporated

(Cover

Reloised

August

2COJ

)

Aboard!

AMF

is pr

oud

to

h

ave

you

as

a

member

of

its

growing Paces

hip

H

eet

.

Th

is

man

u

al

is designed

to

acqua

int

you

with

the various

feat

ures of

yO

UT

P

aceship

26.

It

con

tains

information

on

proper

procffi

ur

es for

commissio

n

~

ing,

ti

ggi

ng a

nd

m

ai

n

ta

ining

yo

ur boat in a

ma

nn

er which will l

ea

d to

increased pl

eas

ure

fo

r

yo

u a nd

yo

ur f

amily

.

Most own

ers

of

P

aces

hi

p 265 a re experienced sailors; but being

fi

rm

be

li

evers in

sa

fet

y,

we think th

at

it

is

a good idea for a

ll

own

ers

to

ta

ke

boatin

g courses.

Co

urses are o

ff

ered by the U.S. Coast Guard,

U.

S. Power

Squ

a

dr

on, Amelic

an

Red Cross a

nd

th

e

il

' Canadian eq

ui

va le

nt

s. Advanced

courses designed for

sa

iling

are

also offered to broaden

yo

ur

skills in bo

th

cruising and racin

g.

Y

our

dealer

is

the a

ll

·im

p

orta

nt connecting link between

you

as

a

custo

m

er

and

AMP

P.d.ces

hip

as

a

manufacturer

. He

wa.<;

care

fu

ll

y sel

ecte

d for his

abi

lit

y

to

serve you

properly

and

st

ands

ready

to answ

er

a

ll

qu

es

ti

ons

you

may have conce

rn

ing

th

e use

an

d

care

of

your

new P

a<.:es

hip

26. You

ca

n

rely on him.

1

CONIENIS

SECTION

PAGE

a Legal

Requirements

and

Warranty

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4,5

b Commissioning

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6

thru

18

Electrical, Rigging

and

Plumbing

Installations

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Centerfold

C

Safety

Equipment

..............

21

thru

24

d

Fitting

Out

........................

25,26

e

Maintenance

..................

27

thru

30

f Specifications

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31,32

9 Boating References

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AMF ALCORT

IPACESHIP

LIMITED WARRANTY

AMF Alcort/Paceship Division warrants to the original consumer purchaser of a new

and

unused

AMF

Alcort/Paceship sailboat to

be

free from defects

in

material

and

workmanship for one

(1)

year

from

date

of

original

purchase

under

Donnal, noncommercial. use

and

service.

AMF's

obligations

under

this

warranty

are

limited to supplying

the

part

or parts

and

labor for

the

repair

or

replacement

of

any

AMF

Alcort/ Paceship

part

or

parts

which are found

to

be defective. All

warranty work

must

be

performed by AMF AlcoTt/ Paceship or one of its authorized dealers.

Freight or delivery charges

to

and from

the

point of repair will he the responsibility of

the

owner

with

all

repairs

subject

to

prior

authorization

by

AMF

.

THIS

WARRANTY

DOES

NOT

COVER,

AND

IS

INTENDED

TO

EXCLUDE

ANY

LIABILITY

ON

THE

PART

OF

AMF,

WHETHER

UNDER

THIS

WARRANTY

OR

UNDER

ANY

WARRANTY

IMPLIED

BY LAW, FOR ANY

INDIRECT

OR

CONSE-

QUENTIAL

DAMAGES FOR

BREACH

HEREOF

OR

THEREOF.

This

warranty shall not apply to

any

AMF Alcort/Paceship sailboat which has been subject to

misuse, neglect, accident, alteration,

or

repair made by

other

than

an

authorized AMF Alcortl

Paceship dealer,

nor

to

repair necessitated by normal usage.

This

warranty, together with any

and

all warranties implied by law shall be limited to a

duration

of one (1)

year

from the

date

of

purchase by

the

original consumer purchaser of

the

AM

F Alcortl Paceship sailboat.

