Sabre 30 - 16:00 ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS; 16:01 AUXILIARY ENGINE; 16:02 BEFORE STARTING ENGINE

3/21/2017 Sabre30OwnersManual
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effectthisalignment.Asqueakingnoisewhenthewheelisusedindicatestheidler
pulleysneedlubricationwithSAE30oil,asgreasewillnotpenetratethelinks.
Everytwoyearstheruddershouldberemovedandacloseinspectiongiventoallpartsfor
bending,wearorothersignsofstrain.Replaceanywornparts.
15:00STEERINGSYSTEM(Cont'd)
15:05(cont'd)
Thereismeanttobeaslightspacebetweentherudderstockandtheupperandlower
bushings.Thisallowsaspaceforgreasetolubricate.Agreasecupisfittedontoeach
bushingtoreplenishthisgrease.Ahalfturnduringeachmonthlyinspectionwillkeep
thepostwelllubricated.Yearlyorasneeded,thespringloadedcupsshouldberefilled
withagoodgradeofwaterproofautomotivegrease.
Thefiberglassbushingsaredesignedtoabsorbwearwhichwilleventuallynecessitate
repairoftheirlining.(RefertotheEdsonCataloginthemanufacturer'sbinderfor
additionalsteeringinformation)
16:00ENGINESPECIFICATIONSANDOPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
Anengineowner'smanualhasbeensuppliedwithyourboatandshouldbereadthoroughly
beforefirstoperatingtheengine.Themanualcontainsrunninginstructions,technical
specifications,maintenanceschedulesandinformationonreplacementpartsandfluids.
Thesinglemostimportantfactoraffectingenginelifeistheattentionpaidtorouting
preventivemaintenance.
16:01AUXILIARYENGINE
:Theenginefoundationisarigidfiberglassreinforcedbed.
Itisdesignedtowithstandtheforwardthrustofthepropellerwhilesupportingthe
weightoftheengineunderavarietyofpositionsinflictedbythesea.Theengineis
securedtothisbedwithaseriesofrubberizedmotormounts.Thesespecializeddevices
absorbvibrationandcushionanymovementtheengineattemptstomake.
Theengineisaccessiblefromavarietyoflocations.Thegalleytopisremovableonall
modelswhichprovidesalargeoverheadareaofaccess.Thewastebasketandgalleyface
drawersmustfirstberemoved.Removingthecompanionwaystepsandavarietyofaccess
panelsanddoorsallowsaccessfrommanyangles.Accesstotheaftsideoftheengine,
stuffingboxandcouplingisgainedthroughthecockpitlocker.Aremovablemahogany
plywoodpanelprotectsthisareaandmechanismsfromgearstoredinthelocker.For
extensiveworkorremoval,frontpanelsofthegalleymayberemovedbyunscrewingthe
attachmentcleatsintheenginecompartment.
16:02BEFORESTARTINGENGINE
:Eachtimebeforestartingtheengineitisnecessaryto
dothefollowing:
1.Runenginecompartmentblowerforatleastfourminutestoexhaustanypossiblefuel
fumes.Anexplosionispossibleifthisprocedureisnotfollowed.
2.Checkseawaterstrainerfordebrisandcleanifnecessary.
3.Openseawaterseacock.
4.Checkcoolingwaterlevelonengineswithfreshwatercooling.
5.Checktransmissionandengineoillevels.
6.Checkfuellevelandopenfuelvalve.Thevalveislocatedonthesideofthe
galleyfacingthequarterberth.Thehandleisverticalwhenopenandhorizontalwhen
closed.Startengineinaccordancewithinstructionsgivenintheengineowner'smanual.
16:00ENGINESPECIFICATIONSANDOPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS(Cont'd)