Sabre 30 - 25:00 DRAINAGE SYSTEM AND SEACOCKS; 25:01 SEACOCKS

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left.Thevalvemustbeopenedwhenusingthepumpordamagetothepumpmayoccur.The
faucetmaybeloweredorraisedbygraspingitatit'sbaseandpositioning.
24:05ACCUMULATORTANK
:Onsystemswithpressurizedwater,anaccumulatortankisnow
mountedinlinejustafterthepressurewaterpump.Thistankreduceswatersystem
pulsationandpreventsrapidonoffpumpcycling.Italsoactstocushionsuddensurges
ofwaterpressurewhichassuresasmoothflowtoallfixtures.
24:06WINTERIZING
:RefertoSection30:00
24:07OPTIONALWATERSYSTEMS
:Optionalsystemsincludepressurizedwater,hotwater,
showersandextrawatertanks.Aselectorvalvedetermineswhichtankisdrawnfrom,when
twotanksareused.
Standardandoptionalplumbingdiagramsforthefreshwatersystemsarelocatedinthe
backoftheOwnersManual.
25:00DRAINAGESYSTEMANDSEACOCKS
Seacockshaveproventheirdependabilityasareliablemeansofcontrolledaccessthrough
thehullforthedisposalandintakeofliquids.Theyarethesinglemostimportant
mechanicaldeviceresponsibleforthewatertightintegrityofthehull.
Theseacockvalveisopenwhenthehandleisperpendiculartothehullandclosedwhenthe
handleisturnedonequarterturntobeparalleltothehull.(RefertoI07andI10)
25:01SEACOCKS
:Allseacocksshouldbecheckedeachtimetheboatisused.Closeall
seacocksbeforeleavingtheboat,withtheexceptionofcockpitdrainseacocks.
Topreventcorrosionfromforming,andtoinsurethattheyareoperatingcorrectly,
cockpitdrainseacocksshouldbeexercisedfrequently.
Closingseacockswhiletheboatisinthewaterwilltrapwaterinsidetheseacockwhich
hasthepotentialtofreezeanddamagethesystem.Besureallseacocksareproperly
drainedbeforewinterstorage.
Eachyearwhentheboatishauled,eachseacockshouldbedisassembled,cleanedand
lubricatedwithqualitywaterpumpgrease.Disassembletheseacockbyremovingthelock
nutandthentheretainingnutwhichsecuresanendplate.Thetaperedcylindercanthen
beremovedfromtheoppositeendofthehousing.
Cleanofftheremainingoldgreaseinsidethehousingandthetaperedshaft.Replaceold
greasewithagenerousapplicationofnewgreaseandreassemble.Tightenendplatesnug
enoughtopreventanyleakingandlooseenoughtoallowcomfortably,yetsnug,operation.
Inspectthebondingwireconnectiononeachseacockforcorrosionandtightness.Leave
cockpitdrainseacocksopenduringwinterstoragetoallowthecockpittodrainandclose
allothersafterdraining.
Beawareoftheimportanceofopeningtheappropriateseacockforthesysteminuseto
allowsafeoperation.Thisisespeciallytruewiththeenginecoolingsystemandhead
disposalsystem.Sinkdrainsarealsoprotectedbyseacocks,whichmustbeopenedwhen
theyareinuse.
25:02BILGE
:Thebilgeshouldbecheckedeachtimeyouboardorleavetheboat.
Removeanywaterpresentwiththebilgepump.
25:00DRAINAGESYSTEMANDSEACOCKS(Cont'd)
25:03BILGEPUMP:Amanualbilgepumpislocatedunderthecockpitseat.Thepump
handleisinsertedintothepumpfromthecockpit,allowingoperationwhilenavigating.
Thediaphragmtypepumpremoveswaterfromthebilge,pumpingitoverboardatthe
transom.Astrainerattheendofthereinforcedbilgehoseprotectsthepumpfrom