AMF makes no warranty in respect to

parts

and

accessories

not

of our manufacture; specifically

excluding thereby: sails, engine,

and

Pacesrup mast, boom and rigging. However, certain

other

manufacturers of such parts

and

accessories do provide

warranty

coverage, Inquiries concerning

defects in parts

and

accessories

not

of

our

manufacture should be forwarded to AMF Alcortl

Paceship

at

the

address

set

forth below.

You may secure perfonnance

of

warranty obligations hereunder by:

1.

Contacting

an

authorized Alcortl Paceship dealer for

an

appointment

to have the dealer

examine

your

Alcort/Paceship boat.

2.

Delivering your Alcort/Paceship

boat

to

an

authorized Alcort/Paceship dealer for his exami·

nation.

a.

In certain cases

the

dealer

is

authorized to complete

warranty

obligations unilateraJiy and in

others

he

must

receive authorization from

the

Alcort/Paceship Customer Service Department.

The

dealer is obliged to follow whichever course

is

appropriate

at

the

direction of AMF

Alcort

I Paceship.

4.

Upon completion

of

warranty obligations

the

dealer

will

notify you

of

the availability of your

Alcort/Paceship boat for your pickup.

S.

Any inquiries with respect to AMF Alcort/ Paceship warranty obligations may

be

addressed to:

AMF

ALCORT/

PACESHIP

CUSTOMER

SERVICE

DEPARTMENT

SOUTH LEONARD

STREET

WATERBURY,

CONNECTICUT

06720

(203) 756-7091

SOME

STATES

DO NOT ALLOW

LIMITATIONS

ON HOW LONG

AN

IMPLIED

WAR-

RANTY

LASTS OR ON

THE

EXCLUSION

OF

INCIDENTAL

OR

CONSEQUENTIAL

DAMAGES, SO

THE

ABOVE

LIMITATION

ON

THE

DURATION

OF

IMPLIED

WAR-

RANTIES

AND

THE

ABOVE EXCLUSION OF

INCIDENTAL

AND

CONSEQUENTIAL

DAMAGES MAY

NOT

APPLY

TO

YOU.

THIS

WARRANTY

GIVES YOU

SPECIFIC

LEGAL

RIGHTS,

AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE

OTHER

RIGHTS

WHICH

VARY FROM

STATE

TO

STATE.

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In

some

state

s you mu

st

register y

our

Pa

ceship 26

with

the

proper authorities.

If

you have

an

option

as

to registering your bo

at

, we feel

it

is

in

your

best

interest

to

do so. Some s

tate

s also

grant

titl

es for

yOU

f pr

otect

ion. A registered

boat

without

a title

ca

nnot

be resold. Yo

ur

AMF

Paceship

dealer

and the

state

agency

responsible

fo

r b

oat

numbering and safe

ty

laws

can

best

advise you on

this

matter

.

YO

U ARE

REQUIRED

TO CARRY YOUR

REGISTRATION

C

ERTiFI

-

CATE ON

THE

BOAT

WHEN

IN OPERATION.

The

Coast

Guard

o

perat

ors' requirement..q are fully covered by

the

pamphlet

FEDERAL

REQU

IREMENT

S FOR

RE

CREATIONAL BOATS (CG-

290)

wh

ic

h

is

included with this manuaL In addition, yo

ur

s

tate

and local governmen

ts

m

ay

have o

ther

requi

rement.s

with

w

hi

ch you

mu

st comply.

It

is the legal obligation of AMF Paceship to

maintain

a listing

of

first owners

of

all

boats

by Hull ldentific

ation

Number

, l

oc

ated

in

the

upper right hand co

rner

of

your

boat's

transom

.

IMPORTANT

-Co

mp

le

te and mail the " Bo

ot

Warrant

y Regis

tration

"

card

at

the

time

of purchase. If you

are

the second owner of

the

boat

,

yo

u should write

Paceshjp

and

ide

ntif

y yo

ur

boat

by hull

num

ber

in

order

to

receive owner's

bu

ll

eti

ns

and

service

information

.

