Mainship 40 Trawler Single - Page 60

Before fuelin
g
, check the fuel s
y
stem for leaks. Check
c
omponents
f
or weakenin
g
, swellin
g
, or corrosion.
Immediatel
y
replace an
y
leakin
g
or de
f
ective compo-
nents before operatin
g
an en
g
ine. Keep the tank as full
as practical to reduce condensation and the accumula-
tion o
f
moisture in the
f
uel s
y
stem. In warm and hot
weather, allow for expansion of the fuel. A fuel tank ma
y
o
ver
f
low when the
f
uel expands a
f
ter bein
g
pumped
f
rom
c
ool under
g
round stora
g
e tanks or a
f
ter
f
uelin
g
when air
temperatures are cool
(
ni
g
ht and earl
y
mornin
g)
.
Follow these procedures to
f
uel
y
our boat
:
S
a
f
el
y
and securel
y
moor
y
our boat to the dock.
Turn off en
g
ine and
g
enerator.
Turn main batter
y
switches o
ff
to prevent sparks
f
rom
e
lectrical equipment
(
li
g
hts, blowers, pump, etc.
)
D
isconnect shore power i
f
connected.
P
ut out all ci
g
arettes, ci
g
ars, pipes, or other items that
ma
y
produce a spark or
f
lame
.
C
ompletel
y
close all ports, hatch covers, and doors.
Ask
g
uests to leave the boat durin
g
fuelin
g.
R
emove cap
f
rom the
f
ill pipe. Both port and star-
boa
r
d
fill
s
a
r
e
co
nn
ec
t
ed
t
o
th
e
f
ue
l t
a
nk.
Insert the
f
uel hose nozzle into the
f
ill pipe. Durin
g
fuelin
g
, maintain contact between the nozzle and the fill
pipe.
After pumpin
g
several
g
allons of fuel, inspect en
g
ine
c
ompartment
f
or an
y
si
g
ns o
f
f
uel leaka
g
e.
Fill the tank completel
y
, allowin
g
space at the top o
f
the tank
f
or thermal expansion.
Fill slowl
y
near the top to avoid overflow
.
Remove nozzle a
f
ter tank is
f
ull and replace
f
ill cap
.
M
a
k
e sure cap
i
s t
igh
t.
I
f
an
y
f
uel was spilled, clean it up immediatel
y.
A
f
ter
f
uelin
g
is complete, open all hatches, doors,
and compartments.
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Visuall
y
check all fuel fittin
g
s, lines, and tanks for fuel
l
ea
k
a
g
e.
C
heck all lines up to en
g
ines and
g
enerator.
S
mell
f
o
r f
u
m
es
.
C
orrect an
y
problem be
f
ore
y
ou start the en
g
ines.
Turn main batter
y
switches on.
Run bil
g
e blower at least four minutes to ventilate
e
n
g
ine compartment
.
R
estart en
gi
nes an
d
restore
b
oat to operat
i
n
g
con
di
-
ti
o
n.
Do not smoke until
y
our boat is clear of the fuel
doc
k
.
DA NGE R
! !
Fuel va
p
ors can ex
p
lode. Do not smoke at the dock.
Extin
g
uish all flames, stove, and other i
g
nition
sources before
y
ou approach a fuel dock
.
DA NGE R
! !
E
x
p
losive fuel va
p
ors can become tra
pp
ed in the
l
ower portions of the boat. Close all hatch covers,
windows, doors, and compartments while fuelin
g
y
our
b
oat.
5.5 LPG
(
Liquefied Petroleum Gas
)
S
y
ste
m
LPG
(
Liquefied Petroleum Gas
)
is a
g
eneric term to
describe liquefied
g
asses consistin
g
predominatel
y
o
f
P
ropane
(C
3
)
and Butane
(C
4
)
h
y
drocarbons
.
5.5.1 Hazards
E
xtremel
y
flammable! These
g
asses readil
y
form explo-
s
i
ve a
i
r-va
p
or m
i
xtures at am
bi
ent tem
p
erature.
V
apor is heavier than air and ma
y
travel toward sources
of
i
g
nition
(
e.
g
. alon
g
draina
g
e s
y
stems, into bil
g
es,
e
tc.
).
Liquid
f
rom the tanks will
g
enerate lar
g
e volumes o
f
f
lam-
mable vapor
(
approximatel
y
250:1
)
.
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M
ainship 40 Trawler Sin
g
le & Twin • Fuel S
y
stem
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