Keelboats Usage Documentation

In this page, you can find some help documentation on how to rig and use our keelboats or some specific documents related to some boat types which can be usefull.

General Documents

General documentation and maintenance information for all keelboats.

Boat Check Lists

In this section, you can find check lists for lauching or berthing our keelboats. They may be usefull as a reminder for those tasks.
If you find any missing point/error or have an update suggestion please contact François Monti.

• J/70 check list
• J/80 check list
• Surprise check list
• Gipsy check list
• Dynamic 3000 TBD

Winches

The winches on our boats do tireless work but sometimes need a bit of tender loving care = stripping, cleaning, lubricating and reassembling.
It is a relatively easy process but there are washers, springs and other small pieces in the winches which love to jump into the lake when you are not looking – so beware!

• Lewmar Winch Service Manual – Standard and Self Tailing Models 6 to 90
• Harken Winch Service Manual – Radial 35st Model

Dynamic 3000 – "Miss R"

All GS key holders are invited to read or watch the video either before or after the D3 familiarization:

• Familiarization and basic operations of the Dynamic 3000 video
  Tip: if you have troubles understanding what is said in the video (due to the usual mix of club's Russian-Polish-German-Italian-British accents), activate the subtitles!
• Tutorials for Rigging the Jib-Genoa: video
• Tutorials for Unrigging the Jib-Genoa: video
• Tutorials for Covering the Jib-Genoa: video
• Tutorials for starting the Diesel Engine: video
• Tutorials for filling the fuel tank: video
• Miss R - Dynamic 3000 - familiarization sheet (version 3, as of 12.08.2020).

These documents may also be usefull for a memory refresh to D3 key holder.

J/70 – "Padawan"

Here you can find a familiarization tutorial video, which every skipper or crew should look before sailing her the first time:

• J/70 tutorial video.
• J/70 tuning guide

J/80 – "Jedi"

Some useful documents for the use of our J/80:

• User manuals:
  • European owner guide
  • US owner guide (nice page about spinnaker rigging)
• J/80 tuning guide

Surprises – "Mic Mac" & "Mamma Mia"

Some useful documents for the use of our surprises:

• Outboard motor starting instructions
• Mamma Mia specific instructions
• Surprise tuning guide

Last modified: April 2024 FM