5

COMMISSIONING

A sailboat th

at

has been properly commissioned

is

a joy to

the

seasoned sail

or

and

a must for

the

beginning sail

or.

Ther

e are several important areas

t

hat

must

be

carefully checked o

ut

prior to

co

m-

missioning yo

ur

Pa

ceship

26

each season and reg-

ularly during the season.

1.

All

through hull fittings mu

st

be examined and

tested.

2.

All

u

nd

erwater

hardware

and

fittings

must

be

examined to elimin

ate

any potential problem.

(Figure I)

3.

Hu

ll

to keel honding area should

be

closely

examined

and

the

keel

stud

n

uts

torqued

to

a

minimum of 90 foot pounds. (Figure 2)

4. A general

examinat

ion of the complete under-

w

ate

r portion of your new b

oat

should include

the rudd

er

and rudd

er

hardware assemblies.

These

subjects

will

be

discussed again in more

detail

thr

ough

out

the

m

an

ual.

RI

GGING

A critical pa

rt

of

any

sailboat.

is

the

rigging.

There

are

two types:

6

1.

STANDING

RI

GG

I

NG-wh

.ich includes:

CD

M

ast

& Boom

®

Spreaders

® U

pper

Side

Sta

ys

® Lower Side

Sta

ys

<D

Pore

Stay

<D

Back

Stay

2.

RUNN

ING

RIGGING-including:

CD

Main Halyard

CD

Jib

or Genoa Halyard

CD

Mainsheet

lID

Jib

or

Genoa Sheets

CD

Boom Vang

CD

Spinnaker Halyard

CD

Spinnaker Pole

CD

Spinnaker Foreguy

<D

Spinnaker Pole Topping

Lift

® Spinnaker Sheets

CD

Spinnaker Aft

Guy

Standing Rigging is easily assembled as received

from

the

factory since all rigging has been

at

-

tached to

the

mast

. (Figure 3)

Upon unwrapping

the

complete

mast

and

boom

package, you will find two

spreaders

taped

to

the

mast

. (Figure 4) Remove the spreaders

and

install

them

in

the

proper brackets

as

marked on each

spreader with the bolts

and

locking

nuts

supp

li

ed.

(Figure 5)

After installing the spreaders,

attach

the

upper

side

sta

ys,

starboard

stay

to

starboard

spreader,

port

stay

to

port

spreade'

r,

using

the

stain

less steel

wire

provided, Make

sure

that

the

wires are firmly

attached

through

the

holes provided

at

the

end

caps

of

the spreaders

and

tightly wound

around

the

.

tay

•. (Figure

6)

. -

•

• •

•

.,

7

.-

After

securing

the

spreade

r wires,

wrap

chafe

tape

or

the

equivalent

around

the

stay

and

spreader

end

cap

to

prevent

sail chafing.

(Figure

7)

Now

that

the

s

pread

ers

and

upper

side

stays

are

co

nnected

to

the

mast,

it

is ready

to

be

ste

pped.

(Figure 8)

As

a prec

auti

on

it

is

wi

se

to

ex.amine a

ll

mast

fittings, tangs, bolts. clevis pins, co

tter

pins,

and

hardware

8S

a final c

he

ck

to

see

th

at

every-

thing

is

connected

properly

and

the

rigging is

seaworthy

. (Figure 9) Be s

ure

the

main hal

ya

rd

and

genoa

jib

hal

ya

rd

are

properly

led

through

the

mast

head

shea

ves.

Remove

the

lenses from

both

the

m

ast

runnin

g

li

g

ht

(Figure

10)

and

th

e

ma

st

anchor

light

(Figure

11)

and

test

to

see

if

th

e

bulbs

are

securely

fas

tened

in

their

sockets.

Often

these

bulbs

will

lo

osen

during

sh

ipme

nt

.

