Sun Way 25 - looking for owners manual

[volkeronwind]

Hello everybody,

I did try search first , but haven’t found anything . Therefore I’ve opened this new thread.

I’ve bought a Sun Way 25 about a week ago. Very happy ! Incredible nice (beginner) boat for a small family .

Unfortunately there wasn’t any owners manual given to me.
I thought it would be easy to find it in the internet , but it’s not .

Perhaps somebody of you would be able to help ?
I did try the Jeanneau site , but also haven’t found anything .

So any help would be really much appreciated!!

Best regards
Volker

[rene460]

Hi Volker,

It is unfortunate that there does not seem to be a manual in the listing for the Sun Way 25, only a few pictures and the briefest of specifications.

The manual for my boat, and all the ones I have looked at, are pretty generic, and seem to assume that you will always use a dealer or at least a knowledgeable expert to do any maintenance.  The main really useful pages are the wiring diagrams and equipment location plans.  Detailed manuals for the engine, fridge, and so on are simply the manufacturers manuals inserted in the package, and are also most useful.  Generally available on the manufacturer’s websites.

However, many features and installations are relatively standard between models.  Particularly wiring standards. If you see something detailed in a similar manual, yours will likely be similar.  Worth referring to as a starting point, and looking carefully for any differences. In the absence of a specific manual for your boat, I would suggest that you peruse the manuals for a few similar size models, make copies of the ones most similar to yours and mark them up with differences as you find them, so quite soon, you will have a manual that records your own observations and so becomes a useful reference for you.  It will at least save trying to trace the same wire every year.

It certainly looks like a lovely craft that will give you and your family many years of fun.  It is the same length as our previous boat which we enjoyed for nearly twenty years, including as our children grew.  And it will look after you as you learn.

And perhaps this thread will flush a copy of the manual out of someone’s system.

rene460

[MalcolmP]

Hi Volker

Congratulations on your Jeanneau Sun Way 25 - they look a nice boat.

You can download the manual and the specs from the French Jeanneau website:

www.jeanneau.fr/boats/sailboat/36-autres-modeles-voile/595-sun-way-25/

It is in both English and French. It seems there is often more manuals on the French language website than the English version.

You may be interested there is also a new Sun Way 25 Facebook group www.facebook.com/groups/SunWay25 - in fact I just saw that the manual is also in their files section along with more info.

Enjoy your boat, where do you sail?

Malcolm