Lewmar 34-77 Fishing Equipment User Manual


 
4
Ocean Electric Winches 34 -
7
7
I
ntroduction
I
mportant information about this manual
Throughout this manual,
y
ou will see safet
y
and product damage
warnings. You must follow these warnings carefull
y
to avoid
possible in
j
ur
y
or damage
.
The t
y
pe of warnings, what the
y
look like, and how the
y
are used
in this manual are ex
p
lained as follows:
Dear
C
ustomer
,
Thank
y
ou for choosing Lewmar Electric Ocean Winches.
Lewmar products are world renowned for their qualit
y
, technical
innovation and proven performance. With a Lewmar winch
y
ou
will be provided with man
y
y
ears of outstanding service. We wish
y
ou happ
y
sailing
.
P
ro
d
uct support
Lewmar products are supported b
y
a worldwide network of
distributors and Authorised Service Representatives. If
y
ou
encounter an
y
diffi culties with this product, please contact
y
our
nationa
l
d
istri
b
utor, or your
l
oca
l
Lewmar
d
ea
l
er. Detai
l
s are
avai
l
a
bl
e at
:
T
o the best of our knowledge, the information in this manual
w
as correct when it went to
p
ress. However, Lewmar cannot
a
ccept liabilit
y
for an
y
inaccuracies or omissions it ma
y
contain.
I
n addition, our polic
y
of continuous product improvement ma
y
c
han
g
e s
p
ecifi cations without notice. As a result, Lewmar cannot
a
ccept
l
ia
b
i
l
ity for any
d
ifferences
b
etween t
h
e pro
d
uct an
d
t
h
e
m
anua
l
.
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A
pp
roval
s
For CE approva
l
certifi cates contact Lewmar.
G
enera
l
Pl
ease ensure t
h
at you t
h
oroug
hl
y un
d
erstan
d
t
h
e operation
a
n
d
safety requirements of t
h
e winc
h
b
efore commencing t
h
e
i
nsta
ll
ation. On
l
y persons w
h
o are comp
l
ete
l
y fami
l
iar wit
h
t
h
e
c
ontrols and those who have been fully made aware of the correct
u
se of the winch should be allowed to use it. If there is an
y
doubt
o
f how to install or o
p
erate this unit
p
lease seek advice from a
s
uitabl
y
qualifi ed engineer.
Winches used incorrectl
y
could cause harm to equipment or
cre
w
.
Winc
h
es s
h
ou
ld
b
e use
d
wit
h
care an
d
treate
d
wit
h
respect.
Sai
l
ing,
l
i
k
e many ot
h
er sports can
b
e
h
azar
d
ous. Even t
h
e
c
orrect se
l
ection, maintenance an
d
use of proper equipment
c
annot e
l
iminate t
h
e potentia
l
for
d
anger, serious injury or
d
eath.
Lewmar winches are designed and supplied for line control
i
n marine applications and are to be used in con
j
unction with
app
ro
p
riate clutches, cleats and other manual controls and
s
to
pp
ers.
It is the unavoidable responsibilit
y
of the owner or master or
o
t
h
er responsi
bl
e party to assess t
h
e ris
k
of any operation on
th
e vesse
l
.
Un
d
er no circumstances s
h
ou
ld
any se
l
f tai
l
ing winc
h
b
e use
d
i
n se
l
f tai
l
ing mo
d
e for any
l
ifting operation; rat
h
er suita
bl
e
a
nd ade
q
uate manual tailin
g
should be arran
g
ed with
p
ro
p
er
m
eans of manuall
y
cleating or stopping the hoist.
Ever
y
winch should be installed with adequate means of
m
anuall
y
cleating or stopping the loaded ropes
.
Lewmar recommends the use of a
pp
ro
p
riate Personal
P
rotective E
q
ui
p
ment and hands free communication
e
quipment
b
y any person going a
l
oft, an
d
on
l
y t
h
en w
h
ere
th
e person going a
l
oft is proper
l
y traine
d
in t
h
e use of t
h
at
e
quipment an
d
w
h
ere t
h
ere remain suffi cient traine
d
an
d
e
xperience
d
personne
l
on
d
ec
k
to ensure constant o
b
servation
a
n
d
the
co
n
t
in
ued
sa
f
e
co
n
duct
both
o
f
the
v
essel
a
n
d
the
h
oistin
g
o
p
eration.
Fitting
T
h
is equipment must
b
e insta
ll
e
d
an
d
operate
d
in accor
d
ance
w
it
h
t
h
e instructions containe
d
in t
h
is manua
l
. Fai
l
ure to
d
o
s
o cou
ld
resu
l
t in poor pro
d
uct performance, persona
l
in
j
ur
y
a
nd/or damage to
y
our boat.
Consult the boat manufacturer if
y
ou have an
y
doubt about
t
he strength or suitabilit
y
of the mounting location
.
E
l
ect
ri
ca
l
Ma
k
e sure you
h
ave switc
h
e
d
off t
h
e power
b
efore you start
i
nsta
ll
ing t
h
is pro
d
uct.
If in
d
ou
b
t a
b
out insta
ll
ing e
l
ectrica
l
equipment p
l
ease see
k
ad
vice from a suita
bly
qua
l
ifi e
d
e
l
ectrica
l
engineer
.
Safety notices
This manual forms
p
art of the
p
roduct and MUST BE RETAINED
alon
g
with, OR incor
p
orated into, the Owner’s Manual for the vessel
to
whi
c
h th
e
win
c
h i
s
fi tt
ed
.
W
arn
i
ng
!
This is a warning against anything which may cause in
j
ury to people
if the warnin
g
is i
g
nored. You are informed about what you must
o
r must not do in order to reduce the risk of in
j
ury to yourself and
o
th
e
r
s.
Safet
y
S
y
mbo
l
When
y
ou see the safet
y
s
y
mbol it means: “Do not...”; “Do not do
t
his”; or “Do not let this ha
pp
en”
.