Revision as of 10:28, 5 February 2012

This is an exhaustive list of X-Dimension's various subsystems.

Specifications

Bottom in 2009

Specifications provided by David Collins:

Length Over All (LOA):  43.4 ft
Waterline Length:       35.9 ft
Maximum Beam:           13.0 ft
Draft:                  7.75 ft (7 ft 9 in) 
                        (Note: original draft was 7.50 ft 
                         but keel was modified by original owner)
Displacement:           22,000 lbs
PHRF/NE Rating:         72 base; 
                        as sailed 2011: 87 racing, 90 cruising
Powerplant:             Perkins 4-108 50hp (new in 1989)
Mast and rig:           Sparcraft tapered 2-spreader /
                            discontinuous rod (new in 2007)
Fuel Capacity:          40 gal
Water Capacity:         80 gal

X Dimension Boat Plan

C&C Custom 43 specifications, but actual dimensions may differ. For example, mast was replaced in 2007 and keel was modified by previous owner, Blair Vedder. The values below should not be used without independent verification.

   Hull Type: Fin Keel           
    Rig Type: Masthead Sloop
         LOA: 43.33' / 13.21m    
         LWL: 35.00' / 10.67m
        Beam: 12.83' / 3.91m      
   Listed SA: 901 ft2 / 83.7 m2
       Draft: 7.00' / 2.34 m	 
Displacement: 21314 lbs./ 9668 kgs.  
     Ballast: 9980 lbs. / 4527 kgs.
    Designer: Cuthbertson & Cassian
     Builder: C&C Yachts (CAN)
  Construct.: FG 	 
 First Built: 1971
  Last Built:
     # Built:
RIG DIMENSIONS
  I: 56.00' / 17.07m    J: 18.80' / 5.73m
  P: 50.00' / 15.24m    E: 15.00' / 4.57m
 PY:                   EY: 	 
SPL:                  ISP: 	 
SA(Fore): 526.40 ft2 / 48.90 m2
SA(Main): 375.00 ft2 / 34.84 m2
Total SA: 901.40 ft2 / 83.74 m2
 SA/Disp: 18.83
Est. Forestay Len.: 59.07' / 18.00m

Rigging

Standing Rigging

Sailtec Integral Backstay Adjuster (Model 10SI), brochure on web (no operating instructions)

When sailing upwind, the backstay should be adjusted so that the piston is approximately 2 inches from the white gauge on the shaft. Cross check the headstay sag. In moderate winds, the headstay should have very little sag.

Sails

General: The [Owners "Helpful Hints"] has various advice in the pages 4-5 "Sail Control" section.

MAINSAIL

Lazy Jack Installation Manual (no title) for the E-Z-JAX mainsail furling system. Page 4 of this manual gives operating instructions; the rest of the manual is e.g. parts identification and installation instructions.

SPINNAKER

Spinnaker pole storage on toe-rail requires periodic checking even on sails not using spinnaker, because of its current (Sep 2011) shortened length (see Ongoing Problems list.)

Deck

Winches

Machinery

Power Train

TEMPORARY NOTE: The Perkins engine SHOP and PARTS manuals are available only as web copies as listed in the | documents list. As of now (30Aug11) we are verifying their dates when printed relative to our engine's age, and looking for a complete parts manual.

GENERAL NOTE: The "Engine & Drive" section, pp. 5-6, of the previous owner's "Useful Info" has some data about the power train and how to operate it.

TEMPORARY JOTTINGS OF PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS

• ENGINE: Perkins 4-108 diesel (4-cyl, 50-hp), new in 1989

• Serial # ED70058U630095P (mfg 1987)
  (ED=4.108; 70058=parts list Nr; U=mfg UK; 630095=engine S/N; P=1987)

• TRANSMISSION: Newage gearbox, approx 10 yrs old (at 2011)

• PRM DELTA Gearbox; P/N=DELTA20, Serial #=C913041, Work Order #=R00629 (ref. loose packing sticker aboard)

