MasterCraft prostar 197, X-7 - Water Heater

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Water Heater
 OntheCSX265model,afour-gallonhotwaterheaterisanop-
tion.Unliketheshoweroptiononothermodels,whichdrawsheat
fromarunningengine,theCSX265waterheaterfunctionsasahot
waterretentiontankaftertheenginehasrun.
 Theshowerislocatedintheheadcompartmentandatthetran-
som.Water is drawn in by wayof a pump that is turned on atthe
breakerpanelintheheadcompartment.Theheatisprovidedbyrun
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ningtheportsideenginefor15-to-20minutes.Afterthewaterhas
beenheated,however,theinsulatedtankwillretainthehotwaterfor
severalhours.Thisallowstheshowertoberunwithouttheengine
running,andiftheengineisOFF,itispossibletoshowerwhilestand-
ingontheswimplatform.(SeeCommon Sense Approach sectionfor
cautionsregardingusingtheshowerwiththeenginerunning.)
 Thewaterpumpedintotheheatercomesfromafreshwaterhold
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ingtank,anditcanbeleftinthewaterheaterwhentheboatisnot
inuse,EXCEPTduringextendedperiodsofstorage.Aswithanypart
oftheboatinwhichthereiswater,itmustberemovedatthetime
theboatiswinterizedtoavoidfreezingthatmaycausedamageto
theboat,theholdingtankorthewaterheater.Thewaterisremoved
byrunningtheshoweruntilallthewaterhascomeoutorbydiscon-
nectingtheplumbingttingsinthe forwardservicebayunderthe
helmseats.