Po

sition

the

lense

s,

mak

ing s

ur

e

that

the

watertight

gaskets

are

in position

and

sec

ure

.

t

8

1 2

MA

ST

B

OOT

I

NS

TALLATION

First, have the m

ast

ste

pped, with

the

boot

sleeve

in place, by a competent

boatya

rd

. Once the

fo

re-

stay. backstay and side

stays

are prope

rl

y tuned

(see

TUN

ING

YOU

R

RI

G) then assemble the

boot

clamps

following th

is

proced

ur

e:

Position the boot sleeve with i

ts

seam against

either

the

after

or leading edge of the mast. (

Fi

gu

re

12)

The

bottom

of the sleeve should

be

fitted into

the

mast

par

tne

r

wh

ich is secured to the deck.

Place one

clamp

aro

und the sleeve,

about

six

inches above the deck (F

ig

ur

e

13)

and tighten.

Then fold

th

e sleeve down over the

cla

mp

and

mast

partner

. Position second clamp and tighten.

(Figure

14

) Fold edge of sleeve up so

it

covers the

clamp.

CAUTION

:

Check a

ll

fittin

gs

prior to rigging the

mast

.

Wear

the

pr

oper

anti

-skid f

ootwear

while rigging

or de-rigging to help preve

nt

sli p

pi

ng on the deck.

NEVE

R perform these fu n

ct

ions while barefoot.

TUNING YOUR RIG

FORESTAY-B

AC

KSTAY

To

adjust

the

turnbu

ckles, use a screwdriver

and

wrench. While holding

the

swedged end

of

the

turnbu

ckle

with

the

wren

ch

, place

the

screwdriver

in

the hole of the

turnb

uckle

ba

rrel

and

turn

to

tighten. (Figure 15)

17

9

COM

Now t.hat

your

mast

is standing,

tighten

the

fore-

stay

to the

point

at

which

the

mast

is

plumb

.

(Figure

16

) Next

tighten

the

backst,ay,

to

allow 8

maximum of ten degrees rake (bend)

of

the

mast

aft.

Wh

en properly tensioned,

the

forestay and

bnckstay shou

ld

have one inch of side-pull deflec-

tion. (Figure

17)

UPPER

S

lOE

STAYS-WWER

SlOE

STAYS

Adjust both

the

port

and

the

sta

rboard

upper

side

stays

in the same

manner

in which you

adjust

the

fore and backstay. Make sure

that

each

turn-

buckle

is

adjusted identically,

both

in tension and

in

measure. (Figure

18)

To check,

stand

back and

sight the

mast

fTom

an

aft

position to

determine

if

your mast is

sta

nding

st

raight.

Th

nsion

the

upper

side

stays

with

about

one inch

of

Side-pull dellec-

tioo.

Adju

st

the

lower side

stays

as

your

l

ast

Lu

ning

function. (Figure 1

9)

Tension

them

with

about

two

in

ches

of

side·pu

ll

deflection.

While tuning

t.he

lower side stays, check

the

mast

alignment by

standing

at

the

base

of

the

mast

and

eyeing

up

the

sail slot. (Figure 20)

If

the

sl

ot

is

st

raig

ht

, you have

tuned

the

mast

properly. If

it

curves to

t.he

starboard,

your

lower

port

s

tay

is too

tight,

or

if

it

c

ur

ves to p

ort

,

the

sta

rboard s

ta

y is

too tight.

IMPORTANT

:

After tuning

your

mast, lock

the

turnbu

ckles

in

position by tightening

the

upper

And

lower

turn

·

buckle nuts

hard

against

the

turnbu

ckle barrel

using a pair of pljers.

NOTE

:

Retuning

is

necessary since all s

tay

s will

stretch

with use. Make a special point of checking the

tension

at

l

east

once

after

every ten h

ours

of

use.

If you experience any difficulty in rigging or

tun

~

ing

your

mast, please consult your dealer.

