Everglades 285 CC - Seakeeper Cooling Pump

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Raw Water System
The raw water intake is for each pump is equipped
with a high speed pickup that will supply water
to the baitwell if the supply pump should fail and
helps prime the system during normal operation.
To supply water to a well using the high speed
pickup, make sure the ball valve is open and run
the boat at a speed above 15 miles per hour.
Water will circulate through the well and out the
overow.
To drain the baitwell, turn o the pump and re-
move the plug in the drain tting. When the well
has completely drained, use the washdown hose
to ush the well and drain of debris. There is a
hook on the side of each well for the drain plug
when the well is not in use.
The ball valves at the pumps should be closed
whenever the wells are not in use. This will pre-
vent water from entering the well while the boat
is cruising.
Notice:
Do not use the baitwells as a dry storage
area when they are not in use. Seawater
could accidently be delivered to the well from
the thru-hull tting and damage equipment
stored there.
CAUTION
A RUPTURED RAW WATER INTAKE OR PRESSURE LINE
COULD CAUSE THE BOAT TO TAKE ON WATER. ALWAYS
TURN THE RAW WATER SYSTEMS OFF AND CLOSE THE
THRU-VALVES WHEN LEAVING THE BOAT UNATTENDED.
8.4 Seakeeper Cooling Pump
The optional Seakeeper boat stabilizer is self-con-
tained and seawater cooled. A 12 volt DC pump
supplies seawater that cools specic components in
the gyroscope system. The pump is located near
the Seakeeper in the compartment below the helm
seats. It is protected and supplied current by a
circuit breaker in the aft systems compartment near
the house battery switch. The pump is activated
automatically whenever the Seakeeper system is
running.
Seawater is supplied to the pump by a ball valve
and hose connected to a seacock in the aft sys-
tems compartment bilge. A sea strainer near the
pump protects the system from contaminants that
Baitwell
Seakeeper Cooling Pump
could damage the pump or the cooling system.
Make sure the pump receives adequate seawater
by periodically cleaning the sea strainer. Refer to
Raw Water System Maintenance in this chapter for
information on cleaning the sea strainer.
You should refer to the Seakeeper owner’s manual
for more information on the operation and mainte-
nance of the Seakeeper cooling system and seawa-
ter cooling pump.