ProBoat ZELOS 48G - Auto Bailers; Testing And Servicing; Replacement

Owner’s Manual
Auto Bailers
Yourboatisequippedwithtwoautobailers.Eachauto
bailerworksasamechanicalone-wayvalve.
Insidetheautobailerisaballbearingandarubberseal.
Theballbearingisfreetomovewhenthebailerisnotin
contactwithwater,allowingwatertoexitthehull.
Oncesubmerged,thepressurefromthewaterpresses
theballbearingagainsttherubberseal,preventingwater
fromenteringthehull.
1. Keeptheinsideofthehullcleanandfreeofdebristo
ensuretheautobailerswillworkproperly.
2. Whenyouapplythrottleandtheboatisonplane,the
autobailersareoutofthewater.Theboat’sforward
momentumdrivestheballbearingback,openingthe
valveandallowingthewaterinsidethetheboatto
exitthehull.
3. Onceyouremovetheboatfromfromthewater,tip
thenoseoftheboatupwardsandwaterinthehull
willrunfromtheautobailers.
Testing and Servicing
Undernormaluse,itisnotnecessarytoservicethe
autobailersoftenbecausetherearenowearableparts.
However,ifyourunyourboatinsaltwaterorinwater
withhighchemicalcontent,itmaybenecessaryto
inspectthecomponentsinsidetheautobailersforwear.
PRB286043hasthenecessarypartstoreplaceworn
partsorreplacetheautobailerscompletely.
1. Carefullyunscrewtheendoftheautobailer,taking
carenottodropthealuminumballbearinginsidethe
autobailerasyouremovethecover.
2. Removetheballbearingandinspectitforpitting.If
theballbearingdoesn’tlookwornorpitted,youcan
reuseit.
3. CarefullyremovetheO-ringfrominsidethebailer
housing.UsetweezerstoremovetheO-ringifyou
cannotreachitotherwise.Do not use sharp tools
to remove the O-ring or you may damage it or
tear it.
4. InspecttheO-ringforwearortears.Replaceitas
necessary.
5. Ifthepartsarenotworn,reinstalltheminreverse
order.
NOTICE: DonotapplygreasetotheautobailerO-ring.
Doingsocouldpreventtheballbearingfrommoving
freelyinsidethebailerhousing.
NOTICE: Donotusethreadlockingfluidontheauto
bailerhousingcover.Doingsowillpreventyoufrom
laterservicingthebailerandcoulddamagethebailer.
Replacement
1. Useasolderingirontoapplyheattotheautobailer.
Placethesolderingirononthemiddleringoftheauto
bailerwhileholdingthebailerwithapairofpliers.
2. Asthebailerheatsup,lightlyapplybackandforth
lateralpressuretothebailer.Thebindbetweenthe
bailerandtheepoxywillweaken.
CAUTION:Applyingtoomuchforceortoo
muchheatcandamagethehull.
3. Oncetheautobailerisfree,setitasidetocooland
disposeofitaccordingly.
4. Disassembleyournewautobailerandsettheball
bearingandO-ringinasafelocation.Useanailfile
ormediumemeryclothtoremovethesmoothfinish
aroundtheneckofthebailer.Theneckofthebailer
insertsintothehull.
5. ApplyaminimalamountofmediumCA(DYNK0030)
aroundtheneckoftheautobailer.
6. Oncethebailerhasbeeninsertedandglued,we
recommendaddingCAtothebailerfrominsidethe
hull.TakecarenottorunCAintothebailerhousing.
Ifitrunsintothebailerhousing,useacottonswab
lightlysoakedinacetonetoremoveexcessglue.
7. AllowtheCAtodryovernight.Onceitisdry,
assemblethebailerbyinstallingtheO-ring,ball
bearing,andbailercap.
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