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20

)

BOOM INSTALLATION

The

boom

is

installed

by

aligning

the

two

holes

in

the

gooseneck with

the

two

holes in

the

mast

receptacle (Figure

21)

and

placing

the

gooseneck

locking pin

through

the

four holes.

(Figure

22)

Once

the

boorn

is

in

pl

Ace

install

the

boom topping

lift to

the

boom

's

swivel

end

plate

.

(Figu

re 23)

MAIN SHEET INSTALLATION

In

sta

ll

ation of

the

mainsheet (Figures

24

and

25)

is

identical for

either

the

stat

ionar

y

mainsheet

block

padeye or

adjustable

mains

heet

traveler. Which-

ever

syste

m

is

on yo

ur

boat

. fo

ll

ow

the

diagram

(Figure

26)

1.0

ft..

>eve

the

f

ou

r

ps

.

rt

s

of

the

main-

sheel.

NOTE

:

The

rnainsh

eet

trave

ler is ideal for con-

trolling mainsail

trim

and

balancing

the

helm

.

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25

t

11

BENDING ON

THE

MAINSAIL

To bend on

your

mainsail, please refer to

the

adjoining diagram (Figure 27)

and

follow these

si

mple directions:

Inse

rt

the clew

ofthe

mainsail

in

to

the

boom bolt

rope sl

ot

from

the

gooseneck e

nd

of

the

boom

and

run

it

o

ut

the

length of

the

boom. (Figure

28)

Fasten

the

tack pin

through

the

tack grommet.

(Figure

29)

Insert

the

four

battens

into their proper pockets.

Slide open

the

sail slug gate

(F

igure 30) on the

m

ast

and

feed

the sail s

lu

gs

into

and

down

the

mast sl

ot

starting with first slug from the mainsail

tack.

Close t.he gate once you

have

aU

the

slugs inserted.

Conn

ect

the

halyard

shackle

to

the

mainsail

headboard and hoist

the

main

to

the

m

as

t head

band

.

Take

up

tension on

the

ou

th

aul line, leading

it

from

the

clew through

th

e ou

thau

I fnirlead and

forward to

the

out

haul

cleat

.

12

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JIFFY REEFING

The

PY

26

is equipped with jiffy reefing which

reduces

the

total

area of

the

mainsail by

30

perce

nt

to

balance

the

b

oat

in

heavy weather

conditions.

If

you choose

to

pre-rig yo

ur

jiffy reefing

lines, lower

the

mainsail

about

two feet.

At

-

tach

the

aft

jiffy reefing line on

the

port

side

eye s

trap

using a bowlin

e.

Lead

the

ot

her end

o

•

. .

•

through

the

re

efing grommet,

lo

cate

d on

the

lee

ch of the mainsa

il

, back down

through

the

cheek block

and

forward t

hr

ough

the

jam

cleat. Tie a figure eight knot on

the

free end of

the line.

Attach

the forward reefing line to

th

e eye

st

r

ap

located on

the

port

side

of

t

he

mast using a bowline. Run the end through

the reefing grommet located

adjacent

to

the

sail sl

ot

and

then down

through

the

jam

cleat.

Secure the free end with a figure eight

kn

ot

, See reefing illu

st

ration(Figure

31)

below.

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31

13

COM

FIVE

STEPS

TO

JIFFY

REEFING

WHILE

UNDERWAY

Step

I-Bring

your Paceship

Ya

cht head to

wind. Check to m

ake

s

ure

that

the

boom

topping

lift is securely

attached

to

the

boom

swivel end fittin

g.

Slack

oIT

the

mainsheet

and jib sheets.

Step

2-Lowe

r

the

main halyard carefully

and,

at

the

same

t

im

e,

pull down on the

lulT

reefing line until the reefing

grommet

is

rest-

ing against

the

boom gooseneck.

Sec

ur

e the

reef

line in

the

jam

cleat

.

