New Adventure Operating Manual – 5/1/2011
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Please carefully dry off the bathrooms after showering to prevent mould and odors.
The key to conserving water is to take what are called ‘boat showers’: As soon as the water is at a
comfortable temp, wet down quickly, then turn off the water flow. Lather up. Turn water flow back on
to rinse off, and then you’re done.
It’s best to shower when you have been on shore power (or generator or main engines) for awhile, so
that the water heater will have had time to heat enough water for you. Also, if you’ve just washed
dishes or otherwise used a lot of hot water, you may run out during your shower!
If you run out of hot water, it will take the water heater some time to heat more water, and you will need
to be either on shore power or generator power to do it.
TV & Stereo
There is a 42” plasma TV monitor mounted in the salon above the sliding glass doors. It is connected to
a Direct TV receiver that is for owner use only. However it is also connected to a home theatre system
mounted above the sliding glass doors that will play DVD’s, CD’s, and serves as an AM/FM receiver.
Both operate at 110V and are turned on at the AC panel with the “Outlets” breaker. Unfortunately one
needs to operate two remote controls to use the system for DVD’s, one for the plasma TV monitor and
one for the home theatre system. The TV control turns the monitor on and off and must be
independently set for the input to respond to the DVD player. The player, AM/FM receiver, and the
sound system are all controlled by the LG remote. Both remotes are kept in the middle drawer under the
seat at the salon nav station.
There is another radio receiver located at the nav station that is connected to the Bose speakers mounted
under the front salon windows. It also has a CD player and MP3 input. It is turned on at the DC panel
with the “Music System” breaker. Please see the operation manuals for operating instructions.
Speakers in the cockpit area
The 2 speakers in the cockpit area are wired directly to the radio located at the nav station. They act like
rear speakers in an automobile with the volume adjusted using the fader control on the radio.
Electrical System
Overview
The 12V battery system consists of 3 battery banks. There is one battery that cranks the port engine and
the generator, one battery that cranks the starboard engine, and a set of six gel batteries that supplies the
12V DC panel and also supports the inverter. The Xantrex inverter system utilizes the house battery
bank by automatically turning the inverter on when neither shore power nor generator power is available
to assure a supply of 110V AC power. The engine alternators charge both the engine and the house
batteries via a battery combiner when the engines are running.