Hunter 50 - Fuel Tanks and Grounding System

Fuel S
y
stems
The
f
uel s
y
stems aboard
y
our Hunter
y
acht consists o
f
the
f
ollowin
g
components or sub-s
y
stems.
F
ue
l T
a
nk
F
ue
l Fil
l
Fuel
Ve
n
t
F
ue
l
Lin
es
Fuel
Fil
t
e
r
s
LP
G
(
Lique
f
ied Petroleum
G
as
)
Sy
stem
5.1 Fuel Tanks
Your boat is equipped with a
f
uel tank, havin
g
a total
c
apacit
y
of 150
g
allons
(
568 Liters
)
. In the aft stateroom
u
n
de
r t
he
bu
n
k.
The tank is filled throu
g
h a fuel fill
(
5.2
)
, on the Stbd. aft
s
i
de
o
f th
e
boa
t.
If
y
our boat has a metal or aluminum tank installed, then
the fuel tank should be inspected for si
g
ns of leaks, cor-
rosion, and
/
or pittin
g
at least once a
y
ear.
C
orrosion
normall
y
appears as a white, chalk
y
, or flak
y
substance
o
n the surface of the tank. Sometimes, it also a
pp
ears
as pittin
g
or small pockets o
f
missin
g
aluminum. Another
indication of corrosion is bubbles on the paint that coats
the tank. If an
y
of these conditions are present, have an
authorized service technician inspect the tank immedi-
atel
y
. If a leak is found, turn off batter
y
switches and dis-
c
onnect shore power
(
See Connectin
g
& Disconnectin
g
S
hore Power, A
C
Electrical
Sy
stem
)
, which explains
the proper wa
y
to disconnect and disable an
y
possible
source of i
g
nition
)
. Contact
y
our dealer or Customer
S
ervice immediatel
y
.
5.1.1 Fuel Tank Capacit
y
Monitorin
g
The fuel tank is equipped with a fuel level sendin
g
un
i
t, w
hi
c
h
prov
id
es an e
l
ectr
i
ca
l
s
ig
na
l
to t
h
e mu
l
t
i
-
purpose displa
y
located at the helm. The monitor
(
Fi
g
.
5
.1
)
also handles en
g
ine monitorin
g
and
g
eneral baot
data from all connected items to this unit, and will
allow the same to be displa
y
ed in a variet
y
o
f
f
ormats.
This monitorin
g
s
y
stem also features a touch
screen call up that is easil
y
read at da
y
or ni
g
ht.
B
e
su
r
e
a
n
d
r
e
vi
e
w th
e
docu
m
e
nt
a
ti
o
n f
o
r thi
s
m
o
nit
o
r
supplied to
y
ou b
y
the manu
f
acturer
.
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
OIL PRESSURE HOT ENGINE
HIGH BOOST LOW VOLTAGE
GEAR OIL WATER IN FUEL
LOW COOLANT SEA WATER LOW
ALARM SCREENS
CHECK ENGINE OVERTEMP
LOW OIL LOW VOLTAQGE
PWR REDUCTION TPS WARNING
WARNING 1 WARNING 2
FUEL TOTALIZER
Single Screen Split Screen Quad Screen
deepSdeepSdeepS
htpeDhtpeDhtpeD
Water Temperature Water Temperature Water Temperature
gnidaeHgnidaeHgnidaeH
–gniraeBgniraeB
–noitisoPGOC,GOS/wnoitisoP
– Speed Over Ground Speed Over Ground
– Course Over Ground Course Over Ground
– Distance to Waypoint Distance to Waypoint
–– Cross Track Distance
puorGkcarTssorC–puorGkcarTssorC
elgnAredduR–elgnAredduR
–
Port
Fuel Level Port Fuel Level
– Stbd Fuel Level Stbd Fuel Level
W– ater Tank Level Water Tank Level
W– aste Tank Level Waste Tank Level
Battery Voltage Battery Voltage Battery Voltage
–ssapmoClatigiD
–ssapmoC
–rettolP
–rezilatoTleuF
Engine Screen
Oil Pressure
Oil
T
emperature
Engine Temperature
Fuel Rate
Fuel Pressure
Alternator Volts
Engine Hours
Boost (i8305 only)
THE FOLLOWING VARIABLES ARE SUPPORTED BY THESE SCREENS
Yanmar
Engines
GM
Engines
Main
Engine
5.1.1 Fuel Tank Groundin
g
S
y
ste
m
The
f
uel tank and
f
uel
f
ill on
y
our boat are electricall
y
g
rounded to the en
g
ine ne
g
ative.
(
see the DC Electrical
c
hapter
)
. This
g
roundin
g
s
y
stem is desi
g
ned to prevent
the dischar
g
e o
f
static electricit
y
when
f
uelin
g
y
our boat.
An authorized service technician should inspect this s
y
s-
tem at
l
east once eac
h
y
ear.
5.1.2 Fuel Gau
ge
The fuel
g
au
g
e as shown in Fi
g
. 5.1 is located at the
helm, and is the indicator o
f
the
f
uel level in
y
our tank.
V
isuall
y
inspect the readin
g
a
g
ainst what is show-
i
n
g
i
n t
h
e tan
k
to see t
h
at t
h
e
g
au
g
e
i
s operat
i
ona
l
.
DA NG ER
! !
Never enter the en
g
ine room without proper ventila-
t
ion first. A spark caused b
y
power tools or li
g
htin
g
eq
ui
p
ment could result in fire or ex
p
losion which
c
ould cause personal in
j
ur
y
or death
.
Fi
g
. 5.
1
Fi
g
. 5.
2
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nt
e
r
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y
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