Silverton 42 C - Bilge Ventilation System; Operating the Bilge Blowers

42C System Operations - 9
BILGE VENTILATION SYSTEM
The engine and generator compart-
ments on your 42C are enclosed areas
and are subject to the accumulation of
dangerous fuel fumes. If these fumes
are not ventilated or properly exhaust-
ed from the engine/generator compart-
ment, they may be ignited, resulting in
fi re or explosion and possible injury or
death.
Your 42C is equipped with intake vents
for the engine room. These vents are
located on the port and starboard side of
your 42C. The purpose of these vents is
to ventilate the engine room area of your
42C.
The photo below shows the vent on the
port side of your 42C.
For quicker evacuation of air from the en-
gine room, your 42C is equipped with two
(2) bilge blowers. The blowers are located
in the engine compartment and exhaust
out through the hull on the port and star-
board sides of your 42C.
The photo below shows the blower ex-
haust on the starboard side of your 42C.
Operation of the bilge blowers is as fol-
lows:
The battery switch must be turned to the
ON position. The Battery Switches are lo-
cated under the access hatch on the step
going from the Salon to the Passageway.
The bridge electrical breaker switch at
the ships shore service panel must be
turned ON.
Depress the blower motor switch, locat-
ed on the helm switch panel. The switch
location is shown in the Electrical Pages
of this section of your Owner’s Manual.
The small light located on the blower
switch will illuminate to indicate that the
blower motors are in operation. The blow-
ers can also be turned on at the AC/DC
Panel. The Electrical Pages of this section
of this Owner’s Manual shows the location
of the switch on the AC/DC Panel. There
is also a Schematic of the AC/DC Panel
in the Schematics Section of this Owner’s
Manual.