Step

3-

Hoist

and

secure

the

main

hal

ya

rd

.

32

JIB

OR

GENOA

SHEETS

Jib

or genoa sh

eets

are

supplied

with

tbe

mast

and

boom package.

These

are

se

parate

sheets

for the

port and

starboard

sid

e.

The

she

ets

are indepen-

dently

atta

ched to

the

clew of

the

headset I usin,ga

bowline knot.

(F

igures 32 and 33)

'The sheets

are

then

led aft, (inboard

of

the s

id

e

stays

for jib

sheet

s

or

outbo

ard

of

the

side

stays

for

genoa sheets),

through

the

jib

or

genoa

sheet

leads

or

turning

blocks and to

the

she

et

winches. (Figure

34)

NOTE

: Do

not

use a s

nap

shackle

or

fa

csimile to

secure

the

jib

or

genoa

sheets

to

the

headsail clew.

Shackles may injure crew members and damage

the

deck as

you

tack

in heavier winds.

14

Step

4-Thke

up

the

leech jiffy reef line unlil

the reefing

cring

le

is snug

against

the

top

of

the boom and secure the line

at

the

jam

cleat.

Step

5-

Hnul in

and

secure

the

main and jib

sheets.

NO

TE

S:

If

you

are

sailing

in

a

predominant

-

ly heavy

weather

area,

we

strongly suggest

that

you refit yo

ur

mainsail with an addi-

Li

ona

l

set

of

reef points so as to allow

20

percent more reduction in

the

mainsail.

Additional reef

points may

be

installed by a

lo

cal sail

maker

.

35

BENDING ON THE

JIB

To

bend

on

your

jib, please

refer

to

the

adjoining

diagrams

Rnd follow

these

instructions

:

Shackle

the

jib

tack

to

the

stem

head

fitting

.

(Figure 35)

Attach

the

jib hanks to the forestay

starting

at

the

tack and working up to

the

head. (Figure 36)

Tie

the

jib

sheets

to

the

jib

clew

using

a bowline

knot

(Figure

37)

in

each

sheet

and

run

the

sheets

aft as described on the opposite page.

Install the jib halyard shackJe to the head

grom-

met. (Figure

38)

Hoist

the

jib

by

hand

until

the

luff

is fully ex-

tended

.

Take

three

wraps

around

jib

halyard

win

ch (always clockwise) and hoist jib to

the

proper tension.

15

RUDDER MOUNTING

Prior to installing

the

rudder

, examine all

parts

and

make

sure

that

the

tiller bolts

are

securely

fastened.

See

the accompanying

pi

c

tures

of

the

rudder and

its co

mponent

part

s. (Figure 39)

CA

UTION

: Alwa

ys

mount

the

rudder

bef

ore

bending on sai

l.

PY26 OUTBOARD BRACKET

Although

the

o

utboard

br

acket

was designed to

accept

8 maximum

of

12

horsepower. we recom-

mend 8 6 or

7~

horsepower

motor

for normal boat

use.

The

ki

ck up feature of

the

outboard

brack

et

(Fig-

ures 40 and

41)

will allow you to sail on

either

tack

without

dragging

the

lower

unit

of

the

outboard

in

the water

(if

the

motor

is ti

lt

ed up on its mo

unt

).

NOTE: Prior to tipping

your

outboard

motor

up

,

disconnect t

he

fuel line and run your

mot

or dry of

gasoline to eliminate flooding

th

e upper chamber

of the

motor

ca

rburetor

.

16

39

PY26 CENTERBOARD OPERATIONS

The

PY26

cente

rb

oa

rd is

eas

ily raised or lowered

by the ce

nterboard

pennant

installed in

the

pen-

nant

tube, located in the cen

ter

oft

he main cabin

fl

oor. (Figure 43)

Th

e

penna

nt

tube

itself is

made

up

of two se

parate

tubes

:

A. A fibergla

ss

inner

tube

which is an

integral

part

of the

hu

ll

cons

truction

.