• Coupler/Stuffing Box/cutlass bearing:
• PROP: Max-Prop feathering 2-blade propeller, unknown size/pitch/model#/etc
  • QUESTION: We found aboard (Sep11) a pamphlet for 3-blade prop, but "Useful Info" paper says she has a 2-blade prop.
  • Some water-damaged paper aboard has: MAX PROP Three Blade COL|__NS, 5-20-96, where "|__" looks a little like a down-arrow followed by room for 1 or 2 digits/characters.
    HEY!! Want to bet the "COL..." printing is "COLLINS"? ... as in the previous owner of the boat!?
• MUFFLER: Vernalift (unidentified model & mfgr) Thomasville, GA
• FUEL SUB-SYSTEM:
  • Emergency fuel cut-off: ToBeFound
  • Filler deck fixture & Filtering: TBF
  • Primary fuel filter / water separator : on stbd lazarette bulkhead; Racor 500 FG S/S;
    inlet screen (TBFound)
  • Primary fuel lift pump: location: TBD (only germane if TBD has manual pump feature)
  • Tank:
    • Capacity: 40-gal, giving approx 288 miles @ 2000 RPM using 0.9 gal/hour
      giving 6.5 kt (per "Useful Info" doc p.5).
    • Material/when Installed/Replaced: TBF
  • Fuel gauges:
    • There is a mechanical fuel gauge located under the port main saloon bunk cushion.
      It is quite accurate when the boat is level.
    • The electrical fuel gauge(s) are not operative.
      TODO: define location(s)

Steering

Bilge Pumps

See the previous owner's Useful Info writeup, page 7, section headed "Bilge Pumps".
NOTE, however, that the control of these two pumps has been changed at MIT (>=14Sep11).

• Forward Bilge: (between main saloon bunks)
  • Jabsco Model 34600-Series Electric Diaphragm Bilge Pump
  • Jabsco catalog shows Model 34600-0000 as their 12-volt DC version
  • This a high-capacity pump, actuated by a switch above the sink, powered by the "house" 12-v batteries. The "house battery must be 'on' for this switch to energize the pump.
  • There is a bilge float switch that turns on the pump when the water level in the bilge activates the switch, powered thru an inline fuse by the "house" batteries.
  • The pump is located under the nav table in a locker, and a hose into the bilge, and a strumbox (filter). Accessing the pump's check valves is easy to clear out small bits of crud that get past the strumbox.
  • The Jabsco bilge pump is plumbed to an outlet at the stern just above the waterline.
  • The in-line fuse is rated for 15 amps and the fuseholder is adjacent to the connection at the positive terminal of the house battery bank.
  • TODO: verify that we DON'T have a switch any longer (mid-Sep11) in the 12 v power to pump
  • TODO: we need specified inline fuse info: slo-blow?, size
  • TODO: state whether we have anti-siphon loop (since outlet "just above waterline"

• Aft Bilge: (at bottom of companionway steps)
  • NOTE: see DISCUSSION of this pump (Fall 2011) brought on by several issues, and by the temporary situation of the rudder post leak.
  • Rule model 25S 500 GPH automatic bilge pump
  • This pump's purpose is to pump out a dammed zone between the engine and the bilge pump, i.e. to pump water leaking between the rudder post and the thru-hull tube.
  • The pump's design causes it to operate every 2-1/2 minutes, and pumps as long as water is present; otherwise, if no water is present, it turns itself off and runs again in 2-1/2 minutes. It is powered thru a dedicated inline fuse by the "house" batteries.
  • Specified fuse: 2.5 amp; current 1.0 amp @ 12v, 2.5 (sic) @ 13.6v
  • the automatic 2.5 minute cycles use c. 2 amp-hr/day with no water pumped

Head

X Dimension Blackwater System

The head is a standard Jabsco hand-operated marine toilet unit connected to a very small (~5 gallon) holding tank. The output of the toilet routes through an anti-siphon loop directly to a through-hull valve. The holding tank seems to have been added as a retro-fit. A T-fitting is inline above the through-hull which routes the waste through a gate valve and then into the holding tank. By lifting the teak lid next to the sink in the forward cabin vanity, one can see the hose and valve to deflect sewage into the small holding tank or overboard. The forward facing panel beneath the sink can be removed for easier access to the holding tank and the valves. The coupling for pump out is located near the valve assembly. Pump out stations have several coupling styles and can match as necessary.

