Hunter H45DS - Fuel Tank and Supply

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 74
g
allons. In the aft stateroom under the
bu
n
k
.
The tank is filled throu
g
h a fuel fill
(
5.2
)
, on the starboard
a
ft
s
i
de
o
f th
e
boa
t.
The fuel tank is equipped with a fuel level sendin
g
unit,
which provides an electrical si
g
nal to the fuel
g
au
g
e
(
Fi
g
.
5
.1
)
located in the cockpit, to indicate the
f
uel level,
If
y
our boat has a metal or aluminum tank installed, then
the
f
uel tank should be inspected
f
or si
g
ns o
f
leaks, cor-
rosion, and/or pittin
g
at least once a
y
ear. Corrosion
normall
y
appears as a white, chalk
y
, or flak
y
substance
o
n the sur
f
ace o
f
the tank.
S
ometimes, it also appears
as pittin
g
or small pockets of missin
g
aluminum. Another
indication of corrosion is bubbles on the
p
aint that coats
the tank. I
f
an
y
o
f
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
(S
ee
C
onnectin
g
&
Disconnectin
g
S
hore Power, AC Electrical S
y
stem
)
, which explains
t
h
e proper wa
y
to
di
sconnect an
d
di
sa
bl
e an
y
poss
ibl
e
source o
f
i
g
nition
)
.
C
ontact
y
our dealer or
C
ustomer
S
ervice immediatel
y
.
The en
g
ine room blower
(
i
f
installed
)
is installed to assist
y
ou in removin
g
heat and fuel vapors from
y
our en
g
ine
room area. Check the DC Electrical s
y
stem, and the
E
n
g
ines and Transmissions chapters
f
or more in
f
orma-
ti
o
n
abou
t th
e
b
l
o
w
e
r.
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Fuel is measured in 1
/
4 tank intervals.
Fi
g
. 5.
1
5.1.1 Fuel Tank Groundin
g
S
y
ste
m
The fuel tank and fuel fill on
y
our boat are electricall
y
g
rounded to the en
g
ine ne
g
ative.
(
see the D
C
Electrical
c
hapter
)
. This
g
roundin
g
s
y
stem is desi
g
ned to prevent
the dischar
g
e of static electricit
y
when fuelin
g
y
our boat.
An authorized service technician should inspect this s
y
s-
tem at least once each
y
ear.
Static wire
(g
reen
)
runs with fuel fill hos
e
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
.
Hunter 45
DS
• Fuel S
y
stems
5.
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