S. An an

od

ized al

uminum

tube

that

acts

as a

protective

cas

ing for

the

fiberglass

tube,

and is also

a

tab

le leg

and

8 mo

unting

part

for the cen

ter

-

board pe

nnant.

(Figure

44)

NOTE

: Make sure

that

the

fixed

end

of

the

cen-

terboard

penn

ant

line is tied in a figure eight

knot

to

prevent

the

Line

from slipping

throug

h

the

exit

shea

ve

.

Run

the

adjustab

le

end

throug

h

the

hole

in

the

cleat

and

tie a figure

eight

kn

ot

to

prevent

it

fr

om slipping

through

the

sheave. See diagram

at

le

ft

.

(F

igure 42)

REMOVAL OF

CENTE

RBOARD

Check the condition of your ce

nterboard

at

least

twice 8 ye

ar

. If for

any

reason you

fi

nd

that

the

removal

of

the

board

is

necessary. we urge you

to

co

nta

ct yo

ur

dealer

or local

boatyard

th

at

pos-

sesses

8 hoist large enough to tift

yo

ur

PY26.

The

boat

mu

st

be e

levat

ed

in

order to

unbolt

the

ce

nt

erboa

rd hinge bo

lt

and

drop

the ce

nte

rb

oa

rd

away from

the

keel.

Pri

or

to removing

the

b

oa

rd. r

eme

mber

to free

up

the centerb

oa

rd

pennant

as

to

a

ll

ow the

pe

nnant

removal along with the

board

.

43

44

17

ING

FRESH WATER

FILL

The

wa

ter

fill is l

ocated

und

er

the

fo

rward

V

·be

rth

cushions.

Be

ca

reful n

ot

to

overfill

as

any excess

wat

er will

dr

ain

int

o

the

bilge.

Thi

s

tank

sh

ou

ld be

compl

ete

ly

drain

ed for

winter

sto

rage.

(F

igur

e 45)

WASTE DISCHARGE OUTLET

For

Pa

ceship boa

ts

e

qu

ipped

with

ma

rin

e holding

ta

nks

the

wa

ste

d.i

sc

harge o

utl

et

is l

ocate

d on

the

port

s

id

e n

ear

the

s

hr

oud chain

pl

ates

.

This

offers

easy discharge

fTom

any

marin

a equipped

fa

ci

lity.

(

Figur

e 46)

DIESEL FUEL

FILL

(f

yo

ur

Pa

ceship has a factory installed engine, the

45

fu

el

fill

is located on

the

sta

rboa

rd

winch island. 46

Be

s

ur

e to use only diesel fuel

in

operating yo

ur

..:.::-----

engine. (Figure 47)

FUEL OVERFLOW DRAIN

Located just above

the

upper

gudgeon on

the

t

ran

som is t.he fuel ove

rfl

ow

dra

in for Paces

hip

26's

equipped with

fa

c

to

ry ins

ta

ll

ed diesel en

gi

n

es

. Be

sure to check this

dr

ain while refueling

to

pr

event

excess

fu

el from being discharged

into

th

e

wate

r.

(

Figur

e 48)

DIESEL

CONTROL

OPERATION

Engine

co

ntr

ols

are

l

ocated

in

the

cockpit.

1b

st

art

the engine bo

th

ha

nd

l

es

(

thr

ottle

and

clutch)

should be in the s

traight

up

position

and

the

choke

all

the

way in.

Engage

c

lutc

h in forward

by

push-

ing

the

large

handle

toward

the

bow. Reverse is

the

opposite direc

tion

. Alwa

ys

have

throttle

in idle

wh

en

s

hif

ting

gears. To

sto

p engine pui.

clut

ch in

neutral,

t

hr

ottle

in id le,

and

pull ch

oke

a

ll

the way

o

ut

. Refer

to

en

gi

ne

manual

for more

informa

tion.

(Figure 49)

'8

49

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