Hunter 50CC - Operations and Maintenance

Hu
nt
e
r
50
C
C
• D
C
Electric
7.8
A
nchor tie off clea
t
Windlass
7.3 O
p
erations and Maintenanc
e
7.3.1 To operate the 12 Volt DC S
y
stem
:
1.
S
witch the main batter
y
switch in the main salon bunk
2. Switch the DC main circuit breaker at batter
y
switch
panel to
O
N
.
3
. Switch on relevant breakers at the MDP
.
Note: Always switch circuit breakers off when you leave your
boat unattended.
7.3.2 To manuall
y
operate
y
our bil
g
e pumps
:
Note: The power to the MDP does not need to be energized in
order to manually operate your bilge pumps.
1. Locate the bil
g
e pump switches at the Nav station and
sw
i
tc
h
t
h
em to t
h
e manua
l
p
os
i
t
i
on
.
2. Another procedure to be used in extreme circumstanc-
e
s involves locatin
g
the float switch and manuall
y
rotatin
g
th
e
f
l
oa
t h
a
n
d
l
e
o
n th
e
s
i
de
of
th
e
f
l
oa
t
s
wit
c
h t
o
s
im
u
l
a
t
e
the float switch bein
g
underwater. This will ener
g
ize the
p
um
p
an
d
t
h
e
p
um
p
w
ill
o
p
erate.
7.3.3 To o
p
erate the macerator
p
um
p:
CAUTION
! !
D
o not place facial tissue, paper towels, or sanitar
y
napkins in head. Such materials can dama
g
e waste
disposal s
y
stems and the environment
.
Important: U.S.Coast Guard regulations require that boats
have a sanitation system on board to control pollution. Waste
is to be stored in a holding tank or other device so it can be
properly disposed of at a shore facility. Discharging this waste
overboard in the U.S. lakes, rivers, bays, and sounds and with-
in 3 miles of shore in international waters is prohibited. Check
with the Coast Guard regarding regulations in your area.
1. Power up the D
C
panel as described in this section.
2.
Op
en the seacock valve located under the ste
p
s to
sa
l
o
n
.
3
. Switch the MACERAT
O
R breaker at the DC main elec-
trical control panel to
O
N
.
4. Turn the macerator switch to the “on”
p
osition at the
Nav
S
tation. This is a momentar
y
switch,
y
ou must hold
the switch to operate.
5
. Allow the macerator to run until the holdin
g
tank is
e
mpt
y
, but no lon
g
er. Runnin
g
the macerator when the
tank is empt
y
will dama
g
e the pump. When full, the
macerator will have a low pitch
g
rind. When empt
y
, this
c
han
g
es to a hi
g
h pitch
g
rind.
6
. When
y
ou hear the pump speed up
(
indicates tank is
e
mpt
y)
, immediatel
y
switch the MA
C
ERAT
O
R breaker to
O
FF.
7.
C
lose the seacock.
WARNING
! !
If the seacock is not closed, the holdin
g
tank will fill
with sea water and could possibl
y
flood the boat.
7.3.4 To operate the en
g
ine compartment blower:
P
ower up the D
C
s
y
stem as discussed in this section.
T
u
rn
o
n th
e
r
oc
k
e
r
s
wit
c
h l
oca
t
ed
in th
e
af
t
cab
in
.
7.3.5 To o
p
erate the windlass
:
1. Power up the windlass from the batter
y
switch.
2. Th
e
co
ntr
o
l
s
fo
r th
e
win
d
l
ass
a
r
e
o
n th
e
dec
k t
o
th
e
ri
g
ht of the anchor well.
For more in
f
ormation about
y
our windlass, re
f
er to the
U
nderwa
y
Section of this manual.
7.3.6 CO Monitors