Everglades 435 CC - Marine Toilet

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Seasonal Maintenance
at the discharge ttings. Remove the drain plugs
and wipe down the inside of the wells.
Refer to the Raw Water System chapter for ad-
ditional information on the raw water system.
Marine Toilet
The marine toilet must be properly winterized by
following the manufacturer’s winterizing instruc-
tions in the marine toilet owner’s manual. Drain
the intake and discharge hoses completely using
low air pressure if necessary. The head hold-
ing tank and overboard discharge pump must
be pumped dry and one gallon of potable water
antifreeze poured into the tank through the deck
waste pump out tting. After the antifreeze has
been added to the holding tank, open the over-
board discharge valve and activate the overboard
macerator pump until the antifreeze solution is
visible at the discharge thru-hull.
Notice:
Make sure you follow the marine toilet manu-
facturer’s winterizing instructions exactly.
Bilge
Coat all metal components, wire busses and con-
nector plugs in the bilge with a protecting oil. It
is also important to protect all strainers, seacocks
and steering components. The bilge pumps and
bilge pump lines must be completely free of water
and dried out when the boat is laid-up for the win-
ter in climates where freezing occurs. Compart-
ments in the bilge that will not drain completely
should be pumped out and then sponged until
completely free of water. Dry the hull bilge and
self-bailing cockpit troughs. Water freezing in
these areas could cause damage.
Air Conditioner
Disconnect and drain the seawater pump intake and
discharge hoses. Remove all water from the sea
strainer and thru-hull tting. Blow the water from
the system. Use only very low air pressure when
doing this to prevent possible system damage.
The drain sump system must be properly winter-
ized. Clean debris from the drain and sump and
ush for several minutes with fresh clean water.
After the system is clean, pump the drain sump as
dry as possible. Then pour a potable water anti-
freeze mixture into the air conditioning condensa-
tion pan until antifreeze has been pumped through
the entire system and out of the thru-hull. The air
conditioning system, fresh water shower and cabin
sink drains share the same sump system.
The air conditioner components must be properly
winterized by following winterizing procedure in
the manufacturer’s owner’s manual.
Notice:
The air conditioning, bait freezer, marine
head, optional bow thruster and steering
systems have specic lay up requirements.
Please refer to their owner’s manuals for
recommended winterizing procedures.
Generator Raw Water System
Drain the sea strainer, heat exchanger and raw
water supply and discharge lines for the generator
seawater supply pump. Make sure all seawater has
drained from the exhaust system. The generator
mufer has a drain plug that must be removed to
properly drain the mufer. Once this is accom-
plished, pour a non toxic marine engine antifreeze
mixture into a large pail and put the seawater
intake line into the solution. Run the generator
until the antifreeze solution is visible at the exhaust
port, then shut the engine off. You should refer
to the generator owner’s manual or contact your
dealer for specic instructions on winterizing your
generator.
Notice:
Properly winterize the engines, generator and
fuel system by following the engine manu-
facturer’s winterizing procedures located in
your engine owner’s manuals or contact an
Everglades dealer.
Outboard Engines
The engines should be ushed with fresh water for
at least 15 minutes prior to winter storage. This will
remove salt, sand and other contaminates that can
damage the engine. It is also important to “Fog”
the cylinders, change the gear oil and change the
oil. Coat each engine with a protector, wax the
exterior and properly store and charge the batter-
ies. You should refer to the engine owner’s manual
or contact your dealer for specic instructions on
winterizing your engines.
Notice:
Properly winterize the engines and fuel sys-
tem by following the engine manufacturer’s
winterizing procedures located in your engine
owner’s manuals or contact an Everglades
dealer.