Hunter 50 - Page 112

H
unter 50 • AC Electric S
y
stems
8
.
6
3
. Start
g
enerator.
(
See
g
enerator start-up instructions
f
ollowin
g)
.
4. Select GENERAT
O
R on the control
p
anel.
5
.
S
witch on onl
y
the circuits
y
ou will be usin
g
.
8
.3.5 Generator Start-u
p
DA NG ER
! !
Carbon Monoxide can be harmful or fatal if inhaled.
Inspect
g
enerator exhaust s
y
stem for leaks at each
g
enerator startup
.
1. To
g
ain access to the
g
enerator, remove en
g
ine box
access doors.
C
heck
g
enerator
f
or si
g
ns o
f
f
uel or oil
leaks. I
f
y
our boat has diesel en
g
ines, check the
f
uel
filt
e
r.
2.
C
heck area
f
or
f
uel
f
umes. I
f
y
ou detect
f
uel
f
umes
:
a. Evacuate the boat immediatel
y
b. Notif
y
the dock, fire department, or Coast Guard of the
co
n
d
iti
o
n.
c
.
Op
en all hatches, doors, and
p
orts for natural ventila-
ti
o
n.
d. When
y
ou can no lon
g
er smell fumes, locate the
source. Usin
g
a hand held pump, care
f
ull
y
remove
an
y
f
uel
f
rom the bil
g
e. Dispose o
f
this
f
uel in a sa
f
e,
approve
d
l
ocat
i
on.
3
. If
y
ou do not smell fuel fumes, make sure fuel shutof
f
valve on
f
uel line to
g
enerator is open
.
4. Check
g
enerator oil level. Refer to the
g
enerator
manual
f
or instructions. Add oil i
f
necessar
y.
5
. Check
g
enerator coolant level. See
g
enerator manual
fo
r in
s
tr
uc
ti
o
n
s
.
6
.
O
pen
g
enerator seacock. Valve is open when the
h
a
n
d
l
e
i
s
in lin
e
with h
ose
.
S
eacock is located
f
orward o
f
the
g
enerator sea strainer.
7. At control panel, make sure source select switch is in
the o
ff
position.
8
. Consult
y
our Generator
O
EM manual for proper start
u
p
p
roce
d
ures
.
9
.
C
heck
f
or water comin
g
f
rom the exhaust outlet pipe.
Water flowin
g
from the pipe indicates the water is circu-
latin
g
throu
g
h the
g
enerator coolin
g
s
y
stem. You should
see water
f
lowin
g
shortl
y
a
f
ter
g
enerator starts.
10. Inspect the exhaust s
y
stem
f
or leaks. I
f
y
ou detect
leaks or smell
f
umes, shut down the
g
enerator immedi-
ate
ly
.
D
o not restart t
h
e
g
enerator unt
il
y
ou
h
ave cor-
rected the problem
.
11. Allow the
g
enerator to warm up before connectin
g
a
heav
y
electrical load. Keep the load within the name-
plate ratin
g
.
Note: Infrequent use of the generator may result in hard start-
ing. For detailed start-up information, refer to the generator
operating manual.
8
.3.6 Generator Shutdown
1.
S
hut o
ff
all A
C
devices and equipment, and the shore
power
/
g
enerator selector switch
.
2. Allow
g
enerator to run
f
or one to two minutes at no load
to allow the en
g
ine to cool down.
3
. Press
G
ENERAT
O
R
S
tart
/S
top switch to
S
T
O
P
.
4.
C
l
ose
f
ue
l v
a
lv
e
a
n
d
seacoc
k.
8
.3.7 The Air Conditionin
g
S
y
ste
m
1. Ensure
y
ou have 240 volt
(
220 overseas
)
power to the
M
DP.
2.
C
heck to make sure that the seawater intake, and
dischar
g
e
f
or the A
/C
s
y
stem coolin
g
is open and that the
s
tr
a
in
e
r i
s
c
l
ea
n
a
n
d
deb
ri
s
fr
ee.
3
. Ener
g
ize the Air
C
onditionin
g
s
y
stem at the MDP
pane
l
.
4.
C
heck to make sure that the dischar
g
e is
f
lowin
g
at the
Air Conditionin
g
coolin
g
water dischar
g
e.