The head is Jabsco model 29090-2000 (compact bowl & seat).

NOTE: At the present time (09/13/2011), the head is configured to deflect sewage overboard; the gate valve to the holding tank is stuck closed and the seacock is stuck open. The head is currently placarded "Head Inoperative Do Not Use"

Refrigerator / Ice Box

• The refrigerator / ice box is located beneath the galley counter and can be accessed via two hinged hatches
• The refrigerator compressor runs on the 12V house battery and is located in the starboard lazarette outboard of the house battery box
• The switch for the refrigerator compressor is located in the panel above the galley sink
• The current draw of the refrigerator compressor is not known (as of 10/5/2011) so the refrigerator should only be run when the engine is charging the battery
• There is a shelf in the refrigerator compartment that will accommodate ice blocks

Stove

Freshwater

Electrical

12-volt

The best measure of the status of the house battery is to use the switch above the galley sink and toggle it to the right when the engine is stopped (i.e., not charging) and the battery switch is set to "House". There is a voltmeter near the switch that should indicate at about the red/green line. When the engine is running, the indicated voltage should ba approximately 14V. Note that the switch sometimes has a poor contact and needs to be jiggled a little to have it work. Note that the ammeter in the engine instrument cluster in the cockpit is not working.

110-volt

Anti-Electrolysis

There is an external zinc "guppy" that is deployed at the stern while the boat is on the mooring or at the dock.

Lightning Dissipation

Electronics

TEMPORARY NOTE (02Sep11): The block tabulation of electronics documentation below will probably finally reside in the [Documents] section of this wiki.

The list is here primarily because some Electronic Wiz found many web hits on current manuals, and then a paperwork slog related onboard documents to the devices too.

Navigation

• GPS: Garmin 400/500 Series Chartplotter (mounted display GPS)
  • Owners Manual (detailed operations):
    • web: GPSMAP 400/500 series - owner's manual: [1], May 2010, p/n 190-01230-10 Rev.A
    • h/c: GPSMAP 400/500 series - owner's manual, May 2009, p/n 190-01074-00 Rev.A
  • Quick Start Manual
    • web: GPSMAP 400/500 series - quick reference guide:[2], May 2009, 190-01074-01 Rev.A
    • h/c: GPSMAP 400/500 series - quick reference guide; May 2009, p/n 190-01074-01 Rev.A
  • Installation manual:
    • web: TBF
    • h/c: GPSMAP 400/500 Series Installation Instructions, Sep 2009, 190-01074-02 Rev.B, 12 pages (8.5x11 sheets stapled)

• RADAR: JRC RADAR1000 (mounted display)
  • Instruction Manual (Installation and Operation)
    • web: RADAR1000MKII First Ed Jan 2003, code no.7ZPRD0592
      WARNING: MARK II is similar to x_Dimension's system; this manual may be helpful for general study, but NOT for use while operating aboard!
      NOTE: both models 1000 and 1000MKII are obselete per JRC web with no parts support etc
    • h/c: JRC Instruction Manual - LCD RADAR RADAR1000, Aug 1998 KP (2000), code no.7ZPRD0407;
      loose sheets: (2 ea) LADAR1000packing list, (2 ea) cutout templates

• Magnetic COMPASS:
  • Binnacle compass
    • make and model: TBD
    • seems to work generally (Sep11)
    • has compass-light switch over sink
    • status:
      • has not been swung (Sep11)
      • compass light hasn't been tested
  • Starboard bulkhead compass
    • Status: appears to be stuck? (Sep11)

