Hunter 50CC - Pickups and Strainers

Hu
nt
er
50CC
r
• Water S
y
stems
9
.
5
s
y
stem or component.
F
i
g
. 9.6 the fi
g
ure shows the location of air condi-
tioner raw water pick up thru hull fi ttin
g
with ball
v
al
ve.
Raw water p
i
c
k
up
t
hru hull fi ttin
g.
9
.4.2 Strainers
Your boat is equipped with strainers that strain the raw
water taken in the thru hulls or pickups for ob
j
ects that
c
ould dama
g
e the impeller or pump equipment.
S
trainers
are equipped with a screen or a
f
ilter inside that collect
o
b
j
ects taken in. The
y
must be cleaned as part of routine
m
a
int
e
n
a
n
ce
.
To clean a strainer, first, make sure that the suppl
y
valve
is in the
Off
or closed position. Failure to close the intake
o
r seacock could result in a
f
looded boat. Next, remove
the “collector” or
g
lass encasement that houses the
screen. Remove an
y
ob
j
ects collected inside and wash
th
e
sc
r
ee
n
.
Eng
i
ne stra
i
ne
r
G
enerator stra
i
ne
r
Fi
g. 9.7
9
.4.3 A/C Pickup and Strainer
(
Air Conditionin
g
Option
)
up strainer and pumps it throu
g
h the A/C compressor to
c
oo
l
t
h
e com
p
ressor.
S
ee the A
C
Electric
S
ection
f
or an explanation o
f
the
e
lectrical controls of this s
y
stem.
9
.3.4.1 To o
p
erate the air conditioner
:
1.
O
pen the air conditioner seacock. The valve is open
wh
e
n it
s
h
a
n
d
l
e
i
s
in lin
e
with th
e
h
ose
. Th
e
seacoc
k i
s
located to the aft bil
g
e compartment, aft of the A/C pump,
in the bil
g
e.
2. Check the strainer. Clean if necessar
y
to assure a
stead
y
f
low o
f
water to the unit.
3
. Set the thermostat to the tem
p
erature desired. The
th
e
rm
os
t
a
t i
s
l
oca
t
ed
n
e
xt t
o
th
e
MDP
.
Important: Be sure to close air conditioner seacock
when the air conditioner is not in use. Refer to the man-
ufacturer’s owner’s manual furnished with the air con-
ditioner for more information regarding its operation.
9
.3.3 Toilet water suppl
y
The toilet aboard
y
our boat is supplied with
f
lushin
g
water
from the fresh water s
y
stem.
M
ore in
f
ormation concernin
g
the operation and main-
tenance of this s
y
stem can be found in the Waste
and
S
anitation chapter,
C
hapter 10 o
f
y
our
O
perator’s
Ma
n
ua
l
.
9
.4 Picku
p
s and Strainers
There are various pickups and strainers installed
aboard
y
our boat. Here we will discuss the pick-ups
an
d
stra
i
ners assoc
i
ate
d
w
i
t
h
t
h
e water s
y
stems.
9
.4.1 Pick-u
ps
P
ick-ups, or throu
g
h hulls are placed in various locations
in the hull of
y
our boat. The intakes usuall
y
have a ball t
y
pe
valve which controls the flow of raw sea water to the s
p
e-
c
i
f
ic component, or s
y
stem associated with the pick-up.
CAUTION
! !
It is ver
y
important that
y
ou ensure that the intake
v
alve is open before usin
g
a raw water supplied s
y
s-
t
em. Failure to do so could dama
g
e or break down a