Sailing

• MULTI-DISPLAY: Garmin GMI 10 Sailing Instrument (displays numeric, gauge, or graph formats)
  • Operating Instructions
    • h/c: No hard-copy aboard
    • web: none listed by Garmin
  • Quick Start Manual
    • web: Quick Start Manual for Garmin GMI 10 Sailing Instrument: June 2009, p/n 190-01015-01 Rev.B, 20 pp.
    • h/c: GMI 10 Quick Start Manual, p/n 190-01015-01, Rev.A
  • Installation Instructions
    • web: Instructions-S_N19wxxxxxx.pdf GMI 10 Installation Instructions, 2008, p/n 190-01892-02 Rev.B
      NOTE: Garmin lists 2 install manuals, for unit S/N 19Wxxxx (C/R 2008) or S/N 1Y3xxxxxx (C/R 2000)
    • h/c: GMI 10 Installation Instructions, Jan 2008, 190-00892-02 Rev.B
      + xerox single sheet, page 6, appears to be same as Jan 2008 web copy, but haven't proofed it in detail

• WIND:' Garmin GWS 10 (senses wind speed and angle)
  • (probably no "Quick Start" or other ops manual, since e.g. GMI 10 must display wind data?)
  • Installation Instructions
    • web: Installation Guide for Garmin GWS 10 Wind Sensor [3] Mar 2009, p/n 190-00999-92_OB
    • h/c: GWS 10 Installation Instructions (8 languages), Oct 2008, p/n 190-00999-92_0A

• WATER DEPTH: Thru-Hull Intelliducer (depth sounder)
  • is there a display? guessing no dedicated display unit, probably works on GMI 10, maybe GPS?
    'TODO:' survey boat for a dedicated display
  • Installation
    • web: Thru-Hull Intelliducer Installation Instructions: [4]
      installation instructions, Apr 2010, 190-00888-10 Rev. B
    • h/c: ... Intelliducer Installation Instructions, Mar 2008, 190-00888-01 Rev.B
  •  ??? QUESTION: is there a display for this instrument, or only?/mostly? GMI 10 ?

• INSTRUMENT DATA NETWORK:
  • Garmin NMEA 2000 Interfacing (general information)
    • web: Technical Reference for Garmin NMEA 2000 Products: [5]
      pub Jul 2010, p/n 190-00891-00 Rev.C, 42 pp.
    • h/c: (extract of doc) w/o boilerplate; Jan 2008, 190-00891-00 Rev.A
  • AirBorn Electronics : RS232 Connections - tech info for wiring, 6 pp
    AirBorn Electronics, http://www.airborn.com.au/rs232.html, printed Dec 2005

Radios

• Fixed VHF: West Marine VHF500 DSC Fixed Mount Marine Radio
  • web: Owners Manual for West Marine VHF500 Radio: Pub# UTZZ01920ZA(0) 72 pp, 8/16/05
    NOTE that this PDF has printer's alignment marks and smallish text on 8.5x11 sheet.
  • h/c: TBF
    

• Handheld VHF: West Marine VHF55 VHF Radio (hand-held)
  • Owner's Manual, Revised 2/06, VHF 55 Product SKU 7642358

• AM/FM/CD: Receiver (fixed mount)
  • web: Dual Electronics Corp. MXD25 AM/FM/CD Marine Receiver Installation/Owners Manual: [6]
  • h/c: MXD26 Installation/Owner's Manual (operation), 2010, NSA0608-V01

Safety

• Fire Extinguishers:
  • hand-held: approx 3 around cabins, probbly ABC, some new ones bought Aug-Sep11
    TODO: enumerate and define positions in ship
  • fixed mount: large tank in port lazarette apparently to smother engine; appears to have heat-detector valve; unknown make or contents or capacity
    TODO: study this unit & report here

PFDs

Throwables

• Throwable cushions
  • aboard : 2, stored: _____where?_____TBD
• Lifesling man overboard recovery system
  • parts to throw toward MOB in bag afixed to stern pulpit
  • recovery tackle is stored _______where?___________TBD
  • see web movie about usage and advantages

Jacklines & Harnesses

• Harnesses & tethers
  • separate harnesss & tethers
  • Integrated into PFD (harness & tether)